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[Nexus 4 General] CharmingCharlie:
What is it with people complaining about discussing O2 for nearly 2 weeks it has been the ONLY place you could buy the phone off contract. So even without the TV promo there would have been a fair bit of debate about the merits of O2 anyway.

As for the competition. I don't feel entitled to a "free TV" I didn't realise the competition was for "contract customers only". I came across the competition from the LG blog where it said it was open to "all O2 customers" and as a pay and go customer of over 8 years with O2 I kinda figured "hm perhaps I am a customer ?" So I gave it a shot and they told me I had won. I am grateful that they are going to honour the win for me, I didn't expect it and naturally I was over the moon when they said they would honour it.

I am certainly not factoring the TV win into my purchase. I bought a phone I have been waiting for for 3 years at the price I was always willing to pay and I am now enjoying the phone safe in the knowledge I don't have to mess about using Googles lottery system erm I mean retail store again.
[Nexus 4 General] astalavista_thes:
Three just today announced that they WILL offer Nexus 4 at some point. As far as I know o2 will exclusively (between the carriers) offer the phone in the UK for some period (I am not sure for how much, maybe a month after the official launch?).
[Nexus 4 General] big_b0sss:
I told 3 of my mates at work that I have won a TV with this phone. They rushed to the o2 store to buy but they didn't have in stock :D:p:p
[Nexus 4 General] voxov:
What do they ask you for in the DM? Were they quick about replying/sorting the details out?

I popped in O2 on my lunch break just now to see if they had any. There are just two left in my area at work! Hopefully both TV and N4s will be available after I get off work..
[Nexus 4 General] Eliotus:
Full name, phone number (O2 sim I gave), IMEI code (on the N4 box) and postal address. Yeah they were very quick in responding- I had them congratulating me and saying they'd DM me within 45 mins and responded almost instantly after I gave them the details. :)

Anyone know whether I can cancel the SIM straight away? They said that as long as I don't return the phone I'll get the TV, but if I cancel my contract will that affect anything?
[Nexus 4 General] ste1164:
Three have just announced they are selling it today £399 on PAYG.
[Nexus 4 General] fleonard:
No news on the three website
[Nexus 4 General] ste1164:
http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/nexus-4-coming-to-three
[Nexus 4 General] akhan47:
Hate that it had to come to this but I couldn't hold out any longer.

Bought from CPW sim-free, £400. Love it.

Sidenote: Cancelled my back-ordered Google Play order, it took seconds and they did not put a fight at all. That made me think it was the right decision as they don't seem to even be optimistic about meeting the 3 week promise.
[Nexus 4 General] Joey-UK:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/48525/nexus-4-on-three-network

Coming to three on 13th dec
[Nexus 4 General] maverpix:
I did the same this morning,tried to fight it but couldn't walk past the store without having a look,once I'd used the display model for a few minutes and was made aware they had stock I snapped it up. I only managed to get an 8GB on order from Google Play as my many attempts to keep a 16GB in my basket failed on that frantic Tuesday morning.

The ease with which you are able to cancel your Google Play order shocked me as did this line from the confirmation Email ...

I get the feeling they are desperate for people on backorder to cancel,I just couldn't hang around waiting for them to fulfill their orders,I sold my One X and have been without a phone for 3 days and underestimated how much I would miss it. The amount of times I reached into my pocket to use my non-existent phone was starting to slowly drive me crazy.

After finally setting up my shiny new Nexus 4 I'm shocked at how good it is,silky smooth,beautifully designed,comfortable in the hand and a sheer pleasure to use.

I had doubts about selling my One X to get a Nexus 4 but it truly does feel like a huge upgrade,I can't recommend it highly enough.

To those of you still in limbo,good luck,the wait will be worth it ;)
[Nexus 4 General] mrallen81:
I hope your right :confused:

Sent from Nexus 4 only if Google move there ass!
[Nexus 4 General] akhan47:
Couldn't agree with you more. It seems like they want the back-ordered customers to cancel... the link on Google Play was the first sign and the fact that as soon as I said it on the phone, seconds later the confirmation e-mail was in my inbox. CSR didn't fight me on it at all. Seems like it's just damage limitation for Google after that chaotic launch.
[Nexus 4 General] ozzrahog:
Just spoken to 3 as I am due an upgrade on my phone, they confirmed the 13th but are not taking pre orders
[Nexus 4 General] spences10:
It's a good job I got my ingress activation code last week otherwise I'd only be on this thread, all the time instead of playing ingress, all the time

Anyway I noticed that the poll has been updated and someone has got their N4 after getting a backorder email, I take it this person received it a while back and that things aren't starting up again

I'd hate for this to eat into my ingress playing time
[Nexus 4 General] hohoXD1233:
Is the O2 TV offer still on and how likely is it that I'll actually get one? From taking a quick look of things on here, no one has actually been denied one which seems a bit suspicious
[Nexus 4 General] adjuk84:
How long did it take for the code to come through for ingress?

