When my husband was deployed, being able to stay in touch was important. He was thousands of miles away, but he'd still call or video chat.
Having a cell phone from Verizon meant I could leave the house and not have to worry about missing a call from him because sure enough, he'd generally call when I was running errands because the time change was crazy. It would be morning for me, but night for him.
He was even able to sort of watch one of my daughter's performances thanks to video chat. I say sort of, because it did freeze a lot, but he caught glimpses.
It helps that Verizon offers a military discount. Each line is $30 a month for 4 lines on Go Unlimited when your enroll in Auto Pay. It's a great deal! You can also save 15% on eligible lines and 25% on select accessories. Learn more about that here.
You can either enroll online or in the store! It's incredibly easy. All my husband did was show his ID card. You can also give a military email address and follow the instructions.
I'm grateful that we have cell phones these days. My Nana Jo, who is 97, tells me the story of how she never knew where her husband was during World War 2. Sometimes you'd get letters, sometimes you didn't. When you did get letters, a lot of it would be blacked out. You just had to hope your loved one was okay.
So yes, I always happy that I still get to talk to my husband when he's deployed.
Mother's Day is coming, and Verizon is having a contest where a lucky military mom can win an $1000 Verizon Wireless gift card. All you have to do is nominate a military mom here. But hurry, it ends May 12th!
My Mom was a Military Mom to me and she was amazing.
I have known many wonderful military moms and I am sure you do as well. So nominate them! I bet they'd love an $1000 gift card to Verizon. Learn more about how and the rules here. It's incredibly easy.
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This is such a useful resrouce for someone who may need it ....
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ReplyDeleteThey are not, but I undoubtedly believe that this thing is necessary as well as useful. You are right to share it!
I cant imagine how hard it must have been back then for your nana and others with loved ones who were off to war, when there were no mobile phones. This discount for the military is simply heart warming
ReplyDeleteWe have been using Verizon since my hubby joined 13 years ago. Love our discount and we have had great reception/service at every duty station we have ever gone to :)
ReplyDeleteI love that they offer up discounts!!! Verizon for the win! I have ATT - ha! I wonder if they do the same thing!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that Verizon offered this discount. I have to make sure to share this with my military family.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great discount. I think all carriers should offer this!
ReplyDeleteWe don't have any family members in the military but this does sound like a good offer. It's good that you and your can stay in touch even when he is away working.
ReplyDeleteHow great to have a discount, and how great to be able to stay in touch! My nephew is in Basic Training now, and I've been writing letters - not quite the same :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a very touching article. It must be so hard to be a mom with a deployed husband. Kudos to you and companies who do so much for our active and retired military. They deserve every bit of it!
ReplyDeleteI don't have any relative in the military but this is great and quite helpful because i have many friends that are in the military. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that Verizon offered a military discount, but that's awesome. People in the military need to be able to stay in touch with their loved ones!
ReplyDeleteI must say hats off to Verizon for giving such a great offer and meaningful gift to military families everywhere. It really helps psychologically and emotionally when duty calls and families are located thousands of miles from their loved ones.
ReplyDeleteThat's really cool! My business offers a military discount as well, I just think it's such an easy thing to give back. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOh I love this! I love it that your country is so keen on helping the military in whatever way they can, especially the private sector. That's gratitude.
ReplyDeleteIt's awesome that they offer military discount and a great giveaway.Good thing video calls are possible now.
ReplyDeleteI love that Verizon is offering a good promotion for Mother's Day. I couldn't imagine living without my cell phone every day!!
ReplyDeleteAs a military spouse, I definitely appreciate this. We are always looking for ways to save money and put money into savings.
ReplyDeleteThat is great to know that they offer discounts to military families. We used to get discounts too when my husband was still employed. :)
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It's nice that Verizon are really making it easy for you. Smartphones have really enhanced communication and families can keep in touch at the tap of a button. Your nana's time was tough.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea they did this. This is wonderful news. I'll make sure to share this as I don't know anyone in the military, but I know many would love this.
ReplyDeleteVerizon is such a great company. Especially lately; great service and they treat customers right!
ReplyDeleteIt's great to know that these discounts are available for the military. How cool that your family has been a military family for a couple generations now.
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful that Verizon offers this discount, this is one less thing to worry about and how nice that you will not be missing any phone calls from loved ones.
ReplyDeleteSuch a useful resource and very detailed complete guide! I am sure you helped a lot of people!
ReplyDeleteI think it is important to support our military, both active and retired. Discounts for services like this is a great idea.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip! I wasn't aware of this and I hope that this can help a lot of families lower their bills.
ReplyDeleteThat's really a great privileged of every military. It really helps a lot for their family.
ReplyDeleteThat is really great. Yes military personnel and family needs to get more for their service and sacrifice.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good thing to know about and share with my friends. Thanks for documenting this!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this I have no idea about this discount. I know many of my military friends
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