I ordered mine from Amazon with overnight shipping on 12/11/2009 after confirming that their website said "in stock." I first received an estimated delivery date of 12/15/2009, which was (some time in the next eight hours, when I checked it next) changed to 12/18/2009. I called to complain about it, and was guaranteed that it would ship out on 12/17/2009 despite my doubts about availability. On 12/17/2009 I logged in and found that it said it would be delivered on 12/19/2009. When I called to complain (and ask who delivered overnight packages on a Saturday) they said that it would in fact only be in stock on 12/19/2009, and would ship out on 12/20/2009. I then ended up arguing with the representative over whether or not UPS or any other carrier would ship on a Sunday, and eventually was escalated to someone with a local accent, who confirmed my suspicion that it would not be shipping until 12/21/2009. They offered me a five dollar credit for my trouble.
I just checked and it has a delivery date of 12/22/2009, which corresponds with a 12/21/2009 shipment.
I'm without a cell phone for the time being. My iPhone 3GS happened to be destroyed (not by me, but that's another story) and I decided to replace it with the n900. The delay in shipping is causing me major inconveniences and potential income loss because my line of work is very dependent on my phone... So, I'm debating canceling this order and paying more to get it from another vendor who can be reliable about shipments or just giving up on the idea of an N900 and purchasing another 3GS. Does anyone know where I can get one, even at additional cost, by the 22nd for sure? Or do you think we can trust Amazon to get these out on time?
Glad I ordered mine last week, seems amazon just bumped their price up to $628. Mine also has change from "Not yet shipped" to "Shipping Soon" Getting pretty excited.
I was just getting ready to post this! It said shipping soon for my order too I got one day shipping and I see the price jump they saw it was high in demand and raised it like a poker shark on the hunt! Glad I kept my order and the Nokia sale is only to the 20th so order fast as after that it goes back to the regular price after the 20th. If we get lucky they ship then today and not wait til Monday
*sidenote* Amazon charged me for my order which means its gotta be shipped today or something but no later than Monday. I just checked my account. Hope this is good news
My Amazon saga appears to be over. I've posted my status twice previously (two pages earlier, and around post #840, back in early Dec), but NOW Amazon's shipped.
Ordered 2 Dec.
On 3 Dec, my expected delivery date was the 9th.
On the 8th, they slipped it to the 15th.
On the 12th, they slipped it to the 17th.
On the 16th, they slipped it to the 23rd.
*** Hopefully Final UPDATE ***
@6pm on Fri, 18th, Amazon shipped it.
Delivery expected on 22 Dec.
I guess Sat doesn't count towards shipping? Sounds funny to say shipped on the 18th, and will arrive on 22nd with 2-day shipping!
Hope this tale helps folks know what to expect from Amazon/Nokia. If the price is right and the potential wait / status changes are acceptable, do it. If you NEED reliable delivery and paying a little more is acceptable, go elsewhere.
My replacement N900 just shipped, with a delivery day of the 21st. I guess Monday I'm shipping out the old one back to Amazon. The amount of reboots have gotten painful.
