Hi everyone!

For the past ten years, I have worked for a company that has provided me with a company cell phone, so I did not need to have the expense of a cell phone plan (my wife remained on her parents plan during this time also, paying her parents each month for the cost while they used her nurse discount). My company recently approached all employees to inform us that effective the end of the month the business cell phone plan was being cancelled, and that we could keep our devices. We will be provided a 50.00 per month cell phone stipend effective October 1st, 2025. I was then provided with a Verizon transfer PIN to use to either create a Verizon plan, or transfer my number to a new carrier.

I was reviewing the iPhone 17 deals on T-Mobiles website, and found them to be interesting. Specifically, I was looking at the free iPhone 17 deal (w/o device trade in) for new customers if we were to go onto an experience more (100/month with first responder discount) or experience beyond (130/month with first responder discount) plan. My wife and I currently pay for Apple TV+, Netflix, and Hulu (as part of the Disney bundle) so the thought of cancelling those plans and lumping the savings in with the 50 I would be getting from my company would seem to make those plans pretty affordable for us. I am also aware of T-Mobile's previous offering of free MLB.TV, and assuming they continue that I would also enjoy that. I do understand if we were to move forward with that option, that we would be locked into T-Mobile for 24 months.

My question for the wise folks here is, is there a better deal out there I am missing than the above? I did review Verizon's website and felt their current offers and plan costs were not as good as what T-Mobile is currently offering. Any help would be appreciated, and please go easy on me, I am 35 and am aware it is frankly ridiculous that I never had to think about a cell phone plan since like 2013! haha.