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Nexus 4 ordering process

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    #332
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    beardo81 wrote: »
    Have a brother in the States, if he unpacked it and just sent the phone on its own, no charger or anything in a (well) padded envelope would they still be able to hit for customs or vat?

    Yes, if customs intercept it, and if they do they'll just pick a figure, question it and they'll tell you it's a stationary fee. It happened me before. It's best to find someone coming home and get them bring it home in their hand luggage


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    #333
    pmsurveys
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭pmsurveys


    Will be interested in battery performance as the n4's is sealed.


    gdon wrote: »

    Not sure what you mean by clicking issues.I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary. It fast as hell an buttery smooth. One weird thing is the reporting of WiFi speed it says 9mb when I am on 100mb. I still have my S3and check that and it reported 65mb. This just seems a display bug as speeds tests were same on both systems. Will let you know if I spot anything else.


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    #334
    pmsurveys
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭pmsurveys


    Did google give you the option to put parcel motel as the delivery address during the payment process. As you said your payment details were Irish details but with a UK postcode. I did the same and was able to buy app so hopefully am ready.

    P.S I still have very good info that the play store for devices is launching here before end November !!


    gdon wrote: »

    I added another billing address for my irish credit card by selecting country uk adding exactly same irish creditcard info accept uk post code.. Note google doesnt deliver to isle of man and some other uk regions so pick postal number some where in england or Northern Ireland. Note my delivery address was UK as per parcel motel instructions.

    All 3 devices have shipped wooha


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    #335
    Nolimits
    Registered Users Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Nolimits


    pmsurveys wrote: »

    P.S I still have very good info that the play store for devices is launching here before end November !!


    I seriously doubt this is true. They won't sell devices here until they can sell music, tv and movies and they only just announced a few new countries in Europe are getting them. If we're lucky we might get it in the next year.



    I really hope you're right though.


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    #336
    seaders
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭seaders


    I'm not sure if it's against the rules, but if we can talk about VPNs, what ones have people used? I used one's free trial (won't share which one 'till I know it's ok to) which worked perfectly, played BBC iPlayer and the like without issue, but still showed the dollar price for the Nexus, not sterling. I've not been able to see any other version of this page other than the US one, so I've no idea if this is the norm / correct way for it to show.

    As for Google not notifying when it's gonna be back in stock, they aren't but http://whohas.it/g/247 are. They do email and iOS push notifications which is cool (they don't have an Android app yet which is irritating...), so hopefully they'll notify as soon as it comes back in store.


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    #337
    gdon
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭gdon


    pmsurveys wrote: »
    Did google give you the option to put parcel motel as the delivery address during the payment process.

    Yes you can add multiple delivery addresses and choose the UK parcel motel one. If you try to use am Irish address it will give u an error


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    #338
    gdon
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭gdon


    seaders wrote: »
    I'm not sure if it's against the rules, but if we can talk about VPNs, what ones have people used? I used one's free trial (won't share which one 'till I know it's ok to) which worked perfectly, played BBC iPlayer and the like without issue, but still showed the dollar price for the Nexus, not Sterling.

    You need make sure its a UK vpn . I haven't tried using DNS like unblock us. As that will allow BBC iPlayer but play store is in us dollars. Try UK VPN from panda pow they have a free trial and that worked for me. Remember when change vpns reboot device as Google play resides in memory on phone or tablet once open. To switch different country u need to switch off, switch on select VPN and then go to Google play.


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    #339
    gdon
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭gdon


    pmsurveys wrote: »
    Will be interested in battery performance as the n4's is sealed.



    I actually also got N10 so that has sucked up a lot of my playing time lol. But battery life seems OK, I still have my S3 and it does appear the N4 doesn't last as long. But need more testing before I can rely say that.


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    #340
    Rob094
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭Rob094


    I need to get a new phone for Christmas and I was banking on this one. However with the whole ordering from UK, proxies and uncertainty of stock, I'm thinking it just might prove too much trouble than it's worth. I'm now wondering if the old galaxy nexus is still worth getting at this stage in it's life cycle? Or would it be worth all the hassle to get the 4?


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    #341
    GWNiall
    Registered Users Posts: 109 ✭✭GWNiall


    Tried ordering a bumper to see if I could add my Visa card, but when it asks for a shipping address, it also asks for a phone number. What phone number am I to use if I am using Parcel Motel? Tried a few online, and a few generated ones, as well as my own Irish one, but none work. Selected United Kindom, but don't know a number, and it won't let me proceed without one!


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    #342
    Walnutsink
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭Walnutsink


    Has anyone successfully bought one of these (either 4,7 or 10) with an Irish credit card? I'm in the US, changed my billing address at the bank end and in Google wallet but when I try for the 10 I get an error. Still waiting on a reply from Google on it...surprise surprise!


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    #343
    gdon
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭gdon


    Walnutsink wrote: »
    Has anyone successfully bought one of these (either 4,7 or 10) with an Irish credit card? I'm in the US, changed my billing address at the bank end and in Google wallet but when I try for the 10 I get an error. Still waiting on a reply from Google on it...surprise surprise!

    Yeap worked for me using parcel motel uk as delivery address with uk phone number and adding my irish debit card as a uk card with uk post code. I bought both N10 and N4
    see thread on boards.ie N4 and N10 for details.


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    #344
    belmulletman
    Registered Users Posts: 668 ✭✭✭belmulletman


    pmsurveys wrote: »
    P.S I still have very good info that the play store for devices is launching here before end November !!

