yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 4 General] sagarpatil86:
LG Nexus 4 in Pune.

I am interested in buying too. How did you get yours? eBay or Google Play?
[Nexus 4 General] NishantM:
I guess he bought it from a local shop at Pune?
[Nexus 4 General] sagarpatil86:
Buying LG Nexus 4 options.

Alright. So I've got 3 options.

1. 6 Weeks - Google Play - 20k

2. 7-11 days - Ebay.com - 30k (Seller ships internationally $500 for phone $50 for shipping) - 27.5k

3. 1-3 days - Ebay.in - 35k

I'm inclined towards option 2.

Let me know what would you do in my situation.
[Nexus 4 General] athani:
Nexus 4 16GB for sale!

Hope this is permitted.

I've put a Nexus 4 16 GB for sale on eBay. Ebay bids are closing north of 35k, so anyone desperate enough may PM me, especially Mumbai/Pune buyers :)
[Nexus 4 General] NishantM:
If I really had 35k to spend on a phone, I would go for option 4.

4. Wait for official release in India (possibly in Jan 2013) and buy it alongwith official warranty :)
[Nexus 4 General] karanits:
bumpers available!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111:good::good::good:
[Nexus 4 General] crackednut:
Strong hunch that the ebay seller has probably received the same backorder mail that buyers have been getting since past couple of hours. A lot of people were notified via mass mailer that their orders will be delayed by 3 weeks. Source

Wow.. this disaster is not ending. This is a ****-up beyond epic proportions, Google. Beyond!
[Nexus 4 General] rubenswing:
yep u r right the seller has got a backorder email that the product will be delayed by 3 weeks and he has sent an email to all of the buyers... including me about this delay
[Nexus 4 General] NRGROCKZ:
Check this latest one in line of disasters

Well, well, well...

Guys, i think everyone should read this and basically search for the nearest revolver. LG themselves are not sure when they will launch Nexus 4 in India.

Check the link below

http://tech2.in.com/news/smartphones/online-retailer-lists-nexus-4-lg-denies-india-launch/587202

Just Gr8, aint it? There are tons of such coverage coming up every time I search.

What it basically means is exactly what i meant in one of my earlier posts. Lets brace for the possibility- there might Never be an official launch of Nexus 4 in India by LG, since Optimus G is around the corner. Its the repetition of the whole Galaxy nexus VS Galaxy S3 debacle.

Optimus G is supposed to hit Indian shores by Dec/latest by Jan.

Out of my frustration, I ordered from E bay on 14th and cart2india sends out a mail today requesting the extension of delivery to 15-25th Dec.

Are u kidding me? Whats our fault??? That we were born in India and that Google in all its might and glory cant handle a play store in India.

I can bet 1000 bucks straight out that India alone would have brought more that what the rest of the world can and will buy - but who cares, right?

Gr8 just gr8!!!
[Nexus 4 General] Umang Sardesai:
LG denies of nexus 4 launch on 30th NOV, Say they have not finalized the dates YET

http://tech2.in.com/news/smartphones/online-retailer-lists-nexus-4-lg-denies-india-launch/587202

Acc to the above link, the release date of nexus 4 as 30th Nov as declared by Saholic has been apparently denied officially by LG officials..The release date has not been decided yet..

Now Saholic has postponed the date to 15th Jan 2013...:mad: :mad:

WTH...:silly:
[Nexus 4 General] Dragooon123:
This is pretty damn funny if you don't want this phone
[Nexus 4 General] Umang Sardesai:
Exactly i don't understand why India is ALWAYS sidelined though having one of the highest market for smartphones
[Nexus 4 General] IllUMINATUz:
If LG does that.. its going to get a bad name here in India and I doubt even its optimus will get sold or not.. sad companies.. customer frustration..
[Nexus 4 General] rubenswing:
"The Indian mobile phone market is very competitive with more than 150 device manufacturers selling devices to consumers. Most of these manufacturers remain focused on the low-cost feature phone market which still constitutes over 91% of overall mobile phone sales, offering a huge market to compete in," Anshul Gupta, principal research analyst at Gartner is quoted as saying.

So the moral of the story is ... it's not that India is sidelined...but it's the matter of feasibility of the product, in other words what is the percentage of users using high end smartphones in comparison to low or mid end phones...
[Nexus 4 General] justkiddinghere:
But now time and people,s mentality is changing all my friends that had low end devices in past now have android smartphone hdpi devices or apple iphone

And iphone 5 is also released so soon in india so lg is sleeping who cares there lose
[Nexus 4 General] rubenswing:
Agreed... but maybe that's not enough sales data for them to launch their superior products in India and that's why European and other markets have better feasibility, high end smartphone users in India still constitute less 10% of the market :( and if this figure changes in the coming years then maybe we also in India will see faster launches of premium products.

