i called the number from that guys invoice on howard forums. the lady was a little confused as to what i was talking about, but she did say that it should be available for purchase on the verizon wireless website tomorrow. she showed a price of $499.99 and does not know what the rebate will be yet. it could be $50 or $100.

the cool thing is i get -$100 for new every 2, and -$100 for unlimited data. essweeet!

i called the other number listed (i think it's for b2b). he told me the same thing, that the phone will not be available for consumer purchase until december 5th, but might be on the website tomorrow.

i'm not sure how everyone is getting one, but i've waited almost a year...i can probably wait another day/week.

hope this helps.