Very similar story for me. When I verified with a NewEgg Rep about the 11/14 release date they confirmed that would be the the date they would start shipping. Which was my primary reason for sticking with and choosing NewEgg for my purchase. I even skipped that $460 deal on Dell SB just to make sure I got it in a reasonable time before I leave on a trip. Since I will be out of town now potentially without a cellphone for quite a while, I'm quite annoyed at how NewEgg's Reps handled it. Of course I learned from it and I've notified NewEgg that they may have just lost a customer. Currently their reasoning for releasing it on the 30th is because "the manufacturer, Nokia, has told us not to release it till the 30th." Which I will also be taking with a grain of salt after everything else they have told me. Its just not good business practice when you have customers paying $500+ for a product. On a side note I talked with people at the Nokia Chicago Flagship store, once they get them they will be contacting everyone who is currently on the waiting list to come in and purchase the N900's.