What to do, if I want to get the iPhone 6 in this scenario?

My phone died. But I qualify for an upgrade at Verizon. Yet I don't want to sign a contract with Verizon because I want to wait for the iPhone 6.

I've heard of straight talk, but have read terrible reviews about their costumer service.

Any ideas as to what I should do in the meantime? I need a smart phone with a GPS that's for sure.

Is jailbreaking an iPhone safe? - 1

So I kind of want to jailbreak my iPhone 5s. But I'm worried that if my phone messes up that I would take it to an apple store and they'll say "oh sorry you modified your phone by jailbreaking so we can't help you".

Is jailbreaking an iPhone 5s safe? And what are its cons?

When will the iPhone 4s be discontinued?

When will the apple iPhone 4s stop being manufactured from stores I was thinking about getting one next month or in 2 months and no I don't want the 5s I like the design of the 4s.

Phantom IPhone Messages Notifications?

My messages app shows 2 unread messages in the red circle on the app icon. I have no unread messages. I've restarted the app and the phone. No luck getting rid of it.

AT&T iPhone 5c 16gb plan

Okay so I'm planning on getting iPhone 5c 16gb on AT&T and I want to do a 2 year contract. After you pay the $100 what do I have to pay monthly for the 2 years?

IPhone dropped in water

I dropped my phone in the toilet (was in my back pocket and fell out when I pulled my pants down) and It had a case so I took it out and removed the case and dried off turned it off out it in rice and let it sit for a day. I turned it on and everything works perfectly. HOWEVER I not have these blotches and vertical lines down the right right on my screen by the speaker. It just keeps getting worse. I had it in rice for another 6 hours and nothing worked. Are these water stains or a hardware malfunction? (I'm not familiar with iPhones just got it a month ago) the screen above these lines work I'm just wondering if I should be worried

Charging an Iphone 5 with an Iphone 4 charger?

Okay it's very obvious that the iphone 4 or any iDevice below Iphone 5 can't charge the iphone 5 but if the connector of the iphone 4 charger were to be cut of with the wires still in place, do you think it will be possible to charge the iphone 5 by placing the wires in the iphone 5 charging port?