Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
If we do not hit our goal we will be forced to close the site.

Current status: https://keepboardsalive.com/

Annual subs are best for most impact. If you are still undecided on going Ad Free - you can also donate using the Paypal Donate option. All contribution helps. Thank you.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.
Hi all, please see this major site announcement: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058427594/boards-ie-2026

Nexus 4 ordering process

1…7071737576…125

Comments

  • #2162
    god's toy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,242 ✭✭✭god's toy


    fergm wrote: »
    Anyone having difficulty ordering the phone should try the website flubit.com
    It will stop the issue of having orders cancelled as you pay through PayPal and just enter a new shipping address.
    Working out at £11-45 cheaper for me.

    Sorry I don't know of this site, can you explain how it all works?
    Looks very interesting!


  • #2163
    irishchris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,307 ✭✭✭irishchris


    Looks quite good. Cheers for heads up on this site!


  • #2164
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,022 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


    This post has been deleted.


  • #2165
    robertfoster1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭robertfoster1


    Hi everyone,

    After several attempts, I have just received a shipping confirmation email from Google. The method which has finally worked for me was to use my own home address with the Parcel Motel postcode as the billing address, with the full Parcel Motel address for the shipping address. All done using Tunnelbear.

    I ordered on March 13th, and the order was stuck on pending until this morning. Hope this is of help to some people!


  • #2166
    whomitconcerns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,428 ✭✭✭whomitconcerns


    just ordered mine now, work is on Uk network so didnt need tunnelbear...its with google commerce now...but I see the money has been blocked on my cc already...


  • Advertisement
  • #2167
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    whomitconcerns wrote: »
    just ordered mine now, work is on Uk network so didnt need tunnelbear...its with google commerce now...but I see the money has been blocked on my cc already...

    Don't get too excited. Money has been blocked on my card for over 2 weeks now, all that entitles you to from Google Commerce is an endless stream of 'apologies for the inconvenience'. :mad:


  • #2168
    fergm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭fergm


    god's toy wrote: »
    Sorry I don't know of this site, can you explain how it all works?
    Looks very interesting!

    It is very simple only used it the other day myself for the first time.

    You just litterally go to the website. Copy the link to the google play site where the device is and request a price from Flubit.

    Flubit then send you an offer for the item,( they say with 48 hours but received mine within a couple of hours) which for me was 11.45 cheaper.

    You then pay by paypal and use ParcelMotel.

    If nothing else it is very useful in terms of knowing that when you place the order it is not going to be cancelled or anything.


  • #2169
    fergm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭fergm


    god's toy wrote: »
    Sorry I don't know of this site, can you explain how it all works?
    Looks very interesting!

    It is very simple only used it the other day myself for the first time.

    You just literally go to the website. Copy the link to the google play site where the device is and request a price from Flubit.

    Flubit then send you an offer for the item,( they say with 48 hours but received mine within a couple of hours) which for me was 11.45 cheaper.

    You then pay by paypal and use ParcelMotel.

    If nothing else it is very useful in terms of knowing that when you place the order it is not going to be cancelled or anything.


  • #2170
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,022 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


    This post has been deleted.


  • #2171
    bren2001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,834 ✭✭✭bren2001


    Captain Morgan wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Flubit are legit. They negotiate a deal with different suppliers and pass the discount onto you. It will be brand new and sealed, the origin will be on the invoice you receive with the nexus.


  • Advertisement
  • #2172
    Nolimits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭Nolimits


    bren2001 wrote: »
    Flubit are legit. They negotiate a deal with different suppliers and pass the discount onto you. It will be brand new and sealed, the origin will be on the invoice you receive with the nexus.

    I don't know of anyone matching Googles pricelet alone beating it, if there was then this place would have found them and I don't see Google offering it to flubit at a lower price than usual.


  • #2173
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭budhabob


    Having successfully ordered and received my Nexus 4, I have now just had my order of the bumper cancelled.

    It really does seem to be hit and miss.


  • #2174
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,022 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


    This post has been deleted.


  • #2175
    god's toy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,242 ✭✭✭god's toy


    fergm wrote: »
    It is very simple only used it the other day myself for the first time.

    You just literally go to the website. Copy the link to the google play site where the device is and request a price from Flubit.

    Flubit then send you an offer for the item,( they say with 48 hours but received mine within a couple of hours) which for me was 11.45 cheaper.

    You then pay by paypal and use ParcelMotel.

    If nothing else it is very useful in terms of knowing that when you place the order it is not going to be cancelled or anything.



    Thanks for info!

    On the off chance it would it would be legit I went ahead and put in a link last night. Today they got back to me with an offer working out at 325 Euro for the 16GN N4! Now that's a good deal.





    Anyone gone from a GS3 to a N4? I'm thinking of making the jump!



    .


