yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 4 General] thomas.clark:
This is current, from the best I can tell. I'm probably missing some. Thread is too difficult to keep up with. Let me know if you're out there...

diablonyc2

CTMeow

thomas.clark

estsllings15

brothersfighting

gorint9

An idea: Nov 13 Limbos can add this list to their sigs. Update whenever you see another Nov 13 post their info. I'll be trying to do this, but don't want to spam this thread just to keep our cause alive.

In other news, can you believe whereismynexus4@gmail.com was available? :laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] duperin:
NYC:

1st order Nexus 4 16GB

Order Date Nov 28, Changed on order to Dec 6

Google play status: Pending

Debit card: Nothing/Nada

No shipping e-mail

4-5 weeks

2nd order Nexus 4 16GB

Order date Dec 7

Google play status: Pending

Debit card: Charged $395.21

No shipping e-mail

6-7 weeks
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Tom you rock!:D
[Nexus 4 General] :
An update on my situation. If you havent read my original post, its back a ways, but, ordered Nov 13th, then explosions.

Just got an email from Google Wallet guy after our 2.5 hour long phone call last night.

This confirms that they are making the mistake of acquiring an authorization to charge my card, delaying too long in doing so resulting in a declined charge, then pushing me further and further down the line as a result. An endless cycle of authorize, wait, decline, backorder that causes an endless amount of delay.

Any suggestions?
[Nexus 4 General] akashvani:
It is ironic to see Google failing at basics of eCommerce
[Nexus 4 General] [hfm]:
Cancel them both you can buy my extra one Monday.
[Nexus 4 General] bidnexus:
Gogle fooling around on purpose

Hey i am also facing a similar problem... ordered on 27th nov... Checked with bank they said everything is fine at their end and seems tht google tried to some mistake or another authorization. :mad:

Also when i called google i was told it is ready to ship and if i update my card details it will be shipped immediately... But after updating they are saying they never made such a commitment and i need to wait till the given period 2 more weeks for me... :mad::eek: also they have placed a authorization hold on my other card too... :confused::mad:

Didnt expect this from google :( hope i get my nexus in time... else will cancel it and go in for iphone5... better and easy to get... but tied down to carrier :(
[Nexus 4 General] surferdude73:
So you said let's make a new limbo code format, then criticize a Nov. 13 buyer for adopting your new code in a wrong manner?

As far as I am concerned, Your code is still invalid no matter what. At least until the 13th phones are delivered.
[Nexus 4 General] nellisere:
Oooh.

LL2UK/DEC4/4-5/PENDING
[Nexus 4 General] Trashville:
limbo3 4 lyfe :good:
[Nexus 4 General] adulel08:
wait so if u ordered on the 27th and then ordered another today, the new order will ship the next day!?

then u can cancel the first order?

that sounds too good to be true.

can someone confirm
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Go get the iPhone if you think its better. Why would you buy a phone when you find another phone is better?
[Nexus 4 General] surferdude73:
LL34L represent

Sig updated with the current list. Let me know if I missed you.
[Nexus 4 General] mk92595:
How much?
[Nexus 4 General] just4ivaylo:
So...has anyone gotten an explanation from Google (or whatever company Google chose to handle this sh***y release) as to why orders from a couple of days ago are shipping and some from November have yet to ship?
[Nexus 4 General] Orange_furball:
I'm gonna order a 16GB now. Whatever one ships first I'll keep.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 4 General] Ibsonic:
Guys what do you think? Is 50 USD worth it to buy the original bumper through ebay ?
[Nexus 4 General] Exel:
No.
[Nexus 4 General] Ibsonic:
:( Darnit, when is that friggin bumper in stock.
[Nexus 4 General] bidnexus:
Hey i never said Nexus4 is bad!!! At this cost a unlocked pure android phone with such specs cant be bad:fingers-crossed: but the way the orders are being are being handled by google is leaving a bitter taste...

And as i said with iPhone get tied down to carrier which i dont prefer personally. lets see how it works out.

Anyone else facing similar problem???
[Nexus 4 General] adulel08:
hmm.. i duno if I want to order a diztronic+screen or an official bumper+screen/back cover
[Nexus 4 General] Flyin18T:
Beat you to it....

Order date: Dec 8, 2012 7:17:43 PM EST

We'll see if this ships faster than the 8GB I ordered on the 27th.
[Nexus 4 General] adulel08:
Beat U to it!

