Fred is unlocking his iPhone. I'm waiting anxiously to see how this turns out. If all goes well, I may have to consider picking one up myself especially in light of the price drop. The EDGE-only doesn't bother me too much since I'm on the T-Mobile network which doesn't have HSDPA anyway.
Maybe Alex will sell me his old one when the 2G inevitably comes out with HSDPA and 16GB...