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Tweet them, service was very good. The staff in the shop did not know about it only found it on here. Takes a little leg work already got a buyer for my TV £220 :)
[Nexus 4 General] iucidium:
I just wish T-Mobile was available for the CPW Nexus 4's

sent from Briarcliff Mental Institution
[Nexus 4 General] gdourado:
Here is what I don't get...

If there is no stock for Google to even fulfill the back orders, how come there is New stock to be sold on car phone warehouse and such?
[Nexus 4 General] Rusty!:
Few days for mine.
[Nexus 4 General] astalavista_thes:
My understanding:

1) other suppliers (card phone warehouse) had already their stock (before the 13th disaster)

2) Google tries to give them some place to the market at the beginning by just saying to people " we sold out, visit the retailers cause they have stock. They sell it unlocked." I believe that it's just a game in which Google tries to have as many partners as possible happy. Too bad customers are angry.

Maybe I am wrong because I have no evidence about my claims. I just don't want to believe that Google meshed that up.
[Nexus 4 General] undercover:
Gentlemen, O2 still has about 100 tv's, it's a very good deal, go for it. Got mine confirmed.
[Nexus 4 General] AvRS:
You gave in :p
[Nexus 4 General] undercover:
Ahem...

I was an idiot. It's a win/win situation. Simple maths says buy it :p Tv will make it worth £180 or less.
[Nexus 4 General] italia0101:
Nice, did you get it on contract ?
[Nexus 4 General] 007xico:
Mine rattles and quite loud.

I was just taking pics and made a even worse noise and turned itself off ￼

Other people say it is normal but it does bother because every time I put it down on a flat surface it is noisy. They guy on o2 took another one out and had the same feature (it was what he called it).

Lg online said that shouldn't do it and it could be taken back to replace.

What to do???
[Nexus 4 General] TonyHoyle:
Close to doing this.. especially when I read this on the G+ conversation "According to T-Mobile corporate...quoting a Google rep...'it will be just like last time. We have no better way to do it.'"

If that's true I'm *not* looking forward to waiting until mid december then the whole f5 madness & failing store again then sold out until mid January. It's actually worth £100 to avoid the stress.
[Nexus 4 General] wolfboy1984:
LG told me it shouldn't rattle at all.

Take it back to point of purchase for an exchange. It is up to the shop to replace not LG.

Regards,
[Nexus 4 General] italia0101:
Also if this is the case, then it is the camera focus making the rattle not the rocker...

iv had the focus rattle on my last 2-3 devices, sometimes on my Nexus s i could hear a clicking sound when i opened the camera, it still works now, 2 years on...

lets just stop shaking our phones...

Are you sure your phone just didnt crash ?
[Nexus 4 General] Carnoustie:
Guys O2 will let you pay off the remainder of the contract at any time...

BUT they

definitely

wont let you off not paying the VAT (I and many others over on HUKD have tried without success)
[Nexus 4 General] wolfboy1984:
@italia0101:banghead:

As post above yours? explicitly says...

LG has confirmed to me the phone should in no way rattle. If it does - it is not right.
[Nexus 4 General] marra2:
Can you confirm its pay as you go phones or just contract ?
[Nexus 4 General] AvRS:
Contract only as per the T's & C's and twitter.
[Nexus 4 General] iWannaBeAdored:
VAT is included in the £13.50/£10.50 price!
[Nexus 4 General] Rusty!:
I think it's Voda that drops the VAT when you cancel early.
[Nexus 4 General] Stretlow:
anyone know what model tv it is?
[Nexus 4 General] Tiddy_:
Went into Carphone Warehouse in Dudley shopping centre (Merry Hell) and asked if they had any LG Nexus 4 on PAYG to buy. The guy went off and found there were 3 available but then said they aren't for sale. WTF. How can you not want £400 of my money, muppets.
[Nexus 4 General] iWannaBeAdored:
LG 32LS575T 32” FULL HD LED SMART TV WITH BUILT IN WI-FI, FREEVIEW HD AND 4X HDMI http://www.lg.com/uk/tvs/lg-32LS575T-smart-tvs
[Nexus 4 General] hohoXD1233:
Very tempting but it's still a risk >_<

How do you know there are 100 left by the way?
[Nexus 4 General] italia0101:
Yea OK.. But who did you ask . some lacky on the telephone who probably didn't know what the device was ...