Here is a link u can read through it:

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/new...est-smartphone-market-india-fourth-idc-261341

---------- Post added at 10:36 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:22 AM ----------

No. Google does know the worth of India. Especially developers out there:

http://android-developers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/google-play-seller-support-in-india.html

Wait and it will happen. May not happen with Nexus 4 this month but do expect in the future at least with newer devices.

Rich poor divide is high all over the world. 97% of the wealth is with 3% of the population worldwide.

US is no Utopia and India is no worse in particular.

But in the developed nations of the west and a few in the east, 80% of the population can afford a US$400 smartphone plus $40per month mobile (3G) broadband. Not that 80% are rich but because 80% are above the poverty line which is good enough for our case. We aren't looking for the rich few who can afford to buy private jets. Just smartphones and mobile broadband connection.

Google doesn't want people using Android. It wants people using Android to access resources on the web throughout the day.

Forget LTE/4G. Even 3G coverage is pathetic.

Forget coverage. Usage even within cities is pathetic.

See:

http://articles.timesofindia.indiat...ia-s-3g-wireless-intelligence-subscriber-base

Google has no profit stream with android if 1% of the 1+ billion population (= 10million) get the unlocked device and just 0.1% (=1million) use it on mobile broadband.

Yet the growth is staggering and Google and the world does have India on their radar. Given the corruption and the very system out there, it would be years before 80% of the Indian population can afford online broadband along with a smartphone in India.

Keyword is online here not smart.
[Nexus 4 General] ashish2199:
nice explanation

You have a very good knowledge about the market

But i don't want to listen to anything ,I just want my Nexus 4 quick and cheap BUT I DONT THINK THIS IS EVER GOING TO HAPPEN :crying:
[Nexus 4 General] rubenswing:
Lol ... yep even I want the Nexus 4, but have to wait
[Nexus 4 General] Harkunwar:
**bad feelings**
[Nexus 4 General] Selina40Kyle:
I have ordered the Nexus 4 from ebay.

The initial delivery date was 10 Dec.

Today I got this mail:

Should I approve or cancel?

I'm not sure what to do?
[Nexus 4 General] Rapier07:
Approve it. A few weeks delay wouldnt matter. Its THE Nexus 4 after all :)

Tapatalked !
[Nexus 4 General] xenoix:
site with cash on delivery for nexus 4 ?

any one know anyindian website providing COD ( cash on delivery) option for nexus 4 ... no matter if they charge some extra Rs ... ::P
[Nexus 4 General] balamu96m:
looks like you first post in xda !

we can't expect anything of that sort until the device is officially launched !

I'm waiting for saholic to come up with their price !!! So far i've bought 2 mobiles from saholic.......they process orders at a good speed !
[Nexus 4 General] IllUMINATUz:
Funny asus.in doesn't mention anything about nexus 7 even thoe its' launched last week.. hope its not the same with nexus 4..
[Nexus 4 General] AbhishekS:
What is the price of Galaxy Nexus in US now?
[Nexus 4 General] abhi2889:
^^^this^^^

---------- Post added at 06:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:31 PM ----------

Now i am not sure if I am going to get nexus 4. My friend is coming to india on 19th dec and i think he won't be able to get one for me as after reading about backordering, restocking delay I am not sure. :(
[Nexus 4 General] athani:
Cost about $28.xx with taxes and shipping. Plus shipping to India. A touch high, if you ask me.
[Nexus 4 General] yasirimteyaz:
Same pinch. I am also interested in this official bumper.

But, buying & getting it shipped to India is very costly.
[Nexus 4 General] athani:
I think the "official warranty" you speak of is a bit overrated. Even phones purchased from the Play Store come with a bill and official warranty. It's just that the warranty is not valid in India. If push comes to shove, one can have the phone sent to US to claim warranty repairs. It' a small risk and worth the savings, IMHO.
[Nexus 4 General] trueblueram:
Mystery shipping continues...n m loving it

Ordered on 4th, cancelled on 7th.

Ordered on 7th, Pending

Ordered on 10th, Shipped on 11th.

Would ya believe this ****!!
[Nexus 4 General] karanits:
I have a person in US to get it for me.. so I may buy it. But I don't want to put the cart before the horse! I need the phone first:D

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Nexus 4 General] yasirimteyaz:
Well, I can get it shipped via HopShopGo. They will charge less than $2, as 'free 1 kg' offer is going on.

