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[Nexus 4 General] pichu23:
Anyone in the UK received theirs already ?

Those with 1-2 weeks of shipping.

My friend received he's nexus already. he was on 3-4 weeks.

fml. google screwing up again ?
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
I think u missed her main point though. She wants what she wants when she wants it. Its not a matter of how much it costs to produce. What matters when she gets it and how that makes her feel.
[Nexus 4 General] mournahan:
you get any shipping detailis yet?
[Nexus 4 General] dirtyhamster73:
I think I've watched every unboxing video on YouTube for it... I'm not one that drops a phone often, I actually can't remember the last time I've dropped a phone... I'm super ocd about my stuff, even when I put the phone down I put a paper towel or napkin, something under it, so I'm not worried about whether it's sufficient protection or not. Every video I've watched and any opinions I've heard on it have been great, that it's a premium piece. I'm super excited! The thing I love most about it is that it looks like it's part of the phone.
[Nexus 4 General] PaisanNYC:
If you didnt put a skin on yet, just make sure you do and let it suffieciently dry before you put the bumper on (stupid me in my anticipation didn't wait and it was peeling the still-wet skin off lol)
[Nexus 4 General] dirtyhamster73:
Exactly! I'm not looking at it like " oh man, I'm such an idiot, I just paid triple for something that only costs $5 to make"... I'm looking at like I'm getting something that I want, and no matter the cost, I want it. Maybe it's the fact that the play store is sold out and it makes me want it more... I have no patience. Think of it in terms of football tickets, or hockey, any sport you like... If you want good seats, you'll pay, no matter the cost, because you WANT to go see your team. Meh... Jeff and NY know where I'm coming from. You can't really say people are crazy for buying these bumpers at the prices on eBay, we've all done crazy things, the least is buying something at triple the cost. The value isn't in the money spent, the value is on how much it means to you to own it.

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I'm not talking about giving a kid a bumper, you took it literal, I said "toys". Do you have kids? Niece and nephews? Ever go to get the hottest toy of the year and it be no where to be found but you found it on eBay or amazon for triple? And you get it because it makes you happy knowing they'll be happy? That's what I'm talking about.... So the thought of owning a bumper doesn't float your boat, that's cool... But for others it does.
[Nexus 4 General] itpromike:
Hmm... I'm wondering... Of all the people waiting to get the phone and then randomly people who ordered recently got theirs shipped quite fast; I'm wondering what people ordered on the weekend and what people ordered during the week... Ya'know so like if people ordered during the week they have a quick turn around time because the orders actually go in the same day and people are at work who can process them but if ordering on the weekend the orders just pile up because they aren't processed until the weekday but by then there are a mountain of new orders piled up and the the new orders during the week somehow end up on top... I probably did a bad job of explaining but do you guys know what I'm saying?

Of all the people who ordered within the last 3 weeks and are still waiting or who've ordered and actually got a shipping email can you post whether or not you orders during the weekday or the weekend?
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Love it my fiance does the same thing when she puts her phone down with a cloth napkin. I got it why she did it with her 4s but she is using my white GS2 Skyrocket at the moment and still does it. Its a Samsung creation so its pretty tough so she cracks me up. I knew there was a reason I liked you. Me I keep all my phones in a case and normally keep them in it unless I'm just sitting at home laying in my bed watching TV and such. I'm a bit ocd at work but with good reason to be.
[Nexus 4 General] PaisanNYC:
I remember that goddamn Tickle Me Elmo crazy many years ago, selling for over ten times the MSRP! Some people don't understand that working hard brings disposable income, which affords us the right to splurge on some things we want. Your analogy is perfect because I know people who paid scalpers buku money for sporting and concert event tickets. So if we chose to purchase a Nexus 4 bumper for a few more bucks that MSRP, thats our arena tickets :) It's not like the Play Store will open up ordering for the bumper will millions in stock anytime soon. Hell at this point I would pay a premium to have this magical charging orb also!

