Actually most likely you didn't play as much as the others because the points are handled by the server. Meaning, they were there even with apple. If you play daily it is not hard to get those points in a week or so.
As for the carriers... They are not out yet until apple releases te update. Some people were able to play them when I show up, since I run it for testing before release. It will be like the zeps soon, randomly showing up after this Saturday.