Just don't understand the tendency for people to make it so hard on themselves trying to always fit square pegs into round holes all the time. Lot easier to change your peg to a round one, especially when it's cheaper and comes with a ton of benefits.
Who changed the industry 3 years ago with the change to no more contracts? Who got rid of phone subsidies so you could take your phone with you to another carrier? Who stopped charging people for data? Gosh anybody remember when phone companies used to charge you per text? Who changed that for everybody? Who gave us free international roaming? Remember the horror stories of people getting $600 phone bills returning from abroad because they checked their emails? Just don't get why people aren't a bit more savvy about all this and can't see how simple their lives would be with a carrier change. There have been countless articles written about how T-mobile has changed the cell phone business for the benefit of every user, I guess people just have never paid any attention. Last but not least there was a reason the purchase of T-mobile by AT&T was blocked by regulators. That purchase was seen as it would have been a blow to all consumers because it was clear AT&T would have swallowed them and simply removed the main driver of innovation and consumer savings in the market place. It's worth taking a look at them if you're not aware of their benefits. People spend more time juicing over their phone whether it's a I phone but pay no attention to the carrier.