Sorry for rambling on haha

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I am still trying to find a case that fits the N4 with a bumper on, AND has a super solid belt clip (regular belt clips on leather cases pop off too easily at work). I puirchased this (pictured below) because of the belt clips included. The one pictured in the upper right corner looked perfect since it closes around the belt totally, but the N4 is super-tight in this case. Any suggestions?
[Nexus 4 General] dirtyhamster73:
I haven't, which I'm glad I didn't because this phone is getting rma'd. I'd be heated if I had to waste one of the bse. I'm not sure if I'll put the sides of the bse on.. might just leave the factory plastic on the back until it starts looking ghetto, then I'll use the back bse. Thanks for the advice!
[Nexus 4 General] rcazador:
My order was on the 27th, 4PM EST, estimated 4-5 weeks. Not a word since the Order Receipt. Nada :( Any ideas whether the early Dec 4 shipments mean mine'll come along earlier or am I @!)$(% by Google. Its looking almost bleak right now.
[Nexus 4 General] sububack:
"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get"

As long as you get a quality product for the money you pay it is worth.
[Nexus 4 General] dirtyhamster73:
Haaaahaaaa! Maybe it's a girl thing. Samsung phones are tanks! I'm a bit freaked over the N4, it just scares me. It's such a nice phone, too nice almost, I feel like I should be swaddling it with a blankie and carrying it around in a baby Bjorn :)
[Nexus 4 General] cheezetrix:
well you are right mine changed from the 27th and now showing the 7th, but i have no care for what they wanna change seeing as i'm getting mine tomorrow :D:D:D
[Nexus 4 General] dirtyhamster73:
Omg I went nuts looking for that #$@!% Elmo for my niece! Nuts! I went to Maine, new Hampshire, called family in other states and Canada to see if they could find it! I spent a good month looking for that thing, only to find out my sister-in-laws bff bought it when it wasn't a hot item and kept it to give to my niece for Xmas. #$%#&!$?/%$#$!

What the sweet mother Mary is that black thing? Looks like an inspector gadget tool belt thingy!
[Nexus 4 General] ATnTdude:
This is classic economics, actually. Some people literally value an item more than others. It doesn't make them suckers, they just have different priorities. They also don't want to pay more, they are willing to pay more. If they can get if for a lower price than the higher price they're willing to pay, that's just icing on the cake.

The polar opposite is the cheapskate, who will wait for years to buy something on clearance, or used, or they'll settle for a similar but less costly alternative.

People attach moral values to both of the above buyers, but they really shouldn't, even if such people can be insufferable at times (not anyone here, of course). Like I said, they just have different priorities.
[Nexus 4 General] PaisanNYC:
I didn't put the side skins on since I have the bumper on, but the factory plastic on mine started coming off in two days of using the phone. it looks much nicer with a BSE than the factory plastic too :)
[Nexus 4 General] chavo360:
Order Date: December 1, 2012 1:15:27 PM UTC-5
[Nexus 4 General] sububack:
1xN4 16GB was on Weekday and the other one was on Weekend. No update on either of them.
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
I've been scouring over all kinds of holsters just like this. I'm currently using the one I used with my galaxy nexus and it works OK with a tpu case but im still looking for one that would fit a n4 with a bumper. I don't have a bumper yet so I'm not sure what the exact dimensions are. I wanted to wait till I had one to measure before I bought a new holster. But if I find anything u will be the first I let know about it. I'm close to breaking down and buying a bumper it just I really don't want to go much higher than around 60$ but I dunno I can't seem to find one that cheap they seem to be all going for 100$ or more. I would go a Lil higher than 60$ but I can't find one.

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Omg you are way too funny dirty.
[Nexus 4 General] chavo360:
Im on EST BTW.
[Nexus 4 General] wilsonlam97:
That sucks. It seems that Google isn't shipping these out in order.
[Nexus 4 General] Psilocin:
Actually my point is still valid. The time it takes for someone to ship your bumper from ebay versus a tpu case from amazon would still be the same, even with overnight shipping, except you could probably buy 2-4 cases for the price of one bumper. So the argument of time being a factor is moot unless you are fixated on getting a bumper rather than a case. Reasons for why someone would want a bumper is because it is the official bumper for the phone, and people like to have the official stuff even if it costs more, and as a bonus the design of it is minimalistic, aesthetically pleasing, and almost invisible to eye. As for me, I'm more concerned with the practical function of a product than who makes it and appearance is a secondary factor, which is why I believe a case is better. Of course, people want different things for different reasons.

