I must say that the limits of T-Mobile coverage are greatly exaggerated. I was on Cingular (now AT&T) for many years. Switched to T-Mobile about 4 years ago, and didn't notice any deterioration in coverage. I live in Philadelphia suburbs. I don't travel a lot, but wherever and whenever I do travel the coverage is usually adequate.
Verizon coverage is definitely better (I was able to compare), but T-Mobile is not too bad. If T-Mobile is the network, it might be able to get Sony access to European mobile markets, having a decent presence in Europe.
As far as the price comparison between cellular providers in the U.S. is concerned, I am still paying $10 a month less for more minutes on the family plan than I used to get with AT&T (no rollover though). Plus T-Zones are only $4.99 a month, and that provides unlimited mobile web access, albeit on GPRS/EDGE network. So overall not a bad deal.
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