Payment arrangements & promise to pay for your mobile bill | FAQs

When you make a payment arrangement, you're arranging to pay your entire past due account balance. Your available options depend on your account history with us.

There are 2 kinds of payment arrangements. You may be able to do either or both (your options will be displayed).

Schedule a payment (also called a future-dated payment): This is when you set a payment to be automatically deducted from your payment method (debit card, credit card, check [EFT]) on a date you choose to pay. You can:

• Schedule a date to pay part or all of your account balance.
• Schedule 2 different dates to pay parts of your account balance (called a "split arrangement").
  • You can pay once today and pick a future date for the other, or pick 2 future dates. You can make 2 payments total. Both payment methods can be the same or different.
  • How soon the second payment must be made varies by customer. Your options are shown when you set up the arrangement.
  • Not all customers are eligible for a 2-part arrangement.

Promise to pay: Setting up a promise to pay is when you choose a date to pay us but you don't schedule any automatic payments. It's up to you to come back and pay us on the date that you chose. You can:

• Promise to pay part or all of your account balance by a certain date.
• Promise to pay parts of your balance on 2 different dates. A "2-part promise to pay" has the same requirements as a split arrangement.

Watch our video to learn how to set up a promise to pay in the My Verizon app.

Ready to set up a payment arrangement? It's easy to do on the Payment arrangements page in My Verizon.

Note: You can set up an arrangement only if your current bill isn't paid and an amount is due. If your bill is paid, you won't see payment arrangement options.

How much of an extension you can get to pay your balance is based on your account history. It's usually about 2 weeks past your original bill's due date.

The arrangements you can make depend on your account history. Your options display when you set up the arrangement online or in the My Verizon app. You could be able to set up:

• 1 scheduled payment
• 2 scheduled payments (split payments)
• 1 promise to pay
• 2 promises to pay (split payments)
• 1 scheduled payment and 1 promise to pay (in either order)

You can self-serve and schedule a payment or set up a promise to pay for free on the Payment arrangements page in My Verizon. Follow the prompts to set up the arrangement.

Alternatively you can work with a Customer Service Representative or a Live Chat Representative, who can set up the payment arrangement for you, for a fee of $10.

Note: You can set up an arrangement only if your current bill isn't paid and an amount is due. If your bill is paid, you won't see payment arrangement options.

After you're finished setting up the payment arrangement online or with the My Verizon app, you get a text and/or an email that confirms your arrangement (based on your notification preferences).

You can also check to be sure your payment arrangement is set up on the Payment arrangements page in My Verizon.

Depending on your account history, you may be able to cancel the entire payment arrangement and set up a new one with a different payment date or amount.

Keep in mind:

• Canceling or changing a payment arrangement could affect your ability to make another arrangement in the future.
• Not everyone can cancel and reschedule; it depends on your account history with us.

Your options display when you use My Verizon website or the My Verizon app.

Whether or not you can cancel a payment arrangement depends on your account history with us. Your options display when you use My Verizon website or the My Verizon app.

Keep in mind:

• Canceling or changing your arrangement can affect your ability to make another arrangement in the future.
• You can cancel the payment arrangement up to 1 day before the payment date.

You can cancel your payment arrangement on the Payment arrangements page in My Verizon. Follow the prompts to cancel your arrangement.

After you cancel, you can set up a new payment arrangement.

The changes you can make to your payment arrangement depend on your account history with us and display in My Verizon website or the My Verizon app. You options may include:

Payment amount: You can always pay more than the amount you set up in your agreement. If you want to pay less, you have to cancel the entire payment arrangement and set a new payment arrangement with a different amount.

Payment date: You can't change the amount or date for a payment arrangement you set up. Instead, you have to cancel the entire payment arrangement and set a new payment arrangement with a different date.

Payment method: You can change the payment method to any method (e.g., check, credit card, debit card, etc.). You can also change a scheduled payment to a promise to pay or vice versa.

You can change a payment method on the Payment arrangements page in My Verizon. Follow the prompts to add or change a payment method.

How you make your payment depends on which kind of arrangement you set up:

• Scheduled a payment: When you make your arrangement, you set your payment to be automatically deducted from a credit card, debit card, e-check or ACH payment from your bank account.
• Promise to pay: You can manually pay the amount due in any way that we accept payment. Visit our Bill Pay FAQs for a list of ways you can pay.

Keep in mind: If you plan to send us a check by mail, we have to receive the check by the agreed-upon payment date. Be sure to allow enough time for postal mail.