For what it is worth, the clowns at nokiausa.com customer service say the N86 pre-orders will ship between today and Friday. I will believe it when I see it.
As for the rest of the recent posts, I have lurked on this forum for sometime, but these posts were a pisser and got me to register.
I have a N86 on pre-order and don't expect it to be the greatest thing since sliced bread. However since I already need to carry a blackberry for work, it does look like the best combination of features for me - I don't want a touch screen as I can place calls faster with a real keyboard, I like the OLED screen, and the camera is a big plus. I just signed a new 2 year contract with AT&T, got a Samsung Solstice from them for $25 after rebate after saying I was going to bolt, and sold that on e-Bay for $275. With the "nokiatheatre" promotion code, the N86 will cost me $450, less my net proceeds of about $250 from the e-Bay sale, so for $200 I am sure I will be pleased with this phone.
Last Nokia I had was that little tiny all silver slider. What was that model?!