  • #2176
    grindle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭grindle


    How the hell are Flubit managing to do this with an item as in-demand as this one?

    They seem to check out as all above board, but I don't understand how they're getting them out cheaper than Google manage to.


  • #2177
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,022 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


    This post has been deleted.


  • #2178
    Dublinstiofán
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,189 ✭✭✭Dublinstiofán


    I tried another order with a different gmail account that i set up new. If it doesnt work might try flubit


  • #2179
    bren2001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,834 ✭✭✭bren2001


    Captain Morgan wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    You deal with flubit. But you would send the item directly back to google as per flubits instructions.


  • #2180
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,022 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


    This post has been deleted.


  • #2181
    god's toy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,242 ✭✭✭god's toy


    I bit the bullet and ordered it from Flubit. Says to expect it around the 29th and a few days for PM to send down.





    info from Fiubit on faults/returns

    The following return information is available from this supplier:

    Fireworks Merchant Limited: We are certain that you will be delighted with your purchase. However in the event that you are not entirely happy with your order we aim to keep the process as simple as possible. To ensure you receive your products as quickly as possiblewe arrange for the goods to be sent direct from the supplier to your delivery address in the supplier\'s packaging.\n\nIn the event that you wish to return or cancel an order please follow these instructions:\n\n Send a support request to Fireworks Merchant Limited - this can be done in the \'Orders\' section of your Flubit account.\n\n We will then reply promptly with more detailed returns instructions.\n\nIMPORTANT\n\n In the event that there are return instructions with your order you MUST contact us first so we can track and ensure prompt payment of your refund.\n\n DO NOT SEND RETURN ITEMS TO FIREWORKS MERCHANT LIMITED. Each return item must be sent to the supplier who fulfilled the order.\n\n Any refund will automatically be issued to the PayPal account or credit/debit card that you used to place the original order after you have notified Fireworks Merchant Limited prior to its return.\n\nAmendment to an order\n\nPrior to the dispatch you may be able to amend the delivery address or recipient and we will contact the supplier to see if the order has been sent. Once the product has been dispatched you cannot make any changes. \n\nCancellation of order prior to dispatch\n\nYou can cancel the order before it has been sent to you. This has to be done in writing by sending an email.\n\nCancellation of order after dispatch\n\nYou can cancel an order after it has been dispatched within a period of 7 days from receiving the product. You will receive a full refund for the product but you will not be refunded for the delivery cost.\n\nWhen you cancel the order after the product has been sent out we will advise by what method to return the product to the supplier. This will either be by Royal Mail (Post Office) Courier or a Courier drop off collection point. You will be responsible for the cost of returning the items and we strongly recommend that you return the package using a traceable method and retain your proof of postage receipt. We will ask you to send us the tracking number for the return package. If the product return fails and you are unable to provide proof of postage or tracking number it is highly unlikely we will be able to issue you the refund.\n\nPlease ensure you have packaged the items carefully. If the supplier does not receive the product back we may arrange to have them collected at your cost.\n\nFaulty/damaged goods\n\nPlease contact us if the goods are damaged or faulty. You should check the goods when they are delivered.\n\nExcluded Product Categories.\n\nPlease note that your right to cancel does not apply to items which fall into the following categories:\n\n Made to measure or personalised goods\n Perishable goods (such as flowers and food)\n Unsealed CDs DVDs tapes or other recording media software or video\n Jewellery and other items that raise an issue regarding Health and safety.\n\nThe sale of un-customised glasses and sunglasses and customised prescription glasses are treated separately under the Distance Selling Regulations 2000.


  • Advertisement
  • #2182
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,022 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


    This post has been deleted.


  • #2183
    Nolimits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭Nolimits


    god's toy wrote: »
    I bit the bullet and ordered it from Flubit. Says to expect it around the 29th and a few days for PM to send down.





    info from Fiubit on faults/returns

    Flubit say they are the supplier, but yet according to Fireworks Merchant LTD's contact page they are owned by Flubit
    We are committed to creating improved offers on products and offering exemplary after-sale care. We do this by offering our services through the Flubit platform.
    Or at least some way connected. All seems very strange.


  • #2184
    bren2001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,834 ✭✭✭bren2001


    Nolimits wrote: »
    Flubit say they are the supplier, but yet according to Fireworks Merchant LTD's contact page they are owned by Flubit

    Or at least some way connected. All seems very strange.

    Flubit is the retail end of it and fireworks is the supplier end. They have clearly set it up and structured it that way for some reason (tax or whatever).

    Don't really get your questioning of flubit. It is a reputable company, as said by many boardsies who have used it, its been in a few newspapers and won an award (I'm open to correction on that bit, the person who set it up may have won something).

    Nobody gets how they are getting the nexus stuff cheaper but evidentially they are.


