i had verizon for two years, great coverage, but the phones suck and i couldn't really get a better one for cheap.

nextel for a week, hated it, got rid of it.

went to t-mobile. i now have the palm treo 600. paid $100 even for it.

they'll do what they need to do to get more customers, plus you don't have to worry about signing two year contracts to get lower prices on the phones since t-mobile doesn't even offer them.