Still, $25.99 (+2) looks costly.
[Nexus 4 General] Pratz1:
Just ordered the bumper as my order has not yet shipped so i will consolidate both of them and get them shipped together. :)
[Nexus 4 General] karanits:
Uhhhhh I thought we were over with this:banghead:

When was the extact time you ordered? Did you orders took time getting from pre-ordered to pending?

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Nexus 4 General] trueblueram:
And i was hoping we were not. Head banging:laugh:

Order date: Dec 10, 2012 9:22:38 AM PST. No pending business, went straight from pre-order to shipped.
[Nexus 4 General] Hrithan2020:
However, the customs charge would be quite high unlike phones I believe. I think it is 26% or so for mobile phone accessories :(

EDIT : Fixed typo meant % instead of $
[Nexus 4 General] karanits:
Customs is always a % of the cost of the item. It will be nothing. I once ordered those cheap silicon covers from china. 6 pieces total. Cost the same if I would have bought here including shipping. And they were not charged In customs

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Nexus 4 General] NishantM:
You will have to spend around 4k for shipping it back to US, and then around the same value to get it shipped again to India. Afaik forwarders like Borderlinx and SnS etc works only one way i.e. US to India and not vice versa. And the pain in sending it to US, getting in touch with Google to sort it out, then getting it shipped to Borderlinx etc to be forwarded it to India again, don't you think it's a complicated, painful and costly affair?
[Nexus 4 General] athani:
I think it can be done cheaper than you think. Anyway, I agree that it's a risk and a chore but given the potential savings, I think it's worth it.
[Nexus 4 General] Hrithan2020:
Lol, I know that. It was a typo. Just check the customs page. If I am not wrong, it comes to around 26%. I have also bought chinese ones for which I was able to get away without customs, where the seller took care of shipping. But, in case of items from US, I am not sure especially for those who are going to bring it with their phones. [along with other electronic items] Otherwise, maybe we can get away with marking it as a gift. Hope you got my point?
[Nexus 4 General] Pratz1:
The best thing would be to hope that LG launches Nexus 4 in India soon enough so that we can atleast get it repaired in case of small repairs by paying the cost...it would be much cheaper than sending back to US.
[Nexus 4 General] yasirimteyaz:
If HopShopGo can mark it as gift item, it would help us. But I doubt that they will do it.

Anyways, I have dropped an email. Let's see.
[Nexus 4 General] sherlock_holmes:
Hello everyone i had booked a 16gb version on 6th december from my friends credit card and its still stuck on pending status

I want to book again so i have a few qts

1.Last time i had booked i had used my friends credit card but the google wallet shows my name instead of his - is that normal or i goofed up ? and will that affect the order ?

2.This time im going to add a different friends card info so if there is an option to put name i should put mine or his ?

3.Last time i had used borderlinux shipping service so i had put its address in the wallet info - the total cost of the phone including shipping was appx 24.5k , so this time also i should use borderlinux or some other service ? [ i dont have paypal account ]
[Nexus 4 General] iamdchosen1:
I'm sorry, I know this is off topic..

But the person above me has a username John_Cena..

Seriously, ^ John Cena, you're the worst wrestler I have ever seen in a very long time!

Hate you like hell..

Sent from my Xperia Neo V using SwiftKey Flow
[Nexus 4 General] sherlock_holmes:
He was good wen i started using the username - neways changed it now :D
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
How to import

Hi Everyone,

I have to import the N4 from US. I have gone through the thread as well.

Can some plz suggest me....which service should I go for?? Hopshopgo.com or borderlinx or something else?
[Nexus 4 General] karanits:
Ohhh k. I was also not expecting that typo from you :D

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Nexus 4 General] toocool7610:
so as i got my refund back from shopyourworld.com(luckily) FOR MY NEXUS 4 ORDER................now i chickened out and now bought a NOTE 2 at 32600 online from hs18.........:)

ANYBODY KNOW WHAT IS THE REAL STREET PRICE FOR note 2?????
[Nexus 4 General] AndroInd:
You've already bought it so why worry about the street price. Enjoy it. It's an awesome phone :)
[Nexus 4 General] shilp311:
http://mobiles.sulekha.com/lg_nexus-4_mobile.htm

:(
[Nexus 4 General] veerendram1:
My order of Dec 10 - Order Date: December 10, 2012 9:20:27 PM UTC+5:30....Still no sign of Miracle:crying::crying:
[Nexus 4 General] vsajan:
32k :eek: ....have you used any discount code ? can you give the link plz
[Nexus 4 General] veerendram1:
Here is my FATE history...sorry....order history for the 2 orders that i placed....

