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[Nexus 4 General] munchy_cool:
You peeps can find me on twitter , instagram and celltraderonline.com ...same id , more fun
[Nexus 4 General] estallings15:
The purpose of the off-topic thread is so we can keep chatting with each other and not get warned by the mods or griped at by people there for the purpose of the actual thread topic. When you guys feel like it, move the chit-chat over there. No reason to stop :)
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
You are all so cute:thumbup:

Hey dirty mine didn't ship together I ordered mine separate. :( Gluttons

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[Nexus 4 General] spazzynexus:
Its weird how for some people the 6-7week shipping thing happened for them (in the us) but i bought my nexus 4 when it said it wudnt ship until 6-7 weeks on 12/6 but the next day i got an email that it shipped and i got it the 10th while some people order theirs before me and their still waiting for it to ship.
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Yes everybody should subscribe to that thread we can talk about anything even order status if you want too. There is a few of us that use it regularly now but its a way we can all keep in contact.

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[Nexus 4 General] dirtyhamster73:
I knew nothing about a off topic thread! How cool! G.l.o!
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Yea I was supposed to invite u but forgot:rolleyes: my fault.

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[Nexus 4 General] dirtyhamster73:
:( Now they are going to travel alone.
[Nexus 4 General] Deeco7:
I just spoke to a Google Manager he is telling me all the bull**** he can..

First thing I asked was What the F*** is going on with my order? He told me it's still on back order...I told him why have I been waiting for my order over a month, and told him people after me got theirs even those who were in the same situation as me got theirs this week, he told me that's not true my order was not placed before them...Then I ask then how do you explain those who ordered on the 'Nov 26th, December 5th' got theirs before my 'NOVEMBER 13th' order, he kept declining in this case saying my order was not placed before theirs...Seriously? I told him to explain then he tells me the people who got their orders this week in the UK 'SHOULD NOT' have received their shipment, well if that is the case then Why was I the only one left?

He told me that my order is still in back-order and has been for 6 weeks, I ask him why...and said that my credit card had been declined and that I've been pushed back of line of the orders. I told him I updated my CC info and that I received an email stating that a 'device' has been kept a side for me and then weeks later receive an email it's on back order with my status consistently changing from 'Pending to 'Pre-ordered', he told it's because of my CC.

I asked can he manually push my order forward, he told me he doesn't 'have the power' to do so, then I asked what's your Job status he told me he is the 'Manager'....I asked what 'Power' do you have if your giving me the same **** info as your 'employees'? Surely, all CS agents at Google should be considered 'Mangers' then?

So I moved on and said 'IF' I do happen to receive my device, what will I get in compensation? Told me to contact 'HIM' so I can get me shipping cost refunded.

I got really pissed till this point, telling him you expect me to wait over a month with frustration and agony of support and all I get is my Shipping cost refunded, Yet he tells me he doesn't 'have the power' to do so.

I told him I will file a complaint and keep the order standing.

Conversation ended like this: He had the nerve to say:

"Have a Wonderful Evening Sir'

Have a Wonderful Evening???! Really??

"Yes Sir"

I am ****ing frustrated with this **** now
[Nexus 4 General] ctowne:
Honestly its the same connection as my old one. My GNex had better WiFi reception than the Nexus 4. Kind of sucks, but I still love the phone regardless.
[Nexus 4 General] estallings15:
Bro, I am so sorry. That is just shameful. They ought to give you a free phone at this point.
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Its just so stupid I wish there was a way to get orders pushed through. Some people say that they have done it but I think they are trolling. You deserve a free phone by now stick in the my brother.

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[Nexus 4 General] Jayrod1980:
Mine is yellower too... I would keep it awhile. Wait a few weeks. My original looked pretty yellow, but now that I've had it a couple weeks, it's bluer than my Nexus 10, which has better color and saturation. Let the glue dry. It's spots you should be worried about.

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Yeah... except we haven't resorted to cannibalism yet like in a real situation! I hear people taste awful.

