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Nexus 5 on sale

  • 31-10-2013 10:27PM
    #1
    bromley52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,956 ✭✭✭


    For anyone interested CPW uk and the UK Google store are selling the Nexus 5. CPW is £15 cheaper if you can buy from them.


    mod edit:

    Carphone Warehouse link - £295 (16gb only)
    NOTE: seems they will only ship to mainland UK

    Anyone looking to buy through the UK playstore could try these steps
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  • #2
    Shooter_galway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 544 ✭✭✭Shooter_galway


    bromley52 wrote: »
    For anyone interested CPW uk and the UK Google store are selling the Nexus 5. CPW is £15 cheaper if you can buy from them.

    Can't see it on uk cpw site, heading over next week so might pick one up if there going sim free


  • #3
    hairypigeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 238 ✭✭hairypigeon


    i cant see it either but i'm happy to give you the commission if you can organise delivery to ire via parcel motel


  • #4
    bromley52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,956 ✭✭✭bromley52


    Shooter_galway wrote: »
    Can't see it on uk cpw site, heading over next week so might pick one up if there going sim free

    CPW here
    Their phone lines we open until 23:00 for orders.


  • #5
    pokeraladin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭pokeraladin


    295 pound sim free on cfw....so if I ring them up and get it sent to a parcel motel uk site them shipped to me in ireland,am I good to pay carphonee warehouse with my Irish visa debit card?


  • #6
    Grecco
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,007 ✭✭✭Grecco


    Very ugly phone


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  • #7
    lau1247
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,330 ✭✭✭lau1247


    pokeraladin wrote: »
    295 pound sim free on cfw....so if I ring them up and get it sent to a parcel motel uk site them shipped to me in ireland,am I good to pay carphonee warehouse with my Irish visa debit card?

    at the shopping basket level just before check out it say on the bottom the delivery is mainland uk only :mad:


  • #8
    wingnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭wingnut


    lau1247 wrote: »
    at the shopping basket level just before check out it say on the bottom the delivery is mainland uk only :mad:

    Just use parcel motel. Maybe someone in NI could let us know when they are on the shelves up there.

    TBH I would only upgrade if the camera is substantially better than my Xperia T. I haven't been impressed with LG cameras in the past.


  • #9
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    Camera won't be better than the Sony one.

    CPW UK only ship to mainland UK I'm afraid.


  • #10
    Natakranta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭Natakranta


    I ordered yesterday evening from play store UK to parcel motel. Order status is still "pending". I so hope it goes through. I bought Nexus 4 this way 2 months ago when Google cut the price. It was no brainer to me. I'll keep you updated. Meanwhile can somebody confirm if CPW UK sends them to parcel motel? Though AFAIK CPW UK has only 16GB versions and I want the 32GB one


  • #11
    Baron Kurtz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,261 ✭✭✭Baron Kurtz


    Just did a dummy purchase on CPW and got to the Credit/Debit card details and all seems fine. I'd imagine it would go through okay once your billing address is the same as the Parcel Motel one (I'm sure a temporary address change is feasible).

    But I'm not in the market for one of these phones, as of yet (pretty happy with my S4 atm). I'll have to keep tabs on the N5 thread though, just to see what I might be missing out on!


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  • #12
    sud1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭sud1


    Grecco wrote: »
    Very ugly phone
    ..whats so ugly about it...looks fairly similar to other phones on the market..


  • #13
    Evil_g
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 593 ✭✭✭Evil_g


    Any one know if bricks and mortar Car Phone warehouse stores in the North might be stocking these at some stage?

    Heh...their IE account is being bombarded: https://twitter.com/CarphoneIE

    I've asked their UK account.


  • #14
    bren2001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,984 ✭✭✭bren2001


    Evil_g wrote: »
    Any one know if bricks and mortar Car Phone warehouse stores in the North might be stocking these at some stage?

    Heh...their IE account is being bombarded: https://twitter.com/CarphoneIE

    I've asked their UK account.

    You can reserve one on their website and collect it up north. As far as I am aware it is just the 16gb and it is 15 pound cheaper than Google Playstore.


  • #15
    Amirani
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,608 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    sud1 wrote: »
    ..whats so ugly about it...looks fairly similar to other phones on the market..

