@Kristy:Yay, another iPod Touch user! No data/roaming- Yes! And WiFi is getting more and more available when I travel abroad too. Right now, most of Southeast Asia has wifi and they advertise it in cafes, restaurants, guesthouses, knowing it’s a feature tourists will flock to.

@wftristan: Thanks for the post. I appreciate it. =) I’ll try to look out for it.

@Gray: Initially, I needed something to take to Korea. The Android phone, without service, you can’t access the main screen (I bought one, tried & ended up returning it). Android was too tethered; and might be equally expensive if I were looking for a non-contract/open sim phone. Meanwhile many iPhone users already knew how to jailbreak their phones, but I didn’t want to have to do that either. Living abroad & traveling, my main concern is the ability to use my handheld in both, CDMA & GSM countries & without needing a contract. As an iPod Touch, I have most of the capabilities of an iPhone w/ the exception of anytime internet, so to pay the extra money isn’t really worth it for me (and the fact I enjoy traveling developing countries, the last thing I want to worry about is getting it stolen or broken. Really. I may rethink buying an iPhone 5, when it comes out though. 😉

Thanks

Tristan