A Walmart-only version of Verizon's Simplicity plan was reportedly advertised for $25 per line per month. The catches arrive fast: you have to be switching from another carrier, Auto Pay is required, and the last $5 comes back as a monthly bill credit. The retrieved reports do not say how long that credit runs. Verizon's own Simplicity Plan FAQ still lists $30 as the lowest advertised price, and the $25 figure was not confirmed on the retrieved public Verizon or Walmart pages.
The short version: If you're bringing your number over from another carrier and don't need a discounted phone, $25 lands $5 a month per line below Verizon's published switcher price. Ask about it. Just don't count on it until the store confirms the terms. The reports limit the offer to new customers switching from another carrier. Verizon's official Simplicity prices exclude taxes and fees.
How $55 becomes $25
Verizon's FAQ spells out three official prices. Simplicity starts at $55 per line per month. Auto Pay and paper-free billing knock off $10, which brings it to $45, and you get 30 days to enroll. The $15 Switch & Save or Bring a Number discount for transferring a number takes it to $30. The reported Walmart offer stacks a fourth discount on top:
- $55 standard price
- −$10 Auto Pay and paper-free billing → $45
- −$15 switcher discount → $30
- −$5 Walmart bill credit → $25
The FAQ also narrows how you pay: Auto Pay has to come from a checking or savings account, a Verizon Visa Card or a Verizon Business Mastercard. Measured against the $45 Auto Pay-only price, $25 saves $20 a month per line. Stretched across a year that's $240, but only if every discount holds that long, Walmart credit included. The retrieved sources do not establish that the Walmart credit lasts a full year.
One photograph, two reports
The $25 price traces back to a photo of a Walmart advertisement posted by Jeff Moore, principal of the industry research firm Wave7 Research. PhoneArena reported it on Sept. 27, and TheStreet followed on Sept. 28. Both lean on that same image, which makes them two write-ups of one piece of evidence rather than independent confirmation.
TheStreet calls it a limited-time offer, though neither report gives an end date or says how many months the $5 credit lasts. Until Verizon or Walmart publishes the terms, treat $25 as a price seen in a store ad, not one confirmed in the retrieved public Verizon materials.
Who qualifies
PhoneArena says the offer is limited to customers switching from another postpaid or prepaid carrier. TheStreet frames it as an offer for new customers coming from another carrier. Neither report lists which carriers count, or the rules for transferring a number.
Both reports say the plan supports up to 12 lines, and PhoneArena says the per-line price doesn't drop as you add them. At the reported rate, four lines would run $100 a month. Compare that with $120 at Verizon's published $30 switcher price, and $180 at the $45 Auto Pay price.
What's included
Both reports describe unlimited talk, text and data, 10 GB of high-speed hotspot data per line, and 720p video streaming. Verizon's FAQ adds 5G Ultra Wideband access on a 5G-capable phone, talk, text and data in Canada and Mexico, satellite texting and Call Filter. Headed anywhere else? TheStreet says TravelPass costs $12 for 24 hours in more than 210 destinations.
If a discounted phone is the main reason you're switching, verify the device-promotion terms before choosing the reported $25 offer. PhoneArena reports Simplicity Plus at $35 a month for entry-level and budget-flagship phone deals, and Simplicity Pro at $50 for high-end phones — $10 and $25 more per line than the reported Walmart price. Whether the $25 offer qualifies for any phone promotion at all goes unmentioned in both reports.
Before you switch
Get two answers at the Walmart wireless counter before you transfer your number: what monthly charge will actually show up on your bill, and how many months the $5 credit lasts. If the answer comes back $30, that's the switcher price Verizon already advertises.