2026 is going to be a big year for Verizon. After appointing a new CEO and then laying off a huge chunk of staff, they will set course to become “simpler, leaner, and scrappier.” New CEO Dan Schulman admitted in his first days that Verizon had “relied too heavily on price increases” and that his goal now was to create the “best overall value proposition” in the industry. Yes, Verizon is about to fight in the value space after spending decades in the premium space.
While the promises from a new CEO are always vague and rarely share the true plan, we’ve already seen rewards return for loyal customers and a big promotion during the holidays that freaked out the Wall Street crowd. Verizon is looking like a company preparing for big moves and we’ll be ready to share those as they happen.
But since we live in the now and have a new year upon us, we understand that you may be looking to find a new unlimited data plan through Verizon today. New years mean new changes for so many, so let’s talk about Verizon’s best unlimited plan.
Best Verizon Unlimited Plan
Again, we expect Verizon to make moves this year, but at the moment, they still have their myPlan plans available in 3 flavors. They also offer prepaid options that come in “unlimited” and could be the better option for some. We’ll talk about those in a separate post.
Verizon’s current line-up of postpaid plans (the top plans that will get you deals on phones) includes Unlimited Ultimate, Unlimited Plus, and Unlimited Welcome. If you only need a single line, prices for those (in order) are $80, $70, and $55 per month (plus taxes and fees). If you need 4 lines, current promotions get you those for $50, $40, or $25 per line per month.
Verizon Unlimited Plan Recap
In the image above, the features are all laid out for each plan. Unlimited Ultimate gives you the most features, including access to Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network (their best and fastest), “unlimited” use of mobile hotspot (it’s really a 200GB cap), unlimited data/talk/text when traveling internationally, a slightly higher tier of upgrades, and 50% discounts on 2 accessory plans for tablets or watches. But look, if you don’t travel internationally on a regular basis, you are paying more for stuff you aren’t using.
Unlimited Plus offers access to Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network, 30GB of hotspot use, phone upgrade deals, and a 50% discount on 1 smartwatch or tablet plan. You are only missing the international features.
Finally, you also have Unlimited Welcome, but it can’t access 5G Ultra Wideband or hotspot. Your network experience will not be the best. This is a plan to avoid unless you are on a super limited budget and also need phone upgrades. But honestly, if your budget is this limited, you would be better off on a prepaid plan where you’ll get more for the price.
All of Verizon’s unlimited plans come with Mexico & Canada talk/text/data, international texting, and Call Filter spam blocker.
Verizon myPlan Perks
Part of the sales pitch for myPlan plans is Verizon’s perks system. These are add-ons for your plan that mostly cost an extra $10 or $15 per month on top of your plan’s price. You can add things like the Disney bundle or Apple One or YouTube Premium or TravelPass Days. For services like the Disney+ or Netflix+HBO bundle, Verizon is giving you a discount because you are adding it through them.
Depending on your need for streaming services, Verizon’s myPlan plans could save you money. For example, the Disney+ bundle is currently $10 cheaper through Verizon. Apple One is $5 cheaper, while YouTube Premium is $4 cheaper. So if you are wanting a Verizon Unlimited plan and also currently pay for those types of services, switching them over to Verizon could save you on subscription fees.
Which is the best Verizon plan?
For most people, Verizon Unlimited Plus is going to be the best option.
This plan has everything you’ll need and none of the fluff. You get access to Verizon’s best network, tons of hotspot data (30GB), phone upgrades, and 50% off a smartwatch or tablet plan. If you end up traveling internationally, you can always add on their daily travel passes or pick-up a local SIM in the country you visit. But for those who stick around the US the majority of the time, Verizon Unlimited Plus gets you all of the data and network access you could need, as well as the option to add on perks.
- READ: T-Mobile’s Best Plan | AT&T’s Best Plan
UPDATE FEBRUARY 10 – ADDED AT&T’S BEST PLAN.
What if one doesn't need hotspot or rarely gets 5UW coverage?
Then, "a-shopping-you-will-go"…
The prices that you show for the Unlimited Plans are if you choose AutoPay. Otherwise, add $10 to what you are showing. I also wonder why you can get 4 new lines for $25/line on the Unlimited Welcome , yet if you only need 1 line, the same plan is $65. It doesn't make sense. I am a long time Verizon user (9+ years) because they are the best service in our area. I was with AT&T for many years but unfortunately, the service wasn't so great in our area.