Order date: Dec 8, 2012 3:26:25 PM PST = 6:26 PM EST

I hope we get a shipping email Monday ='D I would cry

I also ordered an 8GB on the 27th but now want a 16GB
[Nexus 4 General] just4ivaylo:
I ordered another 16 GB today as well. It'll be great if at least one ships.
[Nexus 4 General] ReValeX:
I have a question: if I buy together bumper + nexus 4 (which will not be sent immediately), google will ship before the bumper and a few weeks after the nexus, or will wait for the availability of the nexus to ship together?
[Nexus 4 General] Arsenalfan:
Orginal late in the day ( 8.30PM EST ) order on the 28th - still nothing. Ordered another @ 6.15am on Dec 7th, got shipping info this morning, set for delivery on 12/10 by EOD. I'm happy I'm getting one, but the way it's all played out has been shambolic to say the least.
[Nexus 4 General] Flyin18T:
You bastid!

I'm putting money we'll see this recent order first.
[Nexus 4 General] adulel08:
wow Google... just open some dam stores for us to line up at!! screw this online BS.

can u post ur email screen shots?

I cannot believe it!!
[Nexus 4 General] just4ivaylo:
You should have just gone to the airport out there in Louisville and demanded your purchase. :p
[Nexus 4 General] xgiusex:
help me please

Good evening friends, I'm from Venezuela, I bought my device on the 27th, apparently everything was fine they sent me my bill, my order number 3 day I got an email saying they can not debit the money from my account. someone recommended me, and please if anyone can help me would send my money by paypal, or amazon gift card ... really appreciate it. Thank you. this is my email if anyone can help me personally giuseppediego@gmail.com. excuse my bad English
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Lol I'm just messing with ya cause u said apples better. Sorry I be nice now. I would wait and get the N4 its amazing you will forget all about apple.:D
[Nexus 4 General] Macintoshian:
Wait for a month, until then use a TPU case...If still bumpers are not in stock! Buy it from eBay. I cant miss the rear texture! If you ask me, I would wait too, will see if eBay sellers offers me a reasonable price, then I might buy.
[Nexus 4 General] mk92595:
You guys are so lucky. I ordered on the 27th and no update. 8GB. Wish I could order a 16GB but I have no money.
[Nexus 4 General] wilsonlam97:
Sorry. I didn't exactly understand what the extension to the code meant.

I wanted to make sure we were all on the same page.
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
I'm surprised you found a bumper for 50$ on eBay I haven't seen them go that cheap at all.
[Nexus 4 General] wilsonlam97:
Good luck. I heard Germany is shipping. I hope you'll ship soon.
[Nexus 4 General] Orange_furball:
I ordered at 7:09:45 EST. I beat you ;)

So now I'm LL2US/NOV27/45/PENDING and LL2US/DEC08/67/PENDING

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 4 General] rock7632:
So I reported my Nov 13 LL3 order as lost/stolen to Google today and gave them my consent for deactivating the device remotely after being stuck in UPS limbo for 11 days and I was told they would give me a refund for it in 14 days. I also made another order yesterday. Hoping that it ships out soon and everything goes smoothly, I deserve some luck now after what I've been through.

Order time: December 7, 2012 6:14:50 PM UTC-8
[Nexus 4 General] WhenBearsReign:
What's up with orders from the 27th claiming that they have a limbo level? Everyone that ordered on the 27th are still within the time frame of when they expected it to ship.

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Oh man you're probably having one of the roughest times right now =/ I'm here until you get yours.
[Nexus 4 General] PaisanNYC:
be careful.. Is that the auction where the seller is in India, and has none in stock, calling it a pre-sale? I saw that one, and would stay far away from it. It has scam written all over it.
[Nexus 4 General] PaisanNYC:
No. Stop spamming this site. This is your second post in the same thread.
[Nexus 4 General] xgiusex:
I can do? please help me
[Nexus 4 General] [hfm]:
No. Especially when it will be available for $20 on play store at some point

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I'm having trouble understanding why anyone would send you money or send money for you. It's sketchy, stop asking. No one will do something this idiotic.

