I'm in DC too and I got mine today. But now I'm on the phone with Verizon customer care--these are some moronic CSRs. They're trying to figure out how to port my number from Sprint. I've been on the phone with them for over an hour on the phone.
They just told me "Well it's complicated because they didn't expect you to try activating the phone so soon." WTF? They shipped it to me! Why would they prevent customers from activating one day early if the shipping was extra efficient? It boggles the mind. Also I'm pretty sure half the CSRs are dyslexic. After 1.75 hours the CSR said she had to give up until tomorrow because the internet-orders people screwed up my order and they already went home.