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[Nexus 4 General] chistery:
DPD sent me a text to say Mr Delivery Man would be here within a one hour window today for another delivery. Postage was free too. I pay Google £9.99 (ok, yes it's being refunded) and you get a "could be anytime" message on a web site.

I'd happily pay postage and select a courier like DPD, who do a much better job that a lot of the others.
[Nexus 4 General] DarkShadowAy:
Hello

:D
[Nexus 4 General] ghalalb:
I decided to buy at CPW, it's a great phone

now for CM10!
[Nexus 4 General] :
Why did you get 3?
[Nexus 4 General] sidhaarthm:
Oh the jealousy... I hate you right now.:(
[Nexus 4 General] ant_thomas:
Ditto. They can have my money!

They can clearly see the demand. Really hope it's not a ploy to get us to buy from the operators or CPW.
[Nexus 4 General] DarkShadowAy:
So that I could rub Vaseline all over the phones and have a fun week
[Nexus 4 General] wbbigdave:
If you have stuck it out this long I think the ploy may not be working.
[Nexus 4 General] gbroon:
Yeah I like it when Amazon send things by DPD. Normally get a tracking email from them within minutes of Amazon's which gives option to specify a neighbour or change day then another email with a delivery window is sent n the delivery day. I'd happily spend extra to specify them too. Other companies could learn from them.
[Nexus 4 General] :
Buying for gifts = Cool Guy

Buying to re-sell at higher price = C***
[Nexus 4 General] deejay187:
Awesome. Thanks for that, much appreciated...
[Nexus 4 General] iWannaBeAdored:
DPD are incredible to deal with. The personal touch with them is great.
[Nexus 4 General] DarkShadowAy:
Someone's sour.

Not that I need any validation to fit your criteria, I kept my orders to help a fellow forumer and the other I was let down so I'm selling on.
[Nexus 4 General] :
Yep you could say that.

With going through this situation with the Nexus 7 launch and now not even being able to place an order for a Nexus 4 is more than annoying.

People who take advantage so this situation to make a quick buck annoy me more than anything (not saying you are just some people in general)

Just got to take a deep breath and remember it only a phone... :(
[Nexus 4 General] cityheadache:
I got an email from Google yesterday with the tracking number.

It's arrived now and I'm playing with it on my lunch break. So pretty! Goodbye HTC Desire.

Hope everyone else gets their phones soon! Just the bumper to wait for now.
[Nexus 4 General] MattSkeet:
Spoke with google they are refreshing payment processing servers thats why nothing work

fUNNY COS i DIDNT EVEN HAVE TO MENTION NEXUS 4 HE READ MY MIND :p
[Nexus 4 General] vido.ardes:
Looks like the 16GB is gone...
[Nexus 4 General] PWF:
It's only listed as coming soon now :confused:
[Nexus 4 General] TeamAlpha:
Looks like 16GB is sold out... :(
[Nexus 4 General] AvRS:
Keep refreshing and it eventually changes but then errors kicking you back to the home page which is a pain in the butt!
[Nexus 4 General] 12078215:
Mine is sat on google wallet saying your purchase will complete shortly. Been like that for a while though!
[Nexus 4 General] undercover:
I reckon it's sold out for real now. 16gb one
[Nexus 4 General] vizzy:
Looks like my incredible s lives to fight a few more weeks.
[Nexus 4 General] ste1164:
Yep can't get 16GB either :/
[Nexus 4 General] rudedog1979:
Dam!!!

I'm trying since the time I saw it buy it now!!!

but the page keeps going and coming, now is "notify me" again! uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuaaaarrg!:eek:
[Nexus 4 General] TeRRa4:
I know that feel, bro.
[Nexus 4 General] undercover:
Same here. As I just said, i think it's gone. :/
[Nexus 4 General] pichu23:
seriously. i clicked immediately when my timer rang, i clicked accept and buy, till then it just froze.

no transactions on the google wallet. no email whatsoever.

disappointed with google.
[Nexus 4 General] sebbo90:
There is an error in the setup for your purchase. Please contact the merchant with this error message: Expected 3 components in jwt: :/
[Nexus 4 General] MattSkeet:
WTF 16GB out of stock
[Nexus 4 General] nikzDHD:
Google are a tease, twice I got to buy and accept and twice on those occasions it got hit with an error!!
[Nexus 4 General] Audioboxer:
With the amount of people getting errors I seriously doubt anything is sold out.
[Nexus 4 General] ste1164:
I got to the buy page on chrome loads but got constant errors.
[Nexus 4 General] kaiowas82:
if the 16gb is really out of stock after 40mins....google fail this time
[Nexus 4 General] ste1164:
It is, the 16GB is back on notify me.
[Nexus 4 General] DarkShadowAy:
Welcome to the fruits of capitalism.

