Sadly, it looks like Verizon won't be releasing their Note 2 until closer to Thanksgiving, or possibly even after. There's talk of Verizon taking some issues with the software and even more talk about marketing concerns due to potential conflicts with other phones. With the RAZR HD about to drop, I think it's a safe bet that it will be at least two weeks (when the initial RAZR HD buyers are outside the return window) before they release the Note 2, if not longer. I'd put my money on a release date closer to Thanksgiving at this point. I hope that's not the case because I want to get the lengthy process of getting one shipped to me rolling as soon as possible. I'll have another two or three weeks after release to wait.