The user can't "cancel the plan," though. It's a CONTRACT. That's why the entire scam is backward. Under contract, the user has to pay the original company eve

The user can't "cancel the plan," though. It's a CONTRACT. That's why the entire scam is backward. Under contract, the user has to pay the original company every month. It's actually GOOD for that company if the user takes his phone elsewhere, because now he has to pay for service he's not using. That's why locking the phone is mind-bogglingly stupid.