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If it doesn't teleport into their hand when they confirm the purchase they want to be in the limbo club. :)
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
You are so right but it just sux waiting. What a messed up launch. I can't believe what people pay on eBay for these.
[Nexus 4 General] Jayrod1980:
If you need the bumper and can get it at that price do it. Even if you don't like it you can probably sell it for near cost to you.
[Nexus 4 General] rock7632:
Thanks man. Congratulations once again on you getting yours on Monday, hoping I can get it too this week.
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
I like your logic I would spend 50 if I could find one at that. I even got dirty looking for me. I work in a refinery well drive a truck in a refinery and just don't wanna break it. I put more abuse on my phone do to my job than normal I think but a tpu is OK for now. Since after shipping it's gonna be like 30$ on the play store. 50$ is only 20$ more which id pay to get it faster but 70$ 80$ 100$ that's just insane.

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Bear man I'm so exited for you. Rock brother its just around the corner for you. This week I bet.
[Nexus 4 General] BumbleG:
Thinking I'm about to cave and buy a Nexus 4 off Kijiji (popular competitor to CL in Canada) then resell my order whenever it decides to arrive, since I haven't had any concrete information on my phone ever since ordering.
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
That's kinda what I did when my play store order arrived it just became an Xmas gift for my fiance since she fell in love with mine. If the price is right I'd do it. Just make sure you check the phone out before u leave the deal and check for any defects. I'm sure you could make you money back selling your limbo order.
[Nexus 4 General] B Dizzle:
Just placed an additional order for 2 16GB phones at 8:00PM CST. I am in the 8-9 week boat with the 8GB (ordered on the 30th :(). Will post back if I get a ship confirmation in the next 72 hours for the 16GB phones.
[Nexus 4 General] fuzai:
I'm still a limbo3 buyer with order not being fulfilled. Really really pissed when Google has nothing good to say about my order. But what can I do? :(
[Nexus 4 General] TingTingin:
Just cracked 2 million views!!

"[Sent from a galaxy y far far away] *ominous voice* Hit THANKS"
[Nexus 4 General] Psilocin:
But what I don't understand is why people are even paying that much money for something that is only a bumper. It may be minimalistic, but it doesn't even cover or protect the back glass. Considering your line of work, all the more reason to get a full TPU case and use the phone with a piece of mind.
[Nexus 4 General] nokkenas:
Still haven't received any update since 27th. This worries me... It's alright if Google can't deliver faster than the estimated time but I really want them to deliver within the estimated time.
[Nexus 4 General] surferdude73:
When you order a phone with expected delivery of 3-5 days and still haven't gotten it in 3-4-?+ weeks, THEN you'll be on the same page. And since your eta said WEEKS from the get-go, that's not likely.

No idea. This thread had 1.3M views and 30k posts before these orders went in. I feel for them having to wait, but cmon, don't go correcting Nov 13ers on limbo levels.

Everyone wants to be in. But limbo is only for those poor souls that got a ridiculous lack of communication AND more importantly, their delivery window missed.

What 27th buyers have is an order status maybe, not a limbo level. Now, once your window is missed, look at the op and figure out where you are.

I hope all limbo is resolved quickly so we can get out of here and let this thread turn into Lord of the Flies if they want it to.
[Nexus 4 General] Psilocin:
Basically did the same thing, but ordered before you both time :p

Hope we both get some shipping confirms on Monday.
[Nexus 4 General] Arsenalfan:
As requested as proof.. Device ordered 12/7- SHIPPED

Device ordered 11/27 - PENDING
[Nexus 4 General] josepr007:
did your order of 27 changed the date on the play store? my order of november 27 has been change from november 27 to december 7.
[Nexus 4 General] adulel08:
Oh snap! this has got to work then! So u ordered nov27 and after the pending went away

ordered a 16gb friday and it shipped the next day!? wow! Hope this works for me too!

Google... smh... yall suck.
[Nexus 4 General] rootusr:
Man! I ordered mine too yesterday, no changes for me order still pending however I placed the order at 8:00 pst
[Nexus 4 General] ven4545:
yup same here
[Nexus 4 General] Psilocin:
Wtf? I just checked my order status and it did the same thing. My Nov 27 order is now Dec 6. But clicked the "info" link and it still shows that the original order date as Nov 27.
[Nexus 4 General] adulel08:
wow wtf, mine just changed as well!! 27 > 6.
[Nexus 4 General] Psilocin:
It could be them fixing the bug from last week where orders were not going through. So they could have readjusted the dates of all the orders from 27 to 6. But I hope it's not an entirely new bug.

