My Update
I didn't use the conga to sign up, but I have been following this thread and picking up advice along the way. It looks like it worked; my account is in the "shipped" stage, and I'm tracking it with the number I received from Augustine at Ecost.com. Thanks for the help, and good luck to everyone else. I'll post again if/when it comes.
Wasimodo
P.S. One more thing: was anyone else's 15 GB ipod shipped from Memphis?