I am incredibly happy that purchasing an unlocked phone is still an option, and slightly let down by the fact that I have to wait until November.

I would have been, but it's only on GSM! GAH! Why tether the unlocked option to a single carrier - ESPECIALLY when that carrier is AT&T !?

From what I can gather reading the fine print on Apple's various pages, it seems the phone gets locked to either GSM or CDMA at the time of sale or activation, although perhaps that's not entirely true for the CDMA version if it allows the use of foreign SIM cards when traveling.

The unlocked iPhone 4s is available in Canada. Maybe we will see phones being resold from Canada to the USA.

Apple Store Canada seems to be having trouble Apple account logins, but after trying a few times, it finally got to checkout.

I had no problems. Too bad AppleCare+ is not available in Canada.

the order page is still broken for att customer, you cant create new account, or choose existing account

indeed. even trying to upgrade on at&t's site is broken.

Not working to create a new Verizon account either. Quits when you get to the credit check.

Mmmm.... http://twitpic.com/6wcvmo