[General Questions and Answers] kabuk1:
I hope I'm not posting this in the wrong place & I apologize if I am. Mods, please move this if it doesn't belong here.

Anywho, I'm at a crossroads right now & I really need some advice. I currently have an HTC Sensation with T-Mobile, and a Galaxy Tab on my family's Sprint plan. But here's my problem- I want a Galaxy S II. BAD. It is everything I want in a phone & more. I like my Sensation, but the bluetooth is not usable. It's a design flaw of the BT antenna, so replacing it won't help(tried that already anyway). I am sick of HTC & their form-over-function BS, and keeping this phone is not an option. I NEED functional bluetooth, I use it at work & in my car all day long. I'm in a bit of a pickle b/c I cashed in my upgrade on the Sensation in June, before I had even heard of the SGSII & thus will have to pay full price if I wanna get the T-Mo version(Hercules). However I have a full upgrade available on my Sprint line, and can get it from Sprint for $200 right now, which I can actually afford. I've been tempted to go back to Sprint for a while now, ever since the announcement of the merger & because there are a LOT of places where I only get EDGE or GPRS on T-Mo. I get no signal whatsoever at work, but I get good signal & 3g on my Tab almost everywhere I go.

I have NO IDEA what to do. I like T-Mo for the most part, but I make peanuts for money & it's gonna take me forever and a day to save up the $600 or so that I'd need to get the T-Mo SGSII unless I manage to sell both my Tab AND my Sensation within the next few weeks(which isn't bloody likely, I've already listed my Tab on Craigslist & the only hits I've gotten are from scammers trying to get me to ship it to Africa). And if I decide to go with Sprint I need to decide before Oct. 1st b/c I believe the price of their SGSII goes up after that.

Option 1) Get it on Sprint & cancel my T-Mo service(which will still be cheaper than paying full price for the Hercules) or find someone to take over the remainder of my contract. OR- try to trade my Sprint Tab for a T-Mo Tab & switch to a tablet plan rather than canceling(BTW does anyone know how much that would cost per month?).

Pros:

*Affordable

*Most realistic, doable option right now

*Better signal & data in more places

*Cheaper overall. I will be back on my parents' family plan and I'll be paying literally HALF of what I pay now(yes I'll feel like a kid but I'll save a hell of a lot of money, lol)

*Truly unlimited data

Cons:

*I'll have to figure out what to do with my T-Mo service.

*I'll lose the convenience of sim-swapping.

*I'll have a pile of expensive GSM phones silently mocking me.

*I've heard that the Sprint SGSII is not rev-B compatible. This isn't a complete deal-breaker but it's a con nonetheless.

Option 2) Wait for it to come out on T-Mo and pay full price.

Pros:

*I won't have to futz with my contract.

Cons:

*EXPENSIVE

*5gb soft cap on data

*The merger could still happen and I'll end up on Sprint anyway if it goes through. Even if it falls through, T-Mo's fate is still nebulous at best. I could be stuck on a stagnant network or one that gets sold to another company that could do who-knows-what with it.

As you can see, I'm really torn. At this point I'm leaning towards going back to Sprint, but I have kind of a sentimental attachment to T-mobile. They both have their pros & cons & I just cannot decide what to do. Has anyone made a switch like this? What would YOU do in my situation? Also, does anyone have any tips for getting out of my T-Mo contract if I decide to go with Sprint? Thanks for taking the time to read.

P.S.- If I decide to wait & get it on T-Mo, my Tab & Sensation will be for sale :D