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[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
what issue? i have a bse on the way. haha

i just got (literally just opened) my poetic and it looks great. gonna miss the edge of my phone though.

how did you score an oem bumper? been reading and there are lots of bad reviews but id still l ike one.
[Nexus 4 General] bubwet:
Pasali :laugh:

Nexus 4 user here as well. Where did you guys buy your poetic bumper and how much?
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
I had the pre order bse without proximity sensor cutout. They're sending me the revised version. Yeah I like the poetic one. It feels nice. Using it now with bse back and sgp front. Chop suey! Hahaha
[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
got it from gizmoshield for 1k including shipping but i think they are out of stock. try and find their fb page

so the proximity sensors issue is indeed true! does the sgp have a cutout also?

im so excited for my bse! ugh... hahaha
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
Yes Sgp has a cutout. But the first one I got was also a preorder so there was none. They just sent me a replacement as well. If you'll put Bse and poetic, make sure you take care of the peeling because the bumper might cause the skin to lift a little. Have to be careful with that
[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
i ordered both case and none case optimized and figured applying the non case optimized first though I've been reading a lot of peeling issues? whats your experience with this?
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
As a rule I never use a screen skin if I'll be placing on a case. The lips of cases are of different sizes so it's possible that the fit for one won't be the same fit for another. This is the reason I use sgp for the screen since it is cut smaller. The back part though could be an issue if you're not careful in putting the case. It might lift the sides. I believe the case optimized only speaks of the front skin and not the back. Not sure though. All my bse aren't case optimized
[Nexus 4 General] audiomanph:
Anyone here got his/her Nexus 4 unit from Smart? Is it really locked to Smart or they just say that it is locked (like what T-Mobile said about their units)?
[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
So i guess when you install your bse again youll go back to commando? Haha
[Nexus 4 General] bubwet:
Thanks for the info.
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
I do have bse for the back with poetic bumper. No lifts :D
[Nexus 4 General] swiftden:
I didn't have any problems with my screen proc front and back. I used the proc that came with the bnew nexus 4 and went straight to digital walker. I bought an iPad proc, and they fitted out from the stock proc. They traced it haha. Anyway, I also didnt have any prob with my poetic case.
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
You shouldn't have problems since it's a dry protector you have. The wet install ones are more prone to lifts from the sides if hit by cases
[Nexus 4 General] mbolinao:
I did notice this but not anymore. Though I was thinking its because of my provider's poor signal.
[Nexus 4 General] MojoJolo:
I now badly need a screen protector for the back of my phone. Where to buy one in a physical store?
[Nexus 4 General] mbolinao:
hey.. i was wondering which branch of digital walker you had your glass film traced? i still have my factory film at the back and want to have it traced with a screen protector too. i figured ill visit the branch where you had yours, para sya na rin gumawa :P
[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
What really is the difference between wet and dry ones? Had zagg on my nexus s and dry one on my tab... Aside from orange peel does wet ones work better?
[Nexus 4 General] dannaoj:
HELP

is there LG repair center here in philippines?

i need to have me nexus 4 repaired :( having those weird displays :(

someone told me that it might be a hardware issue :( i tried flashing a clean stock rom but it still happens :(

i only got my phone from my mother in UK so i cant ask for replacements, hope that someone can help me here

thanks in advance
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
Wet ones have a rubbery feel due to the nature of the film. They are also thicker. They're harder to install because you need some liquid soap and water for it and there's a chance of getting the liquid inside the ports which if not fully dried up may damage the device. It's really user preference on which one you prefer. Personally I don't like zagg because it produces too much orange peel. Been using wet protectors for more than 2 years already and my top 3 are bestskinsever, skinomi and gadgetshieldz.
[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
try megamall they have one there... i think