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You know I have a new perspective. Got the new one... of course my RMA luck strikes. It has light bleed, but less than the original I've rolled with, and only in extreme situations. Bah. The screen is yellow too. That will fade. The entire bottom 50% of my original was piss yellow and is now all blue white. As long as everything else works, I'm keeping it. It's a "fast" bin which is acceptable, and everything else seems ok. This one doesn't have the flexy popping bezel either. I just think... hey, I really paid a total of $50 bucks for this upgrade and I'll keep it until the next Nexus phone comes out. Why I'm losing sleep and complaining so much about a TINY imperfection. If there was something else I could get I would, but there's no Nexus phones other than this one (new ones). So I'm going to deal with it... don't notice with normal use on this phone. The light bleed doesn't extend at all into the real viewing area. In another year, I'll be lining up to get screwed by Google again, so it's really not worth spending 2 months trying to get that "perfect" device when the next will be out next Nov/Dec.

Now I have to flash it and get my protectors on it... and get the old one out before I get charge. If something extreme like speaker or wifi, or something functional happens to this one, then I'll step into the RMA ring again, but I'm not going to exchange another 2 or 3 phones to get one without light bleed. 3 in a row. Everyone should nick name me the "cooler" of the electronics world.
[Nexus 4 General] ctowne:
Yea I'm definitely going to keep it. Hopefully the glue dries up evenly. The new one seems to have better colors anyways.
[Nexus 4 General] ctowne:
Is Google shipping out new hardware? Check this out..
[Nexus 4 General] ImHavenHart:
Got my 2nd N4 today (Dec 5th order) just wanted to update. UPS dropped it off around 11 am. I haven't opened it, I'm going to wrap it and put it under the Christmas tree. Two of my friends are still waiting Nov 13th and Nov 27th. :( Hang in there everyone!

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I'm sorry to hear that :( . What's your plan? Are you going to keep waiting? Did he give you an updated estimate? Ugh I feel so bad for Nov 13thers. One of my friends is a Nov 13th and she's still waiting.
[Nexus 4 General] boondoc:
we need to know, exactly how much staring at the phone did you do until you realized the aperture was different? and which is the rma?
[Nexus 4 General] estallings15:
Congrats!
[Nexus 4 General] joeygbiz:
I'm dealing with a simular situation. I'm getting so irritated with Google. Tried to order on the 13th. Couldn't get past it saying sold out even though it wasn't. Was refreshing for like 2 hours. I ordered it on the 27th After an hour of refreshing I was finally able to make it to checkout. Shipping was 1-2 weeks. Didn't realize it was going to charge the card in Wallet which was an old card so it declined. Got an email immediately saying it didn't go through and was followed by this..

'If you'd still like to receive this order make sure to update your payment information in your Google Wallet account, rather than placing a new order. If you place a new order with updated payment information, any pending orders will resume automatically. If valid payment information isn't provided within 7 days, the order will be cancelled.'

As soon as I got that email, I clicked the link in the email to update the CC. As I was doing so, I was emailed a receipt saying it'd ship in 1-2 weeks. Then exactly 3 seconds later, I received another email telling me the order was cancelled. WTF!? It said 7 days. I called Google and spoke to a rep. He said that as long as I updated the credit card, everything would be okay. He said he'd email me to keep me updated. I gave it a day to see if the order status would change overnight. Nothing. Called them back and they said I needed to reorder. By now, shipping was 4-5 weeks. The CSR said they couldn't do anything for me. I got a manager on the line and they said they weren't able to do anything. At this point I'm f*cking fuming. The manager says have a good day... ....yeah, well go f*ck yourself. I reordered it at 4-5 weeks and it's still showing pending in wallet. Spent a half hour on the phone with them today and spoke to another manager who, seemed willing to help. Asked me to send the emails I got stating I had 7 days to fix the CC. She said she'd call me back. No call back or email yet and still shows pending.

