Verizon vs. AT&T for the New iPhone

So which carrier is really a better deal for the iPhone.  Well, if you look at the screen shot below from the Apple store, they both pretty much cost the same.  The cheaper model is $199 for 16GB, and the 32GB model is $299.

Since the cost of the phone is pretty close, what about the total cost of ownership including rate plans?

AT&T
$199.00 for new phone
$36.00 one time activation
$39.99 per month includes 450 minutes plus 5000 night and weekend minutes
$25.00 for 2GB of data transfer per month
$20.00 per month for unlimited texts

Verizon
$199.00 for new phone
$35.00 one time activation
$39.99 per month includes 450 minutes plus unlimited night and weekend minutes
$30.00 for 2GB of data transfer per month
$5.00 per month for 250 texts per month

Total Cost of ownership (not including taxes) for 24 months:
AT&T  $2275  vs. Verizon  $2034
(this is assuming AT&T doesn't offer a cheaper texting plan and keeps the phone prices and rate plans the same)

Not to mention the coverage maps.

The AT&T coverage map above shows some dead spots along the I-91 corridor in VT. 

The I-91 corridor above on the Verizon map looks better to me.

Both carriers are touting 4G service now and getting better into the near future.

I am pretty much sold on moving over to Verizon.  The only drawback that I am aware of with the iPhone 4 was the inability to use both voice and data simultaneously.  The big question is whether the new iPhone with Verizon coverage will still have this drawback...

Stay Tuned.  Can you hear me now?