I currently get a state employee discount.....I can't tell that's it's helped my bill a bit. The cost just keeps going up. Verizon just (October 2013) increased the cost of my extended warranty/total equipment coverage and tonight I find out that my phone is too old to be replaced...so they offered me a phone for $50(co-pay) to $99(if they say the scratch on my OLD phone has ruined it) and I can to pay $30 upgrade....Or I could go to TARGET and buy the same phone for 19.95...JEEZZ Verizon is really giving me a deal! sttxdisabled.....try looking at some other plans and carriers....there's a lot of competition out there and some companies want our business.