CaedenV, WP8 devices on Verizon have had Data Sense from the very beginning, and it's really nice! The live tile is my data-monitoring buddy, and loading the app allows me to look at both my cellular and WiFi data usage (including some nice breakdowns by app/source). Blame AT&T for that one.
My Lumia 822 has been the best phone I've owned. Really rock solid. So much so that I'm not as bothered by Verizon dragging their feet at getting a 92x model as I thought I'd be. I am a little chapped they didn't get the bigger Ativ S model, opting instead for the inferior Ativ Odyssey. The Odyssey clashes with the 822 and loses on almost every front. If they had released the Ativ S instead, I would have probably purchased that over the 822.