I do understand your frustrations but maybe this traffic source isn't best. I mean a $0.10 - $0.15 should be reserved for higher paying offers in the first place and the country you're targeting better have a shitload of their daily impressions to ensure you're getting premium inventory and not re-brokered bullshit.
1. I don't know where this keeps coming about but pre-landers aren't the holy grail of mobile advertising. MOST of the offers are successfully ran direct linked. The simple thing that many people over look is WHERE the traffic is coming from. You need to completely understand how engaged the user you're targeting is and where your banners are showing up. By simply targeting carrier XYZ and direct linking to over ABC doesn't tell you anything about where your banners are or what's going on. Need to get a solid understanding of how the traffic is generated. Pre-landers can help the flow for the higher paying offers, but we also have plenty of direct links that work well.
2. This is another myth. Most of the regulators and operators require we ONLY use the approved banners inside the Revived Media interface. Most of these banners have even been tested by US or the CLIENT (sometimes both) so we know they work. You've just go to place them on the right mobile websites/applications.
3. Need to find a source that has a high daily impression volume in the country you're trying to target and one that you understand where your ads are being shown.
Hope this helps!