The carrier unlock allows the iPhone to be used on another US carrier like T-Mobile, or allows for cheap roaming abroad with the purchase of a local SIM card, with the other benefit being that you are not tied to a contract with any single US cell provider. You can verify the unlock...
I would just wait & buy one the next time you're in Beijing (where I'm living now) or Seoul. Phone stores are plentiful here, phones are cheap, and all are "unlocked." Local SIM cards are practically free, too. Good luck. on June 9, 2007 03:09 PM #Paulsaid: BE CAREFUL BUYING...