I think that stupid "law" you're referring to is probably just a contract. Occasionally, hardware and software companies come to an agreement that they can only sell it certain people and in certain places or something similar to that. I'd probably just get an iPod Touch, but really I wouldn't mind any of them. My sister just recently got an iPhone but she lives nowhere near me, so I haven't gotten to check it out yet. Maybe by the time Christmas rolls around, she'll be down here, that is, if she's not dissatisfied with it within the next 23 or so days.