Unlocked iPhones - How to tell if it's unlocked

Hello,
Sort of hijacked another thread with this question - my apologies.
Question is, if you were buying a second hand iPhone, is there a way to look and see whether it's unlocked or not? I see on my 3Gs there's a 'locked' icon in the middle at the top above the Date and Time - is that the indicator?
Thank you.

I find this really interesting - at least that there's no way of knowing whether a phone is locked or not. There's a big secondary market out there selling 'unlocked' iPhones and the public has no way of knowing.
Trust me, it's a Porsche under that paint.

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