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[Nexus 4 General] saptak1990:
Have been using the beauty & the beast (it's the perfect harmony, no?) since past 24 hours and here's my two pence for new buyers:

1. The phone is s*it awesome - worth every penny and effort! Go buy it!

2. ... unless you're a rough user! Mind it, it's not a Nokia, not even a Xperia Go, or not even an S3 that it'd survive falls all the time! She's a princess and you need to treat her like one!!

3. And do order a 16 GB, or you might be regretting with ~5 GB user accessible memory (for 8 GB model) for next 2 years!!

4. Battery isn't great - but then again most of the high end smartphones barely take you through the day with moderate data usage. Use battery saver apps and all to control data flow & save battery!

5. Don't order accessories from US. Why do you want to take such a huge risk of paying huge customs (it's 16% for accessories against 2% for mobiles and often when there are products with diff customs rates, they apply the higher rate overall!!) when you can get decent cases & screen guards from eBay India! Plus - with only phone, you'll have to pay for shipping of 0.5 kg while it'll be 1 kg for with accessories.

6. Go with HSG Standard if you don't mind an unsealed box. It's the cheapest option out there. For me, from phone being delivered to HSG to phone at my doorsteps = 1 week in Standard (FedEx) shipping!! Mind it, you need PayPal for HSG & PayPal account verification takes 4-5 working days, otherwise head to comGateway which the same but you don't need PayPal - cost is only ~ $3 more.

7. PPOBox is faster (2-3 days sooner?), and more often box left often unopened, but it's more expensive since you end up paying an extra $33 NY taxes!! Moreover, their insurance cover is up to $200 only!

I'm in some serious love with this phone!! :D
[Nexus 4 General] mananknl:
which case is better

I am planning to buy a tpu case for my soon to arrive nexus 4. Found 2 options in Ebay India, one is an S-Line TPU case available for around 200 Rs. and the other is Amzer Hybrid Case available for 399. Any idea which one is better ?
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
Could be possible that you clicked refresh while payment was being made. Did your payment take longer than usual. In this case two syn are sent and when either gets acknowledged another gets cancelled. But I would get my bank n shipment co to confirm reg both the transaction. Correspond to both via mail n on records. Don't entirely rely on call confirmation.

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Pls request the OP to generalise ur experience and add to the 1st post. Lots of ppl will find these details useful, handy n consolidated at one place rather than searching 5k+ posts n repeating the quest.
[Nexus 4 General] vettijack:
A valid reason

Thanks for the response. I had faced a lag during the transaction and this could have been the reason. :) A sigh of relief.
[Nexus 4 General] saptak1990:
Dunno how to do that! Still a n00b here. Can you help? :silly:

But I did consolidate all my funda at my blog post on how to buy Nexus 4 from US & get it shipped to India and many found it quite helpful apparently: http://saptakmohanta.blogspot.in/2013/01/how-to-get-nexus-4-in-india-from-google.html
[Nexus 4 General] DeathMetal-XXVII:
All those who have already got the phone in India, what do you guys plan on doing if there is some problem such as battery or display problems?

I mean, in the case that you have no one you know in the US. How do you plan on getting it serviced?
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
Yeah I've seen that and is indeed a lot helpful for many ppl but the number of hits that this page gets is a lot more. I think I had even commented on ur blog regarding a query pertaining to higher customs charge due to accessories.

Check for the name of the person who started the thread / 1st post. PM him about this and provide him with your post number. Ask him to suitably modify it and add to 1st post.
[Nexus 4 General] ashishv:
U'll get the amzer hybrid case for 359 on flipkart.Go with it.:cool:
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
You actually have no option but to live with it. You can get your phone repaired at local places like indraprasth / heera panna if ur from Mumbai. There is no solution I think for battery issue cuz its a high capacity high end phone. The kind of power processors n ram use is much more than predecessor. What can be done is to use power saver apps or mods at best.
[Nexus 4 General] ashishv:
Really they do repair the phone at indraprasht?Also can i get accesories for this phone(tpu case and scratch guard) at alfa/indraprasht for cheap price?:rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 General] varshil:
Yea u can.. alfa is d best fr it
[Nexus 4 General] angad619:
Hey guys, please help me out here.

I paid for two Nexus 4 phones and two bumper cases. My CC credit limit is 46K.

Then I read here about the 15% charge on accessories and hence I cancelled my order after about 10 hours.

My order was cancelled immediately. However, my credit limit has not been restored back.

I have a Citibank CC. Any idea when that credit limit would be reverted back. I had cancelled about 24 hrs back.

I can order the 2 phones again because my credit limit is down to 4K something.

Appreciate any help on this.

Thanks.
[Nexus 4 General] DeathMetal-XXVII:
I am from Pune. Any idea who will service it here?

Also, please give me addresses for these shops in Mumbai.
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
That only you can know better.

You can just use Google Maps for that. Indraprasth is in Borivali & Alfa in Andheri / Vile Parle.

P.S. lots of transport buses from Pune have their last stop as Borivali, Mumbai. From there its a 10 min walk
[Nexus 4 General] DeathMetal-XXVII:
Is there anyone here from Pune who has bought this phone?
[Nexus 4 General] droidnexii:
AM in same boat my status is saying that sinc 2 days..

called up DHL earlier..the rep said the package is waiting for physical verification...will ship in day or two once its done...

it took jus day and half to reach bang from US....but guess its goin to take double the time to clear customs
[Nexus 4 General] D3LeT3:
Still in Preorder since 10 days now!