For examples sake - If someone saw an opportunity to provide for their family, have they done anything wrong? It's Google who messed up. It's only naturally for those living in this society to think about themselves. After all society teaches us that from the very top.

I had a spare handset and I cancelled the order as did many others. Why didn't Google relist thousands of cancelled handsets within the UK? Hate on the system, not the people :)
[Nexus 4 General] :
People will always find a way to exploit any situation. Yeah Google could have done better but people (again not saying you) will try and make a quick bit of money.

I hope you and other enjoy your N4's :)
[Nexus 4 General] stiggy2012:
We live in a capitalist country, it's entirely fair that someone should be able to sell their property for any price they can, should they choose to do so.

GOOGLE is at fault here, for allowing a lucky few to order as many phones as they like in those first few minutes before closing orders completely for the vast majority. If they had put a limit of 1 per person (not even 1 per order), the situation wouldn't have been anything like as bad as it is. And it's not like they can say they didn't know this was going to happen... EXACTLY the same thing happened with the Nexus 7!

They're now doing the same thing again, by selling all the stock they have in the US with none reserved for any other market. It just means that anyone in the US can now buy the phone, immediately stick it on ebay for international buyers and double their investment in 2 weeks. Nice gig, if you can get it.

Another more minor annoyance is that while it's looking increasingly likely that a normal buyer using google play won't be able to get the phone before christmas, if you're willing to get raped and go to an operator they have plenty of stock. Google say they want to bypass the network operator contracts and sell direct to the consumer, yet they are clearly prioritising networks over individuals?!? The networks have a bigger markup on the Nexus 4 than any other phone they've sold this year... this is an absolute gift for them!

Why offer the phone so cheap in the first place if you know you can't meet demand? It's just downright stupidity on their part. All of these re-sellers (be it operators or individuals) getting £400/phone are simply taking £100 of Googles money for every phone they sell. The demand is clearly there at £400/phone.

If anything I wish the phone was more expensive because I'd have just got a note 2 instead anyway, rather than this ridiculous limbo of not being able to buy any phone (other than another iphone) without feeling I've lost out. I I had google shares I'd been selling them. Clearly they don't know how to run a business!

In a minor way they are hurting the whole android ecosystem here. I am an iPhone user, looking to move to android. I would have brought a note 2 by now, had the nexus not been announced at £240. Directly because of this farce, I'm still using an iphone, have been since Nov 1st and by the looks of it I will be for the foreseeable future!

/rant mode. For now. :laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] androidy:
Did you order your bumper on a separate order?

I ordered them together and have only had the we'll aim to get you your phone sometime this week, email. (maybe - if your lucky)
[Nexus 4 General] tripleparanoia:
Mine just arrived now, but when i have had a good look around i noticed a hairline crack in the plastic bit of the phone in the top left corner...

Gutted and dont know what to do atm.
[Nexus 4 General] Joey-UK:
Anyone know how i can get hold of a case as my nexus arrived this morning and most things on amazon are 3-5 days delivery
[Nexus 4 General] Audioboxer:
Quite a few people have these, there is a topic on here somewhere - It's to do with the joins in manufacturing, seems it's quite common from the topic, and most people have at least one visible under the right lighting conditions.

That is of course if yours resembles what other people are posting, there is a chance yours is indeed a different type of crack/line.
[Nexus 4 General] :
Raise an RMA and get it replaced, you'll get to use the phone until your replacement arrives and I'm fairly certain they'll have stock for replacements.
[Nexus 4 General] tripleparanoia:
Thanks guys, will look into it further.
[Nexus 4 General] bermudaviper:
I eventually grew tired of waiting for the play store to get more stock and ordered from CPW. Got my dispatch email earlier and it should be here tomorrow. Paid another £100 more than I could, but who knows when we can buy another at £289 from google?
[Nexus 4 General] Baz8755:
I have the same, I don't think it's a crack just and moulding line. Not worried personally
[Nexus 4 General] Spierbal:
I had a weird encounter when I contacted Google earlier today.. Nothing unusual at first, I asked about the bumper availability and was told it was out of stock (even though it says otherwise on Google play). So the chances would be very slim that it would be shipped out this week considering they need to have both items for them to send it out.

