Iphone 5? Verizon data plan?

I'm paying for the phone with original price. But the last time i went there, verizon make you pay a 30 data plan even if you don't ask for it if you want a smart phone. Now what about iphones? They have Wi-Fi right? Why would i need internet or the data package anyways?

Two reasons.

1- You're not on Wi-Fi 100% of the time, and your phone is always using a little bit of data. You'd pay a lot more the per-kb way if you took the phone off Wi-Fi and didn't have a data plan.

2- The phone costs Verzion, for example, 350. You get it for $50. The other $300 comes from your monthly bills. The $40 month provides $10 of that per-month cost and the data plan provides the other $5.

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