Can Bundling Internet and Mobile With Verizon Save You Money?

Most people know Verizon as a cell phone carrier, and with good reason—it’s the biggest one in America. However, the company also offers internet service, via Verizon FiOs and 5G Wireless Home Internet. 

FiOs, Verizon’s super-fast fiber internet service, is only available in select northeastern markets, but its wireless 5G Home Internet is available virtually everywhere. This begs the question: can bundling your internet and wireless service from Verizon save you money? In a word, yes. 

Verizon offers a straightforward $15 off your internet service when you add it to your wireless service. What’s more, they frequently throw nice promotional extras—right now, for example, they’re offering a perk of your choice (streaming subscription, free Apple Music, etc)—on top. 

Read on as we break down Verizon’s bundling discounts, and help you decide if it’s worth taking the plunge on one. 

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Verizon Wireless Plan Pricing

Verizon’s plans are on the expensive end of the wireless market, in line with major carriers competitors AT&T and T-Mobile. Fortunately, though, adding lines to your Verizon plan can bring per-line costs down significantly. 

Verizon’s bread and butter are its unlimited data plans. You can add on an assortment of extras (streaming subscriptions, extra hotspot data, cloud storage) for an extra $10/month via the carrier’s MyPlan system. 

Here are Verizon’s core unlimited plans: 

As you can see, the per-line costs of the plans come down as you add them. This is a way to add to the $15 bundling savings mentioned earlier. 

Verizon FiOs Internet Pricing

Verizon was one of the first providers to market with fiber optic internet service, launching in 2005. FiOs service is mainly available throughout the northeastern U.S., from as far south as Virginia to as far north as New York State along the Canadian border. 

Fiber optic internet is the fastest type of internet. Connections travel over cables containing thin optical fibers, so your internet literally travels at "the speed of light." What’s more, FiOs is known for actually delivering on its promised speeds.

Here’s a sampling of Verizon FiOs plans, with the caveat that the offerings can vary based on your specific location: 

Verizon 5G Home Internet Pricing

Due to its wide availability, you’re more likely to have access to Verizon’s 5G home internet service than FiOs internet service. 

While wireless internet lacks the reliability and speed of fiber, it can still be relatively fast—and enough to keep most families streaming and browsing without a hitch. Setting it up is easy, as all you have to do is plug a gateway device that Verizon sends you into the wall, and activate the network.

Verizon sells three 5G Home Internet plans. The company’s 5G Home plan tops out at around 85 Mbps speeds (fast enough for one person), 5G Home Plus delivers up to 100 Mbps (fast enough for a couple of streamers and browsers), and 5G Home Ultimate typically delivers up to 300 Mbps (more than sufficient for a family). 

Verizon Bundling Discounts

Verizon, like T-Mobile, has a straightforward bundling discount that gives you $15/month off your internet service when bundled with phone service. 

Better still, Verizon frequently throws attractive freebies in to further incentivize you to bundle. Right now Verizon is running a “Perk On Us” promotion, which allows you to add one of the following to your account:

• Disney Bundle (Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ with ads)
• Netflix & HBO Max
• Apple One
• YouTube Premium
• FOX One

Below are some example scenarios for bundling with Verizon. Since you’re more than likely going to have Verizon 5G internet available to you rather than its Fios service, we’ve limited the pairings to those types of plans. 

Verizon Bundling Discount Applied to Family Plans

You can really see the savings start adding up when you sign up for a Verizon family plan. 

That’s because you’ll not only see discounts when you sign up for multiple lines of cell phone plan service—the more lines you add, the more you save—but on the internet service end, as well. 

Important Verizon Bundling Fine Print

There are some fine print details you should be aware of before signing up for a Verizon bundle. 

Here are the key fine-print points for Verizon bundles:

• The $15/month bundling discount typically kicks in within 1-2 billing cycles; don’t freak out if you don’t see it on your first bill.
• Your discount is good for as long as you keep your wireless and internet services with Verizon.
• You have to be signed up for a postpaid Verizon cell phone plan to get the discount.
• Installation and equipment rentals are extra.

Final Thoughts

Bundling your internet and mobile service with Verizon is a simple way to cut $15 per month off your internet bill—and $180 per year. Add in promo perks and multi-line discounts, and the savings can be substantial for families.

Verizon’s cell phone plans aren’t the cheapest, but if you value strong coverage and the convenience of one provider, bundling is an easy, predictable way to save.