Pay Verizon bills with a CC via Paypal bill pay

[xenon3030]

I recently migrated to Verizon and I am trying to pay my first bill using the Paypal bill pay service. Somehow, PP does not accept credit card for this bill pay to Verizon and it only accepts debit card or bank account. Anyway, PP allows to use credit card for the other merchant like Xfinity.

Could somebody help to see whether there is any way to pay my Verizon bills using PP bill pay and with a credit card?

[ElvisCaprice]

Nope, you wouldn't want to.  You would lose your discount if you did.  The only way to pay with a CC other than the Verizon one is by purchasing gift cards on their site and using those to pay the already generated bill (and not lose the discount).  Same applies to debit.

[xenon3030]

Thanks. I guess, by implementing this limitation on PP bill pay, they are actually losing more money. I purchased one Verizon physical giftcard online from their website and it is getting shipped with UPS at their own cost  

[ElvisCaprice]

Yep, it doesn't make sense, Verizon.  But always be on the look out for changes with Verizon.  They are constantly changing the game.  

[pizzadude]

Another option, if you can purchase Verizon GCs at a retailer ( Grocery, etc.. ) this would allow you to leverage a cashback card to pay your bill.

[ElvisCaprice]

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@pizzadude wrote:

Another option, if you can purchase Verizon GCs at a retailer ( Grocery, etc.. ) this would allow you to leverage a cashback card to pay your bill.

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Have never heard of Verizon GC's being offered at any retailer.  But if you could, I wouldn't recommend it, due to fraud and lack of recourse.  By purchasing direct from Verizon, with free 2day shipping, you don't need to.  The purchase qualifies as an online purchase with my BofA CCR, giving me a 5.25% cash reward.

[Anonymous]

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@ElvisCaprice wrote:

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@pizzadude wrote:

Another option, if you can purchase Verizon GCs at a retailer ( Grocery, etc.. ) this would allow you to leverage a cashback card to pay your bill.

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Have never heard of Verizon GC's being offered at any retailer.  But if you could, I wouldn't recommend it, due to fraud and lack of recourse.  By purchasing direct from Verizon, with free 2day shipping, you don't need to.  The purchase qualifies as an online purchase with my BofA CCR, giving me a 5.25% cash reward.

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Thanks @ElvisCaprice, for some reason getting gift cards from Verizon hadn't occured to me.  I just bought one and hope it will work paying my FioS bill (otherwise I wasted some money as I don't use VZW)

[xenon3030]

Staples, Target and Bestbuy sell VZ giftcards (email delivery, $30 to $50). It might be a better option, if somebody does not trust to buy physical GCs at stores. It should trigger ~5% CB on multiple credit cards.

Anyway, I did not try it. If somebody tried these prepaid refill giftcards for VZ wireless or FIOS, please inform.

[markhs777]

Also enroll in auto pay and paperless statements for a $10 discount per line. In addition as mentioned  purchase gift cards through the Verizon site and receive the various amount of points, credits or cash value depending on the card.

[UncleB]

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@xenon3030 wrote:

Staples, Target and Bestbuy sell VZ giftcards (email delivery, $30 to $50). It might be a better option, if somebody does not trust to buy physical GCs at stores. It should trigger ~5% CB on multiple credit cards.

Anyway, I did not try it. If somebody tried these prepaid refill giftcards for VZ wireless or FIOS, please inform.

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Just a heads-up, a few years back when I had Verizon Prepaid I once bought a refill card off eBay from someone who was unable to use the card for postpaid service. 

I've not had Verizon service in a few years (deprioritization for prepaid is brutal with Verizon) so this may have changed, but if someone is considering exploring the gift card route for post paid service it might be worth checking to see if the cards are interchangeable, and if not which version is being sold at Target, Staples, etc.