Nexus 4 ordering process

youcancallmeal

Not a person wrote: »

Updated my credit card address to parcel motel in northern ireland.

So It should be possible to sign into play uk store and order this phone tomorrow?

Who do you bank with and how did you go about doing this?

Heroditas

Oafley Jones wrote: »

What the **** is up with the nexus phones and not supporting FM radio?

It really bugs me too and I've had a number of arguments with one of the people responsible for this over the last couple of years.
Their main argument is that FM radio is not needed when the vast majority of stations are streamed.

Not a person

youcancallmeal wrote: »

Who do you bank with and how did you go about doing this?

AIB, did it online.. you need code card codes to do it..

Click Manage your accounts on the left..

Then click your credit card...

Should be an option to change address...

Will change it back once/if get the phone!

TPD

Money transferred to the GF in America, about €300 after bank fees. Now I've just to wait 6 weeks :P

Any ideas on the best way to bring it through the airport? Box in checked luggage, phone in hand luggage etc?

youcancallmeal

Not a person wrote: »

AIB, did it online.. you need code card codes to do it..

Click Manage your accounts on the left..

Then click your credit card...

Should be an option to change address...

Will change it back once/if get the phone!

Ah I see. Looks like this option is available on the Bank Of Ireland online banking too but the address change request is sent to your local branch for processing so it'll probably take a few days to process

Not a person

youcancallmeal wrote: »

Ah I see. Looks like this option is available on the Bank Of Ireland online banking too but the address change request is sent to your local branch for processing so it'll probably take a few days to process

Seems to have updated automatically on mine.

How do I access UK play store? Im guessing it will be able to tell im play irish and block me from trying to buy it?

Ste-

TPD wrote: »

Money transferred to the GF in America, about €300 after bank fees. Now I've just to wait 6 weeks :P

Any ideas on the best way to bring it through the airport? Box in checked luggage, phone in hand luggage etc?

I'd be weary about putting anything of value in my checked in luggage.
Did it once coming from NY a few a years back with an ipod classic.
Got home box opened, ipod gone. Claimed insurance but it was just the hassle of it all. I'd leave it in the hand luggage to be honest.

TPD

Ste- wrote: »

I'd be weary about putting anything of value in my checked in luggage.
Did it once coming from NY a few a years back with an ipod classic.
Got home box opened, ipod gone. Claimed insurance but it was just the hassle of it all. I'd leave it in the hand luggage to be honest.

I was thinking that. Would she face any problems with customs etc. bringing a new boxed phone in her hand luggage? I was thinking she could open it and take the phone in her pocket / hand luggage.

Heroditas

TPD wrote: »

I was thinking that. Would she face any problems with customs etc. bringing a new boxed phone in her hand luggage? I was thinking she could open it and take the phone in her pocket / hand luggage.

Safer to have the phone in the hand luggage and the box in the main suitcase.
Actually, is the box needed at all?
My brother-in-law brought back a Kindle Fire from New York last Christmas and a Nexus 7 in the summer. Both times he didn't bring the box at all and just brought the device in his hand luggage.
The box is a dead giveaway.

Ste-

TPD wrote: »

I was thinking that. Would she face any problems with customs etc. bringing a new boxed phone in her hand luggage? I was thinking she could open it and take the phone in her pocket / hand luggage.

It would be up to you if you wanted her to take it out of the box. maybe get a cover also if she's going to be doing that.
Wonder what if she was stopped with it and she just said it was a gift for someone ? Not up on customs going through airports etc so it's up to you on what chances you're going to take, but I would 100% never put anything of value in my case, learned my lesson the hard way on that.

TPD

Heroditas wrote: »

Safer to have the phone in the hand luggage and the box in the main suitcase.
Actually, is the box needed at all?
My brother-in-law brought back a Kindle Fire from New York last Christmas and a Nexus 7 in the summer. Both times he didn't bring the box at all and just brought the device in his hand luggage.
The box is a dead giveaway.

The box isn't needed exactly... It's just I won't be able to unbox it without :pac:

mel123

Im in work so I cant use anything like tunnelbear at the moment.
Can someone tell me how much the phone is listed in dollars and GBP?

mac09

$299/£239 for the 8gb version

$349/£279 for the 16gb.

I have a northern ireland bank account but its registered to an irish address so im wondering if this will work for me.

Animo

TPD wrote: »

Money transferred to the GF in America, about €300 after bank fees. Now I've just to wait 6 weeks :P

Any ideas on the best way to bring it through the airport? Box in checked luggage, phone in hand luggage etc?

I brought home a Nexus 7 from the States in the middle of September. Had it unopened in my checked luggage and I had no problems with it. I had a slip in my luggage when I opened it saying it was checked by the TSA. I had a few hundred dollars worth of clothes in there as well.

