If you have a blackberry, do you have to get the extra service package for it?

I'm really liking the new blackberry storm that comes out on the 21st. Been wanting to get something new for a couple months now. I've got a 2ng gen chocolate current. But I don't really need, nor want, all the extra stuff that comes in the extra service package that people get with blackberrys.

For example, I check my email at least a dozen times during the day at work, i don't need to be able to with my phone. Nothing that i'd get through that medium will EVER be that important to me. Same goes for internet access. I don't really care to have it on my phone. Screen's too damn small, even with the larger one that comes with a touchscreen.

For those of you that either work at Verizon or actually own a blackberry, is this package req'd? Everyone i've asked already has said they think it is, but none of them have ever owned one or worked for a cell provider.

I should note that I have yet to actually see one in person and all that i have seen is based upon the tv and internet ads and the couple articles i've read. seeing it in person might change my mind. But then again, it might reinforce it.