Nexus One and Singapore

An article by bapagoh    1 Comment

Frankly, I had never expected Singapore to be one of the countries to receive Google Nexus One at launch.

If you are in Singapore and want to have the latest Google Nexus One Android phone running Android 2.1, Singapore is one of the three countries outside US (the other two are UK and Hong Kong) that Google will ship the phone to.  For USD529 + shipping (around USD30) and 7% GST (I can’t confirm as I have not ordered the phone), you can get the phone from Google’s web site – http://www.google.com/phone.  According to the FAQ, Google will process your order 15 minutes after you place it.

I logged in to Google’s web site and tried to order the phone but there were some issues.  First, you need Google account and also Google Check Out account to order the phone but these are not the show stopper.  For some reason, there are problems when creating the Google Check Out account – Singapore apparently is not on the country selection list.  While selecting other countries will make the card type (credit card) dissappear.  Hopefully Google will fix the problem soon.

If you are waiting for a subsidized phone from the 3 operators, SingTel, M1 and Starhub, you will have to have to wait a bit longer.  There is no information on when the phone will be sold through them.  At the moment, Google is only working with US and European operators.  I will keep an eye on our local operators and will update you once I have more information.

For the moment, pick up your credit card and order from Google if you can’t wait and want to be the first batch of people to own the Nexus One   And let me know if you are able to order one.

Update: I have found Singapoire under the country list, it is called Rep. Of Singapore.