Unless you jailbreak it

Not the 1st problem for Apple products entering Israel:

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2009/12/19/video-three-bullets-and-a-macbook/

You are right on. We have 3 iPhones we use, and 1 since they 1st came out. We can run virtually all the Apps we want, even w/o 3G.
If you have WIFI and EDGE, 3G is just a luxury you pay more for (not worth it for us). Our phones continue to be up-to-date with the
just fine GPS, videorecorder, 5MP camera, iCam and hundreds of Apps, none of which existed when we bought our iPhones. However,
it may be time to more to a iPad (iTablet) next week, but our 3 iPhone will just "Keep on Truckin" just fine for a lower monthly fee than
others on 3G. Yes! so far Apple has made a product that continues to be upgradable, which is like a gift that continues giving.

Just saw a COAX-RJ11 cable (eBay 200256089555), but I need one at each end & shipping is high.

http://cgi.ebay.com/General-Cable-3CC-4SH-6-Foot-Network-Coax-to-RJ11-Telep_W0QQitemZ200256089555

http://www.recycledgoods.com/zoom.aspx?productID=16714

Other (lower cost) suggestions welcome. Rewiring coax where the phone line is looks difficult as it doesn't seem to pull
from the basement (origin) to the desired room as it circumnavigates around many corners and is hidden in innaccessible places.

We don't have coax running to all rooms in our house, BUT we do have copper phone lines.

My sons (Caltech & VT), who know much about such things suggested I might connect my Coax signal
where it enters our home (next to the phone junction box) to pass the signal to the phone junction box
in the desired room(s). I tried twisting the cables together, and it actually works. However, the TV signal is
clear on some channels but not on all. It was suggested I combine several of the six phone wires together
(say Red & Green) for a better connection to purchase 2 Coax-RJ11 adapters to get a better signal. I can't
find such adapters, even on eBay. Any suggestions?

This shows just how shoddy WIRED stories are fabricated and sensationalized. I can't help but take that into account in reading future WIRED stories. WIRED credibility is seriously called into question by such blatant errors which articles source denies.

As I understand the law, I think this is the way it works:

1. Foreign national (FN) gets PhD in a technical discipline in the US
2. FN automatically granted 1 additional year in the US for "Technical Training"
      (during this year or before, FN can apply for an H1B visa)
3. FN obtains H1B visa (with company attorney's help) to work an unlimited time in the US at this or other related company.

4. 2 month grace period to find another stateside job (perhaps even longer).

Check NASAWatch to see some inacuracies in this Bloomberg story.

My nephew studied at a top notch "foreign" University, McGill in Momtreal. McGill ranks right up there with Harvard & MIT according to the The Gourman Report. You may find the Gourman Report useful in selecting a university with rated computer science curricula.

However, in the long, run two things you may consider:
1. CS alone may be "not enough" for good jobs now or in the future. Consider a strong related minor or additional major (say science, business, etc. ) to boost you marketable skills. CS, like Math is a required skill for the vast majority of the best future jobs, Don't think what's past is prologue for the future.
2. The best philosophy is probably to study hard now (get 2 majors in the U.S,) and leave travel to later or summers. When you look for a job, I doubt that studying in a foreign country is likely to add much, if any. It may even raise questions as to your diligence and motivation toward your career rather than fun.