Phone & internet referral credits

Carriers and internet providers mostly pay in bill credit, and some in prepaid cards. The traps are port-in rules, slow credits, and terms that promise less than the ad.

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Google Fibill credit for a full-service plan, once it has been active 30 days and the first bill is paid $60Bill credit Data-only SIMs and joining someone's group plan do not qualify, and the credit takes ~60 days to land Worth it ReadSep 18, 2026 Guide Visibleoff your second month of service on a monthly plan, or off your activation payment on an annual plan $20Service credit Credits apply to service only, never devices Worth it if ReadSep 25, 2026 Guide US Mobileon a prepaid Mastercard for you as the new customer $30Prepaid Mastercard You must port in a real number; devices, add-ons, international eSIM and Starlink plans do not count; cancelling right after activation forfeits it. US Mobile still restricts links to private sharing and bars businesses, influencers and affiliates, so this one has to come from a friend Worth it if ReadSep 14, 2026 Guide Mint Mobilein renewal credit for you $15Renewal credit You are paid in renewal credit, not cash, so it only ever comes off a future Mint bill and cannot buy a device Worth it if ReadOct 3, 2026 Guide Telloin Tello Dollars. You are paid on your first successful order if your friend has active Tello service $10Tello Dollars Tello Dollars only spend inside Tello and cannot part-pay a bill Worth it if ReadSep 25, 2026 Guide Airaloyour first travel eSIM; small, but useful right before a trip $3 offA discount on your first purchase The code works only on your FIRST purchase, entered at signup or that first checkout, and cannot be combined with any other promotion Worth it if ReadSep 25, 2026 Guide Cricket Wirelessa $25 account credit on your Cricket bill after 60 days of service $25Account credit Cancel before 60 days and you are not paid. The binding terms never state $25: the credit is whatever Cricket sets in its sole discretion, changeable without notice. It has no cash value and dies when the account is canceled Worth it if ReadSep 18, 2026 Guide T-Mobilea $100 virtual prepaid Mastercard at a limited-time rate $100Virtual prepaid Mastercard Its pages give three activation deadlines, 14, 15 and 45 days, so work to 14. Prepaid, Metro and MVNO numbers are excluded; the card expires in 6 months, no cash access Worth it if ReadSep 18, 2026 Guide Verizonnothing: Verizon's Refer a Friend program has ended, and its terms say no referral codes may be generated or redeemed as of 10/20/24 EndedNothing Old posts still describe $180, paid as $15 a month for 12 months. No code can be generated or redeemed now, and Verizon's old program address now redirects to an FAQ saying it has ended Ended ReadSep 18, 2026 Guide Xfinitya $50 prepaid Mastercard for taking Xfinity Internet plus $50 for each Xfinity Mobile line you add, up to 5 lines $50 to $300Prepaid virtual Mastercard Anyone who had any Xfinity service in the prior 120 days gets nothing. The card arrives about 16 to 18 weeks after activation and unused funds are forfeited after 6 months. Void in Tennessee, and no one can earn more than $500 a calendar year Worth it if ReadSep 18, 2026 Guide AT&T Fiberan AT&T Visa Reward Card of $50 to $200, sized by the Fiber plan and the offer tile you order under $50 to $200Visa prepaid reward card The live offer page still prints Ends 3/31/26 and Ends 6/1/26 on two tiles. The card has no cash access, expires 6 months after issue, and arrives 3 to 4 weeks after redemption only if you keep paying; select multi-dwelling units are excluded Worth it if ReadSep 25, 2026 Guide Boost MobileUnlimited at $10 a month for 3 months, then $25 with AutoPay; a customer's link adds a $10 or $20 bill credit, $15 or $30 through Oct 15, 2026 $10/mo for 3 monthsLower monthly price; referral in bill credit Turn off AutoPay and the $25 plan is $30. The money-back guarantee needs a port-in and AutoPay. Referral credits arrive over two months; the bigger credits, first printed to end Sep 30, now need activation by Oct 15, 2026 Worth it if ReadOct 1, 2026 Guide Consumer Cellulara $10 bill credit for signing up after a Consumer Cellular customer emails you an invitation from its referral form $10Bill credit The page states no timing, plan rule or expiry for the $10. The risk-free guarantee waives charges only if you cancel within 30 days having used 500MB of data or less, and the unlimited plans are for ages 50 and up Worth it if ReadSep 25, 2026 Guide Metro by T-Mobilea $25 virtual prepaid Mastercard for bringing your number to Metro through a customer's link $25Virtual prepaid Mastercard The FAQ says 65 days, the binding terms 35. Third-party-seller purchases and anyone with Metro within 180 days do not qualify; the card expires in 6 months Worth it if ReadSep 25, 2026 Guide Spectrumnothing we can confirm: Spectrum's Refer a Friend help article, which gave a new customer $50 off the first bill when we read it on Sep 25, 2026, was gone on Oct 2 and Oct 3, 2026, and no public residential referral page replaced itterms moved UnconfirmedUnconfirmed No public Spectrum page states a residential referral credit: the help article redirected to Page Not Found on Oct 2 and Oct 3, 2026, spectrum.com/refer-a-friend was a 404, and a site search found only the Spectrum Business Referral Program. As read on Sep 25, the credit excluded Money Back Guarantee customers Think twice ReadSep 25, 2026 Guide Starlinkone month of service free, credited on your second invoice, when you order Residential or Roam through a customer's link 1 month freeService credit on the second invoice A free kit at checkout is a 12- or 24-month commitment: cancelling, changing plan or moving address during it costs a $249 or $325 change fee. Outside the 30-day kit return there are no refunds, and you must cancel before the invoice generates or you owe another month Worth it if ReadSep 25, 2026 Guide Ting Mobilea $25 Ting credit on your first bill for signing up through a customer's link $25Ting bill credit The credit is bill credit with no cash value, and Ting can rescind it if it decides the program was abused, under a terms clause dated November 22, 2020 Worth it if ReadSep 25, 2026 Guide

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Most carrier referrals pay in bill credit, which comes off a bill you already pay. Several pay on a prepaid card instead, and each row says which. Either way it is slow. Google Fi's $60 takes about 60 days to land, so treat a bill credit here as a discount on a later bill, not sign-up money.

Read the terms, not the banner. The ad gives an amount; the document behind it decides whether you must port a number in, which plans count, how long you must stay, and sometimes whether the amount is promised at all. Each guide names the rule that decides whether you are paid, and says so when a carrier's own pages disagree with each other.

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