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I'd be quite interested to see what the International breakdown of those 7 million iPhones are. Because the iPhone is available on a lot more than 1 carrier. (And it is available for the other 5.7 billion people in the world.

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The problem is that it's often (or always?) limited to only one carrier per country. That sucks.

Not true, most countries offer both carrier-locked and unsubsidized (unlocked) iPhones.

Alright, I guess I'm just lucky to be in Finland then.

Besides Germany and Hong Kong, where else is unlocked iPhone available?

Here it is offered by most carriers.

Where's "here" ?

Australia for one.

http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/phones/iphone/

http://www.optus.com.au/iphone

http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/iphone/index.htm

https://www.virginmobile.com.au/shop/iPhone.aspx

http://www.three.com.au/iPhone?intcmp=W0001

Or you can buy unlocked direct from Apple:

http://www.apple.com/au/iphone/buy/

Australia

Not always. In Australia, it's available on all the major carriers - Telstra, Optus, Vodafone and 3 plus some virtual carriers who resell service from the majors.

In the UK, Apple's deal with O2 is coming to an end and both Orange and Vodafone have indicated that they will offer it. T-mobile have said they're sticking with the G2 as their preferred smartphone. Ha, ha, good luck with that[1].

[1] T-mobile are being acquired by Orange so whatever they say about anything is subject to change... Can't imagine their new overlords will be happy about them dragging their heels.

Not sure how common that is outside of the US. In Sweden it's available on all carriers, I think. (It was exclusive to one carrier for the first year or so.)

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