yup the zagg on my ns was soooo orange peeled my friends thought it was so scratched up. what soap do you use when installing?
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
This sounds funny but I use "Joy, ang number one!" :D
[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
noted! ill be getting mine soon and am really psyched on installing them myself. even bought a lil sprayer for it hahaha. preparation.
[Nexus 4 General] dannaoj:
what store is it? LG? thanks
[Nexus 4 General] swiftden:
I had it traced in MOA Digital Walker. :)
[Nexus 4 General] mbolinao:
Ah nice! Mas malapit sakin. Thanks! I hope it wont have anything lifting sa sides after cutting it (based from a cut-protector experience before)
[Nexus 4 General] swiftden:
None so far. =) just buy the good ones like speck. Then wait for another customer so they can buy that extra screen protector.
[Nexus 4 General] swiftden:
I have a question, if I flash franko kernel, the I wanna go back to stock kernel, how will I do that? will i get OTA updates even with a different kernel? or a different rom? or a defferent recovery? i tried flashing CM10 on my gnex just to try flashing roms and kernels. CM10 rocks!
[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
i believe its an lg service center. when in doubt google it though
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
You can flash the boot img from the full package to go back to stock kernel. Better to flash system img as well to make sure none of the system files are touched. You'll receive OTA with a different kernel but it won't successfully install. Same thing with a different recovery.
[Nexus 4 General] swiftden:
Ok thanks phantom. Next question, what does cwm back up? Pictures? Apps installed? Contacts? Would the pictures taken after the back up be lost? And also the apps installed after the back up if you restore?
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
i still use the old cwm so i don't know if they are updated already but so far it backups the firmware. my pics are synced so i don't back it up. contacts are stored in gmail so it's always backed up. for apps and sms i use mybackup pro and save online as well so technically my virtual sdcard is kept at a double digit gb storage. :D been doing this since nexus s days. hehehe
[Nexus 4 General] swiftden:
Haha. Does the data of the app also backed up? Like for the games?
[Nexus 4 General] stankyou:
Do you know how system restore on a computer works? Thats basically how cwm backs up stuff.

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[Nexus 4 General] ijustzeke:
first of all thanks for the people for replying to my questions few days back.

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I'm really frustrated right now.

I've visited many malls and stores already and luckily its either they don't have any stocks available or they don't sell the N4.

I'm dying right now to have this phone at hand.

another quick question.

how's the battery life when 3g's turned on(whole day/no turning off)?

with apps like facebook and viber?
[Nexus 4 General] swiftden:
My batt sucks big time when on 3G. Only 2 hours of screen time. But when on WiFi, i can get upto 5 hours of screen time. Weird.
[Nexus 4 General] ijustzeke:
something's wrong with your phone... o.O

I mean... I'm still on my Stone Age Galaxy Ace right now and I get up to more than 5 hours of screen time with wifi turned on.

have you tried recalibrating?
[Nexus 4 General] swiftden:
Not yet. Planning to flash franko kernel soon though.
[Nexus 4 General] ijustzeke:
oh. alrighty then.

when you do, can you please share how's the battery life is? :D

thanks in advance.
[Nexus 4 General] shaider_516:
Try going to LG main in maybunga pasig, just had my n4 serviced there last monday. Replaced motherboard and battery while i wait.

sent from my awesome nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] ijustzeke:
Agree to shaider. Go to LG main. since the LG at Megamall is just a "booth".

LG Lounge Megamall

-SM Megamall 4F Bldg. B.

Tel #: 631 - 7104

try calling them and ask where you can have your phone repaired.

good thing I didn't throw away LG's calling card. heh
[Nexus 4 General] pekernet:
Ty

ty for informations
[Nexus 4 General] stankyou:
I believe thats normal. You cant and shouldnt compare screentime with a different device. Different specs. Different power requirements. Even processors on the same device varies performance and power usage. What more for a different device?

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[Nexus 4 General] mbolinao:
you're talking about the ClockWorkMod Recovery right? if you do a nandroid backup on it, it's like backing up your entire phone.

say you want to try a new rom and/or kernel, do a nandroid backup first and try out whatever you wanna try (of course if you install new rom it will wipeout everything on your phone) If, say, you dont like the new rom you tried, restore the nandroid backup you created from CWM Recovery and you're back to where you were before installing the new rom: settings, games, homescreen layout, etc.

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3G uses more battery than Wifi.

