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Sign up for Verizon 5G Home Internet and get a free Xbox Series S plus Netflix and Max for a year
Verizon is offering a pretty incredible home internet holiday deal for both new and existing customers: If you sign up for a Verizon 5G Home Plus plan, you'll get a free Xbox Series S and your choice of either a year-long subscription to both Netflix and Max -- a deal worth $203 annually -- or an Xbox Gaming Bundle. The latter comprises an Xbox Wireless Controller, an Xbox Stereo Headset, and a $50 Xbox Gift Card. The second deal normally retails for $169.
Once the year-long subscription expires, you'll have to pay $10 a month to keep access to both Netflix and Max. Be aware the plans for the two subscriptions will have ads in them. You'll have to upgrade to either Netflix Standard or Premium to get rid of the ads on Netflix. Similarly, to get commercials on Max, you will need to purchase either the Max Ad-Free Plan or the Max Ultimate Ad-Free Plan.
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If you already have an account with either one, you can add your Netflix and Max profiles to the perk when registering the deal. For the Xbox Bundle, the controller runs on Bluetooth, so you can connect it to the console or your PC. The headset offers crystal-clear sound, spatial audio, and support for Dolby Atmos. The gift card can be used to purchase games, DLC packs, in-game currency, and more.
The Verizon 5G Home Plus plan includes high-speed downloads, ultra HD 4K video streaming, and a router and whole-home Wi-Fi kit, as well as access to Verizon Cloud Unlimited to back up photos, videos, and files from all of your devices. Check if it's available in your area on Verizon's site. You can also sign up for a Verizon 5G Home plan starting at $35 a month, and get a free year-long subscription to ViX Premium, a streaming service specializing in Latin American programming.
Verizon's 5G Home Internet plans are fixed wireless, which means your home wirelessly connects through a receiver that takes Verizon's signal and turns it into a Wi-Fi network instead of requiring cables or invasive equipment installation. Speeds may vary depending on where you live, but 5G plans generally can hit near-gigabit download speeds.
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Verizon has several other deals for the holidays, such as an iPhone 16 Pro bundle that includes an iPad and Apple Watch 10 as well as a Galaxy S24 Plus bundle which comes with a Samsung Watch 7 and Galaxy Tab S9 FE. There are also Black Friday deals where you can get an iPhone 15 Plus smartphones among other things.
Again, you'll need to act fast since Black Friday 2024 is winding down. These offers will likely end soon.