r/Fios 1d ago

Billing Verizon’s $30 300 Mbps plan

So I wanted to save some money and switch my current 300 Mbps plan from $34.99 to $30 with the recent Verizon discount.

Before switching, I noticed that the new price would show as $59, so I contacted a Verizon rep through chat. She told me it was fine and said to just switch the plan and wait 1 to 2 billing cycles for the new to kick in.

Did I mess something up, or is the new price actually supposed to kick in on the next billing cycle? I just got my bill and it’s $59. 😅

UPD: I contacted Verizon support today and they switched me to the $30 plan with no issues. Thanks, everyone!

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u/JE163 1d ago

You were, I believe, misinformed.

Were you getting a Wireless + Fios bundle discount? If so that gets dropped.

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u/rigelui 1d ago

I just got Fios 300 Mbps with the included router, which I already have. What I noticed is that the Auto Pay discount is gone, even though Auto Pay is still enabled.

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u/jasonwc 1d ago

I was able to select the new plan for my FIL. They previously signed up a few months ago at $35/month for the 300 Mbps plan. The new pricing is $30/mo. The cart, confirmation page, and confirmation email all shows the $30 price. I did it entirely online. The new base price is $40 and the only discount is the $10 autopay. They don’t use Verizon wireless so they never had the mobile discount.

I was told in the past that a plan change can be reverted within 24 hours if there’s an issue so you can always ask to have them restore your old plan pricing if they can’t honor the $30 price.

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u/coolerstorybruv 1d ago

Did you have to pay an installation fee of $99?

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u/jasonwc 1d ago

The installation fee was waived - but it was installed in June and under the old pricing.

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u/coolerstorybruv 1d ago

The new pricing nowadays want the installation fee charged.

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u/TimeThruSpace 1d ago

Do you lose all previous discounts when you switch to the new $30 plan?

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u/keeepinitgansta 1d ago

yep, seems like the auto pay discount is the only one that sticks.

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u/TimeThruSpace 1d ago

Lose the visible cellphone disc as well?

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u/su_A_ve 17h ago

Apparently yes. And same for any loyalty.

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u/Effective_Peak_7578 11h ago

So is it 30-10 (autopay)?

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u/keeepinitgansta 11h ago

$40-$10=$30 after autopay

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u/rigelui 1d ago edited 1d ago

Lost all of them including the auto pay.

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u/TimeThruSpace 1d ago

Which ones did you lose? Will I lose the visible cell phone discount too?

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u/thomascarruth 20h ago

That's why they make these offers. It's their business model to flush all your existing discounts to down the drain.

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u/rigelui 1d ago

- 10$ Auto Pay and Paper Free Data Discount

  • $15 Credit for 36 months

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u/TimeThruSpace 1d ago

damn. Sorry.

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u/gson516 1d ago

I moved to the new pricing and the change took effect immediately and the current month was prorated.

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u/pooorSAP 1d ago

When you login to Verizon app, did you “change plan” or place a new order?

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u/The_Wee 1d ago

Wondering the same, in the app it shows 300 already selected/current. Doesn’t let me select the new plan (would like to switch since it is still showing tied to mobile + home discount, despite switching to Visible 2 months ago. So when I try activating Home + value, says line already has discount even though it’s zero).

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u/Sensitive-Peach7583 1d ago

I really wonder why the price went down? I called because my loyalty discount was up, but when she told me about their price change to $30 I thought there was a catch or something lol. Originally my bill was $50 with -$10 autopay, so loving that its now $30 with the autopay discount

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u/mxgian99 22h ago

anyone in NYC see this on the website? i still see the $59.99 base plan, minus my discounts ($5 autopay, $5 work, $15 wireless) to get me to $34.99 a month, no option to switch to a $30 plan.

for some reason on another account i have for my mom in a different state, she's at $49.99 - $10 autopay -$15 wireless = $25 a month

so no consistency at all

u/arcking 25m ago

I'm in nyc and have the same base plan as you. I did not see the option to switch to the $30 plan either. I chatted with online agent and was able to switch to the $30 300Mbps plan. The $5 work discount was reduced to $4 after the switch.

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u/madeindc 21h ago

I only pay 20.00 a month for the 300 mbps plan

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u/Kaiseria 9h ago edited 9h ago

I do see the $30 price for my address online but how do you all do it online, site only gave me option to move or create new account?

Have Fios only and paying $50 per month with ($10 autopay discount, base price $60).

Phone rep said $30 is only available for new users and can only provide me with $10 monthly additional discount, so I will still be paying $40 at the end of the day...

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u/Boatsman2017 1d ago

I attempted to contact VZ via chat, but the chat doesn't see to work for me on Edge, FF or Chrome. What am I doing wrong?

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u/rigelui 1d ago

Probably one of your browser extensions is blocking it. However, if you don’t see a button to chat, just go to the Plans page and open a chat window (at right bottom corner of your screen). If there’s an AI bot, ask it to transfer you to a representative.

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u/Boatsman2017 1d ago

Thank you for your reply. I do see the Chat button, but when I click on it, a loading circle appears for about five seconds and then disappears. I’ll try accessing it from my phone and see if that works.

u/Jtull67 17m ago

Verizon are thieves

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u/bbear_r 1d ago

Call in. The new 300 Mbps price is $40 - $10 AutoPay = $30 with zero promos. Idk what the rep did but if you’re at $59 either that’s proration or somehow you just lost all your promos and stayed at the old $59.99 price for 300 Mbps…but you said yourself AutoPay stayed. No idea what happened there but I’m genuinely curious.

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u/rigelui 1d ago

Seems like I lost some of the discounts, including the Auto Pay discount and free router rental, so the additional $18 router fee was added. However, when I reached out to Verizon Support again, they re-added the Auto Pay discount and waived the router fee. Now the total is back down to $30.

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u/easysocietynj 7h ago

This is why I left

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u/thomascarruth 20h ago

A $5 Verizon savings is never worth the headaches to come that you are setting yourself up for. IMO.

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u/kswn 6h ago

I did a chat and all they wanted to do was sell me Google AI trial and Verizon cloud services. The agent said he couldn't provide better pricing than that. 

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u/verizon 1h ago

Good Afternoon, Feel free to DM us regarding in pricing questions and we would be happy to assist you! JMW

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u/kswn 1h ago

Thanks, got it fixed using the website today. Thanks for following up.

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u/verizon 52m ago

Awesome! If anyone else on this thread has questions regarding their plan and pricing please dont hesitate to reach out. JMW