This won't be known until Verizon comments on it.
A store rep told me today that I could preorder in store after work and the Nov 27th was a "will be shipped by" date meaning that it is the latest date it will ship. From her experience, it may be 1-2 wks for it to ship. However, she's just a rep and that's not an official press release from verizon, so you can't count on it.
This launch has been the latest example of just how much of a giant a-hole the company has become:
1. No solid information even after a launch party that should've provided details. Possibly a month later than all others.
2. Offering the lowest storage capacity model of a media phone.
3. Being the only carry to brand the front (why not just etch "vzw" into the gorilla glass you POS).
4. Possibly the only carrier to lock the bootloader.
5. And then of course 14 out of 16 gbs of garbage software.
6. Oh, and they still want my unlimited data gone.
I really can't recall ever being so pissed as a customer as I am with this company at this point.