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[Nexus 4 General] jahmgwapo:
http://www.interaksyon.com/infotech/google-nexus-4-nexus-7-to-launch-in-the-philippines-via-smart

Smart will 'officialy' bring NX4 to Phils with a price tag of 20k or more. 'Official' release but a price tag for gray market. Lmao nvm Smart.
[Nexus 4 General] ichilouch:
Is he in the US? The nexus 4 is already sold out without more or less 30 mins according to news.
[Nexus 4 General] ichilouch:
Where is he from? Nexus 4 is already sold out on the states where did he buy?

(sorry for the double post don't know how to delete)
[Nexus 4 General] Flash05:
someone posted in tpc. he made 2 x 8gb and 3 x 16gb (or opposite) orders. wow.
[Nexus 4 General] Skanob:
Let me see if I could make this work out with my GF in Australia. 16gb are sold out, but not 8gbs. I'm gonna ask how much with shipping. She's getting two 16gbs, one for me and for her when it's available.

Let me try to resell. I'mma call her up.
[Nexus 4 General] junta_mpb:
According to LG Megamall, LG and and another store (I forgot the name, but it's near the LG area) will be distributing the NEXUS 4 by the first week of December. LG also plans to sell it at around 25k.
[Nexus 4 General] Flash05:
oh i also went to LG in SM North the person there said "highly likely" but no announcement yet. I'm not optimistic about this but at least there already a commitment from smart.

25k oh noh...
[Nexus 4 General] kelvs:
I also checked with LG in MoA and they said December.
[Nexus 4 General] junta_mpb:
Its unlikely that I will get the device from them (LG) when I can get it elsewhere at a more reasonable price. LG really dropped the ball on pricing here.
[Nexus 4 General] Skanob:
Me and the GF "may" be able to sell out the N4 for less than 20k, anyone whose interested? I need to make a list of possible customers to get things started.
[Nexus 4 General] techfreak:
Me!!! The sooner the better.
[Nexus 4 General] apatal:
Bought my wife an iPhone 5 for Christmas from kimstore and recently my Nexus 4. Both credit card transactions and both items got here without too much delay. They can be trusted. Just make sure you contact them via official channels, websites and phone numbers as they've been used by scammers to prey on some less streetwise customers.

Cool story bro. Glad to see another convert to the Nexus army. Remember: either you're Nexus, or against us…
[Nexus 4 General] GalaxyNexusPH:
Got mine from Kim's store too. 5k discount. Already updated it to 4.2.1. So far it seems so much lighter than my galaxy nexus. No problems with it so far.
[Nexus 4 General] mbolinao:
the microsims you tried, were they manually 'cut' sims? or an official microsim card?

some old sims kasi na ni-cut lang, cant be recognized in some phones.

maybe try one last sim. or smart sim. it's rare kasi to have a defective sim reader (but yeah, possible).

i hope your phone is not the problem.

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to asnwer the question, you can check any phone tiangge, greenhills, etc. they use the same cutter anyway

but i would NOT suggest cutting your sim. the edges wouldn't turn perfect/smooth, so it wouldnt pefectly fit the sim tray/bay. my friend had her sim cut, and it's a challenge to put in and take out the sim.

just get a replacement from your telco :)
[Nexus 4 General] yethz:
Globe just announce on their fb page few minutes ago. that iphone 5 with iOS 6.1 can use their LTE service. Does these means that other phone that can support LTE can use that band also? Ofcourse, using a globe sim (a prepaid maybe).

Proud user of Google Nexus 4 and Samsung G-SIII
[Nexus 4 General] mbolinao:
I noticed this too, Smart carries great line of handsets. Up to date models. They probably have someone tech savvy/geek in their marketing dept, which is good.
[Nexus 4 General] bugnoy710:
I had mine cut at home. We have a sim puncher XD
[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
Just got my bestskinsever! Im so excited. Will be putting it on my phone in a few.

