No need to explain further — all you need to know is that it is STILL AVAILABLE.

Early termination fees, the only wall that bars consumers from becoming scott free from a lock in period to a particular telco is now illegal in California:

In one fell swoop, Judge Bonnie Sabraw of the Alameda County Superior Court has added $72.9 million to Sprint-Nextel’s loss column, and declared early termination fees illegal. Ruling against the service provider in a class-action lawsuit, the judge ordered the company to pay $18.2 million to the plaintiffs, and say goodbye to over $54.7 million, the total amount charged to reportedly over 2 million Californians when they terminated their post-paid plans early.

So does this apply to the iPhone 3G and AT&T lock in plans? Actually no. First off the FCC obviously sees through this as a scapegoat plan to get much desired hardware. They’re smarter than that. A whole bunch of AT&T customers all of a sudden becoming dissatisfied with AT&T’ service all at once? Too suspicious, it’s actually cute.

If you’re not so much of a purist when it comes to unboxing videos, here’s one done by the AT&T guy of the iPhone 3G (white edition).

Compare the video to the one done by Wirelessinfo.com:

… and the one done by Duncan Riley over at Inquisitr.com:

Watched them all? OK good. Tell me now, is there a huge difference in the way it’s done in these three videos?

Yeah you heard it right. Furiousim, the technology that unlocked the first iPhone will work on the iPhone 3G. So you can now have your unlocked iPhone 3G very very soon. But Furiousim needs your help in unlocking the new iPhone 3G. How? Sell them yours for $600.00.

[from our friends at 3GWeek]

… or maybe Steve Jobs’ reality distortion field.

So whatever it is, signal’s been wonky in Virginia.

And nah, we highly doubt this is even related to the iPhone’s release.

So how’s your AT&T signal recently?

This video gives detailed information about AT&T’s iReady Program to help consumers figure out how they can actually go about buying or upgrading to an iPhone 3G on the 1th of July. There are three categories for consumers:

1. I have an original iPhone and I want to upgrade it to the iPhone 3G

2. I want to upgrade my iPhone and I’m eligible for upgrade pricing

3.I want to upgrade my iPhone but I am not yet eligible for the upgraded pricing scheme

If you don’t fall into these categories it means that you aren’t an AT&T customer. But that doesn’t mean that AT&T will not sell you an iPhone 3G. Watch the video below to see how to apply for an AT&T line with an iPhone 3G:

Starting May 4th, AT&T will be releasing two new handsets to accommodate their Mobile TV service. The exclusive handsets will include the LG Vu and Samsung Access.

Channels will include: CBS Mobile, ESPN Mobile TV, FOX Mobile, NBC 2Go, NBC News 2Go, MTV Networks’ COMEDY CENTRAL, MTV and Nickelodeon.

There will be two exclusive AT&T channels via USA’s FLO TV. These channels are PIX and CNN Mobile Live:
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With the iPhone set to launch in a couple of hours, consumers are going to get a mainstream plummet into the iPhone as well as AT&T. Guy Kawasaki approaches his iPhone review from a corollary experience with AT&T technical support.

I love Steve. I love Apple. I’m even open to spending more on a phone than a computer, but AT&T? The slowness of its data network is only exceeded by its lack of customer service. Can I just buy an iPhone to use as a PDA to impress my friends, listen to music, watch video, and access the Internet via Wifi while not having anything to do with AT&T? Can you hear me now?