Get an Unlocked G1 Android mobile from Google

Google now offers its SIM and hardware unlocked G1 android mobile phone to all the Developers across 18 countries,including India. To avail these offer one has to register as a developer on the Android market site for a one time registration fee of $25 and then the developer can buy the phone for $399 (Free shipping if you are in US ).

According to Google the 18 countries which are eligible for this offers are US, UK, Germany, Japan, India, Canada, France, Taiwan, Spain, Australia, Singapore, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Poland, and Hungary.

However,To accommodate demand, Google has restricted the number of unlocked mobile phones that can be bought from an account to one, as it is easy for any one to register as a developer on the android market site .

This move of distributing its unlocked mobiles to the developers is done to encourage more developers across the world to contribute more apps based on the android platform.