Re: Do Any Retail Stores Sell Unlocked GSM Phones?

Scott in SoCal wrote:

> So my question is this: is there a retail store that will sell me a
> GSM phone that I can just drop a SIM card into and be up and running?
> I don't mind paying full price, but the phone MUST be free of all
> subsidy locks. I know I can get one mail order, but my wife's phone is
> dying and I need to pick up something today or tomorrow.
>
> Any suggestions? Best Buy? Circuit City? Any Ma-and-Pa shops in Orange
> County, CA, that sell unlocked phones?

Check stores in Monterey Park. Google "monterey park california cell
phone stores" but I think you'll have to go there and hunt around the
various stores. The Taiwanese cellular stores are very likely to offer
unlocked phones.

I.e. check out "http://www.phonexusa.com/storeLocation.cfm". Every phone
on their site shows "out of stock" but this may be a web site issue, so
you could call them.

Often unlocked GSM phones are available on craigslist, sometimes new ones.