I was a bit worried but nothing happened in the end.

Michael Collins

TPD wrote: »

I was thinking that. Would she face any problems with customs etc. bringing a new boxed phone in her hand luggage? I was thinking she could open it and take the phone in her pocket / hand luggage.

Once the final value of the phone is under the dollar equivalent of €430, customs duty and VAT will not apply (on that item only).

So, if she has other items, including duty-free products, that bring the combined total of imported goods above this value, she will have to pay duty, and probably VAT, on each item that is would cause an excess of €430 to the total.

Whether it's a gift or not makes no difference to customs duty in this situation.

Jackobyte

Heroditas wrote: »

It really bugs me too and I've had a number of arguments with one of the people responsible for this over the last couple of years.
Their main argument is that FM radio is not needed when the vast majority of stations are streamed.

Still a major flaw as the unit is designed to serve as a developer's unit. How can they develop anything pertaining to the radio function?

NoelJ

I've looked at the Nexus 4 and compared it to the S3 and Iphone. I don't listen to music on it at all so don't mind not having space. Is there a reason people aren't going for this phone beside the storage?

3bs

NoelJ wrote: »

I've looked at the Nexus 4 and compared it to the S3 and Iphone. I don't listen to music on it at all so don't mind not having space. Is there a reason people aren't going for this phone beside the storage?

Removable battery is another issue for some people. I'll miss it since I have an S3 but it's not a deal breaker for me.

ShadowHearth

So, only that one place sells them for Ireland outside if google store?

harney

harney wrote: »

What time do we expect this to go on sale in the Google store, 09:00?

08:00 apparently

http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/new-google-nexus-devices-hit-uk-tomorrow-with-google-play-music-store-1111960

bren32

Not a person wrote: »

Updated my credit card address to parcel motel in northern ireland.

So It should be possible to sign into play uk store and order this phone tomorrow?

Isn't there a bit more to it than just changing the address on the credit card? Can't they tell by the number the country it has been issued from?

Not a person

bren32 wrote: »

Isn't there a bit more to it than just changing the address on the credit card? Can't they tell by the number the country it has been issued from?

Probably. Sure will find out 2morrow for sure.

Boxfresh

What about eBay UK? It'll be probably be swamped with them tomorrow.

Professey Chin

Boxfresh wrote: »

What about eBay UK? It'll be probably be swamped with them tomorrow.

At higher prices probably rivalling handtec etc

lafors

Well I just figured out how to do it

I have a google wallet account (from when I got my nexus 7 free $25 credit).
I just added a new card (my visa debit) picked a country, UK obviously, put in the address for my parcel motel in NI.

Then loaded up tunnel bear and switched on UK.
In to the play store and tried to buy a nexus 7 and its letting me get all the way to the purchase screen. Previously all my cards were greyed out and i couldn't select them.

Here's a pic

GWNiall

lafors wrote: »

Well I just figured out how to do it

I have a google wallet account (from when I got my nexus 7 free $25 credit).
I just added a new card (my visa debit) picked a country, UK obviously, put in the address for my parcel motel in NI.

Then loaded up tunnel bear and switched on UK.
In to the play store and tried to buy a nexus 7 and its letting me get all the way to the purchase screen. Previously all my cards were greyed out and i couldn't select them.

Here's a pic

Just tried this, as I've an account from my Nexus 7's free 25 dollar claim, but it says I've to verify my account by uploading a picture of my ID and a Bill, just did it there, but it takes 3-5 days to be approved.


I have my Debit card linked to my account, can I re-add it with a UK address? Also, is this parcelmotel service reliable, and how does it work? Does it ship to NI and then I can collect it at the one that is closest to me?

lafors

GWNiall wrote: »

Just tried this, as I've an account from my Nexus 7's free 25 dollar claim, but it says I've to verify my account by uploading a picture of my ID and a Bill, just did it there, but it takes 3-5 days to be approved.


I have my Debit card linked to my account, can I re-add it with a UK address? Also, is this parcelmotel service reliable, and how does it work? Does it ship to NI and then I can collect it at the one that is closest to me?

Yeah if you edit your current debit card you should be able to add a new address, I could anyway, then put in the parcel motel address like this (according to their site)
Your Name
PMXXXXX (your parcel motel account number), Parcel Motel
1A McKinney Road
Mallusk
Newtownabbey
Co Antrim
BT36 4PX

Then save details and pick that card as your default.

youcancallmeal

Still not for sale, obviously not 8am then?
I've also set up my visa debit card as described above, hopefully it works

EDIT: Looks like something happening because the page won't load now

youcancallmeal

Its for sale now but can't get the whole way through the purchase process without it erroring. Site is probably getting hammered

youcancallmeal

I got to the final accept and buy screen and then it failed saying start again Looks like its sold out now, its like Glastonbury all over again!