I thought this was going to be an anti-cellphone user thread. Darn, I woulda been all over that.
Don't like the companies? There really is an easy solution.
DON'T BUY ONE! You are not mandated to have a cell phone. People survived fine without one 20 years ago and can do the same know.
People are willing to sign 2 year contracts that say there is an early termination fee of $200, so why wouldn't the companies put that on there? Customers are willing to pay $50 for service, so why charge them $30?
It really is amazing how supply and demand works.