This whole experience is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. I'm really considering canceling the order. ....or better yet, waiting for it, driving to 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View CA 94043 and throwing the phone at Tim Cooks face! Satisfaction at last! ...and well worth $350.
[Nexus 4 General] ctowne:
Haha I noticed after about 20 minutes. The RMA is the smaller aperture (left) and original is the larger one (right).
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
How strange:what:

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[Nexus 4 General] itsxiao:
oh so apparently talking to google is like talking to AT&T, Verizon, and every other big corporation that trains their CSRs to be crappy poop flinging monkeys where only 5% of them actually have the power to do anything at all. the other 95% will regurgitate the same bs and think us consumers are too dumb to spend our money elsewhere. google really has nerve. even blaming LG doesn't help considering it was their partnership together. with billions of dollars, they couldn't foresee the logistics of supply and demand a little better than this current debacle? beyond disappointing to say the list. I ordered 2 phones on different days. My card is now charged for $800 that I cannot use and google is holding ransom. i really think money has gotten to their heads. they have forgotten who got them to where they are now; the people.
[Nexus 4 General] boondoc:
well... there's obviously one one clear path here. Godspeed my friend, godspeed.

edit: i suppose you could also you this app and see if it lists hardware versions but honestly... the other is more fun
[Nexus 4 General] Wingnutt:
Ordered mine on the 6th as well, mine said 6-7 weeks as well. nothing so far.
[Nexus 4 General] tishoo:
Ha.

I got the same lines (credit car declined, give us another card, a device has been set aside).

So it IS a load of poo!

Good news for me, at last!

My Nov 27th order for a 16GB had not yet shipped. A specialist at Google Play looked into it for 5 days (5 business days, even), and finally determined this evening that my credit card had not gone through. Could I please provide a new card? I was also given the option to cancel.

I cancelled

My AT&T order for a SGS3 (heavily discounted) came through approximately 36 hours after I placed it. I've been using (and enjoying) it for two days. The long weekend is enough time to Super-Nexus it (see Youtube)
[Nexus 4 General] Ftwisawesome:
Googles ****ed me of for the billionth time.

When I re-ordered they allowed you to add international numbers they even let you add numbers from friggin india.

So I added in a international number so it would be easier for the person i'm sending it of to, to resolve any issues and be less troublesome for myself.

They give you the extension to even let you!

And it gets canceled.

So, Called google billion times been lied been told to follow up been told everything been beating my head around the bat and I might just buy it for $650usd lol.
[Nexus 4 General] ctowne:
Indeed!!

The first option does seem like fun, but I would feel a wee bit safer with the second option. :beer:
[Nexus 4 General] tishoo:
I was given the same run-around. I happily cancelled. I hope they give you the one the 'set aside' for me :)

I'm enjoying 35/15 MBPS here in Baltimore on my Samsung Galaxy S3 on AT&T's amazing LTE network in the meantime! I was considering dropping the big T for TMobile, but instead re-upped, got eh wife an iPhone 5 and moved to the 6GB MobileShare tethering-OK plan. Woo hoo!

As the ad hoc device and gadget recommender to the tnire family, Google has likely lost around a half dozen sales. Not that they really care, there's a happy black market going in these phones. They're happy, I'm happy, the resellers are happy. (The laugh is on the jokers who pay extra for a phone on ebay!)
[Nexus 4 General] sububack:
What made you to say so? Didn't get properly
[Nexus 4 General] Valerianus:
Still not shipping just yet, unfortunately. I still have a hold on my credit card account.

Grr.
[Nexus 4 General] Jayrod1980:
They sometimes don't line up right from the factory. The glass is to a certain spec... and the chassis has more of a chance to be out of spec than the glass. Though I sometimes wonder if they are "new" as well. RMA's have to go somewhere. They don't just destroy them. Perhaps they sell them to the less developed world or something. I just know when I get an RMA, it may not have the problem my original had, but it WILL have some type of problem if it comes from the Play store. Honest to God, I've NEVER received a perfect RMA replacement from them EVER. Seems if you get a great one from the first order then you are set. For me, if I get sent to RMA land then I get a different lemon. Device doesn't look bad though. If the yellow dissipates, I would still keep it. Try to blow out the junk in the space with an air compressor , or get a little water and detergent in there with a soft card or something and get that stuff out. I'm more concerned with the stuff I look at but YMMV. Good luck man. I'm not going through the RMA process again if I can help it.
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
When you send your device back when u get an RMA device the original that goes back get refurbished.