Also, IF you're on places with 3G signal always present (like me, home and office and nightout spots I go to :p ), i suggest (just suggest) to set your phone to WCDMA Only instead of WCDMA Preferred. This will put your phone to 3G only signal and won't switch back and fort to 3G/2G (which drains battery) when signal is weak.

*Based from experience with WCDMA prefered, even if there's 3G signal around, the phone will still switch to 2G signal if the phone finds the 2G signal stronger than 3G, which is confusing to me

(ignore above statement if you're on some places with no 3G at all)

Anyhow, Franco kernel solves a lot of battery problems. give that a try ;)

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I haven't seen any Nexus device that is locked (Google probably has specific inx to carriers not to lock their phones, i dont know).

I got my Nexus S from Globe that was unlocked even if the globe reps claimed it is locked and there's even a sticker inside that reads "can only be used with globe sim blah blah"..

A friend of mine got his Galaxy Nexus from Smart before, unlocked too.

With the Nexus 4, I would have to say it "could" be unlocked too. It's a risk though, especially if you're a globe user.

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is it like this out of the box? and is the distortion present on all screens? what if you're viewing a picture full screen or watching youtube full screen (without the navigation buttons)?
[Nexus 4 General] munke3man:
Off-topic question sir's

Sir's any recommendation for a cheap android phone capable of tethering/hot spot? Gusto ko sana avoid mag tether sa Nexus 4 ko eh. :laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] stankyou:
So you invested on a Nexus 4 and doesn't want to optimize its usage? Why?? :what:

If you are just after personal hotsppt capabilities just get a mifi from any telcos. But if you are damn rich and don't know what to do with all that money, I suggest SGS3. I heard they go cheap nowadays. :D

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[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
suggest you get a tablet like i do and bluetooth tether. large battery lasts the whole day and then some.
[Nexus 4 General] swiftden:
So I did a nandroid, rooted, titanium backed up, installed CM 10.1 and Franko. Is it normal other google apps can't be restored? Like chrome? I can't seem to install it, restore even. Other than that, everything is good. And other google apps I had to install manually. And I can't restore the android keyboard with the emoji. =|
[Nexus 4 General] stankyou:
The gapps zip is limited. You can just download chrome from the market and any other gapps you wanna install like google earth, currents etc.

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[Nexus 4 General] dannaoj:
thanks, do they do checkups on the phone? cause i dont know whats wrong on my N4, somebody here in xda told me that it MIGHT be a hardware problem.
[Nexus 4 General] dannaoj:
thanks mate :)

look at the screen shots, it will be there as long as you dont touch the screen :(
[Nexus 4 General] stankyou:
Go completely stock unrooted. If its still there then its definitely a hardware issue. Sorry bud. Good luck gettin it fixed.

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[Nexus 4 General] dannaoj:
already did that :( its a HW problem. darn it
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
Ouch! Hope you get it settled. Good luck!
[Nexus 4 General] supadupawil:
just bought my N4 yesterday, 1st time to have a smartphone. help me naman on how to root and calibrate the battery. been reading posts here ,ok daw un franco kernel? the instructions sobra confused pa ako. sana me hands on na mgtuturo sakn. and im having problems looking for a screen protector and and case? parang i like un poetic number case. pls help a newbie :crying:

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You can check out Franco kernel, it's pretty popular in battery improvement. I noticed an improved bat life after flashing it.

make sure you do nandroid backup first ;)[/QUOTE]

can u teach me? just bought mine yesteday. sobrang newbie me,this is my first smartphone. :crying:
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
You don't need to root or calibrate the battery. Just use the phone as it is. Having an android does not necessarily mean you need to open up your system. Just enjoy the phone

Flowed and Tapped from my Nexus
[Nexus 4 General] GalaxyNexusPH:
Dude did you get this fixed? Is your phone rooted? Try installing the OS from google. This will wipe all your data (contacts, images and games). Make sure to back up all data before trying anything such as bootloader unlocking, rooting or restoring factory settings.

