Gotcha. Thanks for all that info! I think what I'm going to do is get something like a Samsung Captivate or Vibrant for $150. That way I can justify spending $150 for maybe just a month's worth of usage per year when I'm overseas. And it's easily unlockable, support a wide range of bands, and are decent phones anyway. Is there anything else like these phones but with a slide out keyboard?
For domestic I'd like to stick with Sprint, and their world phone offerings are lackluster to me (I wouldn't want to use them everyday in the USA) plus the only way to get the world phones at a good price is to sign up for another 2 year contract. I'd much rather save that discount for a phone I'd actually want, like a slider version of the Galaxy S2, if it ever comes. Sometimes I think manufacturers have abandoned us slider users, unfortunately
