Okay, so I found a free VPN software with a Singapore server. It’s called Hideman (http://www.hideman.net/)
It’s easy, just download and install it, as soon as it open, change the server to Singapore. You’ll be connected for 1 hour so, assuming it’ll be like Battlefield 3, wich I used a VPN to play, you’ll just activate the game on Origin (when the product code is assigned to your account) and start downloading it without the VPN. SS: http://puu.sh/2bWJr
oh man, if only GMG would provide the key… Hope to see lots of great videos the next few days 
We need to make sure that once we activate the game on our account, that is the only time we need to use the VPN. Another Mayor said that with his Skyrim key, it was advertised as EU but it was actually Russian and he had to use a Russian VPN every time he played.
where is the link to the countdown? 
This is not true, at least not with Origin games, the product key is assigned to your account automatically. For example I bought the game on Brazil, the product code region is probably from USA/North America. The VPN is just to bypass the Origin time that’ll think you’re on Singapore and let you download the game.
The Russian IP check is something that Steam games do. And not all of them, only select games (decision is taken by the publisher, rather than Valve)
For example, I got a russian key for Dark Souls, but that’s not restricted and I don’t need no VPN.
so, let’s say i bought the game in the european market on origin. If i activate and download the game through a US activation, i could still go back to europe and use it normally ?
Oh that’s good news then, have fun with SimCity!
If you bought the game on Origin store you’ll have to wait for the product code to be assigned to your account first, just like I’m waiting. When the product code is assigned to your account you’ll be able to see when the game will be unlocked/released to download. That’s when you use the VPN: With a VPN Singapore server Origin will think that you’re on Singapore, and will unlock the game because on Singapore the game was already released, even if you have a EU/USA product code you’ll be able to download it, because Origin will think that you’re loggin in from Singapore. It’s just a easy way to bypass the time the game will be unlocked in your contry.
I bought my key off of Amazon so I will activate in Origion using a VPN then I will stop using it and then download and play as normal. This should work right?
i already see the game in my game list, is that the “assigning key to my account” you talked about ?
No. Go to this option: http://i.imgur.com/MBcPHsw.png
You’ll be able to see a Product Code, if it’s like this: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX the product code wasn’t assigned to your account yet.
arg i’ve got the XXXX…
I wonder how they determine when to assign our product codes - any ideas?
Launch time, I would assume.
I hope so, otherwise the VPN won’t help until we get those codes 
A lot of people have them already. I think that Origin is holding back on issuing the “CD keys” to Origin purchasers for some reason, but people who have their physical copies or keys from another provider (GMG, for example) were issued their product codes.
Looks like this isn’t working, guess we needed to order on the singapore origin store to get the product code 
If you ordered through Origin your account doesn’t have a product key yet.