Verizon Prices iPhone Handoff at $10 a Month, With Support Still Coming
Verizon has put a price on iPhone Handoff: $10 a month for sharing one Verizon number across two compatible iPhones running iOS 27. Its October 16 announcement still describes support as coming soon. A price has been announced; an exact activation date has not.
Add the service fee to the right comparison
At the announced rate, twelve months of Handoff would cost $120. That calculation is for this feature alone, before any applicable charges, rather than the cost of a mobile plan or a second handset. It is useful when deciding whether switching active service between two phones is worth an ongoing add-on.
The carrier's own release names iPhone Duo and the iPhone 18 Pro models as compatible examples and requires iOS 27. Owning two iPhones is not, by itself, confirmation that a particular pair qualifies. Check the supported models and service availability when Verizon actually opens the feature.
MacRumors' October 16 report explains another important limit: the number can be active on only one iPhone at a time. Handoff is therefore not a promise of two independently active lines with the same number. That matters to anyone imagining one phone staying active at work while the other is used elsewhere.
Keep a phone promotion separate from Handoff
Verizon's announcement includes several device offers with their own payment schedules and service requirements. The Handoff paragraph does not say that every advertised phone bundle includes the feature free. Before comparing a monthly device promotion with another carrier, identify the phone payment, the plan and any Handoff charge as separate items.
Our iPhone Duo preorder cost breakdown made a similar distinction between a lease payment and eventual ownership. Here, buying or financing the hardware and paying for a number-switching feature answer different questions. Combining them into a single headline monthly number can hide the commitment a customer actually wants to compare.
A rollout promise is not an available setting
Someone ordering an iPhone Duo should not assume the second phone can use Handoff on delivery day just because Verizon has advertised a fee. “Coming soon” leaves a service gap to resolve. Keep the working line arrangement until the carrier confirms support and supplies its setup instructions.
The announcement establishes the intended charge and compatible software generation. It does not settle every account's eligibility or provide a firm rollout day. Those are the details to confirm before treating Handoff as part of a two-phone routine, rather than discovering after purchase that the planned service is not yet available.