It can't be a coincidence that the iPhone 4s , iPhone 5 , iPod touch 5g , nexus s and HTC one x all have a very similar rattle
[Nexus 4 General] gbroon:
He probably gets a better bonus for selling it with a contract. Probably gets pennies for payg sale but a few quid for a contract.
[Nexus 4 General] wolfboy1984:
If it rattles - it is not right. If you are happy with that great. It's less hassle.

I want a product that is how it should be - which it why I exchanged mine for one that is perfect.
[Nexus 4 General] undercover:
They told me 107 were left, only a few people tweeted since.

This. AFAIK they get much better commission by selling on contract. Just demand to speak to a manager. If they have it as payg advertised, they have to sell it.
[Nexus 4 General] uberNoobZA:
Jealous ? Bitter? Envious ? Lol nope. I received my nexus 4 on Friday 16th. Was one of the lucky sods who was able to get one ordered, processed and shipped.

My point (did not say it properly in first post) is purely that people are complaining o2 will not give them a free tv when they apply for one AFTER they changed TnC to say contract only. If you are payg and o2 already told you that you qualify, then fine, you are one of the lucky few and yes, if o2 want to dispute that, you have a 'right' to complain.

And then you get those trying to defraud o2 by using someone else's receipt ?
[Nexus 4 General] TonyHoyle:
They've always done that.. I've been told the 'no payg phones left but full stock of contract' story dozens of times - android phones, iphones.. doesn't matter. Shops want contracts, it's all they're interested in. I'm pretty sure that phones aren't marked as 'contract only' when they're manufactured!

Mail order FTW.
[Nexus 4 General] hohoXD1233:
Ok I think I'll risk it, I'll have 7 days to return the phone and cancel the contract with no costs whatsoever right? If this actually works then you'll become a living legend :laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] 3473:
Caved in and got one from cpw, was growing tired of waiting for the play store

Really nice phone!
[Nexus 4 General] spjakob:
handtec just canceled my international order :( Alternatives?

Hi, I put in a preorder for a no contract N4 on handtec.co.uk as soon as they started accepting preorders.

I live outside UK and can not buy a contract phone.

However, today did I get a message that handtec has canceled my order since they did not know when they should receive any phones. Is there ANY availiable options availiable today where you can buy a no contract phone from UK (and receive it within the next 1-2week(s))?
[Nexus 4 General] uberNoobZA:
Bummer. I think your only option for a nexus 4 off contract is eBay. Keep checking the phone stores as they may start offering stock off contract.

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Gratz. Does yours rattle? How about the weird hum from front speaker if too close to a tv or pc?
[Nexus 4 General] adamski123:
Does anyone have any idea when the play store will get stock again?
[Nexus 4 General] Korv:
Has anyone's Nexus been restarting a little too frequently by itself? It happens about 6 times a day for me and it's just so god damn annoying. I heard it's a 4.2 issue but I thought more people would be complaining if so!

I got told I'm getting a TV from O2 even though I bought it PAYG (On Monday I tweeted) - If I returned it for another phone due to this fault, would I no longer be eligible for the TV?
[Nexus 4 General] undercover:
Regarding rattling. I don't think it will ever go away or change unless there is hardware revision. Mine didn't rattle at first, I believe using camera triggered it. It's not a biggie, and if it hardware fault all you have to do is get a warranty fix later. So stay put I say.
[Nexus 4 General] gbroon:
Restarts happen on the n7 too. Seemed to stop doing it after I reflashed the actual factory image though. Maybe it was the ota that screwed up for me.

Not got n4 yet so not sure if it would help there.
[Nexus 4 General] Mikk36:
If you're missing one yourself directly, find a friend that you trust who has a friend in UK, that can buy a "Pay & Go" Nexus 4 from O2. That's the only option right now.

More options will come available in 2 weeks when O2 exclusive deal ends.
[Nexus 4 General] DR-Dizzy:
Just tweeted O2 asking if they have any TV's left. Replied saying 'Some'. Is it likely that they'll have anymore TV's left at around midday tomorrow?
[Nexus 4 General] ste1164:
The rattle is the auto focus!
[Nexus 4 General] wolfboy1984:
Omg, not another genius. :banghead:

I didn't realise you had my phone in your hand.

Regards,
[Nexus 4 General] undercover:
I didn't yet, but it's a well documented issue. Google Android 4.2 reboots

Keep having it on Nexus 7 though.
[Nexus 4 General] spjakob:
Thanks you. I'll look into this as an alternative.

I found that carephonewharehouse sold without contract, but they do not ship internationally... :(
[Nexus 4 General] JeepoUK:
I would be a little concerned about the o2 TV deal for contracts......