I do have a sister that is 9 years younger than me, so I do who what it feels to want to get something, even more so I find myself in such situations from time to time. But again, if my parents or whoever gifted me a N4 and then said, "sorry we couldn't get a bumper, it's too expensive right now," I think most people would not care about the bumper because it is just a piece of plastic and not essential to the function of the phone, unlike the phone which is the actual functional "toy" that you speak of. This is vastly different from a situation where getting an xbox and not getting a specific game they wanted, because the game is absolutely essential for the enjoyment of the console.

But as in my original post, I did also point out that everyone has the right to place their own value on their own money. I'm just offering the perspective of most people who don't have the luxury to buy things just because they want it immediately. So, let's agree to disagree. :)
[Nexus 4 General] deepudips:
N4 Shippping

Folks, I received my shipped email from Google on Friday night with a tracking number from UPS. However there is no update on UPS after 24hrs too.

When do you guys think I should have the shipment delivered?

Oh, I am in Dallas.
[Nexus 4 General] albertao83:
Hello everyone .. I bought a n4 on playstore USA ... I'm Italian and I will use a import export company to ship in Italy. .. I bought the device on 30th November .. how do I know the status of my order? How long will it take to receive it? thanks

Inviato dal mio GT-I9100 con Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 4 General] PaisanNYC:
I made my girlfriend at the time hunt one down and buy it for me, just cause i wanted her to LOL I was mean back then

The case isn't that bad IRL. It looks huge in the picture but its not. I just need something rugged for work. Those regular leather pouches that everyone sells has cheap belt clips that pop right off my belt when bending twisting turning, etc.
[Nexus 4 General] adidas007:
when did you order
[Nexus 4 General] dirtyhamster73:
Agreed! :) :) :) :)
[Nexus 4 General] deepudips:
I had two orders both for 16gb

One on 29th Nov and i never got a shipping info for this. It is still in a limbo state.

Ordered 2nd one on 7th Dec. Wola, got the shipping info in 12-14 hrs period.
[Nexus 4 General] dirtyhamster73:
Haaaahaaaa! You just didn't want to look stupid shopping for a tickle me Elmo. I'm sure you would have looked shady in the toy aisle.....I can picture parent's holding on to their kids a little tighter when they see you lurking :) Poor girl.
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Orders don't seem to have any rhyme or reason on when they get shipped. Most orders ordered after Dec 27 which u fall into are being shipped within there quoted timeframe from when u ordered. Some are shipping way faster and some people ordered on the 13th and are still waiting. Your best bet is to wait till u get an email from google saying that your order has shipped then contact the company u used to ship the phone to Italy to tell u how long they take to ship to u. Hope this helps wish we knew more but this whole phone launch has been mess. Good luck and I can't wait for the Giro "Go Garmin Sharp"
[Nexus 4 General] cheezetrix:
there doesn't seem to b any specific order to it at all, i also ordered on the 27th was told 2-3 weeks and UPS says scheduled for delivery on the 14th but updated it Friday saying scheduled for early delivery tomorrow
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
I do actually agree with everything you said there. Good luck with everything.
[Nexus 4 General] PaisanNYC:
I will definitely let you know if and when I find a good one :)
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Delete
[Nexus 4 General] PaisanNYC:
Poor girl?!? She had the privilege of hanging out with me in my guido days! fugghedaboutit! Revere Beach has nothing on Francis Lewis Blvd here in NYC!
[Nexus 4 General] WhenBearsReign:
BTW Dirty, if I end up with a bumper as compensation for the terrible job done by Google, you get first dibs on it.
[Nexus 4 General] [hfm]:
Haha that $10 PayPal thing is really just a justification angle for you. It's still your $10 regardless of where it is sitting. It's costing you what it's costing you. $70. Over 3 times the price set by Google. But I mean if you want it, you want it. That's how much it's worth to you not to have to wait. Nothing wrong with that, just call it what it is. :)
[Nexus 4 General] PaisanNYC:
Hey man choice is choice. We chose to live in Queens. My two bedroom apartment cost $1650/month. We could choose to live in outer Boston and pay much less. Same with the bumper. I could go a cheaper route, but I chose not too.
[Nexus 4 General] Clayfree:
Yes me too. I ordered another one on 12.7 on the theory that it might ship before my 27th order. It shows 2 entries i the Play Store.
[Nexus 4 General] dirtyhamster73:
How did you manage to get the factory plastic to start coming off in two days? Mine hasn't budged!

