Verizon Wireless Thanking Customers, Offering 100 Free Minutes

by Flexo on August 27, 2006

in Consumer

Girl with a cell phoneVerizon Wireless is thanking all of its customers by giving out 100 free Anytime minutes. You can get them by filling out the required information at this apparently legitimate website. The form asks for your name, phone number, zip code, and last four digits of your social security number.

But is the offer really legitimate? Let me know if any current customer gets anything other than an invalid response when entering information.

Update: Consumerist says that this offer is valid, but only for “merit” customers. Give it a try to see if you qualify. I don’t use all of my available minutes, so I think I’ll skip this one.

Continue reading for the full “terms” of the agreement.

Subject to Customer Agreement and Calling Plan. Customer must be current in billing. One-time “100 Bonus Minutes” credit can only be redeemed by calling 1-866-378-1537 or by logging onto www.verizonwireless.com/thankyou by November 30, 2006. Bonus minutes will not be automatically applied to the account without calling or logging on. Minutes will expire after 60 days. Unused minutes lost. Usage rounded up to next full minute. Cannot combine with other offers.



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{ 22 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Card Guy August 28, 2006 at 4:35 am

You are right. No luck for me. Here is what I got:

The information you provided is invalid. Please check the Mobile Telephone
Number and last 4 digits of the Social Security Number and try again.
If you are still having trouble, please contact Verizon Wireless at 1-866-378-1537
Monday through Friday 8:00 AM–8:00 PM or Saturday 9:30 AM–6:00 PM.

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2 Flexo August 28, 2006 at 11:23 am

As it turns out, to qualify, you must be on a plan paying $79.99 or more for the past 3 monthd.

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3 gman August 28, 2006 at 3:19 pm

I called and it was legitimate. I have a family plan which is $80 (at the threshold mentioned by the other blogger), and was put on the primary tel# holder. Don’t really get it since its shared minutes anyways, but nevertheless supposedly on the acct.

Call the #, disregard the “up to 45 min wait”, press “1″. I went straight to a rep. good luck, gman

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4 amdur September 1, 2006 at 6:32 am

This offer is available by invitation only to customer residing in the NE. In order to be eligible you have to receive a mailer. It is NOT open to all their customers.

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5 taterica May 19, 2007 at 4:54 pm

thanks

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6 Not telling August 5, 2007 at 4:12 pm

How do i get free minutes! This is so not fair!

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7 gerod November 16, 2007 at 9:40 am

verizon is a good wireless phone company but gets over on peoples minuts sometimes

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8 cody mayes April 9, 2008 at 7:10 pm

my phone needs time

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9 ian April 28, 2008 at 7:05 pm

i need min.

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10 bryan June 17, 2009 at 3:48 pm

i need min on my verizon phone but i dont have money right now

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11 kate May 6, 2008 at 8:30 pm

i need mins and verizon sumtimes get ova on me so help me

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12 Iva Thompson May 15, 2008 at 5:03 pm

Why keep an offer of FREE THANK YOU minuites on your website when it OBVIOUSLY is OUT-DATED? When going into your website to see how to get my Bonus Airtime of $15.00 I came across the complimentary min. and looked to find out the offer was good only in 2006. You need to UPDATE your web site and offer more to your customers who use verizon religiously. Thanks!

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13 cody May 19, 2008 at 6:06 pm

thank you for the minutes.

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14 tasha September 28, 2008 at 1:27 pm

do i really get free miinutes

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15 Randy October 2, 2008 at 6:44 pm

i need mins havent contacted family in ages

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16 lindasnay October 12, 2008 at 8:37 pm

i am plesased to see that you are showing people that you appreciate them

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17 Lindsay Catt November 23, 2008 at 10:19 pm

i can always use minutes. thanks

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18 Setting the record straight February 22, 2009 at 9:16 am

First this offer is by invitation only. My plan is less than $79.99. It is only available in several states listed on the mailer. Only thing, when I called I only rec’d 50 minutes not the 100 stated…..wassup wit dat?

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19 shelby April 14, 2009 at 12:09 pm

i really need min for so i can talk to my baby mama at the hospitle thanxs

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20 najare chambers June 13, 2009 at 2:25 pm

i really need some minutes so i can keep in touch with my mom

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21 christopher June 15, 2009 at 5:38 pm

i relly need some minutes so i can keep in contact with my aunt

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22 cameron June 22, 2009 at 2:02 pm

i really love yalls service! go verizon

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