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I'm not sure you can buy a carrier-unlocked CDMA phone. I think that's only possible with GSM.

You can/could in the US - Nokia stores sell them (if they're not closed down now)

Sure, but you can't activate it anywhere worth mentioning; Verizon and Sprint won't activate phones they didn't sell.

That's besides the point. Just because you can't use it anywhere doesn't mean it's not available.