Verizon is giving away a free iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch for Cyber ​​Monday – how the deal works

Cyber ​​Monday is here, and Verizon has a great deal on its website. Through today only, new customers can gain access to select Unlimited plans iPhone 17 Pro MaxOne A16 iPadand one apple watch series 11All free – no trade-in required. When purchased separately, those devices would cost over $2,000, so it’s quite a good deal. (T-Mobile is still running a similar bundle deal.)

For service, you must either purchase a new smartphone line at Verizon Unlimited Ultimate PlanWhich is $90 per month for one line or with auto pay enabled on Unlimited Plus PlanWhich is $80 per month with auto pay enabled for one line. These prices will remain locked for the next three years.

For the iPad and Apple Watch, you’ll get them for free by paying for a new line of each on the Verizon Unlimited plan of your choice. If you’re a T-Mobile customer (or interested in becoming one), the other carrier is offering a Same Bundle Deal For iPhone 17 ProApple Watch SE 3, and iPad A16.

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As is always the case with “free” device deals from carriers, this is not the case. In fact Outright free. You will have to pay for the equipment, but you will be paid in monthly installments over the course of 36 months (you can figure it out) Disclaimer Here). But if you’re going to buy any of these devices, it’s still a great deal in terms of being paid off over time.

I should also mention that there are some limitations, as not every iPhone 17 Pro Max configuration is included. By these standards, only the 256GB model is completely free. If you want to get the 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB iPhone 17 Pro Max, you’ll have to pay extra for the model. Color does not affect the price. You can get the 256GB phone in any of the colors Silver, Deep Blue or Cosmic Orange.

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The same applies for the other two devices. As part of the deal you will only be allowed to get the 128GB A16 iPad and the 42mm aluminum Apple Watch Series 11. Once again, color has no impact on price. For wearables, band size does not increase the price. You can choose between small/medium or medium/large bands.

You already know that you have to purchase Verizon’s Unlimited Ultimate or Unlimited Plus plan to get the free one. iPhone 17 Pro MaxIt appears that this restriction does not apply to other devices, For iPad, it’s free on the company’s Welcome, Unlimited, and Unlimited Plus plans, The same goes for the Apple Watch: It’s free across all four of its plans: Unlimited, Unlimited Plus, Number Share, and Number Share Plus,

If you want, you have the option to add the iPhone to the Unlimited Welcome Plan, but you’ll have to pay an extra $10 per month on top of the service bill.

How I evaluated this deal

According to ZDNET’s rating system, I give this deal a perfect score of 5 out of 5. The free iPhone (over time) alone is worthy of a full score, but here you get three of Apple’s latest devices for free. Other than T-Mobile’s own iPhone promotion, I don’t think any other Black Friday deal comes close to the value it offers in the long run.

iPhone 17 Pro Max is the company’s latest flagship smartphone. Like the base Pro model, it features the powerful A19 Pro chipset and boasts what is arguably the best camera system on an iPhone to date. What makes the Pro Max model stand out is its ridiculous runtime of 39 hours of video playback on a single charge.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to upgrade, I highly recommend the iPhone 17 Pro Max.