I of course hope you all already know this.....
[Nexus 4 General] IINexusII:
Went and picked a Nexus 4 up then... i doubt ill get a TV as i got it on PAYG but ive send them a tweet anyway as i got nothing to loose, and theyve replied with a DM to send a full receipt. no replies since.

Anyways, loving the Nexus 4 :D
[Nexus 4 General] Mikk36:
Trying to get you to hurry up as they're not going as well as they hoped.
[Nexus 4 General] JeepoUK:
Maybe mate, I would just hate to see one of you guys get stung because of them. I am not getting it contract, hell I left o2 just over 2 weeks ago BECAUSE of wanting the Nexus 4 with unlimited internet. Thank god for GiffGaff. So far I have used 2.3gb in 2 weeks on GiffGaff, and I am going easy to start with to see how much I can push it. o2 don't even offer more than 1gb. I told them I would pay more for more usage they said no. Shame, I had been with them for 6 years and had no issues. But they turned 3G on in my area 2 weeks ago, and that was the catalyst. My home broadband is only about 1.5mb, my 3G is 7mb down and 4mb up. So, torrents ahoy! :)
[Nexus 4 General] hohoXD1233:
Once they've set up their DC-HSPA network in your area then you'll be in for a nice surprise :laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] Jaybuz:
Got the nexus 4 on contract today. How do I remove the bolt on data?

Here's my tweet: http://twitter.com/Jaybuz_/status/272037592797696000
[Nexus 4 General] androidsnax:
Give them a call from the SIM on 202, just customer services.

Took 2 mins for me ;)

You can also do it via the chat thing if you're logged in, but I couldn't get it to work...

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] voxov:
Bought my N4 from O2 after work. Tweeted around 6pm and they got in contact around 2030. After a couple of DM of my receipt (its so long needed a few shots) they've ended with "we'll be in touch soon"

What does this mean? Did this happen for everyone else?
[Nexus 4 General] ste1164:
I have used one and plenty of other phones. All have had a rattle around the camera then people flip out like its a problem...
[Nexus 4 General] DHTC:
Also you can remove it by logging into your o2 account online, this is how I removed mine.
[Nexus 4 General] wolfboy1984:
Did I say my problem was with my camera? Don't jump in so quick in future.

Edit. And I've used more than 1 phone too, Lol. :what:
[Nexus 4 General] Jaybuz:
logged in to the O2 website and tried removing the data bolt on but it comes up with an error saying my bill is in the next 24 hours.

Guess I'm gonna have to pay 13.50 for the first bill.
[Nexus 4 General] MattSkeet:
OMG play store is srashing
[Nexus 4 General] vizzy:
An error occurred.

No nexus for me.
[Nexus 4 General] losimagic:
I clicked 'accept and buy' and now it's frozen :(
[Nexus 4 General] Audioboxer:
How can Google run the most visited search engine but not run a store under heavy traffic? :silly:
[Nexus 4 General] dannycorker:
Frozen after accept and buy...new tab says coming soon instead of in stock....not cool
[Nexus 4 General] PWF:
Looks like it's sold out to me!
[Nexus 4 General] pichu23:
same here ;(

hope it goes through. because the 16gb model turned into : COMING SOON status again.
[Nexus 4 General] vido.ardes:
I hate this... got one in my cart, wouldn't let me order, now it's showing as Coming Soon :crying:
[Nexus 4 General] TeamAlpha:
Damn, I had it in my basket but couldn't process in time before it sold out! :crying:
[Nexus 4 General] james_d:
Scrap that bought it and then a pop up saying problem with your order in a pink box. Damn.
[Nexus 4 General] 3473:
adding stuff to the basket and it keeps disappearing
[Nexus 4 General] redmongoose:
Done :)
[Nexus 4 General] Higgsy:
gone back to not available and taken the thing out of my cart. lol. fiasco.
[Nexus 4 General] undercover:
An error occurred while processing your purchase. Please try again later.

Lol. At least that means no one is buying it... I hope... So i still have a chance...i hope....
[Nexus 4 General] pichu23:
Your purchase will complete momentarily ...

almost 5 minutes already. come on google..
[Nexus 4 General] james_d:
Now I've just had an email through saying it was successful. Weird. Will have to ring them but time to go to work for me :(
[Nexus 4 General] meanwhile:
Same with me...

