Verizon - $50 Prepaid Card - White [Digital]

I dont know what the deal with Verizon is when it comes to payment types. However they have stopped accepting certain types of card payments out of nowhere. I must say that it was a major inconvenience and hassle to even get the information that it was them, not us. The short version... being able to buy this prepaid card online and sometimes at discount has made life so much easier! The more detailed version... my mother receives SSI on the Direct Express Mastercard Debit card that Social Security uses as default for all monthly payments. This is her only income and way to pay for things, unless she uses an ATM to get cash. My mom still uses a flip phone y'all... that should give somewhat an idea of what I'm working with. My mom and I live a good distance away from each other but I'm still able to assist with certain things she may have trouble navigating. Each month when her SSI deposits to her account, I pay her rent, utilities, and Verizon prepaid cellphone bill (that renews on the 1st of every month) all online. If her phone service is off, she has no immediate way to contact others. Keep in mind, this card is ONLY for SSI deposits and I'm sure a large percentage of recipients use this default option. Additionally, most senior's I know have prepaid cellphone service. Back to the issue... so, I'm attempting to pay her phone bill one month and it's not taking the payment online or over the phone. It took countless contact numbers found online and several loooong HOURS to get a live representative because the automated system kept looking for the # I was calling from vs asking what # I was calling about. Then it said there's no record of my # having an account with them, before disconnecting the call. I pushed every button on the keypad and they all ended the same. When I finally spoke to a person, they tried the card and it still did not work. I explained that my mother has used and paid for their prepaid service with the same card for the last 10-15yrs minimum and something has to be going wrong on their end. I was placed on hold, and the rep returned saying that don't take cards that are not in some particular network or something... they may have said United Banks or something similar but don't quote me on that; I was in another dimension at that point. Since so much time had passed and my mom's was used to her phone being on in the morning, she walked to a friends place to use their phone. She called me going BANANAS! She'd tried several times, unsuccessfully, to get the mins herself, through Verizon using her phone. My brain was SO FRIED at this point, I never thought to purchase a card with email delivery from online.I could no longer think. For that particular month she ended up having to pay someone to drive her to a Verizon because sending her to buy a prepaid minute card from a Wal-Mart, etc...No...Just...N... SMH... So I said allllllllllll of that to say, I LOVE BEST BUY, their awesome SALES, and their EASY ONLINE ORDERING for any and everything-- especially this Verizon Prepaid Card with email delivery! The occasional discount is icing on the cake, and THANK GOD I can add her minutes at Verizon wireless website with just the code on the prepaid card and her cellohone #.

This is my choice every month. Super quick, super easy. Card arrives for me usually to email within 30 minutes and is much more convenient than leaving the house to get a card. Highly recommend.

I order these small refill cards to ADD DATA to my Verizon Hot Spot, getting the PIN number e-mailed is the way to go, I have come very close to losing the number on the little printed cards when I tried to remove the security stripe. This PIN comes in a SECURE e-mail, that can be viewed on your computer or phone. Best way to do it.

If you have a prepaid Verizon phone, this does what it needs to do. Best Buy is generally pretty quick with getting the card to you, and the process to refill on the app is pretty painless. Only four stars because how excited can you really get about paying your phone bill?

Easy process, select amount, pay and within minutes the pin# is sent to your email. Apply the pin# to your account and you are all set.