Pre Order Your N97 on Vodafone Now!

The time is here folks.

The N97 officially starts shipping tomorrow in the UK.

Judging by the text I've just received from Vodafone, they are going to soon be stocking the device.

Checking out the Vodafone online shop, it indicates that the N97 will be available from 26th June, thats just 12 days away! However, it will only be free for those of you willing to sign up for a £40 a month tariff over a whooping 2 years!

Unfortunately for some of us current Vodafone customers, we are not allowed to upgrade until our current contracts are up. Obviously if I were an iPhone fanboy I would be disgusted at this kind of treatment from my operator.

So there we have it. I'm expecting my account to be eligible for an upgrade in September, so hopefully the price plans will be a little more realistic by then.

The list of Vodafone high street stores that will have an N97 in for you to play with from 19th June is as follows:

Basingstoke, Festival Place
Birmingham, Bull Ring
Kent, Bluewater Experience
Brighton, East Mall
Bristol
Cardiff
Cheltenham, High Street
Edinburgh, Princess Street
Exeter, High Street
Glasgow Guildford, 66 High Street
Liverpool
London, 127 Oxford Street
London, 341-349 Oxford Street
London, 474 Oxford Street
Manchester
Manchester, Trafford
Tyne Tees, Metro Centre
Milton Keynes
Newbury Norwich, 47 Castle Mall
Norwich, Merchants Hall
Oxford, Cornmarket
Reading, The Oracle
Sheffield, Meadowhall
Southampton, Above Bar
Swindon, The Lock
Thurrock, Lakeside
Watford
White City