Picked mine up last Thursday from the Sprint store in Wicker Park (Chicago)...no issues with it at all...although I will say if you have to go through a corporate store, make sure they have your name on a list.
Would have gotten gold if available, went with blue instead. Was looking at Spigen's Tough Armor (blue case), I've heard it doesn't work with wireless charging, though.
Already did. Went to Sprint and changed plan to the unlimited my way with yearly updates. The update I got? A Galaxy Note 3. Honestly doesn't feel that much bigger a week in than the Evo LTE did, but it's ridiculously faster.
I can confirm across from Union Station...I work in the building across the street. Sometimes the 4G light will come on, but it won't stay on for long.