I ordered on the 7th as well, but still on backorder.
Last week I e-mailed Nokia's customer service, and they said orders placed before the 11th would be sent this week.
Fingers crossed
After being told yesterday morning that mine (also ordered on the 7th) wouldn't be shipped until sometime next month, last night I got an email saying it has now been shipped.
This is great news for me personally but I'm still left wondering at the competance of Nokia's customer service operation.