Anyone willing to give Google a call and find out.
[Nexus 4 General] chronus719:
When your date changes, it mean that your order has been looked at or changed in some way on Google's end. Mine went from 13 -> 17 -> 19 -> 26 -> 1. Not sure what happened on the 17th and 19th, but I got my shipping confirmation on the 27th, and submitted an RMA on the 1st.
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
I have no clue why people would pay that. I do keep my phone in a leather holster on the passenger seat of my truck. Got one big enough to support a case also. Its just getting in and out that I have the biggest chance to drop it or hurt it. I do agree about the tpu case I actually like mine a lot with the protection. I guess your right and a bumper would be more for more casual occasions.
[Nexus 4 General] akashvani:
Put my 16gb order at 1pm CST. If I don't get shipping info in next 7 days and see that later orders are being shipped then I'll cancel my order. That would be the end of this drama and time to move on to 2013 models.

BTW, I don't get it about the bumper stuff. You can buy much more protective tpu covers. Believe me you need a full cover. nexus 4 is known to be an expert kamikazee. It is very suicidal device.
[Nexus 4 General] Psilocin:
Actually, I recommend TPU case for everyone, simply because it is the best way to protect the resale value of the phone and you don't have treat it like a baby all the time.
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
I've had mine since thanksgiving I think I got a pretty good idea of how I can protect my phone and with what. The phone isn't as fragile as everyone thinks not at all.
[Nexus 4 General] akshaysanwal:
Maybe this recent random algorithm is all a plan by Google!

People read about getting delivery from late orders. Everyone orders twice. Some cannot cancel previous orders and this in all increases sales for Google.

Its sad, and its just another perspective to look from.
[Nexus 4 General] sububack:
answer otesiame

There were quite a few cancellations, and not sure if they have bundled the weekers with some particular lot of shipment. And if the respective shipment hasn't arrived or doesn't have enough, they are moving to next immediate slot.

Hope is one powerful, and its testing everyone now.
[Nexus 4 General] Euler MD:
What is the update on shipping? Have the 2/3 weekers shipped?
[Nexus 4 General] akshaysanwal:
Some/Most of them.
[Nexus 4 General] Euler MD:
My friend is a 5/6 Weeker and her Play store says her order was updated Dec 7, what do you guys think?
[Nexus 4 General] efan3719:
not mine. :crying:
[Nexus 4 General] sububack:
Bumper => Who can handle Phone with care.

TPU => Moderate Careless People.

Life-Proof / Otterbox => Very very careless people.

I bought one Diztronic TPU case for $12.50, It's good. And buying Nexus 4 Bumber for anything above $19 is insane and the world has become more greedy. (Whoever sells for 70$ / 80$)
[Nexus 4 General] josepr007:
Mine it's a 2-3 weeks (from nov 27) and order date on the play store has been changed from nov 27 to december 7. Some people says that it's happen when the order is being processed. Something strange is that the Google transaction on my bank is no longer "in process", just disappear and I call the bank the day after I made the order and they said that my transaction has been pass without a problem. My info on the CC is correct because I was able to make orders (apps).
[Nexus 4 General] jmac125:
Not mine either :crying::crying:

it was updated in the play store to Dec 6th though, whatever that means
[Nexus 4 General] itpromike:
So if I order a second phone is there any chance I would be sick with both of them and not be able to return one? I would cancel one as soon as the other shipped but I just don't want something stupid happening like them both saying shipped at the same time.
[Nexus 4 General] [hfm]:
that field is not labeled correctly. It's the time that the order was last updated, not the time it was placed. If you want to see the original date look at the wallet invoice
[Nexus 4 General] dong1225:
Not mine either. I'm really getting frustrated by how Google is handling these orders. Honestly don't think I'll ever try to deal with Play Store again.
[Nexus 4 General] Psilocin:
At this point, I've learned to not expect anything from Google, but they just keep finding new ways to surprise us. Let's just see what happens on Monday.
[Nexus 4 General] philipsim@live.com:
Lol my playstore status says 'pre-ordered' instead of pending? i ordered at 7 december! :crying:
[Nexus 4 General] CTMeow:
Maybe I'm getting paranoid now but.. For us Canadians at least, do you have to enter a space for your postal code? Or does it not matter?
[Nexus 4 General] revamper:
I canceled my previous pending order successfully nearly instantly and got confirmation.
[Nexus 4 General] idale:
It's simply labeled "Date", so it's correct (it's a date! :silly: ). Just not clear enough is all, but they wanted to save those pixels. ;)
[Nexus 4 General] jmac125:
what kind of update do you think the date is referring to? :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 4 General] idale:
Could be any number of things. Some people had their orders touched a whole lot. Mine went 13 -> 17 -> 19 -> 26 -> shipped. You'll usually have your order updated if you get charged, but as for what the other ones were for me, I've no idea. Some people may have been "updated" just from someone at Google verifying the order was valid (some people's orders were screwed up in the system). No way of knowing, but it'll ship when it ships. Generally by this point an update to your order I would usually expect to be good (your order is progressing through the system), but with how things have gone... there's no way to be sure.