Fyi to those looking for screen protectors. Bse ships to the ph directly
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
Been using their product for over a year already. Haven't been disappointed yet. The customer service is good too. Had an issue before and they are quick to replace

Flowed and Tapped from my Nexus
[Nexus 4 General] GalaxyNexusPH:
Had mine cut by globe. 40 pesos for a new microsim but the line was too long so I opted for a cut sim instead. It took about 2 seconds and costs free.
[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
Whats ur current set up. I uave a poetic should i install the case optimed one? I have both kinds
[Nexus 4 General] thephantom:
If i use a case, I don't use skins specially for the front because the edges of the case may lift the skin. But since you use the case optimized, then that should be okay. Don't place the sides because the case will just peel it. The back should be fine. My usual setup is like this, either I use only the skin or just a case. Right now I'm not using the poetic bumper because it already split so I'm on my cruzerlites. I just have the back skin on and spigen for the front

Flowed and Tapped from my Nexus
[Nexus 4 General] philpilar:
I'm using the official bumpers with xtreme guard front and back screen protectors. No issues here whatsoever.
[Nexus 4 General] apatal:
Official meaning OEM bumpers? Mind sharing where you bought those? :)
[Nexus 4 General] philpilar:
Yup the OEM bumpers. Bought em from the play store when they went back on stock (a few days before Christmas). I used a bdo online only cc and a VPN service to order them.
[Nexus 4 General] crackers9363:
Poor data connection

Got my nexus 4 from MemoXpress last year, before christmas, and been using a globe prepaid sim temporarily. I've already read some posts here mentioning the signal issue, which I also experience sometimes. Another issue I have is that, it seems that my nexus 4 is struggling to get a decent data connection, 3G or HSPA+. I can only get EDGE connection here in our office while my colleague can have a decent HSPA+ connection in his galaxy tab. He is using a Postpaid sim though, I am not sure if it has something to do with it. Does anybody experience the same?
[Nexus 4 General] vinbaure:
I think it is a bug since I'm having the same issue using my postpaid sim in Globe. Worst is I'm encountering data drops even when I'm on a place where signal is strong. :(
[Nexus 4 General] GalaxyNexusPH:
Had problems with my globe sim last December. No service so globe changed my post paid sim.
[Nexus 4 General] vinbaure:
I'll get a new sim from them. Hopefully it will eliminate the problem.
[Nexus 4 General] crackers9363:
My application for a data plan with globe is in the works, hopefully it'll fix the issue, otherwise, I will bang my head in the wall for choosing nexus 4 over lumia 920, hahaha :silly::laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] GalaxyNexusPH:
Just bear in mind that HSPA/edge/GPRS/3G signal is relative to your location. There are some areas without these services.
[Nexus 4 General] crackers9363:
yep.. my colleagues can get HSPA data connection inside our office, Galaxy tab and the other is Galaxy S3, that's why i am so disappointed. and also thinking that globe had already started upgrading their base stations and began testing their LTE network in UP Diliman, which is just a stone's throw away from here, EDGE is somewhat unacceptable. :D
[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
Well ive installed the bses and it wasnt that hard...

Saw a colored oem bumper at one of the threads... got my interest
[Nexus 4 General] aybee23:
Anybody broke the glass of their N4s already (hopefully not)? I have a colleague who had dropped hers from waist level and into concrete, and boom cracked glass at the front lower left section of the device. Fortunately the screen can be repaired/replaced, which will set her back around 5k pesos. Ouch. :(
[Nexus 4 General] GalaxyNexusPH:
I get hspa on most of makati and Taguig. I work in McKinley but I don't get any data signal inside our building.
[Nexus 4 General] crackers9363:
ouch, i feel the pain :(:crying: This is where the accidental damage warranty from memoXpress come in handy ^_^
[Nexus 4 General] bugnoy710:
Lucky you! We ordered 2 skins for ipod touch and 2 for Nexus 4. Ourborders came yesterday (we ordered Dec.26). For some reason they gave us 4 screen protectors for samsung s3 (i think), 2 back protectors for nexus 4 (yey!) And 2 back protectors of another phone (wtf?!). Sent them and email and they said that they'll send our orders. I think its because of the holiday rush but still, one month to go >___<

Anyone care to buy some BSE screen protectors for s3?

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Ouch!!!
[Nexus 4 General] ijustzeke:
anybody here gets that "Data drops"?

any of you guys experienced any issues with your phone?

buying this when my phone get sold.
[Nexus 4 General] bugnoy710:
How does it take before you experience the "Data Drops"? I haven't experienced it so far...
[Nexus 4 General] audiomanph:
Unfortunately, she got hers from the Play Store in the US.

(Hello AB :D)
[Nexus 4 General] ijustzeke:
try searching the nexus 4 general forum about data drop.

I have no idea since I don't have this phone on hand yet.

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btw, how's everybody with Nexus 4?

I know this is pretty much discussed already in the other thread but I really want to know what you guys(Filipinos) think.

since Nexus 4 costs roughly the same as Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2.

Its not the TouchWiz vs AOSP.

Since I'm sure when I buy Samsung phones. I will flash an AOSP rom to it.

regarding the performance.