Once he took down my order number, apparently on the monitor it says its my order is already shipped with the courier on its way... What?!? Bumper+N4 really??

So what I am led to belief there is no stock for bumpers but there is one available for me that's on its way..haha makes no sense.

Also, I would receive an email with tracking number 24/48 hrs later from now. I mean, this happened before, with someone on this thread, no actual confirmed shipping email and tracking nr and yet it arrived on the front door.

So all of you guys with multiple orders, give Google a call (0800 328 6081) and really who knows what the hell is going on. I am still sceptical until I get both items in my hand lol. This is Google after all.
[Nexus 4 General] chistery:
Mine does make quite a buzzing noise when making calls though.

You can hear it when not on a call, turn on the screen, put earpiece next to your ear and *crackle* :(
[Nexus 4 General] tonybhoy:
maybe its not google but lg,seen this on twitter about ipad mini

Word from insiders close to LG and AU Optronics, both of whom supply Apple with panels for the iPad Mini, indicates that the displays just cannot be produced in high enough quantities.

must have a lazy workforce this lg mob
[Nexus 4 General] Audioboxer:
Argh, the saga continues, from TNT

Contacted them and should be called from depot within the hour.

They probably cba delivering here, considering I'm a little remote. Never have problems from other couriers (had TNT deliveries before as well).

edit: Oh dear, looks like this was rampant during the Nexus 7 scandal. Google probably gave TNT half my address....
[Nexus 4 General] znanev:
This is exactly what I did this morning, called CSR due to my order containing N4 + bumper. The first agent sounded a bit too optimistic to be honest, even said they could possibly do a partial shipping. He put me on hold to check exactly the situation and in about 5 minutes another agent picked up the line saying "Blah blah blah how may I help you". She had no idea how my call reached her as it was not transferred by direct inbound call. So I reproduced the conversation with the first agent, she put me on hold twice to check if splitting the order or cancelling only the bumper is possible and I got negative answers for both my questions.

So, long story short, they have no idea what is going on. The first agent was aware that UK's Play Store says bumpers are in stock. The second agent had american accent and she insisted that the play store shows "sold out" for the bumper. I doubt they have any more information that what we can see in our Play and Wallet accounts.
[Nexus 4 General] lombardo8:
I missed my delivery and called TNT to arrange a redelivery to my work address tomorrow. I just got a call back saying that Google have asked them (TNT) not to deliver to any addresses other than the address provided by Google. Anyone know if this is true? She was willing to arrange a Saturday delivery but I cant waste my Saturday waiting around for a package as she couldn't give a specific time of delivery. Now I have to do a 40 mile round trip to pick up the damn thing! :mad:
[Nexus 4 General] cityheadache:
Yes, the bumper was ordered separately.

---------- Post added at 04:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:06 PM ----------

A week ago, I tried to change delivery from my work address to my home address as I leave on Friday but Google told me that for security reasons they cannot do so. Luckily it came today anyway. But yeah, I think Google have given TNT strict orders in regards to Nexus 4 deliveries.
[Nexus 4 General] Spierbal:
Yep, these idiots can't get their story straight, when I called again to confirm whether it has been send out to shipper (TNT) and will arrive in a day or two, what do you know, completely told me a different things, it was a chap with an American accent who said bumpers are available but no N4 lol and that is likely holding up proceedings.

Pretty frustrating to say the least, and 20 mins after the conversation I receive this email from the American chap:

Just laughable really..
[Nexus 4 General] supercakefish:
TNT delivered! :cowboy:

All hail the mighty Nexus! :victory:

Good luck to all still waiting!
[Nexus 4 General] phillevy:
My order of N4 + Bumper:crying: is still pending. Just spoke to Google CSR and surprise surprise totally clueless. Said all he can say is that it should come "soon". He also suggested I email them after getting it to claim refund of carriage - didn't even know that it was going to be automatically refunded anyway (unless they **** that up also). Surely they wouldn't have risked sending the "dispatching this week" email unless it was 100% certain?
[Nexus 4 General] ck2009:
Highly likely that it's a complete shot in the dark :eek:
[Nexus 4 General] roughavoc:
My order of just N4 is still pending, im pretty sure i am the only person in the UK waiting ):

AND AS I SAY THIS I GET THE SHIPPING EMAIL, YAYAYAYAYYAYYYAYAYYYYY
[Nexus 4 General] james_d:
Still waiting here. No gmails on my phone either haha
[Nexus 4 General] phillevy:
I have the same gut feeling, but why did they not just lie low - we were expecting to wait up to a week and a half more anyway. Why risk antagonising us more?
[Nexus 4 General] Audioboxer:
Having to go over to the depot to get mines tonight, no idea how the driver claims the address was wrong.
[Nexus 4 General] zibby64:
snap... damn that bumper!
[Nexus 4 General] ck2009:
I was just replying to this to indicate my sheer jealousy.... then I got mine :laugh:

Carrier is other though, so I'm not sure where I can track it :rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 General] sstmax:
Shipping ... finally

Just got shipping notification.

