How Do I Verify "Factory Unlocked"?

How do I verify if an iPhone 3GS is truly factory unlocked? I have two that are allegedly "factory unlocked," a 3G 16GB and the 3GS 32GB. I activated the former and got the iTunes message, "Congratulations, your iPhone has been unlocked." Does this alone confirm if an iPhone is factory unlocked? I have yet to activate my 3GS because I want to check with you experts first on the matter.

John Kilpatrick wrote:
Which means that AT&T could unlock iPhones for a fee if they wanted to. But then won't. Another reason to hate them.
Actually it does not mean this at all. The link referenced above shows which phones are locked to carriers, which carriers can unlock and which can not. US phones are NOT unlockable by the carrier - I suspect Apple has the means to do it, but AT&T does not.
The table used to have model numbers so you could know right away what country your phone came from, but for some reason Apple has hidden that data.
This is a deal that AT&T made with Apple - hopefully one of the court cases making its way along will eventually give us the right to unlock our phones, at least for overseas travel or when our contract is satisfied.

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