It's not just that, they'll happily violate a policy if there's not going to be a huge backlash about it. I remember when Verizon started booting Kyocera 7135

It's not just that, they'll happily violate a policy if there's not going to be a huge backlash about it. I remember when Verizon started booting Kyocera 7135 devices off their networks(even on contract) if they were under a "Minutes of use" data plan and offering an "upgrade" to Treos but only if you picked up a $50/mo data plan + renew your contract. The ostensibly did this because the device was "causing compatibility issues", however no other carries with the same device did the same thing. Tons of posts on howardforums but not enough to cause a huge stir. The whole process left such a sour taste in my mouth I'll never own a cell phone on Verizon again.