Georgia....
I've been with e-trade for 5 years now and haven't had a problem. I pay 9.99 per trade +$3. I've never had a problem with executions. There is a simple solution to your problem. Convert you acct to margin and keep over 25K in it. Then none of the day trading rules apply to you. You don't have to use the margin and if you don't, you pay no extra. Plus, if you make over 26 trades per quarter power e-trade is free. A very nice perk.
The difference between genius and stupidity is genius has its limitations, stupidity doesn't.