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[Nexus 4 General] Backo23:
Hi guys,

I was reading this thread from beginning and hoping get NExus 4 from Google play store. I sold my Nexus 3 two weeks ago and now I'm using company HTC Desire S. When google starts to sell phone on the play store Ive been on right time around 8:20 and I tried to buy one 16gb after couple of errors I managed to get one to the basket, I was processing payment when came error again and my order was ruined after that I coudnt get other one to my basket .Later on I have a look on my google play account and I found out why my payment wasnt successful. My bank card details wasnt correct didnt match my Halifax address details as I moved one month ago. Such a shame cause I could have one already.After reading this thread I decide to not wait for 2 or 4 weeks and hoping to get phone from play store if you gonna be lucky.Simple I phoned today to my closest o2 shop in NOrth London and reserve one for me to collect tomorrow.I know will cot me more but I'll try to get some discount as o2 customer for couple of years.I cant wait to get it tomorrow and start to use again all my application from Nexus 3:)))

Best

Peter

London
[Nexus 4 General] Fall Guy:
The leaked 4.12 firmware is already on my S2.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1995987

Don't mind missing out quite as much right now. :)
[Nexus 4 General] hospital349:
F*CKED UP!

I accept Google's mistakes and understand that things are how they are and there's no changing their f*ck up. They have made the same mistake twice now (Nexus 7 & 4 device launches) and they'll probably lose a lot of credibility because of it (if they haven't already).

The issue I had today was that I cancelled my order because I caved in and decided that I wanted to bag myself one at o2 despite the harsh rise in costs.

So I went to o2 and asked for one and they went into the stock room and low & behold, they came out with one and I felt like Christmas had literally came all over me!

Gave o2 my card; card declined. Tried once me; card declined. Told them that I would go and talk to my bank and that I would be right back.

My bank told me that I was missing the exact amount Google had held from me during my PENDING status and that she couldn't see that Google was holding it on her system but we assumed that it was them. She said that in most cases it might take a day or 2 to appear in my account again.

I called Google. The Google Call Center agent was polite but unhelpful. I told him everything and in return he told me that I wouldn't receive my funds back for another 5-7 days and that he was sorry about the hiccup.

I told him that ordering from Google was like shooting myself in the foot... I ordered from them and they held my money despite not being able to fulfill their side of the bargain. I stated that Google had let down so many customers and although I accepted their mistakes, I could not accept that they are technically holding MY MONEY for the next week, disabling me from actually going elsewhere to buy the device from a place that actually had stock!

He told me that there's literally nothing they could do but was happy to help me with anything else.

There was nothing else he could help me with, so I left him with this final statement:

"For a huge corporation, Google really f*cked up a relatively simple task and the only ones paying for it are the consumers. I trusted Google to fulfill my order, which they didn't. Now they can't give me back my hard earned money and so I cannot buy a device at all... and by the time I get that money back, o2 will probably be sold out too.

It's doubtful I will ever buy a device from Google again because of this. Although I love the devices they bring out, I'll be buying those devices elsewhere."

He told me that he was sorry to hear that.

I told him that I didn't believe him.

(End of call).
[Nexus 4 General] trice1921:
Can anyone who bought from O2 say whether it's unlocked or not please?

I'm thinking of getting it from O2 as for me it only works out £42 more than the play store.
[Nexus 4 General] 12078215:
How come?
[Nexus 4 General] adamski123:
How is it only 42 more quid?

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sent from either my one x or nexus 7. If anybody is selling or trading a note 2 then pm me :D
[Nexus 4 General] Warbs816:
It's unlocked

I actually think it's impossible to lock Nexus devices, correct me if I'm wrong, but it is definitely unlocked when bought from the O2 store, on contract or SIM free.
[Nexus 4 General] 666fff:
I missed the TNT guy! Gotta wait til Monday! Ugh.
[Nexus 4 General] Tibbz96:
Got mine today :)

8GB - nothing else in order - 8:52AM

Got multiple item email and backorder email.

