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Thanks for getting the answer to that, it is good to know.

I agree that this is frustrating to us the NA consumer, but I can see HTC’s position. Europe is much more phone centric IMHO where the states is entrenched in carrier based deployment.

I wait because I don’t care for a phone that has been branded (or crippled in some instances) to allow my carrier to influence how they want me to use my phone. Even with the wait, though I think it is well worth it. I still am able to get a phone that is cutting edge (for the states anyway).