I just deleted my own need list. AT&T gave us similar
cost-per-month to our prior verizon bill,
but for that money we now have unlimited
data and text, which were "goodies" rather than
dealbreakers.
I love the ease of use and very shallow learning curve
on the iPhone, it really sold itself.
If you are still in contract with verizon,
perhaps a Gphone or similar unlocked sim
phone will do all the "other" stuff until
you are free to move over?
you can jump ship?