> Not to mention there probably will be other
> fees when I have to pick it up.

No, that's the whole point, all the fees are paid up front, there's
nothing to be paid when receiving the shipment.

Cheers,
Justin
Android Team @ Google

On Dec 9, 7:07 am, He Who Tries to Code <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When I saw the shipping of 267$ could not believe it. Not sure if it’s
> the Canadian Gov. and the levies it imposes or US, but the country
> closes to US has the biggest shipping fee. Ridicules.
>
> Just to give you guys some idea. To get the phone to Canada it costs
> 663.49USD. When you do the conversion it costs 843CAD. That’s almost a
> weeks worth of pay for me. Not to mention there probably will be other
> fees when I have to pick it up.
>
> Anyways, if you’re in UK or US or Canada have a look atwww.puremobile.com.
> I ended up buying through these guys. It’s not the fully unlocked
> phone (like Gooles) but it will do. And I payed 609CAD.
>
> I would be interested to know why it’s so expensive to ship, anyone
> that has insight please post.
>
> On Dec 8, 2:43 pm, mianor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Even if price includes any applicable import duties and taxes, how is
> > it possible that Canada has the most expensive shipping cost knowing
> > that Canada is the closest country from USA and that tax are lower
> > than in any european country !?
>
> > Can't you send me a dev G1 with USPS to Canada?
>
> > Romain
>
> > On Dec 8, 12:11 pm, Jean-Baptiste Queru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > fromhttp://android.brightstarcorp.com/help.php:
>
> > > "All prices shown are in US dollars and will be processed as such."
>
> > > "For Orders shipping outside the US, shipping pricing includes cost of
> > > shipping service and the applicable customs, duties, import and
> > > country specific other fees."
>
> > > JBQ
>
> > > On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 8:03 AM, He Who Tries to Code <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> > > wrote:
>
> > > > The price quoted above. The 663.49. Is this in US dollars? I know the
> > > > phone itself is 399 US but is the shipping also in US? That would come
> > > > up to 834.29 CAD. Is this correct?
>
> > > > On Dec 7, 1:01 pm, "Justin (Google Employee)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >> Its not explained very clearly, but "shipping" in this case includes
> > > >> any applicable import duties and taxes. We're working to make the
> > > >> explanation of the charges clearer.
>
> > > >> Cheers,
> > > >> Justin
> > > >> Android Team @ Google
>
> > > >> On Dec 7, 1:40 am, Peekay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > >> > Hi guys I was signing up to get the Android Dev Phone 1 from the
> > > >> > Marketplace.
>
> > > >> > The phone is US$399 but shipping (to Ontario Canada) is $264.49??? Is
> > > >> > that right??   Total shows $663.49...
>
> > > >> > Of course we can recoup the cost from sales but $264.49 shipping must
> > > >> > be a record for a phone...- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
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