Ordered: 13 November 2012 10:52:52 UTC
[Nexus 4 General] caxio:
and now ups limbo :silly:
[Nexus 4 General] haribo8:
Shipping Confirmation

Just got my shipping coonfirmation...

ordered 13th November 9:31am

Nexus 4 16gb only
[Nexus 4 General] ck2009:
Anybody else's getting shipped via UTI?
[Nexus 4 General] ronnieb555:
Just got my shipping email.

Ordered a Nexus 4 16gb no bumper at 8:24am Nov 13th
[Nexus 4 General] antonusklesk:
Lol, Google's complete lies about the bumper not being a limiting factor about orders is a joke.
[Nexus 4 General] james_d:
Fingers still crossed here. Any of you have a bumper as part of your order?

Edit - guess not. Not sure why N4 and bumper can't be shipped in two orders. Really not that hard.
[Nexus 4 General] MizuhoChan:
Just thought I'd mention mine came this morning at 10:53 apparently. Had a play when I woke up at 1pm, but I went back to sleep, since I start work tonight at 9:30pm =(

Now I'm off to play =)

Good luck to those who are still waiting. From what I saw earlier, it should be worth it.
[Nexus 4 General] fluent1:
Still waiting on TNT, just about given up hope for the day. Pissing annoying because I've waited home all day.
[Nexus 4 General] everett_psycho:
You would think but you are talking about a company that struggled sending just the phone, factor in an accessory and their world might end
[Nexus 4 General] james_d:
21/12/12 is soon approaching;)
[Nexus 4 General] ChrisJ:
Just got my shipped email with TNT tracking number!

Gadget fever has truly taken hold now...
[Nexus 4 General] KrishB26:
GOT THE SHIPPING EMAIL! *Dances*

N4 16GB ordered at 8:24am no bumper.
[Nexus 4 General] Publicglutton:
Nexus 4 16GB Ordered:-13 November 2012 08:27:06 GMT.....:eek:

Finally shipped + tracking number.....:D

Good Luck guys...:fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 4 General] KrishB26:
what happens if nobody is home to collect the parcel?
[Nexus 4 General] tonybhoy:
give my address as alternative ;)
[Nexus 4 General] jvmaniac:
You can either arrange for a re-delivery (using the details on the 'sorry we missed you' card in your mailbox) or pick it up personally at the nearest TNT depot.

My delivery status: Time constraint prevented delivery. Delivery at first opportunity.

NICE
[Nexus 4 General] KrishB26:
haha nice try :p
[Nexus 4 General] tonybhoy:
cheers :good:
[Nexus 4 General] letom:
Does anyone actually know how to track our parcels? It's asking me for a pin :confused:
[Nexus 4 General] chistery:
Enter your tracking number at the TNT website or click the link from the Google email. You may have to set it to reference number.

If you only got the tracking number this evening, it may not update till tomorrow morning with anything meaningful.
[Nexus 4 General] Tibbz96:
I left a note for my first Nexus 4 and they left it alright. But my backordered Nexus 4 wasn't left when I left a note this morning. Guess it depends on the driver.
[Nexus 4 General] snowdej:
TNT tracking

You have to use reference number ticked and the number google sent

BUT it won't update until after TNT have trunked it to the depot nearest you and you get an arrival scan at your local depot

Then you'll get to see the TNT number google did not provide you with!

