[Streak 5 General] toyfreak:
Here's a copy/paste of a chat I had with a Dell rep. earlier today regarding whether or not the Streak was sold unlocked in the USA... I know the answer already but had to ask anyway:

1:12:20 PM

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1:12:20 PM

System	Connected with BE_HY_sannie_j

1:12:25 PM

BE_HY_sannie_j	Welcome to Dell Chat! I hope you are doing well and thank you for waiting. I am Sannie. I will be you personal Sales consultant. My Direct number is 1- 800 -2893355 at Extn: 4163261 & e-mail id is sannie_j@dell.com

1:12:35 PM

BE_HY_sannie_j	Hi Cary:)

1:13:44 PM

cary	hello. i want to know if the dell streak will be sold in the usa with no sim lock. right now both models being sold are locked to at&t. thanks.

1:14:00 PM

BE_HY_sannie_j	Great! Glad you chatted in today, I'd be happy to help you with that.

1:14:45 PM

BE_HY_sannie_j	you can get it with at&t unlocked for $549.99

1:16:05 PM

cary	even at that price i can only put an at&t sim card in it. others will not work. will there be an unlocked (any sim) version in the usa? dell did this in the uk... started out selling an o2 locked version then followed up with an any-sim version.

1:18:21 PM

BE_HY_sannie_j	if you want to get it unlocked its for $549

1:18:26 PM

BE_HY_sannie_j	and if you want to get it locked with AT&T its for $299

1:18:41 PM

BE_HY_sannie_j	if you buy for $549 you can install your own sim

1:19:35 PM

cary	this is not true. dell's web site explicitly states both versions are locked to at&t. the only difference is one requires a 2-year contact.

1:20:26 PM

BE_HY_sannie_j	if you buy for $549 its not locked

1:20:44 PM

BE_HY_sannie_j	its only if you want to get it for $299 it is locked with AT&T with 2 years contract

1:22:07 PM

cary	did dell just change this? everywhere i look (inside and outside dell's web site) states all usa dell streaks are sim locked to at&t.

1:22:11 PM

BE_HY_sannie_j	you can install your own cards like Verizon or any other sim on the streak if its for $549

1:22:34 PM

cary	can you wait for me to find and copy/paste?

1:22:36 PM

BE_HY_sannie_j	yes its Sim locked with AT&T only if you buy for $299

1:22:56 PM

BE_HY_sannie_j	you will have an option to activate with AT&T and the price will be $299 other wise it will be $549

1:25:17 PM

cary	from dell's front page on streak: We fit the whole world into a 5-inch screen

Introducing the Dell Streak. The perfectly-sized, go-anywhere entertainment, social connection and navigation device.

Widescreen display optimally designed for mobile web, video and movies

Integrated social networking widgets and apps, plus tons of apps through the Android Marketplace

Crystal-clear damage-resistant Gorilla® glass screen

Google MapsTM with navigation and text-to-voice, turn-by-turn directions with Street View

Multitasking Google Android OS that gives you the freedom to do what you want

$549.99

As low as $299.99 with 2-year AT&T contract activation. For use on AT&T network only.

1:26:52 PM

cary	from mobilewhack: Typically, when you purchase a new cell phone you’re forced to lock yourself into at least a 2-year contract which nets you a nicely subsidized device. However, if you chose to buy the device outright for the full retail price you usually expect to use it on whatever carrier you want. With the Dell Streak, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

According to Dell’s Lionel Menchaca, the $549 version of the Dell Streak with no contract will still be locked to AT&T.

This is quit the bummer for those who were looking to purchase the Streak and then use it on a carrier of choice. But oh well, for those of you looking to pick the device up it will be available later this year when an unlock is sure to be made available at some point.

1:30:52 PM

BE_HY_sannie_j	if you buy streak for $549 you can

use it on a carrier of your own choice

1:30:53 PM

cary	from androidcentral: PSA: Dell Streak still locked to AT&T when you purchase it off contract

Posted on Monday, Aug 16, 2010 by Ali Fazel

The Dell Streak, the new not-quite-a-phone-but-not-quite-a-tablet-either from AT&T is finally here. We've already detailed the pricing and some of the features and specs of this odd little device, but there's a little point worth remembering. Even if you purchase the Streak off contract, it's still going to be locked to AT&T. You'll be buying it unsubsidized, not unlocked. And that's true of any other phone on AT&T -- or any other carrier, for that matter.

1:33:41 PM

cary	i need definitive proof what you are saying is true. your statements contradict everything my research says about the streak: it is locked to at&t at either price.

1:34:32 PM

BE_HY_sannie_j	yes, it is for any other carrier but you can still get your choice of carrier installed

1:35:25 PM

cary	thank you for your time.

1:35:42 PM

BE_HY_sannie_j	is there anything else i may help you with

1:36:34 PM

cary	apparently not. i strongly suggest you know what you are selling and represent it accurately to potential customers. thanks again.

I couldn't take it any more so I had to stop the argument. No wonder Dell rates so poorly in the support department.