ARC S - LT18i usage with US frequencies, which provider - Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

We (Austrian family) are about making a trip to the US (NYC, PHX, Grand Canyon, Tuba, Page, Kanab, LAS, SFO, LAX) and I am wondering which telephone provider / mobile plan I should choose regarding 3G data.
I think the ARC S LT18i has 3G in the bands 900 and 2100 (no AWS).
Band....frequency....Uplink...........Downlink
I...........2100......... 1920–1980.....2110–2170
VIII.........900............880–915,,,,,,,,,925–960
f-Bands UMTS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands
Following Infos from http://prepaidwithdata.wikia.com/wiki/USA
AT&T:
2G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE): 850 and 1900 MHz
3G (UMTS/HSPA): 850 and 1900 MHz
4G (LTE): 700 and 1700/2100 MHz(AWS)
T-Mobile:
4G & 3G speeds require your phone to support AWS UMTS (1700/2100 Mhz), otherwise you will only get 2.5G EDGE (requires 1900 MHz GSM PCS supported phone).
2G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE): 850 and 1900 MHz
3G (UMTS/HSPA): 1700 and 1900 MHz
4G (LTE): 1700 MHz
Readysim: uses T-Mobile ???
4G & 3G speeds require your phone to support AWS UMTS (1700/2100 Mhz), otherwise you will only get 2.5G EDGE (requires 1900 MHz GSM PCS supported phone).
2G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE): 850 and 1900 MHz
3G (UMTS/HSPA): 1700 and 1900 MHz
4G (LTE): 1900 MHz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_mobile_virtual_network_operators
1. Does this mean I wont have 3G, not even EDGE with any of them ? only 2G EDGE ?
I think the worst part of our trip regarding coverage will be from Grand Canyon to Las Vegas.
2. Which provider would you suggest ?

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UMTS 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
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