SubscribeMilitary Cell Phone Discounts
Members of the military may receive substantial discounts on cellular/mobile telephone service from many of the major wireless carriers. These discounts are designed to help servicemembers in the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard keep in touch with family and friends using discounted cell phone service.
Current military cell phone discounts include:
- AT&T Wireless offers a 19% discount on cell phone service to anyone with a .mil e-mail address. For more information, visit the AT&T Military Discount website.
- T-Mobile offers members of the military a 15% discount on cellular service. Members of the military may sign up for T-Mobile’s military discount by visiting the T-Mobile Corporate Discount website.
- Sprint Nextel offers military members a 15% discount on cell phone service. It may be obtained by visiting any Sprint store and telling them you qualify for BPA number W91RUS-06-A-0002.
- Verizon Wireless provides a 15% military discount on calling plans priced at $35 and above. You can request the discount on the Verizon military discount website.
December 21st, 2007 at 3:07 am
I have the airforce cingular/att discount but i no longer have the web page address for the phones and devices. can you send it to maniakmanzion@hotmail.com?
May 21st, 2008 at 12:58 pm
I appreciate your service.
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February 13th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
My husband and I have had a contract with AT&T for a year now and we have never been offered a military discount. I would very surprised if they contact us. I will not renew another contract with them unless they can give us the 19% they advertise on the internet as well as through their company for the year we have had it. Thanks for nothing AT&T.
March 5th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
Good to know! I look forward to these…
And I just wanted to mention that you might want to change that picture. Driving with one cell phone has become frowned upon recently… I cringe to think of driving with two.
March 20th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
@ Patricia Vetre,
Dont fool yourself, none of them will ask you if you are in the military, you actually have to ask for this discount. As a pointer to you, no matter where you purchase services or merchandise, always ask if you qualify for military discount. Do not expect venders to ask you, you actually have to do some research here, but its not tough.
April 18th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
I for a fact know that I get a Discount with Tmobile. I was with them for 2 years before someone told me about it. You have to call in and ask them for the discount or you’ll never get it!
April 29th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Are Military retirees eligible for a wireless discount??
July 6th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
AT&T did give us the discount as retirees. We had to provide the FAN number and sign up through the business site.
Barbara
July 9th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Nice photo of the service member driving while talking on one cell phone and holding another phone in his driving hand. Nice
July 16th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Just a heads-up…
My family plan with T-Mobile had expired, and after looking at all of the PUBLISHED (military discount) rates, we found that moving to AT&T would save us money.
THEN… it took 3 months for them to actually charge us the military discounted rate that we signed for on the original contract.
After calling – every month – to find out where the disconnect was, they have finally (maybe?) implemented our military discount.
BUT… they do not apply the discount to various services on the wireless phone.
BOTTOM LINE – comparing T-Mobile’s rates to AT&T? T-Mobile appears to have a military rate for their wireless service. AT&T has a military rate for the ability to say you have AT&T. Once you actually pay for the wireless SERVICE, though, it costs more.
Wish we had been told that what they SAY they charge when you sign up is not what they actually charge.
August 11th, 2010 at 11:02 am
Where do I find the current FAN ## for the military discount? I’m USN Retired.
September 7th, 2010 at 11:50 am
Just talked to ATT and they said discount is only 15%….no upgrade fee waived either!!
September 13th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
AT&T is 15%. They said it would take 1-2 months to take effect, which is bogus. They can make the change immediately but choose not to.
September 19th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
Please! I have been trying to get our military discount with Verizon for two years now! There is always some excuse that it has not been implemented. “thanks for your service, but we are going to keep overcharging you anyway”
November 26th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
I have a .mil address, but it is my husband that is active duty military…am I still eligible for the ATT discount if the service is in my name!!
January 17th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
@ Laura… We had the same issue and I learned to stop dealing with the toll free customer service. I went to the AT&T store, filled out the paperwork and the nice gentleman there submitted MY id card. After 4 years, what do you know? The discount showed up on my account the next day! That was 8 months ago so I hope they fixed that stupid rule. Good luck!
February 19th, 2011 at 10:36 pm
I have gone to AT& T official office and representative office and I still am not able to get the FAN #. AT & T said we have to get it from the Disabled Veterans or the Dept of Veterans Affairs. I have not had any luck getting this FAN # from anyone. Can anybody help me? I am a disabled vet and fill like I’m getting quite the runaround. Thanks for the help anyone.
February 21st, 2011 at 8:30 pm
I was wondering if anyone could tell me which provider has the best service overseas?
Thank you.
May 1st, 2011 at 8:51 am
Based on current at&t services I would never give them future business on any kind!
June 7th, 2011 at 11:25 am
Verizon’s government contract terminated in October 2010. I found out last night when I got my bill and it was $30 higher for no apparent reason. When I called, I found out that they no longer offer a military discount.
June 13th, 2011 at 12:08 pm
That doesn’t make any sense. The government contract should not affect a military discount. Companies offer a military discount as an appreciation for your service. Military discounts are not tied to some government contracts, however sometimes the government will have a corporate account with companies in which they negotiate special rates in exchange for the high volume of business. Since the government isn’t paying your cellphone bill, they don’t negotiate special rates with your personal phone service.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:55 pm
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August 13th, 2011 at 9:37 am
I don’t know why you no longer receive 15% military discount through Verizon but we’ve had them for over 2 years and have always received it and still receive it to this day & its August 2011
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September 7th, 2011 at 12:43 pm
I just went into a Verizon store to buy a charger, and the employee asked me if I was recieving a discount after he asked me if I was military. I had no idea they offered one, and I’ve been with them for a year and a half. He had me print out an LES and now I’m all set! sweet!
September 13th, 2011 at 9:21 am
Hello,
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Douglas Karr, USN Veteran
Operations Desert Storm & Desert Shield
September 30th, 2011 at 9:55 am
Reconnect with old buddies and family through AT&T.
You’ve made sacrifices. It’s our turn to give back. Now honorably discharged veterans, along with retired and active duty service men and women, can stay connected to loved ones at home and abroad, while enjoying a 15% discount on qualified monthly wireless plans.
How do you qualify?
It’s simple. Just visit a local store and bring your DD form 214 or Veteran’s ID card for an AT&T associate to validate in our system. Please mention FAN code 4085530.
October 5th, 2011 at 9:03 pm
Ernest,
Do you work for AT&T? I have been fighting with them since Nov 2010 for the USN Retired 15% discount, and have
have no success to date. I have sent the required info myself twice, went into an anuthorized vendor four times and had them fax the form, copy of my retired ID card, and FAN Code and to date nary a discount has shown up on
my statement.
November 8th, 2011 at 11:45 am
I just talked to Verizon and they don’t give military discount on their unlimited family plan….so we have to pay for two individual plans or take one of the minutes plan with the possibility of going over?? Seriously how is that a discount?? Why is it everyone else gives us straight discounts but to get something from a cell phone company is worse than going to a dentist?
November 16th, 2011 at 10:57 pm
I just went into a Verizon store to buy a charger, and the employee asked me if I was recieving a discount after he asked me if I was military
November 30th, 2011 at 2:04 pm
I just purchasd 2 nu ph’s and asked 4 the retired miltary discount, will have to fill out a form and wait. I’ve been w/ verizon 7 yr’s. I haven’t chg’d my status I’m still ret’d mil. What happened to my discount? Send me a link, to get back on track. Loyal customer.