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I gave up
I have an advantage in that my travel takes me to Europe and Asia, so it was relatively easy to give up on American handsets and just switch to one I purchased overseas (uncrippled). Of course I had to pay some money (i.e. not the free or nearly free) but I had a choice of phones simply unmatched here in the US. Slip in my SIM (its a GSM phone) and go from there. What I find interesting is that CDMA phones in China have sim cards, but Verizon, the largest CDMA system in America, does not have cards (so I've been told). Rather, they actually "burn" the phones with the data inside, thus rendering it impossible to use the handset EVER on another carrier. I may be mistaken, but it's probably the case. Anyway, like I said, I'm just buying phones overseas now. The extra cost is worth the added benefits of a) newest tech and b) more flexibility.
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