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This article has bad advice all over it.

First off, let me tell you how to save money on an iPhone. You buy it the day it comes out. Then after one year, when you're eligible for an upgrade with ATT, you buy it at the upgrade price. Then you unlock / jailbreak your old iPhone, eBay it, and you end up making a slight profit. So yes... you can get a free iPhone every year.

Second, "avoiding" eBay is stupid. Of course you should be careful, read descriptions carefully, and check the seller rating and feedback. If a seller has sold hundreds of items or more, and their feedback is over 99%, there is no cause for concern. Furthermore, Paypal & eBay's buyer protection policies are top notch (often to the chagrin of the seller).

And third, an unlocked iPhone in the USA can only work on two networks: ATT & T-Mobile. T-Mobile and ATT, however, use different 3G bandwidths so your iPhone will NOT get 3G service if you use T-Mobile. So you can unlock your phone and enjoy the sweet joy of EDGE data on T-Mobile.

So yeah... real genius... Pay a huge premium to get an unlocked iPhone... And then use it on T-Mobile. Great freaking idea.