The young lady I spoke to (yes, nokia.co.uk) said they were inundated with calls. I apologised on our behalf, and said there was a lot of misinformation on the net and confusion with nokia-retail.

She couldn't give me an exact date for dispatch, but assured me that nokia.co.uk orders will all be sent out next week, in the order in which they were received. She sounded like she'd be quite relieved when they ship! I felt sorry for her. Regardless of who is 'to blame' I don't think she was. She apologised profusely for not being able to give me anything more definite, but she did know that the phones are already being dispatched in other countries.

I'd say those who ordered from nokia.co.uk should be n900ing by this time next week. Not so sure about anyone else.