How to get your hands on a Nexus One if you live outside the US, UK, Hong Kong or Singapore
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:
1. Download and install the free Hotspot Shield software for Windows or Mac. This will protect your location and IP address so that Google will allow you to access their phone store order pages.
2. Sign up for a US based shipping address at myusabox.com. Their standard service costs $5 per package and they take the charge for your first package on registration.
3. Sign up for a Google Checkout account. If you already have a Google or Gmail account, you can add that easily through your Google account settings. Note that you can use any international shipping address and credit card for this purpose, it does not have to be the MyUSABox address you just signed up for.
4. Order the $530 unlocked version of the phone from the . Make sure you add the MyUSAbox shipping address and Google Account billing address to the order.
5. Wait for your Nexus One to arrive to MyUSABox. You should get notified by email as soon as it arrives.l.
5. Log in to MyUSABox and forward your box to your home address, it should arrive within a few days.
