I just received an email from my credit card company about "unusual activity" on my card--a charge from Brightpoint LP NA in an amount that nearly matches my pre-order price from Nokia for my N97.
It turns out that Nokia contracted with Brightpoint in 2001 for distribution services in North America.
The Nokia preorder site had forecast a July '09 delivery.
Yesterday however multiple techno-blogs had a story that the US was going to be receiving the N97 on June 2nd.
I'm starting to get those tingly sensations!!! 😊
I just want a UK date dagnammit!
Follow-up...
While surfing the net last night for news about the N97 I found a web blog where someone had talked to the pre-order site over the phone.
They said that what was going to happen is that they would first do a charge to your account and then within two days refund it--I suppose to make sure that your credit is good.
Then they would not charge your account until it ships.
Sounds like TEASING to me.
http://www.n97geeks.com/General-N97-Discussion/144-Could-it-be-true.html#151
....counting down the days...
davecozens wrote:I just want a UK date dagnammit!
Same here. I've heard rumours that it's going to ship on 23rd June.
[EDIT] And it's available on pre-order on the Nokia UK site now at �499
My credit card company reported receiving multiple charges (or authorizations) from Brightpoint each one week apart. It so happened that they caught me when I was otherwise occupied and I ended up authorizing them to reissue my cards.
So, for all practical purposes my pre-order will not go through. No regrets though, since I saw Amazon is carrying the N97 (pre-order) for $604! See: 
\eYeks
SE P800, P900, P910, Nokia N85, N96, 5800, E75...
davecozens wrote:23rd June!!!!That's, like, forever!
😞
It gets worse... play.com has a 27th June release date! :frown:
I find it hard to fathom that the UK has a much later release date than virtually anywhere. Release it tomorrow and I'll buy it!
