VPN companies usually pitch you server counts and encryption acronyms. ExpressVPN finds that boring. Through August 11, every new subscription comes with 10 raffle entries for an iPhone 17 Pro. Yes, the actual phone.
A19 Pro chip, 48MP triple camera, 8x optical zoom. Roughly $1,100 of hardware that Apple discounts for nobody. ExpressVPN’s Summer Tech Sweepstakes will hand one lucky subscriber all of it for the price of a VPN plan.
The Deal: 10 Raffle Entries and Up to 84% Off
The shape of it is simple. Sign up for any tier between July 11 and August 11, 2026, and 10 raffle entries hit your account automatically. The plans themselves cost less right now too. The 2-year deals run up to 84% off with 4 free months.
That prices the popular tier at $2.49/month, billed as $69.72 for the first 28 months. You also get ad and tracker blocking, a password manager on higher tiers, and a chunk of free eSIM data for travel. Very 2026.
Read This Before You Buy: The Fine Print
Sweepstakes always carry footnotes. This one has three. First, the promotion runs globally but skips countries where local law forbids it, so check your eligibility. Second, the official terms include a no-purchase-necessary entry route. Buying a plan is the convenient path to entries, not the only one.
Third, the big one: ExpressVPN excludes purchases made during the promo window from its usual 30-day money-back guarantee. That’s a strange move for a provider that leans on its refund policy all year. It also means this month’s subscription is a commitment, not a test drive. Buy it because you want the VPN. Treat the entries as a free lottery ticket. Then you can’t lose.
Is the VPN Worth It Without the Phone?
Happily, the VPN carries its own weight. ExpressVPN grew to 214 server locations across 113 countries this July. Its Lightway protocol moves a 4K stream across an ocean faster than almost anything else. MediaStreamer extends that to Apple TVs and consoles that refuse VPN apps. Subscribe this week, and you’d have it running before Sunday’s World Cup final. There are worse first evenings.
It earns its keep after the credits roll too. One plan covers up to 14 devices at once, depending on tier, so your phone, laptop, and TV all ride under the same subscription. Every airport lounge and hotel Wi-Fi network you touch this year gets encrypted by default. That’s the unglamorous job VPNs were built for, and Express does it quietly and effortlessly.
So the honest pitch goes like this: up to 84% off a strong network, 4 free months, 10 shots at an iPhone 17 Pro, and one month without the safety net. If you already planned to subscribe, the timing just got interesting. If you didn’t, don’t let a raffle decide for you. But we both know how raffles work.