In other words - check after 6am in the morning

Jools
[Nexus 4 General] olihunt:
Really starting to get pissed off. Ordered at 8:36 on the 13th, and STILL no shipping email. It seems no one who ordered a bumper has had their order shipped, and our orders are getting delayed. Has anyone who ordered a bumper got a shipping email? This is just terrible service, they should just ship them separately.
[Nexus 4 General] benandjerry:
When they're back in stock, and ordering is working relativility smoothly, would any kind soul consider pick an extra one up and ship to Sweden (I'd send $ first obv)? I would include a smaller thanks for your efforts sum, and if you're looking to pick something up yourself I guess your google shipping fee could be avoided.
[Nexus 4 General] monkfish_lad:
In the same situation. Two N4s and two Bumpers ordered on 13th (08:34) and still nothing.
[Nexus 4 General] sideeffects:
16GB Nexus 4

Order date 13 November 2012 08:26:59

Shipped email 28 November 2012 16:38

Hopefully I'll get it tomorrow.
[Nexus 4 General] phillevy:
Wishful thinking: they are expecting the bumpers in the next few days so that is why they aren't shipping separately (have to keep positive!)
[Nexus 4 General] sidhaarthm:
I can pick up a spare one for you as and when the UK stock is replenished.
[Nexus 4 General] utilitydave:
Mine was out for delivery today but TNT put it on the wrong bloody van! Going to pick it up myself tomorrow, not taking any more chances - it's so close :D
[Nexus 4 General] Audioboxer:
Just picked it up from TNT tonight, no reason for them saying my address didn't exist but who cares the saga is over for me.

About to open, unlock and then get straight on AOKP :victory: Best of luck to everyone else, I know how much it hurts to see everyone else getting their device and you're left waiting :good:
[Nexus 4 General] jvmaniac:
Grats! One question, is security really tight? What forms of id did u have to produce?
[Nexus 4 General] Audioboxer:
If you have the standard orange slip left by delivery it's photographic (driving license/passport) and 1 utility bill.

I didn't have the slip due to no one attempting to deliver, I took all my ID anyway, but the guy just gave me it due to having my email print out from Google with all my details on it. He should still have checked my ID, so I wouldn't use my experience as any sort of evidence it could happen elsewhere.
[Nexus 4 General] utilitydave:
They told me photo ID and either the e mail from Google or a recent utility bill. Think I'll take all three to be on the safe side :rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 General] jvmaniac:
Cool, thanks! Hoping they re-deliver on saturdays though.
[Nexus 4 General] tosin01:
You lucky so and so's..Ive not even had a chance to order yet so any ideas whey they'll be back on play store? :(
[Nexus 4 General] benandjerry:
Thats very kind of you sir, thank you. PM'ing you a couple of questions, hope you dont mind.

If anyone else would consider of course doesnt hurt to have backup alternatives should things not work out for whatever reason.
[Nexus 4 General] dubnerr:
Little word of warning to anyone in the UK getting their N4 delivered by TNT. I spoke to them today and TNT are using 3rd parties to deliver devices. They dont appear to know the areas to well, so if you dont get anything turning up call them.

I got my redelivered pre 12 the next day since the driver failed today.
[Nexus 4 General] yinkus:
Not me :confused:
[Nexus 4 General] zippyijk:
You got your phone + bumper?
[Nexus 4 General] Tivens:
you can already pre order nexus 4 in the USA, I wonder when this will be available in the UK...? and if waiting for shipment will be the same or different...o.o
[Nexus 4 General] pichu23:
Anyone know's whether if CPW sells both the 8gb and 18gb or just one variant for sim free?

Thanks.
[Nexus 4 General] yinkus:
Still waiting for the TNT tracking email
[Nexus 4 General] gbroon:
Think its only the 16gb.
[Nexus 4 General] bertracoon:
Do any high street stores actually have Nexus 4s in the shop to look at/hold/drool over? I've been in a few CPW and even tried some O2 and other mobile shops on the off chance and none of them have a clue :(
[Nexus 4 General] steviewevie:
Yes they do. My local CPW and O2 stores both have a working N4 on display.
[Nexus 4 General] TonyHoyle:
Get it from the O2 or CPW website. Ordered one this morning.. arriving tomorrow morning. Simples. If only the play store could do that..

Had no luck with O2 stores here either (No TV for me :p), or CPW. I find phone shop staff to be pretty clueless unless it's something that lots of people are after.
[Nexus 4 General] lombardo8:
Got it at last!
[Nexus 4 General] tonybhoy:
contract is up so have to take what they have which is motorola razr i,anyone tried it
[Nexus 4 General] pichu23:
It's not written on the website. :/

But okay, anyone knows about this ?

Is CPW selling the 8gb and 16gb or just 1 variant. Thanks.
[Nexus 4 General] AndyBurns:
We have dozens of (ok five) O2 shops here, most of them only seem to have real apple devices on display, all other phones are plastic dummies, but the largest shop did have an N4 last week, I had a fumble with it, they had it ty-wrapped to stop it being nicked, which made using the gesture keyboard interesting, but there's no way I'm paying their price and I don't want a telly!