Cancelling iPad data plan

Hi folks,
I've seen all sorts of odd things about how to go about cancelling a data plan for my iPad. I called customer service and got yet a different set of answers. So...
If I want to finish out the current month and cancel at that point what do I do?
Apparently there is a "suspend" option and a "cancel" option. I've seen people claim here that cancelling an account means you'll need to get a new SIM card. True?
I've also seen it posted here that suspending an account may result in them restarting your service without you asking them to do so. True?
The lady I spoke with at customer service said that suspending the account was a more permanent action and should only be done if the device was lost or broken. True?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4572 indicates that I need to cancel the account, which seems overkill as I'd like to reactive it later. Will I be able to do so just as easily as when I first activated it?
Anything else I should know about turning off the data service?
Thanks,
Mark

Hey there Mark1267,
I am saddened to hear that you are thinking about cancelling the data plan on your account. We appreciate your continued support and would like to continue our relationship. What has you thinking of cancelling?
To answer your questions I would first need to find out if you are on a prepaid or postpaid account? Which iPad are you currently using?
When you disconnect service, the disconnect date is set to the end of the bill cycle by default.
If you are on a postpaid account there is a suspend option. If you would like to suspend service and billing you would want to suspend the device with billing. Since you plan on reactivating it later this may be your best option. This will suspend service and billing for 90 days. The service will reconnect on the 91st day but you have the option to resuspend for another 90 days for a total of 180 days in a calender year. This allows you to suspend and reconnect as needed. This will extend our your customer agreement for the amount of days you leave the line suspended but if your iPad isn't under contract it will not effect that. For more steps on suspending please visit http://vz.to/10j0Iv2.
I know this is a lot of information Mark, so please let me know if you have additional questions.
Nicholas_VZW
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