Uses for Verizon points?
Dec 6, 2015 | 10:57 am
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Uses for Verizon points?
I did a site-wide search but did not see anything about this.
Until I recently switched to Verizon, I had never heard of Verizon points. Now I seem to have 82000 of them.
Any decent use? Thanks.
Until I recently switched to Verizon, I had never heard of Verizon points. Now I seem to have 82000 of them.
Any decent use? Thanks.
Dec 6, 2015 | 3:50 pm
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Dec 6, 2015 | 4:44 pm
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So would I, as all I see are 10 percent discount too.
Dec 7, 2015 | 8:11 am
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The wireless ones are fairly useless,but the Fios ones are redeemable for Visa Prepaid cards
Dec 7, 2015 | 8:36 am
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From what I read on some sites, there a good number of people that use botting software to win the auctions so unless you click at the right second and are lucky, they are pretty much a waste of time.
Fios rewards have better options than wireless rewards.
My wife and I have 182K points according to the last time I logged into our account.
Fios rewards have better options than wireless rewards.
My wife and I have 182K points according to the last time I logged into our account.
Dec 7, 2015 | 7:12 pm
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This is apparently correct. I have VZ Fios, but not wireless, and I have redeemed my points for Visa prepaid cards.
Dec 7, 2015 | 9:08 pm
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I am sitting on 100k in wireless points and I agree they are not very useful. The best use I have found for them is for a local coupon (but many of those are limited to one or two a year) and for magazines. The magazines are slow to start but the price is right. FWIW, the one I ordered took 8 or 10 weeks to start.
Dec 8, 2015 | 8:52 am
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Dec 8, 2015 | 12:12 pm
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I'm glad someone asked, I've been wondering too what to do with these (apparently useless) points. Maybe I'll try botting the auctions like what ktremor described, but I don't have enough points for most of the current bid amounts.
Dec 8, 2015 | 3:15 pm
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You can opt out of the tracking -- I did -- and still get points in the program, just fewer of them per month.