And I think my exact point was that is an Apples to oranges comparison. The whole point of the subsidy is you pay more per month and less up front. The whole point of a shitty network is that it doesn't cost as much to maintain.
I'm not talking about subsidies or networks. Just if we're talking about a comparable plan. Comparing an unlimited text/voice plan on TMo to a 500 min plan on AT&T doesn't make for an accurate comparison. You may not like TMo for your purposes, but for most people it works just fine.
Where I live T-Mobile is just as good as AT&T. OTOH I know people in large cities that can't get TM at their house. I'm not a T-Mobile hater, but I think it's important to realize that T-Mobile is not the promised land. There are important reasons why T-Mobile is in 4th place and has been hemorrhaging subscribers. And while it's going to be the best carrier for some people, many others are going to have a bad time.
