"You can't buy a full-priced phone in any US store" Actually, I always buy full-priced phones in US stores. In reverse chronological order: - Motorola Droid p

"You can't buy a full-priced phone in any US store" Actually, I always buy full-priced phones in US stores. In reverse chronological order: - Motorola Droid purchased in a Verizon store for $579 - G1 purchased in a T-Mobile store for $499 - HTC Shadow purchased in a T-Mobile store for $449 - Sidekick (forget which one) purchased in a T-Mobile store for about $500 Every carrier lets you buy an unsubsidized phone. It's really not hard. It's just that Americans don't do it, for some reason.