yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hameerabbasi:
Actually, there is a way to bypass payment. Use a Google Wallet account, and pay with that. It has been reported to work for the Nexus 7 before.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AppReviewBros:
Well, I will just wait for the release date and buy it from eBay afterwards. I am living in Europe and looking at the current prices I am sure they will go down once the device officially gets released.

At the moment the best offer i have found is £340 - £350.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camielkb:
Anyone knows how many phones you can buy with one account in the play store?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Link_proxXP:
I'm from Chile, and I guess the best way to get it is to ask someone from USA to get it for me :) isn't it?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laynee1:
I have a Friend in Scotland. He will buy this phone for me.

Only problem is that, if he send me the phone, i will have to pay customs fees, becaus my Country is not in European Union.

Any one knows way how to avoid customs fees?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dralways:
You and I already spoke but I guess you don't trust strangers.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laynee1:
Your methods would not work here. And yes, i believe my friend more than i believe you :) No offence :) He will buy this phone for me and ship it at his own cost (because i did same for him and didnt want to take money for shipping).

Im not saying you are scammer, im not saying you are bad guy. Im just saying i trust my friend :)

The only problem i got is how to avoid customs fees here :(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyraelasd:
Im in the same situation, Im from Chile and here in Latin America there isnt any country that has access to the damn play store. Luckily Ive got a mate up in Canada who is buying one for me. I hope that the price doesnt get any higher with the taxes and the shipment.

Its such a pitty that only 4 or 5 countries have that privilige, it is just not fair. Damn you Google for making such an amazing set of products but then sell them to a few people, Damn you.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MemoryController:
Well last time I shopped from us I told them to mark it as gift and paid no vat, however YMMV.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laynee1:
Yes...I considered that option. But then again, im afraid that they (customs) will scan my package and reveal that inside of it is phone that costs over 350 dollars. Then im screwed with customs fees over 160 dollars (in my country)..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khizar:
if its marked as a gift i dont think they can charge you...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dralways:
I have been given specific instruction by one of my Dutch buyers who is very knowledgeable on this subject on how to produce these results. But if you have no faith, end of discussion.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crimar89:
Will a norwegian credit card work on the US play store using google wallet and a proxy?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hdsousa:
I thought you were not making business, just helping. So if the purpose is help others why don't you give that info, instead of making yourself the only way to buy the phone? Seems that you are indeed here to make business ... And only that.

Fortunately I am from Portugal and I have a Portuguese friend in UK that will buy it for me and bring it to Portugal, so I don't need to use any strangers services ...

Hugo

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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dralways:
You have misunderstood the reasoning behind my actions. It is not always a good idea to post anything freely on a public forum. You can always choose to PM to see if another user will be helpful or not.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akopop:
Hi,

I am from Czech Republic and my friend is going to travel to USA after a few days. Is there any way, he can buy me NEXUS 4 even he doesn't have US credit card and his card isn't registrated to US address?

thanks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dralways:
Yes, tell him to go to walmart and purchase a money card. It's basically a throwaway prepaid credit card.

See, I can be helpful. :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akopop:
And don't you know, how long does delivery? He is going to be one week in New York. Is it enough time?

And last question :D. Will be any problem, deliver it to hotel?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Buzz20:
I've had things sent to hotel no problem, it just goes to reception

Make sure he chooses overnight delivery
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dralways:
I have a question for you, sir. Have you ever heard of a website called google.com?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpaixao:
I had read it would be 4 (four), but just cant recall where I saw it right now =/
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akopop:
Yes i have heard, but on google.cz is nothing about shipping etc. and I have no idea how it works in the US. I can't get in to US play store (proxy somehow doesn't work for me). Also i have read here so many things about problems with addresses, credit cards etc. so I'd rather ask.

In addition, I want to be sure before I ask my friend to by it for me.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] innumerabilis:
A surprising development from LG Singapore:

(The post url is at http://www.facebook.com/lgsingapore?ref=ts&fref=ts if you want to confirm for yourself that this is not photoshopped.)

Hopefully LGs in other countries will do the same too!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gloularis:
Hi, dralways, I would like to request your services too. PM me, please.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dralways:
Check your PMs, sir. (Or ma'am.)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] javier13javier:
Hi im from Chile.

Shipito is safe??

I'm just saying because google play didn't send to p.o box or something like that.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josuetenista:
I bought the nexus 7 when it came out with my non us credit card without any problems on the us play store. Will I still be a blue to buy with the same credit card or do we have new restrictions ?

Enviado desde mi iPad con Tapatalk HD
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MissG713:
Proxy Nexus

Can someone tell me a proxy so I can try to buy a nexus?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neyromantis:
ndvolv beau-

You can't complete a purchase thru proxy.You can use it only to see if the device is available.

