Early upgrade to an iPhone?

I've been told this can't be done due to the iPhone agreements with Apple and Verizon, but I figured I'd ask anyway.
My old enV Touch is on it's last legs- it often won't stay on, screen gets locked up, the phone hangs up in the middle of a call...shuts down for no good reason...it's generally unusable. I'm eligible for an upgrade on Sept 2nd and have been waiting patiently for my upgrade to get an iPhone, and wonder if it's possible to get it a little over two weeks early? Has anyone done this? I have my heart set on an iPhone.
Thanks!
Christine

I did this successfully (with an iPhone) but it was only about 3 days early. I did it (mostly) over the phone with customer service. My rep had to get it approved by her boss, which she did. She was supposed to either complete the transaction over the phone (and ship the phone) OR call the exact store I planned to go to and tell them that I was coming. She wrongly told me that she "put a note in the system" and that I could go into any store I wanted and tell them about this magical "note". This DID NOT work. The store manager I spoke to was good enough to approve it, though, once I explained what happened. 
I think your best bet is to call, rather than ask in a store.
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