[yodnnee]

Hey,

I'm considering buying a US Blackberry Bold 9700 and shipping it back to Australia to use, 2 questions:

1. If I buy a locked US blackberry will I be able to unlock it from a US carrier without their SIM card?

2. A review I read claimed that there are slightly different variations of the Bold 9700 designed for different networks, is this true? I intend to use it on the Australian Vodafone network, which for 2G is a GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz network, and for 3G is 2100 MHz UMTS network.

Is there a particular US mobile carrier whose BBs would support this? I've heard US Mobile bandwidths and protocols are a little unique.

Any other advice would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks.