yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 4 General] booyakasha:
Same time, same situation
[Nexus 4 General] astromanic:
calling google just now to get status on my phone order. I ordered 8:35 PST. Will update once im off hold
[Nexus 4 General] pitchshifter:
"Thank you for your recent purchase on Google Play. Due to overwhelming demand, your Nexus 4 is on backorder and is expected to ship within three weeks. We’ll send you a notification when your order has shipped and will credit the shipping charges."

how do I put this....f*ck you Google.

Now I'm debating cancelling.
[Nexus 4 General] co.ag.2005:
1-855-836-3987
[Nexus 4 General] rehughe:
Ordered at 10:45am CST and still no email either way....
[Nexus 4 General] kcbboy:
Guys I gave up and cancelled the 16 due to being backordered. I went ahead and just accepted the 8 instead of cancelling that one.
[Nexus 4 General] Hero_Guy:
Ordered mine 08:36:29am PST. No communication from Google other than the confirmation email and still don't have a shipment email or the backorder email. Anybody on the same boat I am. I ordered in the first 6 minutes and yet people who ordered 30+minutes after me get their device.
[Nexus 4 General] MaxCarnage:
Yeah, I would imagine that they're now telling people whatever they can to get them off the phone quickly without being screamed at.
[Nexus 4 General] neuty:
I ordered 2 phones, but not at the same time. About an hour in between. No suicide email yet.
[Nexus 4 General] jhawkins002:
Im afraid it just means you got a canned response :)
[Nexus 4 General] @home:
Just had this.

Thank you for your recent purchase on Google Play. Due to overwhelming demand, your Nexus 4 is on backorder and is expected to ship within three weeks. We’ll send you a notification when your order has shipped and will credit the shipping charges.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you again for your order.

Thanks,

The Google Play Team
[Nexus 4 General] phoneman09:
I am honestly scared to call up Google because I don't want them to tell me the bad news of being backordered. I ordered mine at 10:45 CST so far no back order email so hopefully I am in the clear. Like many people have said this is a horrible product launch for Google.
[Nexus 4 General] ekinnee:
Just got that too and cancelled the order. Screw them holding damn near $400 for 3 weeks.
[Nexus 4 General] f1seb:
I just got the stupid backorder email myself. This sucks ass.
[Nexus 4 General] thelaw.com:
Just received a generic "backorder" email from Google. I have no idea whether it applies to one or both of the Nexus 4 16GB phones I ordered separately because my brother kept getting booted from the shopping cart on his laptop to purchase one. I've had some other issues with my Nexus 7 that were quite disappointing as well. I'm not sure what there is to say right now but I'm surprised that after I confirmation that all was well by phone, I received a rather imprecise email. "Expected to ship" - not sure what this means. It was expected to ship today. Three weeks is a long delay and we might not meet that expectation either. Disappointing.

I noticed that earlier in the day Google "limited" purchases to 5 at a time in the dropdown - but I wasn't trying to be a pig and just wanted one. Later in the day when I ordered the second for my brother, I noticed the dropdown only had only zero or one as choices. I wonder whether someone woke up and they decided to finally limit hoarding. Unfortunately what this latest email may accomplish is that those who were allowed to hoard will do even better on eBay. Not sure what to do about the phone as 3-4 weeks in the mobile phone industry can be a rather long time! :D
[Nexus 4 General] sporez:
No shipping email or backordered email....I can have patience for a couple extra days processing and delivery but having to wait a few weeks because it's now backordered...I will be sooo pissed.

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T
[Nexus 4 General] strobex:
Up to three weeks doesn't always mean three weeks
[Nexus 4 General] jerich007:
Just got the same backordered email. I ordered at 10AM PT. Oh well, might as well play with flashing my GNex again.
[Nexus 4 General] astromanic:
surprisingly I had no hold time. was transferred right to a rep. After being placed briefly on hold, the rep said that my order is still processing but it should ship out today and I should receive a tracking # by tonight. He also said I should probably receive the phone tomorrow or Monday, but seeing as how it was not yet shipped maybe he's just fishing for a good call survey.
[Nexus 4 General] xMemphisx:
Just like "order confirmation" doesn't always mean "order confirmation"
[Nexus 4 General] jcallina:
Just got the backorder email. From MA, ordered around 1:35pm EST.
[Nexus 4 General] richteralan:
Note: Zip code of Louisville, KY: 40213/40214

UPS Shipping zone: DON'T PUT IN UPS GROUND SHIPPING ZONE!!! USE 2ND DAY AIR SHIPPING ZONE WHICH IS A 3 DIGIT NUMBER
[Nexus 4 General] reference2myself:
Nexus 4 on backorder

Been waiting all day for my tracking number email, got this instead. :crying:

Thank you for your recent purchase on Google Play. Due to overwhelming demand, your Nexus 4 is on backorder and is expected to ship within three weeks. We’ll send you a notification when your order has shipped and will credit the shipping charges.

To check the status of your order at any time, visit the link below:

If you would prefer to cancel your order, please reply to this email and our team will assist you. Or you can cancel your order using our online tool. Please follow the instructions found here:

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you again for your order.

Thanks,

The Google Play Team

© 2012 Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043

You've received this mandatory service announcement email to provide you with important information related to your purchase from Google Play.
[Nexus 4 General] pitchshifter:
I just got this also, I think they need to do better than a credit for the shipping charges.
[Nexus 4 General] neuty:
Well just got the email...goodbye life
[Nexus 4 General] jmejiaa:
Just got the same, 1 hour after a rep on the store told me my order should be shipping out later today.

Now my Sprint service is canceled in 2 weeks, I have 2 t mobile sim cards here that I can't use and my t mobile contract is starting already so I may need to cancel it and hold off for now.

Good job Google, I've been chilling hoping everything would just sort itself out but I guess not.
[Nexus 4 General] DroidDavi:
i was just told if it says pre ordered your backordered
[Nexus 4 General] wngmv:
Copy-paste this from the Slickdeal thread:
[Nexus 4 General] sporez:
Well I jinxed myself with my last post...just got the freaking backorder notice. I think i need to go punch something now! :(

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T
[Nexus 4 General] eman5oh:
Well just got my back order email, I ordered a 16gb @ around 1:30est
[Nexus 4 General] phoneman09:
hahahahahahaha that made my day :highfive:. You took my advice and flipped a Prius way to go. Do you feel any better or no?
[Nexus 4 General] Xxav:
Not. Happy.
[Nexus 4 General] djsaad1:
Reading through the past 3 pages or so, it seems like people in Texas or south in general haven't gotten the back order email yet. I am in austin ordered at 10:35, no back order or shipping email yet. My status says complete in the store.

Not sure if this is good news or bad news though.
[Nexus 4 General] Ranguvar:
Removed.
[Nexus 4 General] netsyd:
Backordered.
[Nexus 4 General] qreffie:
I'm in the same boat as you. Ordered 8:36:08 and no communication other than the initial confirmation email. My status says pre-ordered, but I'm hoping to get a ship date today considering when I got my order through.
[Nexus 4 General] biggiephat:
Just got backordered. Ordered 259pm est 16gb NJ
[Nexus 4 General] akkiman:
Just wonderful. Just after the customer rep told me that my order is shipped, I receive the backorder email.

Great. I'm relieved and happy. What a bunch of liars!
[Nexus 4 General] emuneee:
Just got the backordered email. Not upset though at least android 4.2 was pushed to my Galaxy Nexus last night. That will hold me over or even allow me to have a change of mind and just keep my Galaxy Nexus.

:)
[Nexus 4 General] chipryong:
This thing indicates what?

I ordred bumper and nexus 4 (16GB) separately,, and bumper shows shipping estimate, but nexus 4 shows "complete" that's it.

I still not receive any BO email. Ordered EST 12:57 PM
[Nexus 4 General] OgremustCrush:
Still waiting to see if I get a backorder email. 8GB 12:05 EST order time. I would have been an early bird with a 16GB but wallet apparently hates me and kept giving undefined errors when it got to that stage of checkout.
[Nexus 4 General] grubbster:
Called them 30 minutes ago and was told that my phone was not one of the ones backordered. I just got the backordered email. Ordered 16g at 11:49am EST.
[Nexus 4 General] droidmakespwn:
I ordered at 11:33 am eastern, got a confirmation at 11:34 am eastern... haven't gotten anything since that time.
[Nexus 4 General] ruthlesset:
I was told the same...
[Nexus 4 General] thelaw.com:
Especially not when the word "expected" is used which means it could very well be longer.

