I would've got it from Verizon but they require phone activated on their network for 60 days to get a free unlock code. I never had verizon account. I bought the code on ebay. Are you saying the phone will prompt for unlock code once I installed non US GSM SIM? I tried to install
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/1493604-post1.html this radio but corrupts the image. I had to reisntall the rom twice.