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[Nexus 4 General] Jayrod1980:
Wierd... I thought you were talking about the gap between the glass and the chassis of the device. Looking at it again after reading other posts, there's more black around the lens. I really don't think the aperture is different. The actual glass is the same size. Just seems like the blanked out glass around the lens is bigger on the second. Looking at the first, it isn't even. I wouldn't even fret about that. Those seem like normal variances. The aperture doesn't look different. If it had a different sized lens then I would agree with you but it doesn't.
[Nexus 4 General] Pito2k6:
My RMA shows HW Version - rev_11 and has a smaller camera hole also.my old phone was rev_10 and has a bigger one.
[Nexus 4 General] Jayrod1980:
I thought what you are saying is correct, but every time I call they say they are new devices. Still, they need to go somewhere. I have NO PROBLEM with a refurbished unit if they REPLACE the items listed as problems when they go back to the factory. I'm awaiting a user's experience with Samsung's warranty service for the N10 right now. His device is done and on its way and he should have a review and some pictures before Christmas. I've gotten 3 devices of the N10, as I have with the N4. The 10 has much worse screen issues than the N4, and right now, with all the problems getting replacements and the general poor quality of said replacements, warranty service may be a much better option. In the tablet's case, it is a luxury, but the phone is a necessity. If there's another problem I will likely send the N4 in for warranty service rather than pray and wish for a perfect RMA replacement. At least the repair issues are supposed to be QC'ed, unlike new products shipped by Google.
[Nexus 4 General] theTqM:
I think you misunderstood. You SHOULD receive a new unit when getting an RMA replacement under warrenty. The defective product you return is refurbished and then often sold on to third parties and wireless carriers to sell as discounted refurbished models towards the end of the release cycle.
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
I'm not saying u get a refurbished unit. I'm saying when u send your defective unit back it gets refurbished and used later. For an RMA within 15 days of receiving it you get a new unit. Now after 15 days all bets are off they can give u whatever they want. But sometimes its better to get a refurb they normally 95% of the time are flawless as far as body and they go through stringent testing before being recertified.

Edit: Wanna hear something amusing when I bought my Galaxy Skyrocket I bought it for 50$ as a referb. Well I fried that phone I won't get into that :rolleyes: but I told At&t that I plugged it in and woke up and it was dead. Well when I got my replacement it was in a new box not a referb box. So u never know what they are gonna do I just got lucky that time cause I have a white Skyrocket and they were out of white referbs at that moment I'm guessing

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Correct :thumbup:

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[Nexus 4 General] lanman2k:
How and what tests did you all perform to check for issues? Light bleed, speakers, pixel issues.
[Nexus 4 General] lackobrain2:
Anyone else in the UK had a tracking number but then TNT tell them that Google hasn't shipped the goods & Google tell them TNT have the device?

I've been playing ping pong between them since I got a tracking number on Monday and I can't get it sorted.

The payment has been taken from my credit card so I may end up asking for a refund and saying bollocks to the situation
[Nexus 4 General] adidas007:
Guyz it would be great if you could keep this thread only for shipping of new devices and not RMA's. People like myself are still waiting for the device!

Anyone's order of 1st dec shipped? (usa)

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Ordered 3rd Dec usa
[Nexus 4 General] ctowne:
The aperture hole on the RMA device I smaller than the original device.

Wait what junk are you talking about?

This one came in the same new packaging as the original I got.

Yep I was talking about the black around the lens. If anything, this camera is better than the old one so I'm pretty happy about that.