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I did call it what it is, me wanting what I want when I want it and being impatient. I'm not justifying anything, not sugarcoating, not making excuses, nothing.....I don't see that $10 balance that I had as money I worked for, maybe I should, and technically I did, but it was from the sale of my gnex after I withdrew the money from the PayPal debit card. When I said "bumper was $70 but I had a $10 balance so technically I paid $60" I meant money coming out of my debit card right there and then.
[Nexus 4 General] mournahan:
You get any shipping info yet?
[Nexus 4 General] [hfm]:
I'm pretty sure I said that in the last sentences. I completely understand.
[Nexus 4 General] Clayfree:
No shipping yet on either one. We'll see what happens next week.
[Nexus 4 General] dirtyhamster73:
I do too...lol He made a much better point this time around than the first post :)

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Boo boo Bear! They better give you more than just a freaking bumper! What's the status? Monday /Tuesday arrival? I hope. I pray. /

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Oh please....go GTL or something ;)
[Nexus 4 General] [hfm]:
I Want the bumper because it's minimalistic and not permanent. I just want something as minimal as possible to keep the phone from sliding off things. I don't like protector sheets and I want to be able to take it off in 2 seconds. And $20 when the bumper finally comes back is a reasonable gamble to see if I'll even like it hanging on my phone.
[Nexus 4 General] PaisanNYC:
Drive to Whitestone and I can show you how it looks on the N4 lol
[Nexus 4 General] chavo360:
In in the same boat as you. I ordered on Dec 1 and got a "Your Google Play Order Has Shipped" email on Sat 12/09/2012 with tracking # that has not updated yet. I don't work at Google but I do work shipping out aircraft parts overseas so I can give you a little insight into how this works. I'm assuming that our phones were "pull" from stock, boxed up and a shipping label created and slapped on the box. The problem with the tracking # not updating yet is because the actual ready to be shipped box has not been picked up and scanned by UPS yet. I bet its still sitting in Google's warehouse somewhere waiting to be picked up by UPS(hopefully by Monday:fingers-crossed:)
[Nexus 4 General] bidnexus:
Does it come with a factory scratch guard for the screen? or you need to buy a separate one? if yes which and where is available?

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Ordered on 27th Nov. wait period 2-3 weeks
[Nexus 4 General] dirtyhamster73:
Yes, it does. It's a full body so it comes with the screen, top, bottom, sides and back protectors. I bought it on the " best skins ever" website when they were buy 1 get 1. . so $10 for 2 full body armor.

http://www.bestskinsever.com/google-nexus-4-skin
[Nexus 4 General] Psilocin:
UPS handles the warehousing themselves, so it probably won't see any movement until later tonight when scans are done and gets loaded into a flight to whichever major airport is closest to you.
[Nexus 4 General] gregsky:
What time did you order? I ordered late at night on the 31st and have not received anything other than the order confirmation email. Im just waiting for my name to come up in the lotto now...
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
It does come with a stock protector on the phone but its not a real screen protector for long term. Buy the ones dirty says I bought them too. Oh dirty my sensor is now acting bonky with my original BSE. So I emailed them and they are sending me a new one with cutout and apologized. Google could learn from them they are a great company.
[Nexus 4 General] Ibsonic:
did ya find a bumper ?
[Nexus 4 General] CoCoGirl886:
I ordered two 16gb phones and I received them and noticed they're 8gb devices... the packing slip says 16gb while the box itself says 8gb. The IMEI # on the receipt/box matches. Did this happen to anyone else?
[Nexus 4 General] dirtyhamster73:
I did, I bought it off eBay.
[Nexus 4 General] Ibsonic:
no way ! what price ?
[Nexus 4 General] dirtyhamster73:
I'm glad you're awake and alert...lol I thought he was asking about the bse, not the factory plastic. Haaaahaaa!
[Nexus 4 General] Tijmen:
What should the expectations for a 12.4 UK order be? Had a friend of mine order one and don't want to bug him every day asking for news and stuff...
[Nexus 4 General] Ibsonic:
Well, depends on if he received confirmation mail, shipping mail, etc..so you need to bug him :D
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Yea I saw your answer and thought I would help clarify what he was wondering. Dirty its the "A" for effort that matters.:D
[Nexus 4 General] mrhaddan:
If its anything like the US, probably should have waited a couple days. My first order hasn't seen any updates. My second order, just last week, has already shipped.