Can or does the nexus 4 keep up with the 2 Galaxy phones?

Nexus 4 is a go for me since the back of the phone is so damn sexy.
[Nexus 4 General] pac213:
If you're gonna flash AOSP based rom on S3 or Note 2, might as well buy Nexus 4 already since the default is AOSP and updates are faster.
[Nexus 4 General] philpilar:
Only reason to get the note 2 over the nexus 4 is if you are media heavy, else it's N4 all the way.
[Nexus 4 General] bugnoy710:
Good evening!

May I ask if the stock SMS app (Messaging) is capable of sending an SMS to a contact list? Any suggested apps that is capable of this aside from GoSMS Pro?

If anyone needs BSE total body skins for Samsung s3, pm me >__<...
[Nexus 4 General] yethz:
Handcent or PansiSMS...

Proud user of Google Nexus 4 and Samsung G-SIII
[Nexus 4 General] GalaxyNexusPH:
Anyone got extra bse total body /w case for the nexus 4?
[Nexus 4 General] crackers9363:
I guess sending SMS to a group list is not possible for stock messaging app. I tried creating a contacts group, but groups does not appear in the To: field.

Can't suggest apps for that feature as i have not felt the need to do as such yet ^_^ but that would have been a nice feature for stock messaging app though. :)
[Nexus 4 General] bugnoy710:
I'm currently using Go SMS Pro. I thought I'm having a dumb moment trying to send to a contacts group :)

I do hope they add that feature!
[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
Globe or smart? Ill be moving to the new building in mck and was wondering how is the reception there...
[Nexus 4 General] techfreak:
Where exactly in mckinley? Ive been working in mck for years, i know the reception quality of both networks.
[Nexus 4 General] ijustzeke:
where can I buy the bumper casing? the one that only the sides is covered.
[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
The new science hub building near enderun...
[Nexus 4 General] crackers9363:
Never seen one yet in local stores. You can try online, TekHowz or Gismoshieldon facebook, depending on the availability, they do meet ups. You can also try to visit cyberlynx in St Francis Square, they have cases and screen protectors for Nexus 4 there, though not sure with bumpers. :)
[Nexus 4 General] bugnoy710:
Gizmoshield will be testing a replica bumper. If the quality's good, they'll be selling it for P1500. It looks like the one in buychina though...
[Nexus 4 General] ijustzeke:
did you buy one from there? :D

I'll check Cyberlynx this friday. not really a fan of online/credit card buying.

thanks!

alright. thanks man!
[Nexus 4 General] apatal:
You can try the Poetic Borderline bumper for the N4. Gizmoshield is out but I bought from a guy in sulit.com- really nice gentleman, for 1.2k. You can look for him there using is handle, xherhex, I think. :)

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As for the data drop bug, haven't really experienced it yet but I think I may have a case of the WiFi bug caused by what they say is outdated WiFi drivers. I can connect without issues on our home wlan but in the office, where the network is hidden and you have to add it manually, the WiFi gets disconnected every 30 seconds or so. Really frustrating considering my old Nexus S can connect to the office network without any problem.
[Nexus 4 General] philpilar:
Suggestion: buy prepaid sim cards of both telcos and test them when you move to your new office ;)
[Nexus 4 General] aybee23:
Hello Mark! Haha :D
[Nexus 4 General] shadow071506:
Just got my Nexus 4 today... ^_^

Done with unlocking, rooting and custom recovery... anyone got any suggestions which custom rom and kernel to try out first? :)
[Nexus 4 General] exdas:
Im on paranoid android jan 26 build and i find it awesome.
[Nexus 4 General] yethz:
Im not saying that i dont like customization, but i love customization. The reasons why i like android. But for my nexus 4. Nah dont need to customize it too much, the stock 4.2.1 jb is more than enough. for me i dont usually recommend flashing custom roms or kernels. But instead learn how they do it and create ur own personal rom/kernel, in that way, you are sure and confident whats in ur phone.

And besides, our nexus 4 is already awesome. What more u could possibly ask for :)

Proud user of Google Nexus 4 and Samsung G-SIII
[Nexus 4 General] apatal:
My opinion is, Nexus devices are the epitome of Android's so-called customizability and it would be shame to have such a powerfully open phone go to waste without any form of hacking done to it. I agree that the best option is to learn about developing yourself and make your own Roms and kernels but in reality, few people has the time, talent or resources to do this by themselves, hence xda. :)

To each his own though and my opinions do not in any way invalidate what fellow posters or other people believe or say. And I also think that stock ROM is OK, but I also like the options that custom Roms offer. I for one usually make use of stockish Roms with the minimum amount of additions to make it functional. For example, I don't really like using CM... but that's just me. :)
[Nexus 4 General] bugnoy710:
Official bumpers back on stock.

