I'm hoping that will mean good news for us here in the USA too. As posted on the maccellphone list:

Jay Levy says he has been stung by Apple's iPhone pact with AT&T after he took an Iphone on a Mediterranean cruise.
They didn't use their phones, but when they got back they had a 54-page monthly bill of nearly $4,800 from AT&T Wireless.

The problem was that their three Iphones were racking up a bill for data charges using foreign phone charges. The Iphone regularly updates e-mail, even while it's off, so that all the messages will be available when the user turns it on.

Levy is fuming, claiming that Apple and AT&T were acting like a bank which has automatic access to your ATM machine and is siphoning money out during all times of the day and night.

Normally it does not cost US users for domestic data transfers, but the Iphone's international plan in 29 countries, mostly in Europe, costs $24.99 for 20 megabytes.

Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris points out in its terms and conditions that it will cost an arm an a leg to use an Iphone out of the US even if no services are intentionally used.

Nope, actually Off means Off
 

Actually, the iPhone doesn't do that while it's off, so it's possible that Jay Levy may be just a whiny git who should've RTFM in this instance. More about this 'problem' at page below.

Idiots Keep Incurring iPhone's Roaming Data Charges at Gizmodo site.

Like I said earlier the towers here have already have 3G UTMS on them and it's niiiiice. That's what I'm going to wait for. Not going to get a 400 dollar phone to just end up wanting the next version down the road shortly. I'm also wanting them to have more space on the things like the iPod touch has.

The only reason that I didn't get one this summer is lack of 3G although it is real tempting to pickup one of the $299 closeouts to use until then.