Unlock my old 3G after upgrade?

Searched the discussions and found old answers to this question. Hoping to get a more current answer.
I just upgraded my AT&T account to a new iPhone 4. This leaves me with my old 3GS. Considering potential uses for my old iPhone. I want to use it as my international phone when I travel by acquiring SIM cards from carriers in countries I visit. I have read that I will need to unlock the phone to do this. Is this possible? Can I do it myself or do I need it done by AT&T or Apple?
I don't know much about SIM cards. I assume each card will include a phone number from the carrier. ?? Do SIM cards also provide data service? Will I be able to tether my laptop to the iPhone?

Go back and read all those old answers you found, they are still very relevant and acurate.
Neither AT&T or Apple will unlock a US sold iPhone for any reason.

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Sebastian Solbach (DBA Community) wrote:
Hi,
This is a known issue (listed in Readme)
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/readmes.112/e22488/toc.htm#CHDDJCFH
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How to Deinstall Old Clusterware Home Once Upgrade to Newer Version is Complete (Doc ID 1346305.1)
How to Proceed from Failed Upgrade to 11gR2 Grid Infrastructure on Linux/Unix (Doc ID 969254.1)
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