http://www.walmart.com/ip/Nokia-Lum...1=g&wl2=&wl3=21486607510&wl4=&wl5=pla&veh=sem No contract $129 (if you can actually find it at Wal-Mart) 4G phone. Bought one for the wife last week, and it's pretty sleek for something that cheap. This IS the step that M$ and Nokia need to take and I'm glad they're finally taking it. I wonder if Android will counter by dropping the price point of LG Optimus L9 to $130 (they should). However, if anyone dropped their phone and want to buy something cheap to hold them over till they buy their next UBER phone, you can't go wrong with the 521.
Apparently, no it's not unlocked but after googling (since my wife is going back to China for a month, I need to help her unlock her phone anyways). http://forums.wpcentral.com/nokia-lumia-521/224824-nokia-lumia-521-unlocked.html How I unlocked my Nokia Lumia 521 to work with AT&T: Have a willing friend or family member to use their T-Mobile SIM card in the Nokia Lumia 521 for at least 7 days. By the 7th day, they can call T-Mobile and request the unlock code. The unlock code will be emailed to them as a 20-digit number. I did not have to fax in a receipt, but we did see a T-Mobile rep at first to make sure we were doing it right - he may or may not have made a note of our receipt in the system. I have an AT&T SIM card. Using my Nokia Lumia 820 from AT&T, I had to enable my AT&T SIM pin code by following these instructions: Enable or Change the SIM PIN Code for the LG Quantum (C900) - AT&T GoPhone® Support* Then I inserted my AT&T SIM card into the Nokia Lumia 521, and I entered "1111" as my SIM pin code when prompted. Then I went into Settings > access points, and changed service to AT&T. I then entered the 20-digit unlock code from the T-Mobile email. The Nokia Lumia 521 is now unlocked and working with AT&T 4G service. If you don't have an existing T-Mobile account or a friend/family member with T-Mobile, then sorry, I don't know how you would unlock the phone. I tried to do it myself without a T-Mobile account, and the T-Mobile representative would not allow it.
