I really don't understand all the comments regarding ship dates. As I stated above, when I placed my order there was an icon. I clicked on it and it showed me all the aprox ship dates. All of the plus models had ship dates one to three weeks later. All the jet black models had ship dates in October. Having my phone Friday was important to me so I sought out the info before I placed my order. I didn't just assume that I would have my phone launch day. Sprint made it easy with the link right on the order page. I place my order at 4am PST on the 9th.