[Frank_NJ]

Marcus,

There are plenty of places on the web to buy unlocked phones. I buy my phones from one of the following and here are the links:

http://www.myworldphone.com/
http://www.welectronics.com/

I usually buy from the first one. They are great to deal with and with a unlocked phone you can use it with any service provider. So if you are traveling say to St Barts you can get a sim from a local carrier and have a working phone with low rates.