Anyone who can buy one for me? I'm still at school :(

Hopefully there's still some stocks when I get home...
[Nexus 4 General] GalaxyNexusPH:
Dude I have data connection problems with globe here at CIP. No problems at One and Two world. Same with my galaxy nexus. This must be a carrier problem
[Nexus 4 General] philpilar:
Prime runner ROM with harsh low UV kernel. Great performance and batt life
[Nexus 4 General] yethz:
If anyone can buy at google play, please if possible buy extra to our fellow pinoy who dont have access through google play and buy.

I want one also :D

Proud user of Google Nexus 4 and Samsung G-SIII
[Nexus 4 General] philpilar:
Seems like they put a limit of 5 bumpers per Google account.. Hmm.. Anyway was able to get 3 bumpers. Might keep one for myself bahala na. :)
[Nexus 4 General] vinbaure:
Could I buy the other one? Please..
[Nexus 4 General] philpilar:
Now comes the hard part..so far bugnoy and yethz were first to request.
[Nexus 4 General] vinbaure:
It's ok sir. :)
[Nexus 4 General] shadow071506:
if anyone's buying pa, please pasama na lg ako... i'll buy the other one... pleeeeeaaaaaaaase :)
[Nexus 4 General] yethz:
OMG... Thanks a lot cant wait to try it on my n4. Pls pm me for how i can send u the payment. Do u accept cc? Paypal or which i prefer through pera padala..

Proud user of Google Nexus 4 and Samsung G-SIII
[Nexus 4 General] shadow071506:
Anyone else buying xtra bumpers? please include me ... :)
[Nexus 4 General] Gilkauss:
I believe its the OEM version they are testing. Replica bumpers won't cost that much, at least not in that kind of bumper.

Anyone buying the bumpers from Google Play? Makikisuyo narin ako. :o
[Nexus 4 General] galaxyplayer4.2:
Nexus 4 Available in the US Playstore

Hi guys! I'm looking forward to buying a Nexus 4 but I don't know where to buy here. I asked people from Smart if they will offer the Nexus 4 on prepaid and they said that it would only be available for postpaid plans only (1500 per month without additional cashout). And with the US Play Store having stock again, would it be wise to just wait for resellers here to stock up on the Nexus 4 again and maybe get a lower price since stock is much more stable or should I just buy here in a local store? If I'm gonna buy locally, where should I buy one? Thank you very much. :)
[Nexus 4 General] Mr.JC:
WOOOHH...

Finally buying this unit from LG branch tomorrow. Hey peeps, what will be the first thing I must do with it? thanks for a help in advance guys...
[Nexus 4 General] munke3man:
It's Great

I came from an HTC phone which I rooted coz I really don't like bloatwares. I can tell you in terms of speed performance hands down the Nexus 4 is the best, am surrounded with S3 and Note 2 both in the office and within my family, this is probably coz no bloatware consumes the memory. The Camera is just a tad bit lower than the the 2 samsungs I mentioned but I don't mind. The battery is not top notch as well but gets me through the entire day. The resolution is awesome. I say this coz I really love how natural the colors are. Overall it's a badass phone. Not a lot of people have it. It's darn sexy even with my bumpers on. But the one thing that I really like about it, is the UI is so minimalist. It's like a canvass you can tweak and it never slows down. :D
[Nexus 4 General] kenshinta:
Hello mga boys wahehe.

Aside from being awesomesauce by itself, I think stock JB is really a nice base already -- making the need/ desire for mods less required.

Yun lang.
[Nexus 4 General] ijustzeke:
thanks for this info. never had a chance to compare it first hand.

how many screen time do you get?

what's running? is the data connection on?

facebook? twitter app?