(and waiting five minutes between first post and second is about as long as waiting 3 weeks for a phone! I joined last year and have 8 posts... Ah well guys, I'm going to see what I can find out and will update others on another website I'm on as the wait is far too long here each time I've posted.)
[Nexus 4 General] joeski27:
Backordered here too. I think I'm going to cancel it, or sell it on eBay when I get it (or return it?) I have no interest in this phone now whatsoever.
[Nexus 4 General] pitchshifter:
Why don't you write today about how it's not acceptable and they're going to have to better than we'll give you free shipping to smooth this over....
[Nexus 4 General] brandont218:
You never know.. Made my order at 8:54 PST and my UPS Tracking says origin scan at 1.01PM EST. Not sure how they do it, but it's pretty much useless to form theories right now. It'd just make people more upset if the theory fails.
[Nexus 4 General] K Rich:
http://nooooooooooooooo.com/
[Nexus 4 General] jmejiaa:
Maybe the backorder is yet another **** up and we will indeed get our phones, right? right???
[Nexus 4 General] CamaroHutch:
Just got the back ordered email. Gotta love it. I ordered at 11:49 EST after several failed attempts and error messages. Way to ruin my day :(
[Nexus 4 General] pelliott19:
Just got backordered email. Ordered 16GB at 1051 Mountain time
[Nexus 4 General] lwfb:
Not trying to rub this in anyone's face, just letting folks who were curious know that it seems like they are shipping from KY and shipping out today.

If anyone else has shipping information, there's a good chance you will have your Nexus 4 by tomorrow afternoon, according to UPS 2nd Day Air.
[Nexus 4 General] doodoostains:
Just got the backorder email. Ordered around 11:45 AM EST.
[Nexus 4 General] diablonyc2:
My Google Play Account still notes "Pre-Order" --- I guess I will be getting the Back-Handed Back Order email soon :( Never saw a 11/15 date.

They should really farm this out to Amazon. They get it right 99% of the time!
[Nexus 4 General] DroidDavi:
i was just told if yours says pre order you are back ordered
[Nexus 4 General] tclaw:
I ordered at 11:46 eastern and just got emailed today shipped from kentucky should be here by sat
[Nexus 4 General] Knuxr:
Ordered mine at 11:36:00 eastern got confirmation email, shows is play as shipping on the 15th and pending in wallet. No back order email or shipping email yet... It looks like everyone that got it within the first 10 min haven't shipped or got a back order email.
[Nexus 4 General] shadvich:
I ordered 1146 est one 16gb and no backorder email.
[Nexus 4 General] brickpub:
I just got the backorder e-mail. I ordered one 16gb phone at 11:58AM central time.
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
Just got this....

One word...WOW

Even after it said your order will ship on Nov 15!!
[Nexus 4 General] joeski27:
Oh and by the way they'll also have to refund the tax paid on the shipping, which for me was an additional $1.20. F***ers.
[Nexus 4 General] Luxferro:
Same here. We literally ordered as soon as the button went live. We better get our phones :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 4 General] idigg:
I ordered two 8GB's and got shipping info! I have both on eBay already LOL If I can make 500+ for each I'll be able to get a free N4 3-4 weeks from now :)
[Nexus 4 General] demosthen3s:
Just got this email about my Nexus 4 16 GB. Not happy. Ordered at 10:03:38 PST

Thank you for your recent purchase on Google Play. Due to overwhelming demand, your Nexus 4 is on backorder and is expected to ship within three weeks. We’ll send you a notification when your order has shipped and will credit the shipping charges.

To check the status of your order at any time, visit the link below: https://wallet.google.com/manage/#transactions

If you would prefer to cancel your order, please reply to this email and our team will assist you. Or you can cancel your order using our online tool. Please follow the instructions found here:

http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2423477

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you again for your order.

Thanks,

The Google Play Team
[Nexus 4 General] laverdure#1:
Same here, one 16GB ordered at 1:39pm EST, another one at 2:09pm EST....but I just got the dreaded back-ordered/suicidal email...Gonna be a looooooonnnnnngggg 3 weeks. If it's even 3 weeks only...F
[Nexus 4 General] nibrwr:
My 8GB is being delivered. 16GB is backordered
[Nexus 4 General] ydizzle:
Same happened to me.
[Nexus 4 General] dexter_walrus:
I just called Google again and they told me that "it's waiting for a tracking number to be generated" and "everything looks good" for me

Ordered from Chicago at 1053 central time
[Nexus 4 General] joeski27:
Ok guys I don't think we need to paste and/or copy the emails at this point, I think we all know what they look like and what they say :rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 General] K Rich:
Press in dire situations:

http://nooooooooooooooo.com/
[Nexus 4 General] Clayfree:
Just got the dreaded backordered email .... :crying: funny thing is it did not specify an order #. I have 2 phones on order and each was a separate order. We'll see maybe one will still come through.
[Nexus 4 General] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Sell it to somebody in this thread when you get it as I'm sure it will be easy.. :p
[Nexus 4 General] joeski27:
So I have to ask, who all is actually thinking of exercising their option to cancel the order??? Because I am seriously considering it. :mad:
[Nexus 4 General] neuty:
How is this even possible?
[Nexus 4 General] ellocomendez:
Google MF

Last mail sent by these beauties:
[Nexus 4 General] dkotoric:
has anyone with tracking info actually received a backorder email, just wondering if its a mass email. My order on google play still says Shipping estimate: November 15, 2012
[Nexus 4 General] pitchshifter:
I thought charging tax on the shipping was ballsy from the start....this is just out of control now.
[Nexus 4 General] menting:
order 11:33am and 11:34am Eastern Time, no email yet regarding shipping or backorder
[Nexus 4 General] dc496:
Just got the backorder email also.

