The Nexus One, launched by Google on 5th January is so far only available in four countries, the US, UK, Hong Kong and Singapore. If you live outside these countries, and want to know how you can get hold of the device, we came across a suggestion by . You will incur some extra shipping costs but if you really can’t wait, here’s what to to:
We’ve had a lot of questions from UK customers about whether they will be liable for tax and import charges if they order a Nexus One from Google’s phone website. Google doesn’t provide any clear information about this so we’ve had to wait for orders to begin arriving in the UK before we could attempt to answer this question.
Google launched their new smartphone, the Nexus One yesterday and US customers who ordered the same day should already be taking delivery of their new phone via next day delivery. For those outside the US wondering about availability of the device here’s some answers to the questions that we’ve been getting regarding when, where and for how much?
Availability
Google is currently shipping the phone to just 4 countries. The US (obviously), the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Singapore. Frustrating as it may be if you’re living outside of one of these 4 countries you won’t be able to access Google’s web store even though the phone is likely to work in your country. If you’re after a Nexus One handset and do live in one of these countries then you can order today and have the phone shipped via courier. There’s a charge for shipping to the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore (around $30) and you’ll may also have to pay some tax to the courier when the phone arrives depending on what country you live in.
