You are just a pessimist, pessimist pessimist pessimist. Telenor have exclusivity on the N9 (until January 1). You can of course get them off contract in every shop, but if you want one on contract, you have to get it directly from Telenor. When Telenor say it will come on the 3rd (unconfirmed) it means +- 5 days, a week at most. And the 3rd is only two weeks off, and the announcement came today. All this means: IT IS HERE