Per VZW, I am upgrade eligible on 10-9-12. VZW was happy to upgrade me earlier if I chose an Android phone, but wouldn't/couldn't bend the rules to upgrade me a few days early for the iPhone 5. However, when I went on the Apple website AND when I went in person to the Apple store, Apple is permitting me to upgrade TODAY (10-5, four days earlier). I didn't buy from the store as they did not have stock, and will try tonight at 10:00 p.m. I didn't complete the order online because it's 3:00 p.m., and prefer to try my luck tonight. My questions are these: (1) Has this ever happened to anyone else, where Apple will upgrade slightly earlier than VZW? and (2) When I go online tonight, even though it looks "green" in the Apple cart and says I can get the upgrade-eligible price for the 64GB model, will it put the brakes on me once I truly put the order through and try for pick-up?