This seriously sucks, the aweful long never-ending waiting...combined with the fact that due to the fact that in Czech we will have literally only tens of units for the first batch (with hundreds of pre-orders), i might have to wait for 3 more weeks till the next batch arrives in December. Not that i would be a bad person or anything, but i seriously started thinking about making an assault on the Nokia Store next week when the first units arrive.

please read before re posting a link that showed up at 6am this morning.

Neither. I called them, and then he asked if I was already on the list, and I said yes. And he said they'd call back when they get some. And I just asked if it would HOPEFULLY be soon..ish. And then he said "I wish I could call you back in 5 minutes and say we had them, but it could be ANY time." To me that sounds like it's sometime in the next day or so, but I guess any time could mean..well, any time. Who the hell knows anymore.

Just got off the phone with the New York store. Rep said they didn't get their shipment in today.

I also asked about the Special Offer that is displayed for N900 if you go to http://www.nokiausa.com/visitastore/flagshipstores and she said she didn't know what that was, but that they would know when they call me (again trying to pressure me to get on their call list).

Called the Chicago store again today. The sales rep, Marge, said the announcement was a mistake...

tell Marge she makes for a better housewife..seriously a mistake?? give me a break Nokia..get it together.

Jesus wept...is is possible that there is someone somewhere working within that company that has information that is vaguely close to being accurate?

Could Nokia botch this release up anymore than they have?
They have some serious 'management' issues in their customer relations or release department. This is not doing them many favors in breaking into the USA market.

I'm starting to suspect the only customers they really care about are the network operators they sell bulk too. Zero attention to actual paying customers... They send a press announcement that the phone is available today in USA, yet none of their Flagships have it in stock.. real professional.

Sir, the N900 flip-phone will be released shortly. It´s 5 megapixel camera, 802.1b wifi and webOS will blow you a way.

To give you a more specific timing, delivery is just around the corner.