Hmm, that may be true. There are certainly a lot of recent locked handsets one can only buy in a post-paid package in the US. In my experience, however, post-pa

Hmm, that may be true. There are certainly a lot of recent locked handsets one can only buy in a post-paid package in the US. In my experience, however, post-paid overage rates can be quite substantial too (plus any so-called "cramming"). Some of the carriers have been pushing prepaid unlimited plans (some including data, throttled after certain thresholds of course) at pretty attractive price points (usually advertised in terms of a price inclusive of all taxes and fees unlike post-paid). It has worked out well for me so far (crossing fingers). There is also the phenomenon where in Asian and European countries people pay the full unsubsidized cost of the latest and greatest phone AND for a post-paid plan. Just curious, what other inflexibilities have you encountered?