amlothi
Android Expert
also...i like how you are talking about legality of things when half of the forum is dedicated to rooting phones, and you bluntly indicate that you have a rooted phone yourself, double edged sword there.
Rooting your phone is not illegal:
iPhone jailbreak and Android root now legal, exempt from DMCA
It does invalidate the warranty for most phones though.
Also, violating your contract is not illegal. It's a breach of contract. The police aren't going to come arrest you, but Verizon could cancel your service without warning if they find out you are doing it (not sure how they would know, but anyway...) and/or they could charge you for the extra fee and possibly sue you if you didn't pay.

....but whatever works for you heh.