Nice post and spot on. Question for you. My mother retired from AT&T/Lucent and has the option to get an iPhone with a plan. I was told by Apple that I should get the plan, then cancel it and use the iPhone with only the wifi, and iPod, etc.... options. However, I heard that if the plan is cancelled, the iPhone become inoperable again with no functions working. Is this true, and if you have time, can you verify this? If I can get an iPhone for the time being until they come out in Europe, as I do not mind paying for another one. Thanks in advance.