I know when my Galaxy Nexus got bricked because I flashed a bad rom I had to restore it to the original os removing custom recovery and modifications. You will need adb and fastboot from the android sdk.
[Nexus 4 General] spine6:
Hi mate,

I have a notification toggle software that have a 4g icon when selected, it will show the selection of LTE for the phone.
[Nexus 4 General] dannaoj:
thanks :)

already did that and its still happening on my phone :( it might really be a HW problem :( thanks for the suggestion though
[Nexus 4 General] mbolinao:
cool! that would be easier then. have to check that out! ;)

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so you mean the distortion disappears when you touch the screen? really weird...

well, i saw that you've tried going completely stock and prob is still there... i was hoping it's a software problem. tried googling it and didn't find anything related. im so itching to check it in person haha!

anyway, rush to LG and I hope they have a stock. just unroot it and relock the bootloader before claiming warranty.
[Nexus 4 General] shaider_516:
Call LG main in pasig, here is the number. 902 554 4

sent from my awesome nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] j.go:
In case anyone is interested, it looks like the nexus 4 is back in stock at memoxpress. Just got a text from them.
[Nexus 4 General] munke3man:
Wifi Help!

Hi Guys, need a bit of a help. Anyone here experienced being connected to a wifi successfully then after a while the connection drops. Then when you try to connect the wifi says the connection not in range. I keep turning on/off my wifi just to scan and connect again. Thanks in advance!
[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
Are you on custom rom / kernel?
[Nexus 4 General] munke3man:
all on stock

Hi, chief. am running all on stock. Got the phone a lil' over a week now.
[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
When you are connected to wifi. How strong is the signal? Is this happening when you use other hotspots?

We would hope this is a software problem which can be fixed by flashing another rom or kernel or reflashing stock

On a side note. I am not noticing any discrepancies with my n4
[Nexus 4 General] munke3man:
Just a feet away

The wifi router is just a feet away from me and the signal is quite strong. I haven't tried on other wifi though. I know a couple of people who has the same prob as mine. Prolly just a software bug, anyway I don't wanna flash yet. Kinda still enjoying and observing the battery cycle to get stable. :)
[Nexus 4 General] Poiuytrewqasdfghjkl:
So im planning to buy this phone this coming saturday. Im wondering if anyone was able to get a decent screen protector for the front and back glass. You know im planning on keeping this phone for about a year so i cant risk going naked :)
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
Most people bought their front and back protectors online, me included. I've heard though that Applewerkz already has front spigen protectors. Just not the dual though
[Nexus 4 General] mbolinao:
haven't experienced this one. try to delete (forget network) that wifi in your Nexus 4 settings, then add it again. Restart your N4.

You may want to try to reboot/restart your wifi router too. Make sure there's no interference around/near the wifi router.

And check that there's not a LOT of devices fighting over your wifi. It might be kicking your N4 out? (not sure about this) because there are some routers where there's a set limit in number of devices that can connect.

that's all I can think of so far.
[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
Try another hotspot and then check.

I hear you. Once i get bored of stock then thats the time to embrace custom roms :D
[Nexus 4 General] dannaoj:
thanks bud :)

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well sadly i wont be claiming any warranty bcause i only got the from my mother in UK :( i just wish that i wont be paying much for the repairs
[Nexus 4 General] munke3man:
Keep us posted

Oh, let us know how much the repair incurred just in-case some of us run into the same problem. :D

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Yup, I called applewerkz and they do have Spigen Oleophobic just the front though. Where did you buy your's online? Did you have it delivered here in Pinas? How long did it take? I really want to get one.
[Nexus 4 General] mbolinao:
If it's just a repair, i don't think it will cost that much. Let's hope NO parts would need replacement, not sure if we already have N4 parts here.
[Nexus 4 General] ads.underground:
Hi,

This happens to me too when I'm travelling using my Pocket Wifi. But never on the DSL Router at home. I did notice that when this happens, sometimes I get a note below the HotSpot name saying something like "Avoid Poor Connection". But when I get home, it connects fine again. I get a good HSPA signal at home so I'm guessing the Nexus 4 is rejecting slow connections (This is just my theory though. :D).
[Nexus 4 General] apatal:
Check your WiFi Advanced Settings and uncheck the Avoid Poor Connections option. See if this solves your WiFi woes. :)
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
Several ways. If I get a lot, I have it delivered to a cousin in the states and she sends them to me via lbc. Single purchases I either get from amazon of there's an option for Phil delivery or directly from the website of the manufacturer. My spigen I've sent both thru amazon and direct from spigen
[Nexus 4 General] marvsxxix:
I hope this is the 16gb n4..

