{"id":795451,"date":"2026-07-12T12:15:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T12:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/795451\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T12:15:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T12:15:40","slug":"verizon-is-offering-free-iphones-and-android-phones-here-are-the-5-i-recommend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/795451\/","title":{"rendered":"Verizon is offering free iPhones and Android phones: here are the 5 I recommend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"elk-39bcef6c-7c84-11f1-b14d-abf92788dc29\">Verizon is one of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/best-picks\/best-phone-carrier\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/best-picks\/best-phone-carrier\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/best-picks\/best-phone-carrier\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">best phone carriers<\/a> we&#8217;ve tested. The carrier recently unveiled its new Simplicity Plan, which includes unlimited data\/talk\/text, 5G Ultra Wideband access, 10GB of mobile hotspot data, and Verizon Dollars (loyalty program) for just $30\/month.<\/p>\n<p>As a Verizon member myself, this is one of the most streamlined plans I&#8217;ve seen from the carrier. However, service is just part of the equation. I&#8217;ve looked at the latest <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/deals\/best-verizon-phone-deals\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/deals\/best-verizon-phone-deals\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/deals\/best-verizon-phone-deals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Verizon phone deals<\/a> and below I&#8217;ve picked my top five. So if you&#8217;re looking to make the switch, here are the deals I recommend. (Note: Verizon recently terminated its activation fees for new customers and Verizon Loyalty customers).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-quick-links\"\/>Quick Links<a id=\"elk-my-top-picks\"\/>My top picks<a id=\"elk-collectionwidget-4abb129db07c2965afc82cc92a1dd42e\"\/><a id=\"elk-39bcf32c-7c84-11f1-8c2c-5dfcb8d43314\"\/><a id=\"elk-39bcf1e2-7c84-11f1-b4bf-bdfd660fa5c6\"\/><a id=\"elk-d745dc86-7c92-11f1-91f9-43ad20da63ea\"\/><a id=\"elk-d745dd12-7c92-11f1-b06c-f352526170a7\"\/><a id=\"elk-d745dd94-7c92-11f1-a284-bd6a9b8d9e8e\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Verizon is one of the best phone carriers we&#8217;ve tested. The carrier recently unveiled its new Simplicity Plan,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":795452,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[64,63,203,105],"class_list":["post-795451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/795452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}