Sent from microwave
[Nexus 4 General] Makaijin:
Damn it it keeps changing between "In stock" and "Notify me"
[Nexus 4 General] Kas206:
Arrrrggggg! Wont let me proceed!
[Nexus 4 General] Higgsy:
Yay got it - and it says 2 day shipping 9.99
[Nexus 4 General] undercover:
Guys, Mod asked you to behave, isn't that enough? Next mod will see probably give out infractions. Just stop it.
[Nexus 4 General] iWannaBeAdored:
This only applies to people who haven't entered yet. O2 previous tweeted that everyone who has received a confirmation DM will receive a TV.
[Nexus 4 General] hohoXD1233:
I would wait until the end of tomorrow to see if they reply, if they don't then ask if it's been confirmed that you've won the TV and if they don't give you a confirmation within the 7 day return policy, I would return it tbh.
[Nexus 4 General] DHTC:
Strange. I was able to remove mine, and my first bill has been taken in advanced at 10.50.
[Nexus 4 General] jamesking420:
Well I just went and counted....

All the tweets on the following search: https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=@o2+#lifesgood&src=typd "@O2 #lifesgood"

It comes to 201 tweets, 124 unique users. Including me, who doesn't have a phone yet. So there's still some left if they started with 232!

James
[Nexus 4 General] Palmermj0:
Whats the make and model of the tv. Considering the o2 deal but want to see, how much I can sell the tv for
[Nexus 4 General] adjuk84:
Its an lg 32" smart TV. 1080p I have the 40" in the living room. Very good TV's the 32" are £400 in Dixon's. Got offer from 2 guys at work (IT department) for £220 think they will push it up to £250 by the time it gets here :)
[Nexus 4 General] Jaybuz:
I'm still waiting for a TV confirmation since 6pm yesterday. I hope they haven't ignored me otherwise back goes the phone. :(
[Nexus 4 General] stuart0001:
I'm still waiting too. Sent my tweet at 5pm
[Nexus 4 General] seaempty:
They've gone a bit quiet on replying to tweets. I got a weird tweet about there being no guarantees last night. Probably just that they can't say "there should be plenty left if you get one this morning", but it seems a bit ominous.
[Nexus 4 General] :
I hate to burst your bubble mate nut giffgaff will soon throttle you when you hit their daily limits and rightly so. Nothing is truly 'unlimited'.
[Nexus 4 General] 12078215:
I'd keep retweeting them to be honest. Took me about 4 efforts before they saw it. That O2 account receives such a large volume of tweets I'd imagine it could get missed easily.
[Nexus 4 General] voxov:
Same here.

How far did you guys get ?

I sent them my receipt and they told me they'd be in touch soon.

Godammit I have the phone in the box just waiting for me!!

Do you guys know what the return policy is on the phones? Do they have to be completely sealed inbox, or can it be opened and used?
[Nexus 4 General] Jaybuz:
You can use and unwrap everything and still be able to return within 7 days. Just don't break it.

I asked the sales guy in the O2 store.
[Nexus 4 General] lmhlmh:
Well no wonder there are so many TVs left, it seems almost impossible to buy a nexus 4!

Just been to o2 in clapham who had no stock, they did a stock check for the whole of London and came up with zero.
[Nexus 4 General] voxov:
I bought mine from Kingston yesterday. They had just 2 left, 1 in each store. I bought one before they closed, as far as I know, the other store should still have theirs. If you don't mind the travel you should call up and see if they do!
[Nexus 4 General] adjuk84:
Took them 2 hours to get back to me. Maybe they don't work weekends?
[Nexus 4 General] everett_psycho:
I got the last one in o2 Westfield (shepherds bush one) on Thursday, after I paid I was chatting to the guy and he said they hardly had any of them in stock but they had all sold, seems Google aren't the only ones having stock issues but I think o2 will probably get more readily available devices before Google have cleared their back orders.
[Nexus 4 General] Michealtbh:
Their limit is 1GB per hour
[Nexus 4 General] stuart0001:
Just got a tweet saying I haven't missed out on the television and they've asked me for my name and address by DM.

Happy days and a cracking bargain. I'm amazed they haven't run out of televisions yet.
[Nexus 4 General] voxov:
Same here! Just got the DM ::laugh:

Have you been given any other details? I'd much prefer an email confirmation with delivery estimates...
[Nexus 4 General] 12078215:
It's a crazily good deal isn't it! When do we think we'll be getting these TV's then? They did mention before Christmas but it won't be until after the offer has finished on the 1st I'd imagine.
[Nexus 4 General] undercover:
It's within 28 days. I reckon once you are past your return window they will ship it out soon enough.
[Nexus 4 General] hohoXD1233:
Sent them a tweet, hoping they reply though they're receiving such a large volume of tweets that I'm not hopeful. Did they send anyone a DM without replying to their tweet?

When did you send the tweet?