I just called NokiaUSA on the phone instead of chatting as I did earlier. The lady (this time) told me that the $50 rebate was not valid for the n900 ordered from NokiaUSA. So now I have the same answer from two different Nokia reps (no rebate) while we have others here who pointedly asked the same question from Nokia and got replies that the rebate was valid. Also she would not tell me the total order amount (including tax) unless she entered the order into her system. Sounds like a crap shoot to me... *smile* Guess I'll sit and stew some more. Maybe by next week the NokiaUSA order system will either have gotten fixed or totally died. I figure I can wait a while then order from NokiaUSA and still beat Amazon's shipping time by several weeks.