Vodafone answers about Nexus One Release

With rumours rife about the when, whereabouts of the Nexus One to the UK, Vodafone has issued a FAQ page on the company's website to clear up a few of the issues.
The key points are that the phone is available now from the Nexus One site SIM-free and independently of Vodafone for users in the UK, US, Hong Kong and Singapore. However, the phone will be arriving subsidised on the Vodafone UK network from early spring 2010.
Taking that literally, 1 March would be the earliest spring date. However, a Vodafone spokeswoman has already stated that the Nexus One will be arriving in "a few short weeks", so someone somewhere is mistaken or they're being rather liberal with their definitions of time.
As far as pricing goes, all the company will say is that the Nexus One price plans will be "similar to those Vodafone offers for its wide range of smartphones" - quite possibly matching the iPhone in the way that O2 did with the Palm Pre.
The phone will be available subsidised or SIM-free and part of the Super SIM deals, but only purchased through the Google Nexus One website. Customer support will come both from Google and Vodafone.

here is the topic about Nexus one :

Q. Will Vodafone customers be able to get the recently announced Google offer in the UK? If so, when?
A. There will be more information soon about when Vodafone customers in the UK will able to get the Google superphone offer. We’re planning an early Spring launch.
Q. Why should I go for the Google offer on Vodafone?
A. As the smart home for smartphones, we have a wide range of great handsets and services as well as the ideal network for these smartphones.
The Vodafone UK network is specially designed for smartphones and therefore is the best network to use this kind of device. Many of our customers are small, medium and large businesses who demand a high quality network. We’ve built the best network in the UK and so all of our customers can take advantage of that quality and reliability.
Q. Why are you bringing the Google offer to customers?
A. Vodafone UK is the smart home of the smartphone - we want to ensure that our customers have a great choice of the best available smartphones and experiences on the UK’s best network.
Q. What is a superphone?
A. Google describe the Nexus One as belonging to the next evolution of handsets and use the term “superphone” for it.
Q. T-Mobile US will sell at €179 on a two year contract against an unsubsidised price of €529 – will a Vodafone contract be on at a similar handset price point?
A. Details around pricing will be announced as the offer is introduced in the UK.
Q. Will Vodafone have a specific Google tariff or is it likely to be the kind of tariff Vodafone offers for smartphones?
A. The price plan will be similar to those Vodafone offers for its wide range of smartphones
Q. Will the phone be available on prepay in the UK?
A. Customers will be able to purchase the Nexus One SIM-free and unlocked and take advantage of our Super SIM plans.
Q. When will the offering be available with a VF contract in the UK?
A. There will be more information soon about when Vodafone customers in the UK will able to get the Google superphone offer.
Q. Is it right that customers can order it unlocked and unsubsidised today via the Google web shop?
A. Yes. Customers in the US and three additional countries can purchase the Nexus One: UK, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Q. Can customers register interest or pre-order the Vodafone-related price plan version from today?
A. Pre-ordering is not possible yet but check the www.google.com/phone site for news and updates on a regular basis.
Q. Will you be selling in Vodafone stores or via Vodafone.co.uk?
A. The Google offer is a new way to purchase a mobile phone so will only be available online through Google’s web store (www.google.com/phone).

Q. How will customers be supported if they have queries about the phone or service – via Google or Vodafone?
A. Both Vodafone and Google will support customers. Customer queries regarding the phone or Google services will be supported by Google. Queries on tariffs, billing, Vodafone services, network queries etc will be supported by Vodafone.
Q. What services will the offer include?
A. All the currently available details are at www.google.com/phone
Q. When will I know when I can get the Google offer?
A. Keep visiting www.google.com/phone on a regular basis for news and updates.

 

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