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- Select new and existing Verizon customers can claim six months of ad-free Discovery Plus for free.
- Discovery Plus starts at $5/month and includes shows from Discovery, HGTV, Food Network, and more.
Discovery Plus is free for six months with select Verizon Unlimited plans. The streaming service, which houses shows from Discovery, HGTV, and Food Network, typically costs $5 a month with commercials, or $7 a month without ads.
As part of a long-running promotion, select Verizon Unlimited customers can snag six months of ad-free Discovery Plus for free. That's a $42 value at no cost with your phone plan. The streaming service is a must-have for fans of "Property Brothers," "90 Day Fiance," and other shows on Discovery, Food Network, TLC, and HGTV.
Outside of this offer, Discovery Plus usually costs $5 a month with ads, or $7 a month for the ad-free plan. Regular free trials only last for seven days, making Verizon's deal the best we've seen outside of a few, short-lived outliers.
Who qualifies for Verizon's Discovery Plus deal?
To get six months of Discovery Plus for free, you need to be subscribed to Verizon's Unlimited, Go Unlimited, Beyond Unlimited, Above Unlimited, Do More Unlimited, or Start Unlimited plans.
Current Verizon members with an eligible plan just need to select Discovery Plus as an add-on to their account. If you're not a Verizon member yet, you need to enroll in an eligible plan before claiming the offer.
While there used to be a deadline to enroll, it kept being pushed back. Now, there is no deadline listed at all. The offer has been around since the start of 2021, and we're not sure when it will end.
How to get 6 months of Discovery Plus with Verizon
- Log in to your Verizon account.
- Find the "Account" section at the top and click on the "Add-ons & apps overview" menu item.
- Scroll down to the "Your add-ons" section and click on the "See eligible add-ons" button.
- Find Discovery Plus and click the "Get it now" button.
- Click the button to "Go to discovery+," and finish by creating an account.
Current Discovery Plus subscribers are also eligible to take advantage of this offer.
After your promotional period is up, your plan will automatically renew at the $7 a month rate unless you cancel or opt for the $5 ad-supported plan.
How to get a Discovery Plus free trial without Verizon
If you're not a Verizon Unlimited customer, you can get a one-week free trial to Discovery Plus and stream "Property Brothers," "Deadliest Catch," "Worst Cooks in America," "Planet Earth II," "Dirty Jobs," "90 Day Fiancé," and more. The free trial is only eligible for new subscribers.
Also, college students can claim a deal on Discovery Plus and pay a discounted rate of $3 a month for the ad-supported plan.
Where can I watch Discovery Plus?
Discovery Plus is available on most streaming platforms and smart devices, including iOS and Android mobile devices, Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung smart TVs, Xbox consoles, Chromecast, and web browsers.
For more details regarding Discovery Plus, read our full rundown of how the streaming service works, and our full review.
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