iPhone 4S will be SIM-unlocked on Sprint (And Verizon, after 60 days)  

But there’s a new wrinkle that potentially makes the international-roaming experience better on Sprint and Verizon iPhones than it is on AT&T. Sprint plans to sell the iPhone 4S with its micro-SIM slot unlocked; Verizon’s will be initially locked, but if you’ve been a customer in good standing for 60 days, you can call Verizon and ask for an “international unlock.” (A Verizon spokesperson told me that this is Verizon’s standard policy for all world phones—it’s just the first time it’s manifested itself on an iPhone.)

This is awesome. My biggest annoyance while traveling in Southeast Asia over the summer was having to use a jerry-rigged hardware SIM unlocker called Gevey. Horrible experience. [Source: Macworld]