How do you see the hardware revision?
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
This is the play store orders and shipping thread. Meaning ANYTHING related to shipping from the play store. A lot of us have been using the page since Nov 13 FYI. Good luck with your order. BTW the people that can answer your guys questions are those who have experience within the black hole;)

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Ctowne if you go back and read what I wrote I said u should get a new device. I said that when u send your ORIGINAL defective device back that it will be referbed for future use. Anytime someone Rma's meaning the first 15 days they get a new phone. After the 15 day RMA period its up to Google what they send u. If they have rma's u will get one if they have no rma's u will get a new unit. Hope this clarifies what I wrote. Cheers brother

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[Nexus 4 General] mk92595:
Anybody with 8gb from Nov 27 get their tracking number?
[Nexus 4 General] boondoc:
nothing is going out except RMAs. that's why you see people talking about them. if anything besides RMAs were going out it you would easily notice.

in conclusion, google hasn't shipped any new devices since tuesday. now we can stop with the "guys could you" posts. you're welcome. now everyone should be able to notice that.

forever yours,

Boondoc

some 8's went out earlier in the week but very few it seems that weren't attached to orders that also had at least one 16. some of the few people that had 8s ordered received 16s.
[Nexus 4 General] ctowne:
Ohhh OK that makes more sense. Glad I got a new one. Although I did notice a very very small scratch on the screen :(
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Do u use screen protectors cause if u do a wet apply screen protector will fill that scratch right up. I use Bestskinsever.com I just reaplyed mine and let it sit overnite and I think I should be working at the mall applying them Lol. Im so proud of myself:p no bubbles no particles.

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[Nexus 4 General] Psilocin:
Btw, TIm Cook runs Apple, not Google. The people you are looking for is Eric Schmidt, Larry Page, or Sergey Brin.
[Nexus 4 General] ctowne:
I like my screen naked :eek: On another note, the colors on this new phone seem more vibrant than the old one :)
[Nexus 4 General] estallings15:
New screen type perhaps?
[Nexus 4 General] ctowne:
Probably just a different production batch. Its not a huge difference, but there is a difference.
[Nexus 4 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Naked? You Dirty little hamster:D

I think the screens just need better calibration I doubt they changed screens but hell what do I know. But I think when it becomes easier to mod the screen we will get better screen colors. Maybe the new batch has been calibrated better because of the complaints of the screen looking washed out. I Iove this screen so much better than Amoled. I put my Skyrocket side by side with my Nexi and omg Amoled is horrible so fake looking. I was a die hard Galaxy guy including the Galaxy Nexus and I can live with minor bleeds with LCD now when I see how much clearer LCD is.

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[Nexus 4 General] kobalt9:
Naked is the way to go!
[Nexus 4 General] ee98187:
Nope, on the same boat as you. I don't think anyone got their 8gb phones, there was even someone who oredered 1 16gb and 1 8 gb and got 2x16 gb! Wish I had ordered an 16 gig one, would prob have my phone now :crying:
[Nexus 4 General] drdeathley:
Dunno if this will help but when I received my tracking number from Google on Monday, TNT didn't even recognise the number at all. So I gave TNT a ring and gave them my address and the phone was out for delivery. Seems that Google supplied me with the totally wrong number. Good job I checked as was gonna go out and would

Of ended up missing the delivery.

P.s the phone rocks by the way and is defo worth the wait.
[Nexus 4 General] ciao99:
news from 28 nov, 4-5 weekers?
[Nexus 4 General] sububack:
Looks like, the stocks are really gone (even for ordered customers). Now, until the stocks are back, we won't hear any 'Shipped message' here.

Hopefully, at least in the coming batch if they have fixed the issues which were seen earlier would be great and that would be the price for the patience.
[Nexus 4 General] Deeco7:
I'm sure everyone knows my situation. Still waiting for my N4 since Nov 13th

Anyone changed their mind and want to sell their Nexus 4 16GB un-opened and for the original price to a brother in need?
[Nexus 4 General] draiko913:
I have a crazy theory, probably wrong but thought I'd share anyway. Might it be possible that Google has suspended shipments until after Christmas since ups doesn't guarantee delivery times during the days before and after the holiday? Not sure on a large contract like Google's, but if they get refunded shipping for missed deliveries, they could be losing out on a lot of returned fees during the non-guaranteed window.
[Nexus 4 General] ctowne:
Haha yep you caught me. I'm a dirty one. Lol. But I do love the screen on this phone even if it is a little yellow for now :p
[Nexus 4 General] Riyanweb:
Question, If Google is pending on my credit card for a second time is that a good thing or not.