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[jbearamus]

probably going to want to talk to a different salesman. sprint doesn't sell a gsm touch pro. they have the touch pro 2 which has dual gsm/cdma radios so you can use international roaming just as they have several other models that do the same.
as for activating a sim card with sprint those are intended for the international roaming and even if you get them to activate it for use in the states it probably wouldn't last long b/c it will cost sprint too much in off network roaming and they'll deactivate it
and i understand a budget but it sounds like the best way for you to get the phone you're looking for is to get it from sprint for $199 when you sign the 2 year when you activate