ORDER 1 -

Your order has been sent to Google Inc..

Google Inc. is responsible for charging and shipping your order. Have questions? Contact Google Inc..

Dec 8

Google Inc. received your order.

Dec 6

You placed an order with Google Inc. on Dec 6. Google Wallet sent a copy of this receipt to *********@gmail.com

Order Date: December 6, 2012 10:53:47 PM UTC+5:30

ORDER 2 -

Your order has been sent to Google Inc..

Google Inc. is responsible for charging and shipping your order. Have questions? Contact Google Inc..

Dec 12

Google Inc. received your order.

Dec 10

You placed an order with Google Inc. on Dec 10. Google Wallet sent a copy of this receipt to *************@gmail.com

Order Date: December 10, 2012 9:20:27 PM UTC+5:30

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Only action i saw on both my orders is Google having received the order 2 days later of me having placed them...

However still no sign of Shipping or Miracle...

Called Google play store support last night and their CSRs gave the canned reply that we need to wait for whatever period if written in our Google receipt, which is anywhere between 5-7 weeks....they had no answer to people getting their phones out of turn ...

Such is the state of Google..supposedly one of the best companies to work for...May be!!! But not in their webstore or logistics department;););)
[Nexus 4 General] philipsim@live.com:
LoL my situation is the same with you , only that i ordered on 7 december , only after 2 days which is 9 december , they only received my order then nothing else happens !
[Nexus 4 General] RockR172:
So, my relatives will be leaving for India on 25th Jan..

If I order my Nexus 4 on 16th December, do you think it will be shipped to them before the 25th not considering the miracle deliveries?

Its approximately 5-6 weeks time till 25th Jan, so what do you think? :)
[Nexus 4 General] kirandanduprolu:
I think you should be good .... you can expect the demand to come down after the holiday season
[Nexus 4 General] veerendram1:
Another update on Google play store fiasco---

Yesterday i tried canceling my second order multiple times...Today i received 17 regret mails mentioning that my order cannot be cancelled as the same has already been processed....However i'm yet to receive THE MAIL, mentioning that the order has been SHIPPED:), which i'm sure most of us have been waiting for so patiently...
[Nexus 4 General] toocool7610:
use GCUAEV5HVAMA code to get 5000 rs discount over item above 29999 only on homeshop18............valid for today only as to day is google shopping festival:highfive: apply as gift coupon ................and not as discount coupon

use fast before items disappear:good:

if it fails go to zoomin.com for buy at 33000 rs
[Nexus 4 General] underlord1:
comgateway

Has anyone used comgateway ? hows their serviceand how much do they charge in total ? :confused:
[Nexus 4 General] toocool7610:
http://www.gosf.in/deals.html
[Nexus 4 General] raul.k:
I hope Google doesnt ship the US citizen's orders first since we are using ordering services lik Hopshopgo and Borderlinx, the do have the knowledge that these are not local orders... :confused:
[Nexus 4 General] kirandanduprolu:
That would be a bad way to fulfill orders but anyways Only god knows what their current process is behind the order fulfillment
[Nexus 4 General] brar.arsh:
Anyone want to buy Nexus @30K, Already Shipped, will ship directly from HSG to your place.. Please PM Noowww..
[Nexus 4 General] Pratz1:
Hey man did you get the November 28th one also shipped? How many have you received or are in shipping?

Btw....i got the ****in' BUMPER shipped which i had ordered yesterday....just received the UPS tracking number. No idea when the damn phone would ship.

Ordered: November 28th (4-5 week)
[Nexus 4 General] brar.arsh:
it's a gamble.. ordered on on 8th, shipped, will cancel 28th one now..
[Nexus 4 General] Pratz1:
Oh great...Congrats once again!!...but seriously man its a gamble totally.....i had also thought of reordering but then there are so many who have tried that as well but in vain.

Also i learnt that cancelling is a pain....many are not able to get the orders cancelled....that would suck as we can't refuse delivery..i'm still wondering should i try my luck again by ordering one more..:confused:

---------- Post added at 03:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:06 PM ----------

Also when did you order your December 8th one and also your friend who ordered on Dec 11th...i mean the Indian time...i'm seriously considering to order again...will order at the same time as yours!
[Nexus 4 General] rohanblade:
Send u a PM
[Nexus 4 General] NishantM:
cart2india

Finally I was able to get cart2india over phone. This is the latest update (it's the same old thing though ;))

They told me that they have already placed all the orders with Google and they will start getting devices from Google in the last week of December. Regarding cancellation of refund, they told to call eBay on the toll free number given by them and tell them to cancel the refund process. I asked them whether I will be covered under eBay Guarantee to which they assured that it will still be covered under eBay Guarantee as it is valid till 90 days which starts from the date of placing the order.

