Yes I am aware of this LOL. This is what I keep saying.
To be clear, I was not sure what kind of plan I had and if I could get the free year. So I contacted Verizon and they told me that no, I do not have unlimited, so I did not qualify. But if I wanted to sign up for Unlimited and be "new" to it, I could qualify. Or I could wait for 11/12 and order it at regular rate just like anyone else. So even after I posted this people were still posting to me "you can get it if you are unlimited" so I am saying, no I can't because I do not have unlimited. Sorry I was not totally clear in the way I communicated this.
But I did sign up for it this morning through Rakuten and got $10 cash back in my Rakuten account. So that's not too bad. I am just happy to have it! No more FOMO!