iDecisions...

Well I've already established with Verizon that I cannot use the new iPhone with their service if I purchase one. I know this is obvious to some, but Im not the most Tech-savvy person. I just know how things work, not why.

So now I am faced with a choice, cause for one, Verizon does have the best coverage you can get these days, and I've certainly never had a problem. Whereas I have horrible memories of Cingular back from my days in college and running up huge phone bills every month, and then having to deal with customer service all the time.

Perhaps that was my own fault, or perhaps Cingular (now Cingular/AT&T) just sucks...who knows.

I called Verizon today, and after shooting me down with the iPhone, they started explaining all the other phones they had that held music. I calmly tried to explain that the iPhone has the same I/O jack as the iPod (atleast I assume it does), and therefore works in all my iPod accessories, including my BOSE stereo system, and my car adapter. So why would I want the Verizon chocolate and an iPod for my car, when I could have an iPhone to serve both purposes?

I guess I am just going to have to make a decision here - So please offer me your input. Here are my two options;

1. Buy an iPhone - I know it only holds up to 8GB, but right now I am living with 4GB, and its not all bad. Sure there is probably a lot I am missing in doing so with my vast music collection, but I just need to spend more time developing a rotation system. Financially this is going to be a burden, cause not only will I have to buy the iPhone, but I will have to pay the Verizon cancellation fees, as well as the new Cingular activation fees and such...so this could easily run me close to $1500, when all is said and done. All that and I'd only have to carry one thing in my pocket at all times...
2. Buy a new iPod - Compared to my other option, buying a new 80GB would be cheap. Then I could load my entire collection on there (barely), just in case someone wanted to hear 'Another Bad Creation'. Then I will still have this gi-normous phone in my pocket, as well as an 80GB iPod, everywhere I go...

I now open the floor to discussion...