Hey Riz,
I haven't a clue when the upgrade will get to the branded phones of Britain. I am still waiting on T-Mobile to release theirs, I'm not in to the debrand and flashing the generic 2.1 thing that lots of people have now done.
I also work on SE's own forum and keep getting asked (I think they think I work for SE and have inside information - I wish!!!) the best place is keeping an eye on our forum here cos as soon as someone gets it on their carrier in the UK they are going to shout about it.
Hope you are doing good too. Did you get your Ma's phone sorted out for her or have you inherited the phone now?
RR