[Johnny.Bravo]

I just placed my pre-order at Radio Shack...same deal - had to buy a $50 gift card that I'll use when I pick it up, $249.00 out the door. The funny thing is that the receipt says that the phone will be available for pick up on August 20th. I think that pretty much validates the theory that Sprint was planning on an Aug. 20th release date and had to back it up to the 31st for some unknown reason. Looks like they forgot to update the computer-generated message on the receipt. The guys at Radio Shack also told me that I have until the store closes on Sep. 1st to pick it up or they'll sell it to someone else (not that there is a snowball's chance in Hell that I won't be there on the 31st).