Buy the phone, unlock, jailbreak, and activate it with one of the dead easy methods like ZiPhone or iPlus. Then you can drop in any sim. I've tested mine with Telstra, Optus, Virgin (Optus), Vodafone, and 3. The 3 sim didn't work as it was locked to a handset.
Who cares which OZ carrier gets the gig
Buy the phone, unlock, jailbreak, and activate it with one of the dead easy methods like ZiPhone or iPlus. Then you can drop in any sim. I've tested mine with Telstra, Optus, Virgin (Optus), Vodafone, and 3. The 3 sim didn't work as it was locked to a handset.