    Hmm... maybe THIS announcement about Google signing a Europe wide music deal with major labels could lead credibility to the possibility of the devices store launching here soon!


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    #345
    Keith186
    Registered Users Posts: 3,200 ✭✭✭Keith186


    Walnutsink wrote: »
    Has anyone successfully bought onbe of these (either 4,7 or 10) with an Irish credit card? I'm in the US, changed my billing address at the bank end and in Google wallet but when I try for the 10 I get an error. Still waiting on a reply from Google on it...surprise surprise!

    Think I read on here recently that the US store does a checkagainst the card that the UK one doesn't do. I stand to be corrected though!

    EDIT: I was on play store through a US proxy and they only had a N7 available. Think it was US proxy in work because it was a .com domain


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    #346
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    so is there any less painfull way of getting it then jaming 10 razor blades up your hole?

    any retailer that posts here?


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    #347
    54kroc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭54kroc


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    so is there any less painfull way of getting it then jaming 10 razor blades up your hole?

    any retailer that posts here?

    pmsl


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    #348
    Walnutsink
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭Walnutsink


    Keith186 wrote: »
    Think I read on here recently that the US store does a checkagainst the card that the UK one doesn't do. I stand to be corrected though!

    EDIT: I was on play store through a US proxy and they only had a N7 available. Think it was US proxy in work because it was a .com domain

    That would explain it alright. Just have to speak very nicely to one of the guys here to let me use his cc!


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    #349
    mystic86
    Registered Users Posts: 2,983 ✭✭✭mystic86


    54kroc wrote: »
    pmsl

    really?!


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    #350
    citytillidie
    Registered Users Posts: 22,049 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    so is there any less painfull way of getting it then jaming 10 razor blades up your hole?

    any retailer that posts here?

    Only thing is retailer will charge full price

    eg o2 are charging £400 for the 8gb version but if you have the money you could go down that route

    ******



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    #351
    aramush
    Registered Users Posts: 1,013 ✭✭✭aramush


    Take this with a pinch of salt if you wish, but the device store might well be open in Ireland come December.


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    #352
    lafors
    Registered Users Posts: 4,316 ✭✭✭lafors


    I have a feeling that Google have sent all their spares (if they exist) to the US to get them out to the people waiting there. "Holiday Season"...thanksgiving is this week and they would be on a push to sort them before us.


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    #353
    pmsurveys
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭pmsurveys


    :)
    belmulletman wrote: »
    Hmm... maybe THIS announcement about Google signing a Europe wide music deal with major labels could lead credibility to the possibility of the devices store launching here soon!


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    #354
    54kroc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭54kroc


    mystic86 wrote: »
    really?!

    Yes!
    Hence the post.


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    #355
    gdon
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭gdon


    Below is the final price I paid for my N4 8gb via UK Google play

    N4 8gb
    Nexus 4 (8GB) £239.00
    Shipping: £9.99
    Total: £248.99
    (Includes VAT of £41.50)

    310.42 from Google play
    (248.99 sterling at exchange rate 0.802106)
    5.43 euro debit credit charge
    3.50 parcel motel delivery charge

    Total 319.77 euros


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    #356
    Grim_Wreeper
    Registered Users Posts: 273 ✭✭Grim_Wreeper


    I've (pre)ordered from handtec.co.uk, so far they don't even have dates on when they'll get in it stock. Could be after xmas for all I know :(


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    #357
    mrmeindl
    Registered Users Posts: 386 ✭✭mrmeindl


    Phonesonline.ie have no idea when they'll get them or how much they'll be.


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    #358
    Loligator
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Loligator


    You'd be best to get it direct if you can, since LG have already been marking it up through retailers etc.


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    #359
    mrmeindl
    Registered Users Posts: 386 ✭✭mrmeindl


    Loligator wrote: »
    You'd be best to get it direct if you can, since LG have already been marking it up through retailers etc.

    Tried using a UK ip yesterday and it was out of stock. If LG have it marked up more than €100 than the uk play store they can **** off to be honest. Gonna get a Galaxy nexus if there's no sign of the 4 in 2 weeks. Absolute cluster**** of a launch, apple iphone launches put google to shame.


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    #360
    Pop'n'Fresh
    Registered Users Posts: 258 ✭✭Pop'n'Fresh


    mrmeindl wrote: »
    Tried using a UK ip yesterday and it was out of stock. If LG have it marked up more than €100 than the uk play store they can **** off to be honest. Gonna get a Galaxy nexus if there's no sign of the 4 in 2 weeks. Absolute cluster**** of a launch, apple iphone launches put google to shame.

    Honestly the iPhone 5 launch has been pretty disastrous, at least for customers in Ireland. All networks had extremely limited stock and it has been delivered by Apple in drips throughout the first two months. We are almost in a position where any iPhone 5 you order today can be delivered within the week.

    Use my referral link to purchase a Tesla product and we both earn free store credits!

    https://www.tesla.com/en_ie/referral/phil240753



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    #361
    Kavrocks
    Registered Users Posts: 2,345 ✭✭✭Kavrocks


    mrmeindl wrote: »
    Tried using a UK ip yesterday and it was out of stock. If LG have it marked up more than €100 than the uk play store they can **** off to be honest. Gonna get a Galaxy nexus if there's no sign of the 4 in 2 weeks. Absolute cluster**** of a launch, apple iphone launches put google to shame.
    Why did you bother posting here? Was it to get a reaction or to spark an Android v Apple debate? Go get your Galaxy Nexus and be happy but please don't try and start an argument.


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