Thinking about getting your hands on one of Apple's new iPad 2s? Think Verizon. The new Apple product carrier has already proven a worthy competitor to AT&T when it comes to hosting the iPhone for users frustrated with dropped calls or expensive bills. A simple chart put together by All Things D (displayed at right) clearly shows why Verizon will be the provider of choice for individuals interested in joining the tablet users. AT&T's pricing structure only looks good against Verizon's under two circumstances: You either use only 250MB of data/month (and you'll use more if you plan on doing anything more involved than reading pre-downloaded e-books) or you participate in AT&T's postpaid system as a 2GB/month user and never go over by more than 1GB/month. Verizon (as of this writing) doesn't offer a 2GB data plan, instead requiring customers to spring for the 3GB/month option at $35.

If you are deciding on whether to get a Verizon iPad or an AT&T one and will use 1 GB or less of data per month, Verizon just decided for you.

As you can see from the chart AllThingsD assembled, Verizon offers substantially better 3G data rates for the iPad than AT&T does -- at least for those users who want to be on the lowest tier. For $15, AT&T will give you 250MB of data per month, whereas for a mere $20, or just another five bucks, Verizon will give you 1 GB of data -- that's four times the amount from AT&T. If you want to keep it on the lowest tier, Verizon is the way to go.

The next AT&T tier is 2 GB for $25 plus another $25 for another 2 GB if you go over your original allowance. If you sign up for AT&T's postpaid plan (meaning your credit card isn't billed, but your iPad data plan shows up on your AT&T monthly statement instead) AT&T offers those customers an extra 1 GB of data in $10 increments. If you opt for the postpaid method, 3 GB of monthly data will cost $35, 4 GB of month data will cost $45, etc. If you opt for the prepaid method, 4 GB of data will cost you $50.

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