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Cyber Monday is here, and Verizon has a killer deal on its website. Through today only, new customers on select Unlimited plans can get an iPhone 17 Pro Max, an A16 iPad, and an Apple Watch Series 11, all for free -- no trade-in required. Bought separately, those devices would cost over $2,000, so this is quite the deal. (T-Mobile is running a similar bundle deal right now, too.)
For the service, you'll need to either purchase a new smartphone line on Verizon's Unlimited Ultimate plan, which is $90 a month with Auto Pay enabled for a single line, or on the Unlimited Plus plan, which is $80 a month with Auto Pay enabled for a single line. These prices will remain locked in for the next three years.
For the iPad and Apple Watch, you'll get them for free when paying for a new line for each on the Verizon Unlimited plan of your choosing. If you're a T-Mobile customer (or interested in becoming one), that other carrier is offering a similar bundle deal for the iPhone 17 Pro, Apple Watch SE 3, and iPad A16.
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As is always the case with "free" device deals from carriers, it's not really free outright. You'll have to pay for the devices, but you'll get paid back over the course of 36 months in monthly installments (you can find the disclaimer here). But if you were going to buy any of these devices anyway, this is still a great deal in terms of being paid back over time.
I should also mention that there are some limitations, because not every iPhone 17 Pro Max configuration is included. Only the 256GB model is totally free, by these standards. If you want to get either the 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB iPhone 17 Pro Max, you will have to pay an additional fee for the model. Color does not affect the pricing. You can get the 256GB phone in either Silver, Deep Blue, or Cosmic Orange.
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The same goes for the other two devices. You'll only be allowed to get the 128GB A16 iPad and a 42mm Aluminum Apple Watch Series 11 as part of the deal. Once again, color has no influence on the pricing. For the wearable, the band size doesn't increase the price. You can choose between the small/medium or medium/large band.
You already know that you must purchase Verizon's Unlimited Ultimate or Unlimited Plus plan to receive the free iPhone 17 Pro Max. It appears that this restriction does not apply to the other devices. For the iPad, it's free across the company's Welcome, Unlimited, and Unlimited Plus plans. Same thing for the Apple Watch: it's also free across all four of its plans: Unlimited, Unlimited Plus, Number Share, and Number Share Plus.
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