UK Proxy : anon-proxy.co.uk

US Proxy : daveproxy.us
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom1807:
So why can I complete the purchase with a proxy/VPN?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MattSkeet:
Im assuming It won't ship abroad
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MissG713:
Can you tell me how you did it?

The shipping abroad is no problem for me because I will order for the country I buy it from. I just need a way to buy it, I just don't know how it works...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neyromantis:
i wasn't clear enough,my bad.

There are 3 steps for buying something from Play Store outside of it's supported countries:

1. to actual browse the site (you will need a VPN app (Tunnelbear is free for 500MB traffic an neat)

2. you'll need an American or British credit card (there is some users that managed to pay with different cards,anyway it's a "try and see" thing)

3. a UK or US address to ship the product (you can use a number of "fetch and ship" services for this step,just google it)

again this is from my personal experience as i try and learn things in the quest for the holy grail :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom1807:
(2 weeks before the second batch was available)

1. Left my Credit Card data in my Google Account (while was connected to a VPN, just to make sure)

2. Left the shipping address of my US mail forwarder

3. Ordered November 27 with VPN

4. Shipped December 6 to my mail forwarder

5. Shipped December 8 from my mail forwarder to Asia

1. Agree, but this is well known

2. Not agree so far, my Credit Card (Citibank, issued in Asia) -> worked

2a. I ordered through my account for a colleague another N4, but used his local credit card. Status is pending, so I cannot give a final result on this

2b. Order was shipped, so also local credit card accepted (Feb.3)

3. Agree, but this is also well known.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lp4u:
I used tunnel bear to connect to US play.

use my local VISA card and placed my order.

Since yesterday I have my UPS tracking number for delivery to my borderlinx address.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MissG713:
Thanks everyone, I just bought my nexus from the UK store with my Portuguese Debit Card :) :) :)

Thanks for all your help :)

I'll let you know when I receive it ;D
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] divansantana:
Would like to buy this Nexus from the UK but it seems to require UK Billing Address on the credit card and doesn't accept my VISA details.

Did anyone else use a non-UK Billing address? It seems to be required since there is no option to select a different country for billing details.

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Ok I was being silly - sorta.

It says "UK Billing Address" and it rejected my existing credit card billing details even though they work - sort of.

So you fill out your usual billing details, address it, and in Country you put your billing address details Country.

Then in Postal Code it rejects my billing address postal code as it's not UK.

So you simply put the UK postal code even though its not the correct postal code for the billing address and the order seems to have gone through without any issues.

Can't wait to get the device. :) And hope this helps someone. :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dralways:
Just an FYI, I ended up purchasing and shipping near 20 Nexus 4s and nearly 15 Nexus 10s, every single one arrived without customs fees usually in 4-5 business days. ;)

PM me or email trnsparent1@gmail.com if you need me.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MissG713:
My nexus alreaddy arrived last week :) 8th February there it was in my addrress in Portugal ^.^ I'm so happy
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rosco7511:
Ditto

Please send me the same information, please. :cool:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calypsoSA:
Anyone tried USUnlocked? Its supposed to be compatible with the Play store but its not working for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jonnyboiii:
I've heard a lot recently about flashing a new radio to help get better reception and it sounds great and all, but if that can be done so easily why haven't all carriers just started with the best there was to offer? Does it adversely affect battery life? If I were to change my radio what would I want to change it to?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Touchpadnoob:
Well if you were to flash a new radio, it would be the new jellybean radio leaked from the new vzw jellywiz.

You can find all the radios on one of the stickies under Android development and you'd just install the newest one. but unless you're having signal problems, i wouldn't bother. I do have it installed though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jonnyboiii:
Has it made a noticeable difference?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] shangrila500:
For me the only way I have noticed a difference is when I am running the leak. I don't know why but that's the only time I have better reception.

Sent by one of my many Anthromorphic Personifications
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jonnyboiii:
How stable is the leak right now? Since its a major upgrade is there anything special I need to do to flash it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kallol84:
I am from India. I got a Samsung galaxy S3 a gift from a friend and he got the mobile from Thailand. I applied for the 3G connection of airtel India. But despite using all the settings and workarounds the service providers told me, I am still getting only Edge connection but no 3G connection.

Is there some internal module or something missing in the phone for which this may be happening?

Or by any chance, is it because that the phone is bought from a different country?

Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] litetaker:
Hi guys!!

Sad story, I broke my Dinc2's screen for a second time. And I decided to just get a new phone rather than go through the expensive process of repairing again. I found a deal on XDA marketplace for a Dinc4G and I was thinking of selling my Dinc2 and getting a Dinc4G. Now, how much would you think is a reasonable price for a Dinc2 with the following:

> broken screen, red front bezel, black back cover (plus a brand new black back cover) and practically no blemishes on the front bezel as it is a new replacement.