Shipped last night at 9PM.
[Nexus 4 General] trice1921:
£13.50 a month - £3 data bolt on = £10.5 x 24 months = £252 + £180 phone = £432 - £100 O2 open discount = £332

Are you sure it's unclocked? Do you have an O2 one? I've read a few people saying it's locked.
[Nexus 4 General] Backo23:
...my NEXUS 3 from O2 was locked hope new one wont. I let you know tomorrow.
[Nexus 4 General] B97:
Very nice mobile internet speeds!
[Nexus 4 General] kaiowas82:
Yes is unlocked, I've got mine yesterday and I'm using it with 3
[Nexus 4 General] roughavoc:
Who you with?
[Nexus 4 General] Warbs816:
By Nexus 3 I assume you mean Galaxy Nexus?
[Nexus 4 General] Tibbz96:
Argh I can't connect to any networks!!
[Nexus 4 General] nexusguy74:
TNT guy showed up with my 16gb Nexus man its beautiful also checked my bank they haven't even taken funds yet weird.
[Nexus 4 General] B97:
Tmobile UK
[Nexus 4 General] Warbs816:
Do you mean mobile network or WiFi?
[Nexus 4 General] Tibbz96:
Mobile :( It can scan the networks and I can choose O2, but after about a minute of trying to connect it says "Your SIM card does not allow a connection to this network"
[Nexus 4 General] Warbs816:
Is it a new SIM card, and are APN settings correct?
[Nexus 4 General] Tibbz96:
I just cut it, and I completely forgot about APN settings! Brb
[Nexus 4 General] Warbs816:
As long as you didn't cut over the contacts it should be fine, also entering the phone radio settings from the dialpad can sometimes fix that issue if the APN settings are correct
[Nexus 4 General] Tibbz96:
Didn't cut over the contacts so I think it's okay. But for some reason when I tap 'Save' when I've finished entering the APN, it doesn't save. It just goes back to the blank list of APNs.. :confused:
[Nexus 4 General] akhan47:
So, no shipping confirmation emails today so far? That's worrying.
[Nexus 4 General] Backo23:
sry, yes:)
[Nexus 4 General] Warbs816:
Is the phone set to pick the network provider automatically? That could be the reason for the disappearing APN settings
[Nexus 4 General] MizuhoChan:
Good point, I forgot it starts at 6pm. Anybody?
[Nexus 4 General] Tibbz96:
There doesn't seem to be a way to not allow it to connect automatically :confused:
[Nexus 4 General] JeepoUK:
Nope no emails at all. I rang Google and same old story, but it's free to call them. :) They said any time in the next 3 weeks, could be tomorrow, could be 3 weeks. Which we already knew. I played dumb and pretended I didn't have a BO email.
[Nexus 4 General] Warbs816:
After you search for available networks and then select O2, the phone should then be registered not to select automatically or does it still not work after that :confused:
[Nexus 4 General] snowdej:
Would they ship tonight anyway?

Will they do it Fridays - since they don't delivery Saturday?

These places often work Sunday night for Monday delivery
[Nexus 4 General] znanev:
Just got off the phone with Google. It is amazing how clueless these guys are. I asked about my phone backorder and general availability in UK, USA etc.. They had NO idea that a lot of their customers in USA have received shipped email minutes ago... Just said wait for 3 weeks to receive your ONLY phone; while I read a bunch of greedy chaps across the ocean have already received their multiples of 4x, 5x and more phones. Just *** all logic.
[Nexus 4 General] MizuhoChan:
Well, if they do Sunday night, I doubt they'll do any tonight. Though it might have been nice if they had, since we could have picked them up tomorrow.

Well, I guess we're done here for the week =)
[Nexus 4 General] Tibbz96:
It still won't save :(
[Nexus 4 General] Warbs816:
:( Maybe this link will help you with the error?

http://thewichitacomputerguy.com/blog/how-i-fixed-your-sim-card-does-not-allow-connection-network-g1

I know the phone is different but all the settings are pretty much the same
[Nexus 4 General] B97:
If anyone has any questions about the phone or wants screen shots, feel free to ask! :)
[Nexus 4 General] KrishB26:
lock screen widgets with password? how does that work exactly? can people see your email with a lock on it?
[Nexus 4 General] Tibbz96:
Still nothing :(
[Nexus 4 General] Warbs816:
Unfortunately, yes, which is why I won't be using it.

The sender, subject, a short preview of the message and the date sent is shown

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Then it must be your SIM card :confused:

Do the contacts line up okay?
[Nexus 4 General] Tibbz96:
It does look like the contacts aren't parallel to edges of the sim card. I'll order a replacement sim from giffaff. Thank you very much for your help though :)
[Nexus 4 General] Cactus42:
Well I've got mine with one final part to the farce, Thanks to Google TNT delivered it to the wrong address. It was sent out with no name details on it, only 2 lines on the address label - the company name and street, so it ended up 10 miles away at one of our offices.