In Tuscaloosa, AL (USA).

2 16GBs..

Ordered: 10:53 CST but my bank kept declining the charge and did not authorize until 2 or 3 PM (maybe why it was backordered).

Status until now has said Estimated Shipping 11/15 on Play Store and Pending on Wallet.

Oh well.. maybe it'll ship sooner than 3 weeks.
[Nexus 4 General] Knuxr:
Haven't got a back order email yet but if I do I am going to cancel it and just reup my AT&T and get a One X+
[Nexus 4 General] supersain08:
Haha their agents don't know anything
[Nexus 4 General] cocojayjay:
MyUPS didn't alert me to the shipment yet although I have tracking #
[Nexus 4 General] 338lm:
I too went from

TO

Google, this whole ordeal has been a complete cluster ****
[Nexus 4 General] bozzykid:
Ok, time for the mods to lock this thread. Thanks a lot guys.
[Nexus 4 General] richteralan:
Maybe I wasn't clear about Sony Xperia's auto brightness.

But you contradict yourself there:

Sony's auto brightness is that you use slider as the minimum level of brightness, and auto brightness adjust ONLY UPWARD from there. It is NOT what I said about added percentage on top of auto brightness.

What I want for auto brightness is:

The slider does NOT define minimum level of brightness, instead, the light sensor determines it. Use the slider to ADD a percentage of brightness ON TOP of light sensor.
[Nexus 4 General] Mikulec:
Well, that could be another option, but I do like the one that Ssung uses.
[Nexus 4 General] MaxCarnage:
For anyone on AT&T ordering the N4 from the Play Store, I just walked into an AT&T store today and asked them for a micro-SIM that I can slap into the phone when it arrives. They were very friendly and went and grabbed me one without making me wait in line (which is good because there were seven people there ahead of me). She activated it for my account and when the phone comes in I just have to call and have the number swapped to it a that'll be it. Very easy, very pleasant.
[Nexus 4 General] ctowne:
I dont so much hate the phone, more Apple than anything
[Nexus 4 General] Mr. Droid:
For Canadian orders is it being shipped from California?
[Nexus 4 General] wilsonlam97:
It should be from Google Toronto (I think that's where the Nexus 7 shipped from).
[Nexus 4 General] itsalexaye90:
Why does it need to be locked?
[Nexus 4 General] Roxy:
I think it's because people went off topic.

Sent from my teapot. :3
[Nexus 4 General] Plexicle:
It's fine, doesn't need locked.

Instead, let's all get back to talking about the release of this awesome phone. Hold the Apple arguments, please. Let's not create work for mods to clean up.
[Nexus 4 General] CaspaTheGhost:
Itching...

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Nexus 4 General] Docavelli:
Good new is I've got the week of thanksgiving off. So hopefully ill get mine that week so i have plenty of playtime.

Bad new is I've got management training the 13th so I'm hoping its not 12 PST. Guess I'll have to sleep through that if it is.
[Nexus 4 General] Crenshaw-PCGH:
Look at this! :)

http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...-shipments-start-november-13th-no-pre-orders/

Order it on 13th get it on 14th (more likely 15th or 16th but still good!)
[Nexus 4 General] Plexicle:
Nice find. Something worth adding to OP, so I'll do that.

Looks like they agree with me on the time, too. Sometime in the morning.
[Nexus 4 General] ctowne:
Awesome! Super fast shipping!
[Nexus 4 General] OriginalBilly:
Above my expectations for shipping. Even more eager to get my order in ASAP. Nexus 4 on Wednesday would be sweet. :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 4 General] richteralan:
Hm....When I was at the order page, (I tried Nexus 7 as an example), there's no way to change shipping method...

Or I missed something...
[Nexus 4 General] dwd3885:
Looks like I was right in that Google will ship same day. I'll overnight it if possible to get the phone on Wednesday. Would be best case scenario.