The Unlimited Plus and Ultimate do have access to the 5g Ultra Wideband – but the Plus plan can and will be limited in high access areas. This was explained to us by the sales person and has proven true several times. I have Ultimate and my wife has Plus – both on Galaxy S25's. Several times (such as at a football game or congested area) I have had great connection and her's is spotty.
Verizon's current best unlimited plan is Visible. There's no competition. It includes everything the Ultimate plan includes, PLUS it includes smartwatch connectivity/numbershare for free. And that's all for less than half the cost.
Verizon is a joke.
Still way too much. Once I pay off our two phones, gonna switch to spectrum or visible.
Since Verizon screws over most of its customers, I have no problem with telling people that they need to use VPN and VPN tethering. You don't need root. On unlimited welcome, you can use unlimited hotspot.
Too little, far too late…
Switched to T-Mobile from Verizon after being with them for 21 years. It wasn't the cost (actually cheaper with Verizon after discounts), it was the 3 year lock on all devices and the stupid fees everytime I upgraded. Finally said no more and we are all very happy with the faster 5G
I wish, but when hiking in the Southwest, nothing is better than Verizon. When it comes to signal in the wilderness. The only thing that can match that is starlink
Tmobile connects with Starlink.
So does Verizon
I'm on the Unlimited Ultimate plan currently and its $90 for me, not $80. Am i missing something here?
Nothing says more about customer loyalty than screwing over a long-time existing customer
Auto pay and paper free billing should save you $10 off a month from the $90.
I can tell you for a fact information is being left out of this article. I work as a sales associate in a verizon store and the pricing for the plans(single line) are $90, $80, and $65. The prices shown here and on the website are for new accounts only and last for 3 years then they go to the normal prices.
Shocking…
I will stick with their MVNO, Visible.
$45 a month, top tier access, unlimited data, unlimited hot spot… I used 268gb of data last month, no slow downs.
Two weeks ago I left Verizon after 16 years. I gave up arguably one of their best perk packages, Disney+ premium bundle, Apple music, and Google Play pass (w/ Get More Unlimited). Unlike grievances posted frequently on DL, the only thing that was ever taken away was Play Pass however they immediately granted another 6 months. I left, finally, to save money. I now have Visible Unlimited Pro for 26 months at $33/mo. Same 5G UWB, with basically the same Verizon plan I had before but without perks. All in all, unlike many readers of DL, I've really nothing negative to say about Verizon. If you wish to lower your costs, prepaid is the way to go. Admittedly, I'm late to the prepaid game.
This is my same sentiment. You can bypass their caps on hotspot by using VPN and VPN Tethering.
Those prices go up by at least 10 bucks if you're an existing customer and log in using your account, however you have to disable your my Verizon app and go to the website to see the cheap price, then when you look in the my Verizon app it's a higher price
Will hold out as long as my legacy Disney+/Hulu/ESPN remains free with my plan. Disappointing the new plans don't include free with ads streaming services like Netflix, HBO, Apple TV, Prime, etc. If you are going to go with a power name like "the Ultimate Plan", then you should have all the streaming platforms in it as perks like Spectrum Cable does. Weak grifting marketing lingo.
PS: “simpler, leaner, and scrappier” translates to not cutting CEO pay.
$80 for Verizon isn't bad until you remember Visible plus can be had for $26 a month right now
I tried visible for about 6 months and it was great except for certain times of the day all our phones would not be able to make calls and essentially went into sos mode. Couldn't call out, no data nothing. We went from Verizon to visible then tried cricket and no issues. All the same phones, it was weird and I have always been scared to go back. But cricket isnt bad with 4 lines for 130 w/hotspot.
Sounds like possible prioritization shenanigans to me. In the early days of Mint (2016, pre-Ryan era) I would sometimes encounter this at busy airports in the Uber/Lyft zones (personal phone was the OnePlus 3T). My work phones at the time (iPhone 6S & Nexus 6P) were on standard T-Mobile post-paid which had no issues with reception or signal so I popped the T-Mobile SIM from my Nexus 6P into my OnePlus 3T and the issues were gone.
That's the one fear i have about going from VZW postpaid to Visible Prepaid.
How long ago did you have Visible and which plan did you have? I cannot help but fear that they still give lower priority to their customers compared to VZW postpaid.