I had posted here a couple of days ago that I was concerned my black 128 xl ordered from Verizon October 20th would be delayed. Since the day I ordered it said the ship date was 11/18. A few days ago that date disappeared from Verizon website and it now just shows a blank for status. If I call Verizon, the automated system still says it will ship tomorrow, 11/18. I stayed on the line and the live rep confirmed it will ship tomorrow, although I see my card doesn't even have a temp auth yet. I guess I will find out tomorrow, but I wouldn't be surprised if the delay mentioned in the quoted post is true. I think they know there is a connectivity problem as there are many threads just on this forum about it and could be delaying shipment until that is solved.