Good luck to all, however. And the most luck to those original limboers still here. :crying:
[Nexus 4 General] akshaysanwal:
That is pretty fortunate. Because some people here could not cancel their orders.
[Nexus 4 General] LoveSmacksDeath:
Been watching this thread like a hawk. Ordered on 11/28, still pending. Was soooo close to putting in a 2nd order yesterday, but didn't. Now I'm killing myself seeing how many that did had theirs ship already. I'm mad but I can't even imagine having ordered on 11/13 and still waiting. So I put a 2nd order into today, Saturday 12/8. Will post back on Monday with update.
[Nexus 4 General] lanman2k:
I'm a 1-2 weeker and I haven't gotten anything other than the original Order Receipt, anybody else in my boat? My Order Date recently changed to December 6 and I thought that would mean that I would start to see some action. No card charges since the initial 'check'. I am getting really anxious right about now with all these 2-3 weekers getting theirs and some even way later. What gives Google?
[Nexus 4 General] jmac125:
I wouldn't worry too much, I'm a 2-3 weeker and in the same boat as you, hopefully they ship a ton of orders on monday
[Nexus 4 General] PaisanNYC:
Don't get your hopes up. I originally had my order date change a day and a half after I received the dreaded LL3 backorder email. Didnt receive my phone for almost another two weeks after that.

Its been said time and time again, stop trying to read into things. Google is doing everything at random, and the oursourced CSR's have no clue what is going on other than what you see in your own order status. They are clueless just as we all are. There are no helpful specialists. CSR's cannot contact shipping for you. It is a waiting game and your turn will come. If something is wrong with your order, you will be emailed.

Patience.
[Nexus 4 General] :
So, another update.

Even though the google wallet rep from yesterday confirmed that it was a mistake on googles part that my order has been delayed so far:

I received this email today;

In response to me calling to try and resolve the issues they claim to be having with my credit card. I've contacted Visa and they have explained that there have been 3 authorizations to charge provided to google, none of which have ever been completed. I feel strongly that google is looking for a scapegoat as hard as they possibly can, and given that I have provided proof to them time and time again that the reasoning they're providing is wrong [cc not valid, bad credit, not enough balance on card, etc], they're now telling me to stop contacting them to try and resolve the payment issues. This all comes 4 hours after a confirmation that I am indeed in a "chargeable" state and that the order should be processing at any time.

TL;DR: Google blaming my cc company for their own admitted mistakes. consistency among customer service reps extremely lacking. being told by google to stop trying to contact them for info or they will stall my order.

One question, if they're powerless to help, as they say, how do they have the power to hinder?
[Nexus 4 General] Psilocin:
Was just placing my order right now and noticed that ordering the diz tpu directly from their website is cheaper than through amazon in terms of shipping ($2.50 vs $5). Small difference but that is still money better put to use elsewhere. Might even buy you a beer to celebrate getting the N4.

They can't go on the record and admit it without have to legally provide concessions for those affected by this fiasco, which is probably majority of the orders that have been placed so far. Those concessions would run into the millions in costs, something they cannot afford given they are selling the phone at bare manufacture cost and explain it to their investors how they screwed up. They probably thought it would just be easier to payoff major tech blogs like theverge and engadget to not report this problem in depth. There's no other explanation why even after a month, the ordering still remains a mess.
[Nexus 4 General] :
The interesting part is that during a phone call with google play csr Max, I requested consolation to amend the situation, basically wanting google to 'make good' on their wrongs. "What do you want?" he asked, I replied, "A written apology". He basically said that's never ever ever going to happen, so dream on.