Again, no one can explain to me exactly WHY Apple felt the need to reflash the baseband chip?
Exactly what was the "bug" in there other than the ability to be unlocked?
Only people who have never lived or traveled outside North America put up with locked phones and long contracts.
I know in Germany there are TONS of phone shops and they list two prices: one with a contract and another without.
they actually give the buyer a choice there. I'm sure it's still pretty much the same for the rest of Europe, I've seen it in almost every single country I've traveled through there.