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How to order a Nexus One if you live outside the USA

By on January 11, 2010 at 8:23am in Asides, Mobile News, Various News

Google announced the Nexus One last week but unfortunately for us Canadians we were officially shut out of the game. Mobile enthusiasts were finding any sort of angle they could find to score themselves one. Rumours are that Wind Mobile will eventually sell it… but for now, the easy way is through eBay or if you’re eager to get the newest Android you might want to give this way a go (we have not tried it so all the risk is on you):

  1. Get access to the ordering process by downloading and installing the free Hotspot Shield software (Windows & Mac only). By installing this you protect your location and IP address so that Google’s web store won’t block you out from the ordering process. When installed and activated, proceed to the next step.
  2. Sign up for a US based shipping address at MyUSABox.com. In practice, this is free as the US $5 they charge for registering will be credited to you when you use the service for the first time. They ship products worldwide and even repackage the boxes for an additional fee to help minimize custom declarations in your local country.
  3. Sign up for a Google Checkout account. If you already have a Google / 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 your personal Nexus One phone phone by pointing your browser to http://www.google.com/phone. Please make sure you opt for the SIM free phone at $529 + sales tax (a NY based shipping address will add $46.95 sales tax to your order, totalling at $575.95). Also, make sure you enter the MyUSAbox shipping address and Google Account billing address to the order.
  5. Wait for your N1 to arrive to MyUSABox. You should get notified by email as soon as it arrives unless your e-mail spam filters are too tight.
  6. Log in to MyUSABox and forward your box to your home address, it should arrive within a few days.

If you do get the Nexus One, let us know what you think.

(Via: IntoMobile)



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Discussion

13 comments for “How to order a Nexus One if you live outside the USA”

  1. how much will the customs be?

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    Posted by George Azmy | January 11, 2010, 9:17 am
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  2. Don’t forget that the Nexus One is not compatible with Rogers/Bell/Telus 3G networks.

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    Posted by Mathieu | January 11, 2010, 9:29 am
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  3. Yeah I think Customs/import fee could hurt this potentially your looking at $575 x tax? Maybe just wait for WIND mobile to hopefully announce.

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    Posted by Nadim | January 11, 2010, 10:14 am
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  4. Can anyone confirm as to whether Wind would be able to support the Nexus One,via its SIM card program?

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    Posted by Joe8448 | January 11, 2010, 10:15 am
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  5. If they don’t want to sell it to you, why should you go through so many oops to buy it from them?

    Seriously.

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    Posted by Hub | January 11, 2010, 10:43 am
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  6. That’s right, 3G on the current Nexus One only works on WIND in Canada. You can use 2G for slow data and regular phone use on Rogers but no 3G on Rogers. And this phone won’t work at all on Bell or Telus.

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    Posted by Tyler Mills | January 11, 2010, 10:54 am
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  7. The specs list it as HSDPA network capable – so how is it this device won’t work on Bell or Telus’ network? Why wouldn’t it work on Roger’s HSDPA network either?

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    Posted by J.Soul | January 11, 2010, 11:28 am
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  8. @J.Soul: It’s because the phone’s HSDPA frequency is not compatible with the frequency that Rogers HSDPA works on. It only supports AWS frequencies for 3G.

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    Posted by Nathan Bolton | January 11, 2010, 12:21 pm
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  9. @J.Soul: To follow up on Nathan’s response. North America is a fracking mess when it comes to wireless compatibility. This is one thing the Europeans got very, very right.

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    Posted by Jim R | January 11, 2010, 12:59 pm
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  10. If you live in the Vancouver Lower Mainland area and don’t mind driving to Point Roberts, try these folks http://www.tsbshipping.com/ for the shipping address.

    Much cheaper alternative at the expense of a trip out to Point Roberts.

    Never used them myself, but a friend has.

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    Posted by Jim R | January 11, 2010, 1:04 pm
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  11. Ordered mine, shipping it to a friend to ship it to me… Hopefully customs doesnt rape me.

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    Posted by David James | January 11, 2010, 2:48 pm
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  12. “a NY based shipping address will add $46.95 sales tax to your order”

    and add another 13% or so for Customs and probably other “brokerage” fees if you use UPS.

    The phone will only run on Wind mobile and has been plagued with problems:
    http://www.macworld.com/article/145590/nexusone_complaints.html

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    Posted by toyandme | January 11, 2010, 5:04 pm
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  13. @toyandme

    To be fair to the nexus one macworld is probably more than a little biased toward the iphone.

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    Posted by stjohans | February 10, 2010, 3:48 am
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