  • #2185
    Nolimits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭Nolimits


    bren2001 wrote: »
    Flubit is the retail end of it and fireworks is the supplier end. They have clearly set it up and structured it that way for some reason (tax or whatever).

    Don't really get your questioning of flubit. It is a reputable company, as said by many boardsies who have used it, its been in a few newspapers and won an award (I'm open to correction on that bit, the person who set it up may have won something).

    Nobody gets how they are getting the nexus stuff cheaper but evidentially they are.
    This is why we're asking questions, and they're legitimate questions to ask. If someone was selling it cheaper than Google anywhere in the world, let alone the UK I wonder why no one from this thread, or in the Android community knows about it.


  • #2186
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,022 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


    This post has been deleted.


  • #2187
    Nolimits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭Nolimits


    Captain Morgan wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.
    I don't see Google making any kind of deal here. It also doesn't explain why prices are different, someone on here posted yesterday that Flubit could get it £12.45 (I think) cheaper, they offered it to me £13.58 cheaper.


  • #2188
    bren2001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,834 ✭✭✭bren2001


    Nolimits wrote: »
    I don't see Google making any kind of deal here. It also doesn't explain why prices are different, someone on here posted yesterday that Flubit could get it £12.45 (I think) cheaper, they offered it to me £13.58 cheaper.

    Only Flubit know how they are getting it cheaper than the playstore. Nobody on boards will be able to tell you. They are legit and if you order through them you will (for the time being) be getting it directly from the playstore cheaper than ordering directly.

    If you want to question the integrity of flubit, that is an entirely different matter, and I recommend you post in the BA thread for it.


  • #2189
    danm 72
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭danm 72


    fergm wrote: »
    It is very simple only used it the other day myself for the first time.

    You just litterally go to the website. Copy the link to the google play site where the device is and request a price from Flubit.

    Flubit then send you an offer for the item,( they say with 48 hours but received mine within a couple of hours) which for me was 11.45 cheaper.

    You then pay by paypal and use ParcelMotel.

    If nothing else it is very useful in terms of knowing that when you place the order it is not going to be cancelled or anything.


    Have you used this, have you received an item?

    Did you need to add parcel motel to your paypal account or were you able to include it on flubit?


  • #2190
    Nolimits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭Nolimits


    bren2001 wrote: »
    Only Flubit know how they are getting it cheaper than the playstore. Nobody on boards will be able to tell you. They are legit and if you order through them you will (for the time being) be getting it directly from the playstore cheaper than ordering directly.

    If you want to question the integrity of flubit, that is an entirely different matter, and I recommend you post in the BA thread for it.

    I have my own theory about them, probably best I don't put it on the internet anywhere though :)


  • Advertisement
  • #2191
    DECEiFER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,243 ✭✭✭DECEiFER


    I ordered a Nexus 4 yesterday using an Ulster Bank Visa Debit card, and set my shipping address and billing address to Parcel Motel in the north.

    To get onto the UK Google Play store in the first place I used a UK VPN connection over PPTP, so I didn't need to fiddle with any third-party software. But, whatever works is fine. I haven't heard anything back yet, apart from the initial order receipt, but after reading some posts here today, I got a bit paranoid (hopefully needlessly), so I just now changed my home address in Goolge Wallet to the Parcel Motel one and in Gmail I changed my country to the UK, as some people here have posted about doing the same.

    On the advice from Danger781's guide earlier in this thread, I have also just rang Ulster Bank's Anytime Banking and asked them to authorize the Parcel Motel address as a second billing address. They told me it's not possible to add a second billing address so I asked them to outright change my account address to Parcel Motel up north instead, which they did after warning me of the risks in case something unexpected goes wrong with my account or card (for legal compliance, due to the calls being recorded). Hopefully it won't be too late as my order is still in the early stages and according to my receipt, my shipping date is "by March 22." I'll change my address and everything else back to normal once the Nexus 4 is delivered.

    My address change seems to have taken effect quickly with the bank, hopefully quickly enough:
    245788.PNG

    It's strange how some of you have been successful when you've used your Irish addresses on the payment method with the Parcel Motel postcode since Google state that the shipping address and the billing address need to be the same. Google need to get their stories straight as I've also noticed that you can read up on the shipping procedure on more than one page in their support area with two different sets of information. It's a maze trying to find anything in there.

    I think the method most likely to succeed is the one where you use Parcel Motel as the shipping address and billing address on Wallet, and with your bank. The only reason I'm still a bit paranoid at this point is because I changed my address with the bank the day after the order was made, so it's just a matter of whether they have verified the address with the bank or not at this stage. If the order gets canceled, I'll simply do it again with everything set as it is right now.

    I'm far too impatient to try different methods to see if my paranoia was justified or not. I'll post back when I receive an update, good or bad. Fingers crossed!


    Thanks to everyone who has posted about their experiences, it's been a help to me and I'm sure many many others also.


Advertisement