QUOTE(Boogie-Monster @ Aug 26 2008, 11:04 PM)

If you do enough searching you can find international phones that will work here if your service uses sim cards. Shit will cost you a grip though since all international phones are unlocked. I had a friend that paid around 300-400 for a Nokia phone they don't carry here in the states, and it's a lot nicer than all the typical stuff they got here.
www.gsmarena.com has reviews some cool phones and even previews upcoming ones. They don't sell them on that site though.
My dad bought a Motorola Ming, which is only avalible in China. It has some crazy features, such as business card reader. You take a picture of a business card and it adds all the details as a new contact. You just need to buy it unlocked, and then put in your sim card.