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anybody here still planning to order original bumper?

can you get one for me too? :D
[Nexus 4 General] munke3man:
3G connection consumes a lot of batt you should expect that. My routine is, I charge at night. I have around 95% when I get to work. I have Wifi on from around 9am-8pm. I don't charge in between cause I don't like bringing my wall charger and I don't like charging on my computer coz it freakin' slow. Am a moderate user (text/call), I do multiplayer game on breaks mostly with people here at work. When I get home I have round probably 20-30%. Screen time probably 4-5 hrs. All stock. And again 3G sucks a lot of juice.
[Nexus 4 General] GalaxyNexusPH:
Me too. Pasabay ng purchase if possible.
[Nexus 4 General] bugnoy710:
Thank you!! Please just pm me the details (how i can pay etc)

I guess that's why the replica bumpers were making waves now...
[Nexus 4 General] philpilar:
Most probably bank deposit na lang. How badly do you want your bumpers? We can either have them air shipped when my friend gets them or I can ask my cousin to just bring them here when he comes back on April.
[Nexus 4 General] cdon2109:
For those who are planning to buy a bumper case, I totally don't recommend the Poetic bumper case. Mine just broke on its 7th day.
[Nexus 4 General] philpilar:
So far we're at $71.21 + shipping to get them here. Basta whatever the total cost, I will divide it to 3 (you, me, and yethz). Wala ng mark up. :)
[Nexus 4 General] munke3man:
If there's an extra I'll take it, just P.M. Thanks in advance!
[Nexus 4 General] bugnoy710:
For those who would like to order, you can download hot spot shield vpn to access google play store.

I'm not sure if you can use local credit cards (although I've read in another forum that it worked).

Good luck!
[Nexus 4 General] GalaxyNexusPH:
Dude I'm using VPN but Google play will ask for a us shipping address. I don't think it's possible.
[Nexus 4 General] bugnoy710:
Depends on yethz. I still have my Nillkin with me so I can wait. Also Poetic just emailed me back on my replacement request. Just inform me how soon you need the payment. Thank you again!

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Sorry. I forgot to mention that this is given you have a us shipping address. You can try JAC or my-shoppingbox.com.
[Nexus 4 General] EvilAsh:
Got my Nexus 4 yesterday! So think and so so light! Gonna scour 168 to check for cases when I have the time. Hirap yung naked eh, baka mabasag :laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] philpilar:
Have it shipped to a relative or a friend who lives in the US.

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I used a locally issued credit card (BDO) but it's an online only cc. Dunno why it works with the play store.
[Nexus 4 General] apatal:
+1 me too please. Kung puede lang naman.

Always buy from reputable sources (like MemoXpress) or at least from those that have an established reputation already (like Kimstore). If the merchant does not belong to either category, be very, VERY careful before giving them your money.

One word: protection. Weather it be a bumper, case or pouch. A screen protector I think is a given, considering the whole thing is surrounded by glass, even if it is Gorilla glass. Some people even got insurance for their devices, not a bad idea as the device is pretty fragile. As for me, I like to live on the edge so no insurance or warranty. Like what the guy said on Premium Rush: "Brakes are death."
[Nexus 4 General] ijustzeke:
hey guys! check this out!

White Nexus 4?

what do you think?

http://www.gsmarena.com/white_lg_ne...437.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Its still not released tho.

quote from GSM Arena:

"It remains to be seen if the front is all white (hopefully) or completely black the way it was on the white Galaxy Nexus. Also, if any of this is actually real. We hope it is and that LG manages to put it in production and not make just 10 of them."

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+1 me too. If its possible please buy me one too. I'll pay you cash. :D thanks
[Nexus 4 General] yethz:
We can from google play but the problem is the shipping address. Di nila covered ang pinas?... Sayang bibili na sana ako sa google play pero nung pa checkout na yung shipping address ko not yet covered :mad:

Proud user of Google Nexus 4 and Samsung G-SIII
[Nexus 4 General] crackers9363:
I would recommend memoxpress, they have stocks of nexus 4 and they also bundle or with an accidental damage warranty. I can say the best deal compared to other stores. and the good thing for getting this gadget locally is that, if you encountered problems with your device, it is easier to get a replacement since you bought it locally.
[Nexus 4 General] Mr.JC:
thanks dude your an :angel:. you are the only one that replies to my inquiries. anyway, aside from protection, is there any other tips you can give like any configuration? One thing I want to happen is to minimize battery consumption so that I can use this phone as much as I want via any configuration. you have one?
[Nexus 4 General] ijustzeke:
I've heard franco kernel gives you a better battery consumption compared to the stock.

And there's no other configurations as well. since we use our phones differently. just an opinion.
[Nexus 4 General] crackers9363:
Woah, nice :):cool:
[Nexus 4 General] yethz:
A simple tip to extend ur battery life is,

Disable google services that constantly connecting in background like maps location services.

Disable sync

Lower your display brightness and uncheck automatic

Disable vibration and lower the sound profile

Use black plain background as wallpaper

Disable data connection and use wifi instead, and only when needed.

Install batterystats to monitor whats been using your battery power.

And there are more.

Proud user of Google Nexus 4 and Samsung G-SIII