Well, I am happy to say my issues have been resolved and, as of right now, I am pleased to be with Sprint.
For those that may be interested, I took mr8820's advice and just called and had a friendly conversation (even though I said I wouldnt
). The person I spoke with was very receptive and without me even asking about anything started trying to apease my disapointment.
So now I am resigned with sprint and with new handsets on the way (TP and Centro) for a reasonable price, and full upgrade potential for my third line.
I still fear that new regulations have taken place within Sprint limiting what the stores and ecare can do, but as of now the good old Sprint I have grown to love is still there.