For those not willing to wait, its rather easy to buy a used Android phone on craigslist and simply not sign up with a carrier. I'm a developer who needs various Android phones for testing. I use them WiFi and everything works - including Google Play and Amazon Marketplace - but no data plan and no phone calls.
For example, I bought a used HTC Evo 4G for Sprint for only $150. It had the micro SD card removed so I bought one of those and put it in. Still way less than what the phone cost would have cost at non-subsidized retail.
For those not willing to wait, its rather easy to buy a used Android phone on craigslist and simply not sign up with a carrier. I'm a developer who needs various Android phones for testing. I use them WiFi and everything works - including Google Play and Amazon Marketplace - but no data plan and no phone calls.
For example, I bought a used HTC Evo 4G for Sprint for only $150. It had the micro SD card removed so I bought one of those and put it in. Still way less than what the phone cost would have cost at non-subsidized retail.