I just ordered mine. It took forever on the phone. I called the #611 number on my phone, and then chose the option to update my plan. i told the guy who answered that i wanted to purchase a phone, and i told him that i had the sku. He took the sku, put me on hold for 10 minutes, and when he came back, i fully expected him to say that it wasn't for sale yet. instead, he said, what kind of phone is it? i answered that it was a samsung i760, and waited on hold for 5 minuted. he came back, and again i expected the worst, but instead he said, "ok, how would you like to pay for this?" I nearly wet myself.

i am a regular customer (B2C) and i can't believe i ordered the phone. the price was 349.99 after NE2. i asked him if many people had called about the phone today, and he said that i was the first--he said that he hadn't even heard of the phone (surprise!). he said that the phone must have just become available today and that he had to look it up. ya'll need to start ordering.

EDIT: i live in southern California and they would not give me a data package discount.
i wonder if VZW is not allowed to advertise a new release because of the Q9m, but are still allowed to sell new phones if asked. anyway, thanks to all those who have made this release thread great--it has been my addiction since july.