Search eBay for a PVG-100 and you'll find "open box" ones for ~$80 shipped. These are pretty much new phones that were theoretically locked to be sold at Verizon as a companion phone. In reality, they work perfectly fine unlocked.
I've had one for over a month now. It has the Verizon boot-up screen, but you can pull the SIM tray out and put whatever card you want to use it on any network. I'm currently using it as the primary phone on the Verizon network...something that was theoretically "impossible" with this model. Works fine for me!
I've had one for over a month now. It has the Verizon boot-up screen, but you can pull the SIM tray out and put whatever card you want to use it on any network. I'm currently using it as the primary phone on the Verizon network...something that was theoretically "impossible" with this model. Works fine for me!