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## Transcript

Verizon iPhone, AT & T iPhone, from a hardware perspective; potato- potato, tomato- tomato. Bieber- Montana, Bieber- Jonas, Bieber- iCarly? Same basic difference. The devil is in the details, however, when it comes to your monthly service plan. Of course, it can't be simple. It's gotta be complicated. Let's take a look at the available plans from both AT & T and Verizon. The voice plans are identical. Same amount of money from each company, same amount minutes. No big decision here. At & T has roll over minutes. Verizon, you might actually be able to make a phone call, but other that that, identical.

You must add a 3G data plan, however. And as far as the data plans go, AT & T, you have 2 options; $ 15, you get 200MB to use, $ 25 you get 2GB to use. Verizon, $ 30 unlimited, asterisk: You can get unlimited data on your iPhone, for a limited time. Verizon won't say when this offer ends but it won't last forever. If you wanna add a text messaging plan, on AT & T you have an option of a $ 10 plan or $ 20 plan which gives you 1, 000 or unlimited text messages, respectively. Verizon, $ 5, $ 10, $ 20 plans for 250, 500 or 5, 000 text messages. So, as you can see, with AT $ T the cheapest voice and data plan you can get with the iPhone is $ 55, Verizon is $ 70.

The cheapest voice, data and text plan you can get on AT & T is $ 65, Verizon is $ 75. So, AT & T is your best bet if you don't need a lot of 3G data but you want a lot of text messages. Verizon is your best bet if you want unlimited 3G data but you don't care as much about text messages. I know it's complicated but that's technology. She's a fickle, fickle mistress that hates about asking. If you're looking for something less complicated then buy a new cell phone. Maybe you try to carry out a platonic relationship with someone of the opposite sex without getting into " more than friends" territory.

I mean anything is easier than buying a cell phone. Also, remember that in a few months, the iPhone 5 will be here and this new iPhone that you got will no longer be new. That's-- that's technology. She's-- she's a fickle mistress but we love her, definitely more than friends.

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