Don't know if this was posted, don't believe so...Engadget's Ryan Block ran an article on the activation issues from an ATT exec.... thoughts?
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/13/iphone-3g-must-be-activated-in-store-and-other-followup-questio/
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/13/iphone-3g-must-be-activated-in-store-and-other-followup-questio/