At 30 Dec 2007 10:07:40 -0800 Mr. Strat wrote:

> > You reaize that AT&T has a multi-year exclusivity contract for
> > the iPhone, right? (The pundits are claiming five years, though
> > AT&T and Apple are, AFAIK, publicily silent about the terms.)
>
> I know that. But they can come out with a different model that's not
> locked to a crappy carriet.
Somehow I think AT&T's lawyers just might have considered that possibility
during the negotiations!

You won't be seeing a competing unlocked mobile phone from Apple in the US.

Buying an overseas grey market unlocked iPhone (from a country that
requires unocked phones) is a possibility, however simply unlocking an AT&T
locked model would be cheaper.