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VZW Retiree Discount for Cell Phone Service after March 22 VSP

Eligible retirees can get a 25% discount on wireless service and most accessories if enrolled in the Employee Phone Program (EPP) at the time of their retirement.

U.S. based employees enrolled in the Verizon Employee Phone Program (EPP) as an active employee will automatically be moved to their eligible retiree phone program discount upon retirement with no additional action.

Retirees do not need to take any action to receive the Retiree Phone Program discount as long as the employee has an active account on the Verizon Employee Phone Program prior to his or her retirement date.

(My personal VZW account was active on EPP at the time of my retirement, however my April VZW bill showed no discount of any kind, so it was not automatically moved as stated above. I called VZW yesterday, and today received a call back indicating the problem was resolved! I checked my account and they issued a $148 credit for the error, and the plan now shows the 25% discount. I am posting this to let other recent retirees who were on EPP to check their bill.)

FYI: If you leave VZ and do not qualify for the retiree discount, you may qualify for discounts for military, cadets, veterans and their families, or you may qualify for the Go Unlimited for 55+ plan (only available for up to two lines with a billing address in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Texas or Detroit MI, for some odd reason)

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Post ID: @OP+YI9TDrY

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bwahahahahaha what a joke 25 percent. Tmobile for me and I get full customer service. None of this sorry I cant help you because your an employee.

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Post ID: @pjgh+YI9TDrY

As a VZ retiree after 23 years of service I was getting the 25% discount. Laughable. I bailed and went to T-Mobile and got a better discount and didn’t work a single day for them. And... far better service.

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Post ID: @ocsk+YI9TDrY

I looked at T Mobile rates not cheaper

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Post ID: @jtff+YI9TDrY

So what number did you call to get this done? This morning I have been getting bounced around from Customer Care to the Benefits Connections Group to Employment Verification, back to Customer Care, they send me a link, but no where on linked web site they sent me to says anything about retiree benefits.

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Post ID: @9irs+YI9TDrY

Old news letters were sent out over a year ago.

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Post ID: @8yzu+YI9TDrY

Yep! T-Mobile is the same we pay with our employee discount! And I can get a deal on new phones! Bye bye Verizon!

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Post ID: @3mga+YI9TDrY

Wow! VZ is getting desperate. No thanks. I can still get a better deal elsewhere.

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Post ID: @3knc+YI9TDrY

Yep.. leaving VZW. Too expensive. 25% discount is a joke after 30 years with the company.

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Post ID: @2obc+YI9TDrY

So benevolent of them. My mother in law gets a 25% discount just for having autopay. And so do friends who work for other companies where their company negotiated the discount. And even with a 25% discount the bill is way higher than other carriers. I understand why people are dumping Vz for T-mobile, etc. This was all Martha. She should have left the 50% alone.

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