Buying unlocked phones in US

Since the announcement of iPhone's price tag (and other events, like Nokia opening up flagship stores), many have been wondering: will users shell out for an unsubsidized (and locked) phone? It's a fair question. Much of Moto RAZR's recent success has been attributed to massive carrier subsidies, despite its initial price tag of $499.

According to Boardtracker, there were 66K+ threads about unlocked phones in the last year.