Buying an unlocked i850 or i860?

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just the Boost Mobile phones are double locked I think
"Rob W" <randomELIDE940@ELIDEshaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Telus (BC, Canada) offers a few iDen phones (the i830, i833 and i730)
> for use on their network, but they don't offer the ones I want - the
> i850 or the i860.
>
> My understanding is that most that are on ebay are double locked, and
> are difficult to unlock (what exactly has to be done to unlock a double
> locked i850 or i860 anyway?)
>
> Is there somewhere I can buy them unlocked (e.g. direct from the factory?)
>
> I might just give up and settle for an i830, but I would really like the
> larger screen of the i850 or i860.
>
> Rob
>
> PS: does anyone know if there is any difference between the i730, i830,
> i850 and i860 in terms of clarity and loudness (both are overridingly
> important factors for me)?