Yesterday, Verizon announced a nationwide launch of its new initiative called “Verizon Smart Rewards” in order to keep customers latched on to the service happy.
The program, which had been previously available in just a few states, will offer customers rewards in exchange for points that customers earn for their everyday interactions with Verizon Wireless. (Basically you'll be getting rewarded for sticking with Verizon over any other carrier.)
It all begins on July 24 for customers on postpaid accounts. When you first register, you'll have 10,000 points immediately placed on your account. (This is likely not much compared to how much a semi-decent reward will cost in points.)
Some of the basic “activities” that will earn you points include simply logging into My Verizon online, paying your monthly bill, taking part in the Verizon Trade In program, or choosing paperless billing.
Some of the rewards include “discounts and savings of up to 40 percent on brand-name merchandise from more than 200 well-known brands, offers on local shopping and dining redeemable directly from a customer’s wireless device, and travel including discounts at more than 26,000 hotels.”
Shipping on all merchandise is free and includes a lowest-price guarantee.
Seeing as the rewards are earned by completing basically mundane tasks that you'd be doing anyway, it's probably a good idea to sign up and start earning points right away.
You can head to the My Verizon home page to sign up, look at your points, and find out how to earn more.
There is a bit of a catch though — you may be required to sign up for Verizon Selects, part of Precision Market Insights from Verizon. For signing up, you'll get 2,500 bonus points and 500 points per line each month. (This likely means you'll be sharing your family's personal usage information with companies other than Verizon — but hey, everyone's doing it these days, so whatever?)
Of course, the moment you switch to another carrier, your points will immediately vaporize into the nothingness of the Internet, so that'll just be one more thing holding you back from leaving the service.
Source: Verizon
