$600 to $700 for a coast to coast ticket before I get the companion ticket? And this after switching to or renewing a T-Mobile USA contract?
No thanks. I'll take the $99 companion cert and bonus sign-up miles from a US-branded credit card.
As the OP even quotes from the linked article, it's outrageous and generally not the best deal considering the hoops one will get the honor of jumping through with TLC.