Luckily they're a) honest and b) on the ball - soon as they saw what it was they were on the phone to IT asking if one of us had ordered a new "fancy" phone.
[Nexus 4 General] Warbs816:
You're welcome :) I always use a SIM cutter, you can get one from eBay for about £3, very useful to have
[Nexus 4 General] @home:
Cancelled my order with Google & ordered one from O2 online.

Has anyone else got one from O2 & are the deffino Unlocked?

I'm on Virgin.

Ta
[Nexus 4 General] spences10:
Just enter the apn name then try save, then after it has saved add more details

It happened to me a lot with giffgaff

If there is a pin lock on all you can do is view the first few lines - if you tap it you will be prompted to enter your pin
[Nexus 4 General] B97:
You can see the subject and a small amount of the message. You need the password to open it though.
[Nexus 4 General] uberNoobZA:
Bumper order cancelled
[Nexus 4 General] xxnoelziexx:
Yes o2 are unlocked sim free. I tested in the store this afternoon what a great little device. After talking to the same sales person a few days ago when he checked the system he said they have 5 in stock (I would advise get the orders in quick) There is a memo on there system from Monday they will be doing them on contract only.

Mine arrives in the post tomorrow UK Mail tracking received so pretty happy with o2. I am note a sales person for them lol :)
[Nexus 4 General] Tibbz96:
Nevermind, it's working now. No clue why, but I don't care! Thank you all for your help! :D
[Nexus 4 General] Rusty!:
Of anyone in Portsmouth needs a SIM cutting, I'll do it FoC as I own a cutter, might be useful.
[Nexus 4 General] ianeb:
Hey everyone would like to say hello and that I now own a nexus 4!

Only had it an on an hour or so setting up installing apps but boy am I happy! Come from a note 2 which was just wAaaayyy to big for me and I'm so happy I changed.

This is a wonderful device, quick, nice to hold, screen is great, build quality is top notch, I really am a lot happier with a 'sensible' sized phone.

More views soon :D
[Nexus 4 General] adamski123:
Oh ur just rubbing it in

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sent from either my one x or nexus 7. If anybody is selling or trading a note 2 then pm me :D
[Nexus 4 General] Rusty!:
He's right though :D
[Nexus 4 General] Tibbz96:
Just wait till you get it man, it exceeds my expectations.
[Nexus 4 General] Barso1:
I got the shipping notice last night and I have been trying the tracking number all day on the TNT site but it still gives me the details of the parcel delivered before it's been recycled.

TNT have been no help and Google are unresponsive to my emails, also the money has not been taken from my bank.

How long does it take for the tracking number to start logging?
[Nexus 4 General] undercover:
Yeah, you HAVE to make it worse, right? *waving fist*

Rusty, you got yours from Play Store?

Welcome to Anonymous Nooboholics. My name is tinky.
[Nexus 4 General] MDaveUK:
Congrats!

Still nothing for me :(

16GB Nexus 4.

Ordered 13th 8:33am.

Pending / estimated 15th delivery.

Backorder email.

If I don't get it on Monday, will consider my options ...
[Nexus 4 General] italia0101:
Dude change the bullet point to reference number not consignment
[Nexus 4 General] kash1786:
Same, still waiting for some sort of shipping email. I hope it starts off again tonight, maybe we might get it for monday ,jus need to find something else to do for the weekend!:D!
[Nexus 4 General] AvRS:
TeRRa4 can you please put in the OP somewhere in big writing (I hate big writing but hate repeated questions more ;)) that the O2 phones are not sim-locked as it's been confirmed by every person who's so far bought one in this thread and multiple times by the same people due to people repeatedly asking.

I know not everyone reads the OP first but I'm just going to post this as a reminder (not as a moderator as I'm not assigned here ;)) for those that skipped reading the forum rules:

Thanks :good:
[Nexus 4 General] LikwidGaming:
But you can really make a profit if you were among the first 50 customers who got brand new spanking Smart TV with free wifi built in.

I am selling mine in ebay and so after the maths its stand out to £109.99 for 16 Nexus 4.