---------- Post added at 05:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:06 PM ----------

you are correct. I wonder if this will change come Tuesday... HOPEFULLY you can select overnight. Although there have been times when Google's TWO-DAY shipping has actually been overnight for me..
[Nexus 4 General] B97:
Is overnight the same price?
[Nexus 4 General] jmejiaa:
Curious about how much they would charge for overnight shipping.

Can't wait.
[Nexus 4 General] joeski27:
lol, yeah I thought the same damn thing!
[Nexus 4 General] glenroebuck:
if I get a backordered I will - screw them I got a win8 rt tablet from work and love it I will shell out for a win 8 phone and just drop google all together.
[Nexus 4 General] ravi_mytouch:
An update on your Nexus 4 Google Play order

Google order management SUCKS.. got the dreaded email about being backordered.
[Nexus 4 General] richteralan:
Well if I get the back-order email I am going to cancel it.

I have been phone-less since Monday. Now mostly using Google Voice from my laptop. I can't afford to be phone-less for 3 weeks.
[Nexus 4 General] MKVFTW:
Got the exact same thing. F*CKING MAD. I received one email like this yet i placed two separate orders. It is going to be interesting to see if this email applies to one or both.

Order 1:

November 13, 2012 8:49:22 AM UTC-8

Order 2:

November 13, 2012 8:43:59 AM UTC-8

Both still say Shipping estimate: November 15, 2012
[Nexus 4 General] princebama:
Dropping like flies...

I'm still in the game!!
[Nexus 4 General] strobex:
Maybe they're blanket emailing the back order message just to be safe... Then when things settle down they'll look like heroes
[Nexus 4 General] zrblnk:
Ffff**** I just got my back order email, my order was marked complete and pending
[Nexus 4 General] djsaad1:
If I get the email I am cancelling. I am fine with the s3 for now.
[Nexus 4 General] pitchshifter:
I am - almost 100%

in fact, I really am thinking about never buying a nexus device again.
[Nexus 4 General] KentuckyHouse:
Well, I just got the back ordered email as well. I instantly cancelled my order.

Maybe I'll pick up the Note 2 now...or maybe I'll just re-order the Nexus 4 in a few weeks. Either way, I'm pretty disappointed in Google. They obviously learned nothing from the Nexus 7 fiasco.
[Nexus 4 General] richteralan:
If they want to look like heroes they should've ask Amazon for logistics tips.
[Nexus 4 General] K Rich:
I sure hope so...
[Nexus 4 General] glenroebuck:
aaaaand just got it. I hope they die.

p.s my order was on 11:34 A.M eastern 16gb.
[Nexus 4 General] joeski27:
...and BO email in 3, 2, 1....
[Nexus 4 General] feisu:
An update on your Nexus 4 Google Play order

Inbox

x

Google Play googleplay-device-english@google.com

2:03 PM (9 minutes ago)

to me

Thank you for your recent purchase on Google Play. Due to overwhelming demand, your Nexus 4 is on backorder and is expected to ship within three weeks. We’ll send you a notification when your order has shipped and will credit the shipping charges.

To check the status of your order at any time, visit the link below: https://wallet.google.com/manage/#transactions

If you would prefer to cancel your order, please reply to this email and our team will assist you. Or you can cancel your order using our online tool. Please follow the instructions found here:

http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2423477

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you again for your order.

Thanks,

The Google Play Team

© 2012 Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043

You've received this mandatory service announcement email to provide you with important information related to your purchase from Google Play.

WTF GOOGLE. I'VE BEEN BACK ORDERED FOR MY 8GB AND 16GB. THEY SAID BECAUSE I ORDERED MORE THAN ONE DEVICES. THAT'S PISSED OFF ME.
[Nexus 4 General] bitpushr:
Yup, just got the backorder email here too. Placed order at 12:05 ET. Arggghhhhhh....
[Nexus 4 General] bgaccord:
California

I placed order at 8:54
[Nexus 4 General] UCFJake:
I spoke too soon. I just got the BO email. Damn.
[Nexus 4 General] gbroon:
What I don't get is that they were supposedly only taking orders for the stock they had. Now they can't fulfill that. Based on the number of people with the back order email its probably a good proportion of orders that are screwed. Seems to me its a bit more than just taking too many orders.

Kinda glad it sold out before I decided I was going to risk ordering. I was involved in the previous N7 shambles and after a lot of hemming and hawing decided Google couldn't mess it up again. I actually had it in the cart at one point then went away to think about it, half an hour later too late.
[Nexus 4 General] OgremustCrush:
All the people who sold their phone before placing an order on the Play store must not have lived through the Nexus 7 debacle. I ended up just picking mine up at Staples for that deal, got it sooner than most of the people who preordered. I can only imagine being out a decent smartphone for 3 weeks.