normally I would agree, but the shipping date does not sound right. It is not supposed to be released until the middle of the month. maybe it is shipped but will be held somewhere.
When I ordered the note, I received a shipping date of sept 4 too but according to att, it should have been the 12th.
Maybe they are worry about cancellations with the other good flagship phones about to be released.
on a side note - I just did a search and there are articles about there about early shipments. anyway, maybe there is now hope I will get the phone next week