Will I get at least $50 for it? lol... I wish to get a bit more. Finally, do you say that $250 for a brand new Dinc4G is a good offer? (this is what I found on XDA marketplace)

And, am I allowed to inquire about this in General section? I hope so!

Go Dix!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] EVoorhees:
I've seen the full black, and stock ones (@ Target) go for $25. But, if it is still rooted, got something cool on it, has that two-tone thing going on. It might be worth $50. I am not an expert, so my guess may be invalid. :/
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] smayer85:
Where is the marketplace ? I can't find it

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Never mind I'm retarded
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Dermen:
I would try ebay. You should be able to get 80-90 if you do buy it now. You can look at recently sold prices.

The one at target is with a contract so it isn't comparable.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] bsmitty83:
I would fix it for cheap, then sell it for 150 all day on eBay

Sent from my Incredibly still working
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jcpowell:
I didn't try to sell mine and it's a replacement that's 3 and a half months old because I wouldn't buy one for what I would of wanted to atleast sell it for $100-150 so I gave it to my youngest daughter which is 6 years old to play dress up games, ninjump and temple run on and for what its worth in my opinion the inc4G is a honorary upgrade from a dinc2 as long as you're not sacrificing unlimited data which I did not for that unlimited becomes very priceless to a pirate.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Rushead:
Damn, Lite!! WTF do you do to your phone to break the screen twice?? At least you're an expert on fixin' it by now, though. ;)

Seriously gonna miss you, bro. Thanks for all the good reading material! Gonna miss your take on sh-t. Don't forget the ICS/DIX thread.

I feel like everyone's leaving...maybe I'll leave tomorroworrrowwwoooooorrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww
[Asus Transformer TF700] itrof61:
I would like to know which one performs best or if its based on preference. I know the developers have made an outstanding job making these roms but I can't decide on wich one. Comments and opinions are highly appreciated!
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
Here is my short opinion:

Performance=about the same

Stable=Cleanrom(zero bug for me), CM10=buggy.

Features=CM10 (more bells and whistles

So if you just want a stable fast rom then use Cleanrom with Clemsy Kernel and data2sd...you're flying.

If you want to play with feature sets (looking for cool things) then go with CM10
[Asus Transformer TF700] sai561:
What kind of cool things?
[Asus Transformer TF700] itrof61:
Thanks!!
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
Like vol button control camera zoom in/out...Currently, not much, since there are many bugs, but the goal for CM10 here is (once all the bugs are done), to have all the bells and whistles (like stuff on note2 may be implement here). For Cleanrom the OP would like to stick to STOCK as much as possible.
[Asus Transformer TF700] dOtlich:
I had Baked Bean a long time and decided to try CleanRom 2.3 and did so by first updating my hboot via the official jb. Changed kernel to Clemsyn's build 22 and boy my tab is flying! Turned Forced GPU rendering on too and its blazing performance wise. Baked beans got more customizing for you. Bit I'll stick with this setup for a while. :D

Skickat från min HTC One X via Tapatalk 2
[Asus Transformer TF700] sai561:
Clemsyns kernel can be used with cleanrom 2.3 right?

Im asking because it says cm10 version in the tread.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jokapo:
Here ya go Click this ones for cleanrom 2.3
[Asus Transformer TF700] nomad10002:
Cleanrom zero bugs here.
[Asus Transformer TF700] GaryParr:
OK, here is a question. Is there a difference between stock and non-stock roms in how the device deals with the keyboard dock?

Also, non-stock will be missing the ASUS customized settings, correct? So what does that mean for the screen saver, dock-unlock, system performance settings, touchpad options, etc?
[Asus Transformer TF700] jaxboater:
Clean Rom has everything (apps / user settings) just as stock.
[Asus Transformer TF700] GaryParr:
Right, because it is based on stock. I was more asking about non-stock such as CM, AOSP or AOKP.
[Asus Transformer TF700] MartyHulskemper:
To answer your question:

1. Yes, in that the CM/AOSP/AOKP ROMs do not properly support most keyboard shortcut keys, and some of them do funky things with the volume keys on the tablet as well.

2. Non-stock ROMs: No screen saver; dock unlock works fine, but see point 1 above. System performance settings: some work more or less okay, others do not. CPU scaling seems unreliable. Brightness settings varies as well: some report the highest brightness available being Super IPS+, others say the highest brightness is significantly less bright than that. I have no other light meters available than those that Nature gave me (meh :p), so I wouldn't be able to definitively tell you. The touchpad cannot be disabled on non-stock ROMs (which is THE most important dealbreaker for me). Sound sometimes is funky as well.

