[gr8sk8]

Keep at it - it's definitely YMMV at this point. Like anything worthwhile, persistence pays off.

I got lucky and got the call this morning, my TP2 will be in tomorrow afternoon.

I don't know how the system works - I was in last week and was offered the usual phones EXCEPT the TP2, so I left the store with my regular Touch Pro in hand. I called Sprint to see if they had any advice and they called the local store on my behalf to see why I wasn't offered a TP2, because it wasn't in stock it turns out. So the local store said they'd order it for me, but I wasn't sure if it was fact, if it was ordered at that time, if I was placed on a list or whatever. I still don't know - it's possible it's back in stock in their system today and they ordered it this morning - they'd told me in the past that ordering a phone before 4pm gets it in the next day. I'm just thankful for the upgrade, hopefully it's not a refurb.

My experience echoes jdmcivicguy - The guys at the 3rd party store were very helpful.

I just watched PhoneDog's unboxing of the TP2 - I'm happy it has a standard 3.5mm headphone jack. Sweet! And a SIM card? Welcome to the 21st century!

Now, what's an easy way to get the MSL code from them? Tell them there's a Windows Mobile update that requires it?