Really?
Because, you know, I'm from the US, and found the plans to be infinitely better. And just for the record: Fido, Rogers, Telus, and Bell (four), is about comparable to Verizon, Sprint, ATT and TMo (four) for a country one tenth the size. Plus the MVNOs are much better.
I pay $22 (incl fees) month without a contract in Canada for what I paid $50-60 (varied, always went over) in the US on a two year contract.
That said, we don't have anything similar to MetroPCS or Cricket up here, which is a shame, except MetroPCS sucks (good on paper though!)

MetroPCS is the perfect carrier for this. They have a limited network, so it wouldn't be expensive to roll out, and I think people would find unsub'd internet plans very appealing in this economy. And I think, if it were much less expensive, people would be OK with a smaller coverage area. If it were cheap/fast enough it could be a replacement for DSL, similar to how MetroPCS is viewed by many as a home phone replacement.

Unlocked iPhone?! pure love.