I'm very happy with CleanROM (except for those dodgy notifications).
[Asus Transformer TF700] BoosterSilver:
How big of a difference in speed and fluidity is there between stock JB and CleanROM 2.3?
[Asus Transformer TF700] MartyHulskemper:
I do not believe in benchmarking (far too artificial), so I do not have hard numbers for you. On stock JB, I still saw I/O issues, even when transferring relatively small files. I transferred over 6 GB of files yesterday (e-books, specifically, lots of 'em) and it was fast -- the pauses have been reduced to very, very minor instances on CleanROM 2.3.

Fluidity... Very subjective. I was blown away by the smoothness of CleanROM 2.2, and told Scott I did not believe he could further improve on that. He just smiled. He did it again with 2.3 -- he has made some incredible strides. I haven't tried the latest and greatest ASUS stock JB ROM, however -- it might have improved on fluidity significantly. The only way to tell is to test it yourself.

My expectation, based on experience with the stock ROMs: they're built more for reliability than for speed or fluidity (relatively speaking), so I'm not even considering letting CleanROM go.

Hope it helps, even if a tiny bit.
[Asus Transformer TF700] BoosterSilver:
Thanks! Yes it does. I'm picking up the 64gb next week so I guess I can just install the JB stock first before I switch over to CleanROM.
[Asus Transformer TF700] B00T_Sp0rk:
NO! WRONG WRONG WRONG!

You're not actually wrong at all about the upgrade/rom sequence you should flash but I wanted to make sure I had your attention. I don't know how much you've scoured the forums, but for the love of god use NVFlash before you install any updates, linked here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1901479

This essentially makes a device-specific backup that can be restored no matter what you do to the device software-wise. As the thread points out, it is an absolute failsafe against any and all softbricks.

This process is incompatible with the bootloader packaged with stock JB, so it's essential that you use NVFlash first. You can use the backup you'll create with the new bootloader once you do upgrade, but you won't be able to make one in the first place if you OTA first. If you don't do this before JB and something goes awry with flashing, you're totally out of luck. Especially with the warranty you're giving up.

In summary you'll want to go:

NVFlash -> Stock JB -> CleanRom

Sorry for the drama :p I neglected to do this before JB, and I'm still kicking myself. I also realize there's a solid chance you know all of this already and are rolling your eyes at the three-post junior member right now. I figure the risk of sounding condescending is worth it if I could save someone else the hassle.

Best of luck!
[Asus Transformer TF700] BoosterSilver:
No apologies necessary the risk WAS worth it! I had only started scouting the TF700 forum and did not realize I would have ended up screwing myself just like I had with my HOXL. Thanks for the heads up!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boxer29:
bit confused what to buy

Want to upgrade

Note 1 free

Note 2 pounds 220

what you guys recommend and why

Want to get decent phone currently using galaxy s2

any experts there what note 1 cant do which note 2 does

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
note 2 for me as it has a 2X hardware as of n7000

more support for upgrades as a new phone

better spen and s apps

LED indicator
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baz77:
both rock, depeds if you have money or not :)

Go chech note 2 section of xda, see what people are saying :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boxer29:
Even if the

Note 1 is free

Note 2 is £220. this price is for upgrade

Can yiu justify spending 220 pounds for note 2

thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boxer29:
Got the note 2 in the end
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
good choice bro... now enjoy the awesome phone
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manuelkuhs:
Hi all,

This has been bugging me for a while. I use Multicon, a fantastic free widget on Google Play. However, I change ROMs a lot and have to set it up again each time, which is a slow, painstaking process.

Does anyone know of an alternative, especially if it is able to back up your setup?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sam7777777:
I also have the same problem and looking for the same answer

Have you found the solution?

Launchy widget is the answer
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ahmzz:
Using root explorer

Go to root: data/data

Find the app folder that you are looking to back up

in your case it'll be com.h9kdroid.multicon

back that folder up and copy it back to that destination whenever a restore is needed, after installing the app again ofcourse..

Hope it helps
[Motorola Atrix 2] sazhagianambi:
Hi,

Due to touch screen issue(seem no touch registering on right most area of screen), I had chat with Moto Support and they want to me send phone for repair as they going to cover it under warranty as long as its not water damage. As far as I am aware there isn't any water damage but my 18 month old used the phone for his teething couple of times and I had to clean them up later. Not sure this caused some issue, is there a way I can make sure as not because of water damage? How to check this.

Also I am running Leak2 (with leak1 bootloader) rooted and webtop portion formatted. So Its better I fxz back before I send for repair? or its not needed? Any body used Moto Repair Service under warranty? I got phone unlocked and using it on T-mobile, so I don't think I can approach At&T service center. Any ideas?

Please let me know if you need more info,

Thank you.