I checked my account and it says the same thing.... but i felt that it was like that previously also...

So really when you sit back and look at everything it sounds like the phones are all ready to go, Amazon ( hopefully ) already has them and assigned each to it's pre-order's but really Nokia isn't releasing them because the updates you can get directly from the phone are all ****ed up?

I'm going by what the guy in the other thread said about updating the N900 he has in his possession along with the guy in AZ who said the thing about the Amazon warehouse.

Haha, well it's not like Amazon would be opening the box and updating things on each phone.

Though servers are going be slammed the first few days then if out of the gate all the devices need updates.

Yeah exactly my point, Amazon is not going to send back the hundreds, possibly thousands of phones they have... so basically our ebil demon plans of torturing Nokia execs should be enacted... after all if Nokia would hurry up we'd have them already. Hogwash grab your pitchfork we're going on an overseas road trip--who else wants to come?

count me in. new euro Trip a bit edited.

UPDATE: Just found out reason for delay. Nokia needs to update the phone when you first connect to service or online: The firmware/software update is not ready yet. Out of the box, you might as well be using pre production devices till the update. Most distributers do have the phone in hand and are at their wharehouses. Someone who has buy.com preorder please email them and see what they say.

Quite honestly I'd rather have the phone now and have Nokia disable any updating on their end till they get this figured out,and just deal with whatever problems there are on the phone...I just want it, and will gladly look aside whatever fw problems there are.

Email from Nokia 5 minutes ago:

Dear ,


Thank you for e-mailing the Nokia Care Contact Center. We are glad that you have chosen the Nokia N900 as your preferred device.

With regard to your inquiry about the release date of pre ordered Nokia N900, we would like to inform you that the estimated release of N900 phones is in the middle or end of October but it is not yet sure or guarantee. We do not have the exact information on when will this phone be released. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this matter has caused.

I hope the information provided proves useful.

If you have any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us again. To ensure proper handling of your case, kindly continue using the current subject line.

Thank you very much for your email. Have a great day!


Kind regards,
Anna B.
E-mail Specialist
Nokia Inc.


Check out all the phones and accessories you can purchase, direct from Nokia at www.nokiausa.com. If you have any questions, please call us at 1-866-596-6542 and we can help you find the right product for you.

Source?
It does sound feasible with all the weird and random status updates from Amazon and buy.com in the last few days. Unfortunately, software an QA are not exactly Nokia's strong points. Just look at the mess the e71 firmware update for USA users has gone through

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1545871

Its been simply missing a file for several weeks!

yea I think people that are truely interested in the n900 will be able to handle an update later via the net. They should ship the phones imo