My shipping extension expires today.
[Nexus 4 General] athani:
When the ordering opened on 27 Nov, nobody had 3-4 weeks as the estimated shipping date, presumably as they do not ship during Christmas-New Year week. So cart2india claiming that they will receive supply in last week of December seems dubious.
[Nexus 4 General] trueblueram:
Yup, sounds dubious, cos thats one week when everybody is on holiday n everything is shut.
[Nexus 4 General] aravindun:
One more thing is that if you cancel the refund, as per my knowledge, you are informing ebay that you received the item. So the rest is between you and the seller and it si 45 days from the date of transaction and not 90 . Correct me if i am wrong
[Nexus 4 General] vsajan:
its ryt if you cancel the product ..." you are informing eBay that you received the item." .....so the rest is between u and seller..

so dont cancel the refund instead of that i keep on calling eBay & seller ....

from past 2 day's i am calling eBay to hold the refund , eBay says the same thing they need a mail from seller regarding hold of money , so when i called cart2india yesterday Their representative said they will mail to eBay , today again when i called eBay they said they haven't received any mail til yet,so called cart2india today again the lady said the same thing we will mail ..i said her i dnt want money il wait for the product ...she said we will tc of it dntworry :| .call them any time they will say the same story :|

i doono what the heck cart2india is doing :|

lets c what hapens .....:confused:
[Nexus 4 General] IllUMINATUz:
Dude.. don't risk with that big amount f money.. just ask for refund.. done.. you are not losing anything from here...
[Nexus 4 General] brar.arsh:
So deal is FINAL bro..

People no more PM's PLEASE!!
[Nexus 4 General] vsajan:
ya mama max il go for refund .... that's the reason i am not clicking on " canceling refund process " ...
[Nexus 4 General] Pratz1:
Hey around what indian time did you order your Nexus 4 dude on 8th December and your friend on 11th December and are you able to successfully cancel the 28th November Order?
[Nexus 4 General] brar.arsh:
Haven't tried, thinking of waiting for that too.. Canada wala I will cancel..
[Nexus 4 General] Pratz1:
Okay but please tell...around what indian time did you order your Nexus 4 on 8th December and your friend on 11th December?
[Nexus 4 General] yogeshmha:
so u got refund?
[Nexus 4 General] karanits:
Million $ question right now. Arash you and your friends have got 3 Miracle Deliveries:good:
[Nexus 4 General] Pratz1:
Exactly...now i am also thinking of taking a plunge into the Gamblezone...so i need to get all the facts right. Arsh don't hold that info from us ..:p;)
[Nexus 4 General] Mindfreak14:
yes arshh ..plzz let us knw ur Gamble trick :p....also did u guys use a newly created Gmail account for ordering??

I'm running out of time as frnd coming here on 27th...and less hopes for my 4-5 week order to get to him in time :mad:
[Nexus 4 General] trueblueram:
my 10th Dec order shipped on 11th

ordered at around 11 pm (Indian time)on 10th. have posted few pages earlier with attachment of ups track
[Nexus 4 General] brar.arsh:
8th Order around 5PM IST shipped on 10th.

11th order at around12.20AM IST (TODAY) shipped in at 4.00AM(EST) in about 15 hours.
[Nexus 4 General] karanits:
My friend did an order Dec 11 same time as yours ..he was stuck at pre-ordered for most part of the day. Same happened to all my previous orders. Why do they get stuck at pre-ordered and change to pending too late is out of my mind. Any thoughts here guys?:confused:
[Nexus 4 General] njankit:
My friend ordered it on Dec 6, 2012 1:34:44 PM EST and got the shipping mail on Dec 7, 2012 4:37 AM EST.

Converting the order time to IST it would be Dec 7, 2012 12:15 AM
[Nexus 4 General] Pratz1:
Whats the complication with cancelling the order on play store considering so many people have had trouble trying to get one cancelled. Since refusing delivery is not an option for we Indians who have used carry forwarding services...i'm a bit worried if my earlier order doesn't cancel..don't have such amount of money to let both the order go through....damn i feel i'll go mad with this Google mess up!!
[Nexus 4 General] karty:
Ordered yesterday !! Shipped today !! :D :) I dont believe :) I am very happyeeE !!!!!!