[GadgetKen]

Originally Posted by Malkav

i read somewhere that if you take a sim locked phone out of its home area (in this case france!) it becomes an unlocked phone in other regions/ countries!

i want it as is from france as i want the exclusive virgin mobile wallpapers etc built into the phone!

All i need to know is what kind of charger port it has, usb, other?

Looks like a nice phone.

I can speak some French.

According to the user manual at the following link, the phone can be charged from the included AC adapter or from the included USB cable (the USB cable according to the directions can be used for data transfer AND for recharging the phone. Let me know if you need me to translate a particular page for you (it will be a bit rough, I don't speak French as well as I wished I did).

http://www.virginmobile.fr/download/manuels/VTouch.pdf

If it turns out the phone is still locked, when you get back home, likely any decent mobile phone shop can unlock the phone for you for a modest charge.