Just thought id make some things clear about the sim locking on skinny.

2degrees are not happy with it, but do you realise that most of their phones wont work on Telecom XT or Skinny anyway. Same with vodafone

And you're only locked for 9 months and you're getting cheaper phones and if ya cant wait that long, simply pay $30! 

Ive been using skinny for a week now and found it great.