Verizon Wireless Prepaid Bonus Rewards Program: An Overview

Over the past several years, I have had more cell phone providers than I care to think about. I had a few postpaid cell phone plans, but most of my phones have been connected to a prepaid cellular service. I've had phones from Virgin Mobile and Tracfone in the past, and all-in-all I have been very pleased with prepaid cellular service. Recently, I needed to get a new cell phone, so I decided to check out what kind of prepaid phone plans Verizon Wireless was offering. My boyfriend and my best friend both have cell phones with Verizon, so if I too got a Verizon phone, we could chat for free using mobile-to-mobile minutes. I looked at the prepaid plans Verizon Wireless had to offer, and they seemed a bit pricey with "daily access fees" attached to most of the prepaid offerings. However, the unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling was a big draw for me, so I decided it would be worth it to get a prepaid phone from Verizon.

When I got my phone, I had loaded some money onto my Verizon prepaid account, so I didn't need to add money for a few weeks. When I did, I went to my local grocery store and picked up a $30 Verizon inPulse prepaid refill card. I paid for the card, left the store and entered the pin number from the refill card into my phone, and the money was instantly added to my account. But then, a few hours later, I got a Verizon "free message" on my phone telling me I could enroll in the free "Bonus Rewards" program just by replying to the text message. Apparently, Verizon was going to add $2.00 additional to my account every time I added $20. Since the program didn't cost anything, I figured I would go ahead and enroll so I replied to the text message. About an hour later, I got a text message indicating that $2.00 bonus dollars had been added to my account as a result of the refill card I added earlier in the day. That was great! If I got $2.00 extra for every $20 I added to my account, that's like getting 10% off refill cards.

The next time I bought a refill card, I entered the pin number on the Verizon website instead of through my phone. The money was added quickly, along with my $2.00 bonus rewards money. Then, I got an unexpected text message saying an additional $10 had been added to my account as a one-time bonus for using the Verizon website to refill my account. These bonuses were totally unexpected when I first got my Verizon phone, and they certainly help to stretch your refill cards a bit further. So, if you're a Verizon Wireless customer, make sure you are enrolled in the Bonus Rewards program. It's absolutely free, but you can't get bonuses if you don't sign up. For more information about prepaid cell phone service from Verizon Wireless, visit their website listed in the resources section of this article.