NOW THAT IS A BARGAIN COMPARED TO PLAY STORE
[Nexus 4 General] Barso1:
Thanks but I've tried that but it gives me no details when I do that.
[Nexus 4 General] jparnell:
Is a Nexus 4 from O2 exactly the same as one from the Play store? I have read they're unlocked but just wondering about branding?
[Nexus 4 General] AvRS:
The no details are correct compared to the old details you looked at as nothing doesn't mean wrong. Google states it can take up to 24 hours for your reference number to be active with TNT so allow up to that amount of time and if it's still not active then you will need to phone TNT and see if they can find you by postcode.
[Nexus 4 General] italia0101:
The reference is the one you need though . So it must not be scanned yet or something . Or possibly they just forgot
[Nexus 4 General] Barso1:
Thanks, I give them a ring today and they said they have no details of my postcode on the system.

Hard to know what's happened but I don't think my phone was shipped at all.
[Nexus 4 General] ianeb:
Yes exactly the same apart from the price! Google heavily subsidise these phones, the networks just can't do the same but on the plus side you can walk in an o2 store and buy one tomorrow :rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 General] CharmingCharlie:
There is no O2 branding on the phone or in the bootup or anywhere on the phone, from what I can tell it is the exact same phone you get from Google (or going by what is going on "you can't get from Google").
[Nexus 4 General] Rusty!:
Of course.
[Nexus 4 General] jparnell:
Thank you. I'll pop into my local O2 tomorrow and take a look - I've not actually seen one in the flesh yet.
[Nexus 4 General] MizuhoChan:
Heh. I just got an email four minutes ago. Three times. And with the wrong name. Though I know why they used that name, so it is sort of correct.
[Nexus 4 General] akhan47:
I just noticed the funds for the Nexus 4 which were on hold have now been returned to my bank account. I guess that means my device really is on backorder....
[Nexus 4 General] MizuhoChan:
Really? Just checked my bank and mine is still gone. I hope my complaining email put me at the top of the list... that'd be great.
[Nexus 4 General] JeepoUK:
Where do you email them, surprisingly hard to find!? Link please! :)
[Nexus 4 General] TeRRa4:
Quick! Cancel the order before your money goes through! :p :angel:

Yeah, will do! I thought about doing that after the 6th time seeing that question whilst trying to catch up with all these posts. I swear, I step away for a few hours and I have about 11 pages of posts to go through, and I'm not talking normal pages. I'm talking 20 posts per page!

But yeah, I'll get right on it.
[Nexus 4 General] MizuhoChan:
I just replied to the backorder email I got. It said they'd reply to it and surprisingly, they did =)
[Nexus 4 General] CharmingCharlie:
They may not have them out for display. The store I went into today didn't have the Nexus on display. So if you go to an O2 store then ask at the counter. The guy that served me in Sheffield had also bought his Nexus and he had nothing but praise for it and after spending a few hours I can see why. This really is a fantastic phone so far. I have one or two niggles such as missing the front hardware button to turn the device on (that is done by the side button now) and 4.2 is just so alien to me after being on gingerbread on my SGS for so many years (thanks for that Samsung you gits).

Yeah the phone is more expensive in the O2 store (that is the only difference) and whilst it would've been nice to get the Nexus 4 under £300 I originally budgeted £400 for the phone. Now combine that with the absolute mess of Tuesdays launch, the fact it could be months before there is "enough" stock at the play store and the fact I could just go in there plonk my cash on the counter and walk out with the phone it almost makes it worth the extra £100. The mere fact I don't have to mess about trying to order the phone from Google again in nearly a months time is worth the extra £100 the phone cost :p
[Nexus 4 General] zibby64:
Yup I got a reply too, the person replying said to email him directly if I had any other questions... he didn't leave his email address though :eek:
[Nexus 4 General] JeepoUK:
Thanks!
[Nexus 4 General] Tibbz96:
Been using this great LWP, I recommend it :)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidwasabi.livewallpaper.nexusdot
[Nexus 4 General] 12078215:
Decided to be a bit cheeky! I want to make sure this phone is worth waiting for because i've been considering the Lumia 920 or an S3 for the storage. Also a bit worried about the battery life considering it's not a removable battery as well. Nipped down to O2 earlier and bought a pay as you go one and i'm going to test it for a few days. They have a 7 working day returns policy and i'm keeping all the covers on to protect the glass etc. Just need to make sure I don't drop it!
[Nexus 4 General] smileyanz:
Mate one of the only ones on here who is thinking , good on ya. I'm still with me gnex gsm and really can't see any real reason for changing phones, I'm on 4.2 ROM already. Running the phone is no dif what so ever . its only when u benchmark it u see one. But all I do if I wanna play top draw games I just over clock it to 1400 in stead of 1200 and it still stays cooooool !!!!

