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dhireland · Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:23 am Post subject: Nexus One

I read that the Nexus One is coming to Korea soon. Does anyone have any info? I am on the KT network so if I buy it outright it should be OK. Will it be SIM locked to Korea though?

kpfogey · Joined: 20 Mar 2009

I picked one up yesterday at kt square in gwanghwamun. they had some in stock. He told me theres two different versions, one with the oled screen and one without, so be on the lookout for that if it matters to you. I think that has to do with the oled shortage that's been going on the Internet news for a little while. I paid like 30k for the signing/sim fee and 7k per month extra for the phone on 2 year contract. He did tell me that it's sim locked and there's a hefty fee for unlocking it but didn't tell me how much. Great phone. You can type in Korean and English, and most menus can be changed to English. And it does come with a variant of android 2.2 pre-installed, so upgrading isn't necessary.

Senior · Joined: 31 Jan 2010

The replacement LCDs are meant to be as good, if not better than the OLEDs.

The HTC Desire is actually the same as the N1. They are made by the same company. The Desire has slightly more RAM though. Having Android 2.2 pre-installed is a huge boon. Who knows when the Desire is getting the upgrade?

dhireland · Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:50 pm Post subject:

I am not interested if it is SIM locked. I thought Google were releasing this phone around the world unlocked. Maybe a Korean cellphone operator would never accept that Very Happy

Do you remember how much it was without a contract? I am on an E-2 and have only a few months left. So there is no way I can buy it discounted.

Hootsmon · Joined: 22 Jan 2008

This is the phone I'm thinking of getting because I heard KT are being nicer to E-2 holders...has anyone got this phone on an E-2? How much did it cost?

vegas85200 · Joined: 21 May 2009

So I went to olleh square and asked about the N1.

With an E2 we need to buy the phone outright for 485,600. They then will give you a discount on your service depending on what level you want.

For instance if you wanted the i-medium plan the normal cost is 65,000 but you get a discount of 22,000 a month. So your bill would only be 43,000.

Check it here http://cs.show.co.kr/eng/EngSmartSponsor.jsp

and more info about the N1 http://phonestore.show.co.kr/handler/NexusOne

dhireland · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:56 am Post subject:

How about with no plan as I have just 3 months left in Korea and that won't be enough to please them I am sure? Is it still 485,600 won?

jhicks99 · Joined: 04 Mar 2009 Location: Seoul, South Korea

bwiltshire · Joined: 20 Jun 2009

I went to the store in Gwanghwamun yesterday and they told me that even if I paid the 700K won for the phone, I would still have to be on a 2-year contract. That seems ridiculous to me. Then I went to another store and they tried to charge me even more for the phone.

I could have someone else put the phone in their name, but it doesn't really make sense to me. Every English article I have read about the Nexus One coming to Korea said that it would be available off-contract for 700k.

Has anyone managed to actually get a Nexus One off-contract?

dhireland · Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:53 am Post subject:

I am not in Seoul but a store agreed yesterday to sell off contract I think (could be lost in translation) but I can't be sure that this phone will work back home even though all Nexus Ones are meant to be unlocked.