I am well aware the "safe" decision to make is the one they appear to have made. It is probably also the right one from a corporate perspective. It would obviously be a disaster if Nokia delivered non-functioning devices to unwitting Three customers. I also see that Nokia cannot know which of the N preorders are from Three customers and which are not.

Do you disagree though that it would be service-minded of Nokia to oblige informed customers asking to not have their deliveries delayed?

It's not that I'm all that agitated. I can wait. It's just that quirks like these are unfortunate. And... the itch to get my hands on the device is growing...