    Presumably not being an iPhone makes it ugly. :rolleyes:


  • #16
    mathie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭mathie


    Ugggggggggggggggh it doesn't have an Apple logo on it!!!111oneoneone


  • #17
    padair
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭padair


    Does anyone know if this is going to be released in Ireland


  • #18
    micks_address
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,725 ✭✭✭micks_address


    bren2001 wrote: »
    You can reserve one on their website and collect it up north. As far as I am aware it is just the 16gb and it is 15 pound cheaper than Google Playstore.

    I tried reserving one for Newry and it wouldn't let me


  • #19
    padair
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭padair


    I think it is time to trade in my s3 and get the nexus 5. Lte here I come


  • #20
    god's toy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,247 ✭✭✭god's toy


    micks_address wrote: »
    I tried reserving one for Newry and it wouldn't let me

    Rang them about 10 times, (other stores too) but none Would answer the phones...
    Was willing to drive up there if they would keep one but never did.


  • #21
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,902 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    £259.00 with free delivery from Amazon.co.uk. I don't know if they'll ship to Parcel Motel in N.I. But they will take an Irish credit card.


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  • #22
    micks_address
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,725 ✭✭✭micks_address


    Kristopherus wrote: »
    £259.00 with free delivery from Amazon.co.uk. I don't know if they'll ship to Parcel Motel in N.I. But they will take an Irish credit card.
    Do you have a link to Amazon? Can't find it for sale on there


  • #23
    The Ayatolla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,273 ✭✭✭The Ayatolla


    Kristopherus wrote: »
    £259.00 with free delivery from Amazon.co.uk. I don't know if they'll ship to Parcel Motel in N.I. But they will take an Irish credit card.

    Link??


  • #24
    Yamanoto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,489 ✭✭✭Yamanoto


    Kristopherus wrote: »
    £259.00 with free delivery from Amazon.co.uk. I don't know if they'll ship to Parcel Motel in N.I. But they will take an Irish credit card.

    That's the Nexus 4

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-Google-Nexus-4-16GB/dp/B00AEXOG7Q/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1383424977&sr=8-8&keywords=nexus+5


  • #25
    pokeraladin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭pokeraladin


    Shooter_galway wrote: »
    Can't see it on uk cpw site, heading over next week so might pick one up if there going sim free

    Ya pick me up one 2 u can send it down to cork....:)


  • #26
    pokeraladin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭pokeraladin


    Amazon uk don't have it yet.....they said they will be sticking it next few weeks...how much extra, who knows


  • #27
    spr1nt3r
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 390 ✭✭spr1nt3r


    Hate all the waiting. You always see stuff in US, then trickled down to UK for 40% higher price and eventually deliveries to IE or IE stores selling for another 15% on top. Joke..
    Also if it goes the same path Google dongle went might as well buy something else than wait. It all looks good in trade shows until it actually reaches the stores with hefty premium.


  • #28
    Nolimits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,739 ✭✭✭Nolimits


    spr1nt3r wrote: »
    Hate all the waiting. You always see stuff in US, then trickled down to UK for 40% higher price and eventually deliveries to IE or IE stores selling for another 15% on top. Joke..
    Also if it goes the same path Google dongle went might as well buy something else than wait. It all looks good in trade shows until it actually reaches the stores with hefty premium.

    In fairness prices in the US don't include tax, which is usually under 10% when added whereas us and the UK prices will include VAT at in or around 20%


  • #29
    spr1nt3r
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 390 ✭✭spr1nt3r


    Nolimits wrote: »
    In fairness prices in the US don't include tax, which is usually under 10% when added whereas us and the UK prices will include VAT at in or around 20%

    Theoretically yes, not in real world. Most devices I have purchased in UK and especially Ireland had 40% margin compared to US ones.


  • #30
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,829 ✭✭✭ongarite


    spr1nt3r wrote: »
    Hate all the waiting. You always see stuff in US, then trickled down to UK for 40% higher price and eventually deliveries to IE or IE stores selling for another 15% on top. Joke..
    Also if it goes the same path Google dongle went might as well buy something else than wait. It all looks good in trade shows until it actually reaches the stores with hefty premium.
    Just in case you were going to get this phone from the US for a cheaper price as you say, be warned that it will not work on 4G networks in Europe.
    There is a US spec LTE Nexus 5 with US only bands and then the rest of world version with US and Asia 4G LTE bands.
    If this doesn't concern you, like using 3G only, then getting the US version is worth it.


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  • #31
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,615 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Any idea if O2 etc will have this soon? Why does the UK get it and we can't??


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