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.

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On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:26:24 -0800, Scott in SoCal
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Years ago, I bought several Sony Ericsson phones at my local Cingular
>Wireless store. I paid full retail price for each one, and each one
>came without a subsidy lock and without forcing me into any sort of a
>contract (I have been month-to-month since day one and I intend to
>keep it that way).
>
>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?

Frys has a display of Sony Ericsson phones that are unlocked.