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I'll say this , for any heavy user that battery will take a pounding, I use a mungen best most powerful battery on the market and it still needs charging every couple of days and has had a drop in battery stats and lost a couple of hours over a period of 4 months!!!! There's going to be a lot of disappointed guys and girls out there and that's for sure!!!!
[Nexus 4 General] AvRS:
Well I decided to have a quick chat with someone on O2 chat and he checked for me and they still have stock of it so at least I know if I can't get one in a CPW or O2 store tomorrow I'll be able to order online fine and have it early next week. Minus my S2 will be costing £248 which I'm happy with. To think last month I nearly bought a Sony Xperia T for £370 as that's the only other phone that interests me currently but glad I held on, just as shame it went this way but that's life lol
[Nexus 4 General] undercover:
You are not falling for that too.... :(
[Nexus 4 General] jparnell:
Sounds good. When i phoned earlier they had six in stock and said they're happy for me to try my SIM card (tesco) in it before i go and buy one so i assume they've got one out or will unbox one for me.

I can't stand waiting an unknown amount of time either. I've got an SGS2 at the moment which O2 recycle will give me £152 for.

:cowboy:
[Nexus 4 General] Tibbz96:
Kandy Kane anyone? Found this in daydreams, sorry it's horizontal, I didn't realise at the time
[Nexus 4 General] AvRS:
I'll say this, people spend too much time worrying about battery life and not enough time just using their phone. It's a smartphone, it can multi-task, it can be a multimedia device, it's so much more than just a phone now, people need to re-evaluate their expectations. Expectations are the biggest fail across all phones, not the phone battery. I have a Galaxy S2 and nearly always have 50+% battery remaining every night I go to bed as I'm not the heaviest user of the phone but do use it alot to listen to music and browse the xda app during the day. All I expect is it gets me from when I wake up to when I go to bed which it's never failed to do and I doubt any phone would fail to do. Regardless of how much remains at the end of my day it goes on charge and that's been the cycle for 19 months every day of my S2's life. It's not let me down and there's no sign of degradation to the battery life.

Moral of my story is.....chargers were designed for a reason, use them, why wait for your battery to run out or even try eek it out an extra few hours when you could wake up with it fully charged ready for the next day. The only people that will be disappointed are the one's who don't understand what they're actually buying so no need to try wind people up.
[Nexus 4 General] ste1164:
Many people are D:
[Nexus 4 General] undercover:
Looks like I'm one of a very few that are patient. Which is veeeeery unusual for me. Need to self analyse now, i might need to see the doctor :D
[Nexus 4 General] AvRS:
Lol I'm really not fussed, I'd rather walk into a shop and get it then wait 5, 10, 20, 50 etc days to then be back at square 1 fighting with every other person who missed out and then miss out again. It's inevitable that they'll have exactly the same problems at least for the next batch or 2 until the initial excitement for the phone wears off which it probably will sometime after xmas. I've had my phone 19 months now and am ready for my new toy and my S2 is getting no interest from local sales sites so I've written it off and I'm looking at it as it negates the extra cost for me. I know any way you look at it I'm paying more but I've decided to justify it that way which works for me and I prefer simplicity and don't care anymore :p
[Nexus 4 General] will444:
Couldn't have it any longer. Bought one from O2 today.
[Nexus 4 General] MizuhoChan:
Got this at 10:14 apparently. Was in the bath.

Now it's possible he's just saying what I want to hear, so I'll stop emailing, but I suppose it's better than nothing.

I tell you, I've almost never complained about anything before, but since I got this medication for my anxiety, doing this sort of thing has gotten a lot easier. And it possibly has helped in this case. Possibly.

Here's hoping =)
[Nexus 4 General] hx4700 user:
A better example of cutting off your nose to spite your face I have yet to see.

Because you don't like the delivery system, you are going to get rid of the phone? You're saying that because they have messed up on ordering, they should keep out of hardware! It does not follow. And you're going to iPhone where they cannot even get something like maps right which both google and nokia do excellently. Sometimes I wonder about people.
[Nexus 4 General] smoke1:
Im checking stock status in playstore several times a day hoping for a change, such a shame for gogl
[Nexus 4 General] Blackice-original:
Have you checked out Envirofone?
[Nexus 4 General] 12078215:
Go here:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/mobile-recycling

Compares loads of the mobile recycling companies and comes back with best prices. O2 offer £152 for a working S2. Make sure you pick Galaxy SII i9100.