Getting an E200 in the U.S. - possible orange unlock a PYG?

[Guest urdone311]

I'm currently an SPV user in Los Angeles, and I am dying to get an E200 despite the bugs.

Apparently orange will unlock a Pay as you go phone for 20 pounds? If so is there any way i could purchase a pay as you go and have it it unlocked by orange to have it work on ATT here in the U.S.?

If anyone has any ideas on how I could do this, it would be appreciated.

(and no, i don't want to spend the $700.00 on the phone that that mobile toys website or whatever has it listed for!!)

Thanks!

Joe

[Guest chanceu]

Check eBay. Search for XPhone. There's a guy (his username is x1387) selling them for around $450. I'm pretty sure they are being shipped from Asia. I got one and upgraded the ROM using the Orange UK upgrade and it works great.

There's also a place one the Web (located in Las Vegas) selling the i-Mate SmartPhone2 for $599 (http://www.gsmphonesource.com/products/customer/home.php?cat=17)

[Guest Jay247]

Also,

on the Orange Developers Site you can order a completely unlocked version for a similar price.

Have a look at http://ora.co.uk/orangeSPV/

P.S.:

So tell me, urdone311, do the US mobile operators now with with SIM cards as well? I remember my Nikoa 5160 didn't, all I got was a NAM.