No, I'm talking about those morons who launch class action suits against cell phone companies for charging by the minute, or locking their phones. I think this whole state of affairs is a horrible reflection on society. Granted, all cell phone companies who charge by the minute round up the time, and thus they reap extra income over those who charge by the second. However, I know of no cell phone company who keeps this a secret. They always tell you up front that they charge for airtime in this manner, and as such they are not guilty of misrepresentation.
Any company has the right to charge anything they want for a product or service.
In a free market system, that company will thrive or falter on how well they can sell their product or service. It is not a crime to charge more than the competition for a service or product. Now let's look at the locked phone issue. Once again, a company is allowed to sell any product it wishes, in any state it wishes, so long as it doesn't violate any consumer protection laws or lie about the condition of the item. When a cell phone company sells you a phone, it sells it to work with the service they provide.