Verizon (at present Engadget’s mum or dad firm) continues to be betting on streaming bonuses to win over new subscribers. The service has launched a promo that offers Fios and wi-fi subscribers as much as a yr of ‘free’ AMC+ streaming. Not surprisingly, you will solely get the total 12 months in the event you spend essentially the most — you will must both join a Mix & Match Fios plan or activate a brand new line on one of many community’s higher limitless wi-fi plans (Play More, Do More or Get More) whereas shopping for one of many firm’s “best” 5G-capable telephones.

Cellular subscribers who both activate a Start Unlimited plan or improve to a top-tier 5G telephone on an current line will get a extra modest six months of AMC+ service. The promo expires for Fios clients on February tenth, 2022, however there is no point out of an expiry date for wi-fi.

Verizon is not shy in regards to the timing — The Walking Dead season 11 premieres August twenty second for many viewers, and the corporate is clearly hoping to reel in clients who need to watch extra of AMC’s humans-are-the-real-monsters drama. We’d add that this comes only a day after Samsung revealed the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3 — the bonus AMC+ entry might function an incentive to replace your telephone.

The query, as with different service perks, is whether or not or not that is actually including worth. Verizon already offers all its customers not less than six months of Disney+, Discovery+, Apple Arcade, Google Play Pass and Apple Music — in the event you aren’t a hardcore Walking Dead fan, what’s one other service you will attempt just a few occasions and cancel? There’s additionally the query of pricing — what in the event you have been snug dropping the freebies in return for a decrease fee? While networks like Verizon do not say how a lot it prices to supply bonuses like this, there is a mounting concern that the prices might add up.