I plan to get 2 16gb come Nov. 14 (one for me and one for my gf). I have a Visa Electron and I use VPN so I think and hope that will work to order N4 via Google play and use Johny Air or FRS shopping and shipping services..If it's $475 for 1 unit of 16gb N4, then my 2nd item should be just around $425. That's $900 or P38,250 (P42.50/$1 conversion), give or take, for the 2 units of N4. I'll stick to my plan if that's the case considering it's below P20K each.

If Smart is releasing N4 soon, I doubt the price will be below P20k. But of course I am glad they are releasing it
[Nexus 4 General] djkinetic:
Doubt it works as the country of your credit card must match the the country to which you're shipping, and since the play store is not available in the Philippines...you can't order it and ship it directly there, even with vpn's and proxys
[Nexus 4 General] marvsxxix:
Thanks, I am aware that credit card must match the country to where I am shipping, but Google didn't mention that DEBIT card must, that's why I'm still hoping :laugh: Plus according to Google's accepted payment, Visa Electron for International transactions. :confused:

If it's not gonna work, then I can always ask my bro in FL to use his card for me and I'll just pay him.
[Nexus 4 General] jahmgwapo:
I wonder how much they will charge the phone. Oh by the way, is it easy to sim unlock the phone?
[Nexus 4 General] ickoicko:
As expected, the phone is not yet available in Greenhills. I wonder how much it would cost when it comes to the local markets
[Nexus 4 General] ianmedina:
Exclusive na naman ba ito sa smart? sana maglabas din si Globe. =)
[Nexus 4 General] djkinetic:
For the most part here in the us debit and credit cards are treated the same.
[Nexus 4 General] Flash05:
bro, just call johny or fRS and let them order it for you. lesser hassle. the one i inquired is 16GB. ETA is 15 days. total cost more or less $475 + shipping.

i'll just wait for the online sellers here.
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
Hmmm... I wonder why your quote is higher than what they gave me?
[Nexus 4 General] ichilouch:
globe gcash amex?

Any one heard of Globe's GCash American express?
[Nexus 4 General] marvsxxix:
i got in touch with johnnyair 2 days ago and this is their reply to me...which broke my heart :crying:

"Sir, I already submitted your form to our Sales and Marketing Director, unfortunately she said that we can't purchase this item because we already reached our credit limit (4 item) for NEXUS. All we can do now is to handle the shipment of your item.

Sorry for the inconvenience."

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I understand they are treated the same but they work differently..

With debit cards, money automatically gets deducted from bank account once transaction was made, The customer is the one that directly pay and its immediate. Google know they'll get paid with a debit card. With credit cards however, the issuing bank (of the credit card) will only authorize the charge that funds are still available to cover it. The issuing bank is the one that pays for the transaction to the vendor, and these banks don't pay immediately, they only reserve the amount but actual payments to vendors are scheduled. This means that Google will not get the money immediately with a credit card and may not get it if the customer disputed the transaction especially since the charge is made internationally.

..and that's why I'm hopeful..

Yup, heard about it..but according to Google play mode of payment, accepted payment is American Express USD only, this means that the AmEx account must be opened in the US.

Was that quote from FRS? I'm a bit hesitant to use their service as they currently are blacklisted by DTI...
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
nope. also from johnny
[Nexus 4 General] Flash05:
lets just wait launch from smart. at least it is legit. and besides, android works great when on fast and stable network. based on experience.
[Nexus 4 General] shadow071506:
there's also that option to unlock the phone to be able to use preferred network :)
[Nexus 4 General] marvsxxix:
hoping that they'll sell this not more than 22k... it may still be reasonable for some, but as for me i need to buy two, so i really need a price as close to the one on google play..

better yet, i hope cmk will sell the n4 before the december :)