Total by Verizon: What Are the Pros and Cons?
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How Total by Verizon Plans Work
On July 11, 2024 Total by Verizon was rebranded back to Total Wireless. However, the process to complete the rebrand will take many months. Total by Verizon plans may still be available in national retail stores like Walmart throughout the rest of 2024. However, they are no longer sold online. New plans are available under the Total Wireless name and branded stores are now open.
Total by Verizon officially launched on September 21, 2022. However, website leaks a week prior led to a premature unveiling of the brand and its plans.
Total by Verizon replaced another Verizon-owned brand, Total Wireless giving it an instant customer base. The new brand is designed to compete against other carrier-owned prepaid brands including Metro by T-Mobile, Cricket Wireless, and Boost Mobile.
The brand will be sold in national retail locations including Target, Dollar General, and Walmart. It will also be sold in Total by Verizon stores.
Verizon is positioning Total by Verizon as a service for multi-line users. Subscribers on a plan priced $40 or higher can add add-a-line to any plan, regardless of the plan, for $35/month with the exception of the $30 plan. Additional lines on the $30 plan remain priced at $30. A customer on the $40 (15GB) plan can add a second $40 plan to their account for $35. They can even add the $60 unlimited plan as a second line to their $40 plan for just $35/month. Furthermore, international roaming is available for customers who purchase two or more lines with the $40, $50, and $60 plans. The benefit does not extend to multiline purchases of the $30 plan.
Subscribers to either of Total by Verizon’s unlimited 4G LTE/5G data plans will get a free subscription to Disney+. The $50 unlimited plan only includes a free 6 months trial, but the flagship $60 unlimited plan includes a full subscription.
Total by Verizon customers will have lower data network priority access compared to other customers on Verizon’s network when the network is congested with heavy traffic. Under those circumstances, Total by Verizon customers will temporarily experience slower data speeds compared to Verizon’s postpaid customers. Video streaming on all plans is limited to a resolution of 480p.
All Total by Verizon wireless plans include domestic roaming. However, Total by Verizon reserves the right to terminate the service of any customer whose roaming usage exceeds 50% of their total usage in any three plan cycles within a twelve month period.
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