iPhone 4S Carrier Plan Comparison (Verizon vs Sprint vs AT&T)

Know for a fact you want that new iPhone 4S? But with all the different choices of carrier to use the new phone on, how do you decide? Well, here’s a quick comparison chart we’ve put together to help you out with the pricing aspect of it all.

Voice Plans:
	450 Minutes	900 Minutes	Unlimited Minutes
AT&T	$39.99	$59.99	$69.99
Sprint (includes calling to any US mobile phone in addition to the minutes)	$69.99	$89.99	$99.99
Verizon	$59.99	$79.99	$99.99

Messaging:
	Unlimited
AT&T	$20.00 (also adds unlimited calling to any US mobile phone)
Sprint	Included in any above voice plan
Verizon	Included in any above voice plan

Data:
	Lowest Usage Plan	Moderate Usage Plan	Highest Usage Plan
AT&T	$15.00 (for 200MB)	$25.00 (for 2GB)	$45.00 (for 4GB)
Sprint	NA	NA	Unlimited data included in above voice plan pricing $9.99 “Premium Data” fee is added for any smartphone
Verizon	$30.00 (for 2GB)	$50.00 (for 5GB)	$80.00 (for 10GB)

TOTALS:	Least Expensive Plan	Most Expensive Plan
AT&T	$39.99 + $15.00 = $54.99	$69.99 + $20.00 + $45.00 = $134.99
Sprint	$69.99 + $10.00 = $79.99	$99.99 + $10.00 = $109.99
Verizon	$59.99 + $30.00 = $89.99	$99.99 + $80.00 = $169.99

So what can we deduce from the above figures? Well, pricing-wise, if you just want an iPhone and dont plan to use it, AT&T’s your best best, but if you want to use it for all it’s worth, then, pricing-wise again, Sprint’s got the cheapest plan with unlimited everything.

Keep in mind, of course, that all this chart takes into account is sheer pricing. Things like data speeds could be different with the different carriers. For example, that new “dual antenna technology” they are referring to, is a GSM feature and will only work on GSM networks (that means AT&T out of these three).

Also things like coverage are a factor to think about, of course. If one of the carriers has horrible coverage where you live, work, and/or play, then that’s probably not the carrier to go with.

Hope this little chart helps some people with this daunting decision.

Oh, if nothing else, you can always just go with the carrier that still has you locked into a contract…