Samsung offering free Gear VR with new Galaxy smartphone purchase for Father's Day

Samsung has handed out quite a few free Gear VR units this year. Everybody who pre-ordered the Galaxy S7 or the Galaxy S7 edge got one for free. The company has also launched multiple promotions through which it has sent out the handset at no additional charge. One such promotion has gone live today – it's the company's Father's Day promotion – Samsung will give customers who purchase or lease one of its VR-supported smartphones a free Gear VR as well as a VR content experience.

Smartphones covered under this promotion include the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, and the Galaxy Note 5. Customers have to purchase or lease any one of these handsets from a participating carrier or retailer. They have to fill out an online claim form after purchase and upload an image of their receipt. Once the offer claim is approved customers will receive a confirmation email for their free Gear VR headset and VR content experience. This promotion starts today and runs until June 16, it's limited to 600,000 units. Once those units have all been sent out and there are still customers remaining to be facilitated, it will give customers the option to substitute the free Gear VR with a $100 gift card that can be used on Samsung.com.

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