Originally Posted by geedub

Buy a GSM phone from a legit source, not something sketchy, and pay $2.00 on ebay for an IMEI unlock. I never bothered to jailbreak because the few apps I use only cost a few dollars each, why bother is what I figured. Your other option is to software unlock which is also pretty easy but you have a chance to bricking the phone and I am not sure if you can do factory updates, probably not. IMEI unlock you can do updates with itunes and what not no problem.