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Nexus 4 16GB. Ordered Nov. 27 @ 5:34 PM PST. 2-3 weeker. Confirmation email received. Just waiting.

2nd Nexus 4 16GB ordered 12/7/12 @ 7:44:24 am PST. Shipping email 12/7/12
[Nexus 4 General] chavo360:
Order Date: December 1, 2012 1:15:27 PM EST
[Nexus 4 General] 80centjack:
Here's my story. I ordered on November 27th at around 5:30 PM-- no shipping email yet. My neighbor just came over to let me know that he ordered on December 6th, just got his email, and his N4 should be delivered on Monday. Needless to say I was mad, so I called Google.

They tried to give me some crap about some banks taking longer to process, and I just told him that was garbage. I've made purchases on Google Play before and they're instant, I bought a ton of crap on line and it's never been a problem. Next I get his supervisor, and he lets me know that sometimes "that's just how the cards fall." I told him that there aren't cards, and nothing should be falling. Google is a business, and they're supposed to be operating, not dropping cards at random. He said he would escalate to a "shipping expert" and that I should expect an email from them soon. I'm not holding my breath.

Just a major FYI, though. The call center I reached is in Utah, which is an at-will employment state. Basically, the people you're talking to work for companies like Teleperformance USA, not Google, and legitimately don't know as much/more than we do.
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Their has been confirmation about the reps and where they are and who they work for in this thread since the very first orders being processed. U will get nowhere calling them its useless. Its a lottery bottom line.
[Nexus 4 General] YankInDaSouth:
Man, the universe may be aligning against me and the quest to get my wife an N4 for Christmas ...

After my first 27th order and my estimated 4-5 week shipping it looked as if I wouldn't get it in time. So, I became a dreaded re-orderer and was successful ... The N4 is set to deliver tomorrow.

Today our oven craps out and the check engine light in my car pops on :(

Not sure how it will all play out, but I may have to forego the N4 as a gift :(:(
[Nexus 4 General] munchy_cool:
call the csr's if you want to kill some time and have fun with them ;)
[Nexus 4 General] Flyin18T:
Did you talk to Ebonic McGee also?

Sent from my HTC_Amaze_4G
[Nexus 4 General] 80centjack:
No, I actually live in Utah, and the CSR's name was Chase. He was nice, but it was his first day and he didn't know much.
[Nexus 4 General] nellisere:
I wish I could try a reorder, but the 8GB is out of stock and I don't have the extra money to pay for a 16GB.
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Lol none of them know much first day or not.;)
[Nexus 4 General] dirtyhamster73:
$70...... go ahead, call me crazy, I'll let you :)

But , and I know it's all the same, but i had $10 paypal balance from the sale of my gnex, so $60 is out pocket :)
[Nexus 4 General] munchy_cool:
D can you please email me or PM me once your RMA ships ..Thanks.
[Nexus 4 General] dipole:
Ordered on 27th, not a peep, no shipping info yet
[Nexus 4 General] Locklear308:
Same as me mate. This all is absolutely unacceptable. They should of learned from the previous devices that they should of told LG to

****ing max out

the production lines.

And UPS? Really? Fedex is completely superior. lol

So...would it be faster if I order another? And just refuse the first whenever it gets here.
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Hell no ups is superior. Union all the way buddy.;)
[Nexus 4 General] Ibsonic:
well, thats a personal choice, ur not crazy :silly: I am willing to go till 45usd, but not further..

Dont understand why those chinese companies not making any bumpers, that company will be the money machine :cowboy:
[Nexus 4 General] ReValeX:
Hi, There are reports of the opening of the store in France?

Inviato dal mio Motorola StarTac
[Nexus 4 General] dirtyhamster73:
Yes I can, munchy! No problem.
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Dirty there is a bumper with 10 min left on eBay at 68$ man do I wanna pull the trigger but I'm trying to be frugal right now. Grrrr