Most of the major and minor wireless carriers in the U.S. started offering flat rate voice and data plans to customers a few weeks ago—Alltel finally climbed on board the all-you-can-eat buffet today, actually. Unfortunately, AT&T's unlimited offerings left iPhone users outside in the cold.

Well, the country's largest mobile operator rectified this today...sort of.

Individuals can now choose to pay $119.99 per month to use the iPhone as much as you like as a voice phone. The problem is that's just about the only difference between the new plan and $99.99 one just below it. You still get all the data (Email/Web) and Visual Voicemail you want, of course, and - unfortunately - a mere 200 Text Messages with the $119.99 plan.

So while you'll no longer have to worry about paying up the nose for going over on your minutes with the $199.99 iPhone plan, it'll still be a concern when it comes to SMSing your friends and family. Just ask the parent of any teenager, the charges add up quickly when you over on your texting allotment.

[Via ars technica]