I always wonder when I read about TMobile from a US-PointOfView. In Germany, TMobile is the "Verizon". I pretty much think they raise rates here in order to have money for competitive rates in new markets, but as soon as they achieve a certain marketshare they will raise their prices as well, happend in Austria recently.
Yea, I swore an oath never to be a Deutsch Telekom/T-Mobile customer ever again after experiencing their customer service first hand while I was stationed in Germany 10 years ago. They make Comcast look good.
I don't even acknowledge the existence of T-Mobile in the US.