I'd placed the order for my Nexus 4(16gb) to ship to my HSG address on 31st Jan 10.40 am(Local Time). It's been 10 days now and my order status in "Orders and settings" is still in pre-order! And my Google Wallet status is "Pending". Whats up with that.

I'm seeing people order in the first week of Feb and their phones are already on their way to India via the forwarders. Has something gone wrong?

How can Google mess up simple FIFO.
[Nexus 4 General] shishirasm:
Can somebody who ordered Nexus 4 + Bumper shipped via HSG can tell me, how much Customs they paid??? I know its expensive because of the accessory, But how much??? I want to have an Idea... Also Was it the DHL or FedEx??? Was the Package Opened Or Sealed???
[Nexus 4 General] Nikschavan:
i am from pune.

i have not yet brought my phones to pune, but they are shipped to my hsg address.
[Nexus 4 General] blackhaty:
Exactly I was going to ask same question. Guys please post you custom duty slip and package front receipt for everyone's benefit
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
Ya i was not charged for Octroi..Just 893/- as customs and even got a customs invoice as well.

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Can anyone confirm if they received the Google's Invoice. Coz i didnt receive it. i just got the phone no invoice.
[Nexus 4 General] sheik_yerbouti:
HSG just shipped out my package through DHL. Should be here by the 14th.
[Nexus 4 General] blackhaty:
Can you please post customs invoice or at least custom duty, excise duty and additional duty in %.
[Nexus 4 General] pradeep c:
HI,

Is it availiable wit u now , i am intrested in buying this one
[Nexus 4 General] sincross:
ya i've ordered one 16gb through borderlinx,its on its way now,left london today...my friend who ordered at the same time with me received his 8gb yesterday
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
My nexus 4 is at local fedex facility. Just called the customer care and they told me the duty charges are around Rs.1500. I think that is too much. :(

Expected delivery is today. keeping my fingers crossed. :)
[Nexus 4 General] blackhaty:
including bumper??
[Nexus 4 General] droidnexii:
Ordered Nexus 4+Poetic bumper+full body protector..

customs 1000/-
[Nexus 4 General] yoshimitsu1234:
Don't order phone along with bumper. Customs apply extra duty on both even after phone being charged at low 2% duty. Rather ship them separately.
[Nexus 4 General] droidnexii:
Lol don bet on it if you are in Bangalore....custom clearance in Bangalore takes 2-3 days
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
no..just the phone
[Nexus 4 General] rakmakam:
Hey man mine is shipping from uk .... And mine arrived in Bangalore just one day after yours.

I had the same status till morning ... It changed to on hold in morning , I'm really worried , what's the status of ur shipment now ???
[Nexus 4 General] shishirasm:
Wow thats really cheap... Was ur box opened for physical examination or sealed??? DHL or FedEx???

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Yeah please read my post properly... thats what i said...
[Nexus 4 General] anshp:
shipping US to INDIA

Hi guys

need help.....!

i ordered nexus 4 to my friend address and he received the order

when he asked to shipping charges(Bangalore) to DHL and Fed ex they told $105

let me know direct courier company with economy price

Thanks in advance
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Go to OP and read about the hopshopgo forwarding service.
[Nexus 4 General] saptak1990:
Huhh! That's three people so far from Delhi/ NCR who've faced this - apparently Delhi customs is charging 1500-1600 for customs - just for the phone! Interestingly, all these are via FedEx. Anyone who used some other service & got it cleared from Delhi can shed some light on how much customs they paid?

Btw cordlessbrain, I really hope you too get lucky like me & they don't charge any customs at all at the time of delivery! ;)
[Nexus 4 General] shishirasm:
Yeah if u try to ship it directly... U need to pay many tmes more... Its better to use services like HSG/PPObox... They Offer cheap shipping rates than shipping directly...
[Nexus 4 General] funzuloo:
My Nexii has reached New Delhi this morning. how much time does it take for custom clearance in New Delhi and how to know the custom , duty or anyother charges i have to pay now?
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Mine too stuck at Delhi.
[Nexus 4 General] blackhaty:
Custom is off on Second saturday. DHL confirmed. You need to wait till monday.
[Nexus 4 General] alex40:
Mine too:crying:

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My customs status is showing as:

Clearance processing complete at DELHI (NEW DELHI) - INDIA	DELHI (NEW DELHI) - INDIA	4:37 AM

So that means customs clearance as been done right?
[Nexus 4 General] :
1 Day Custom Clearance.

Airway will not get updated for one day. It will say Clearance processing complete at DELHI (NEW DELHI) - INDIA

Custom will be calculated after a physical verification process.

Apart DHL charges for custom clearance are High. My friend is charged Rs 2750 for 2 Nexus4 16GB today only. And DHL says if you have problem sort out with the customs department.
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
Here is my dhl tracking so far with express shipping, my destination is hyderabad..departed germany :)
[Nexus 4 General] :
Custom Clearance has been done but Physical verification and custom amount calculation is left. It will take 1-2 days to update.
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
Anyone from Hyderbad who got the device, could you please post the custom charges?
[Nexus 4 General] alex40:
I guess Delhi customs are charging more than Mumbai customs. At least there seems to be a trend..
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
For all who have doubts regarding this status - "Clearance processing complete at", as rightly pointed out by XX-RAZOR-XX, it means just paperwork by DHL has been done and submitted but physical inspection and final customs duty calculation is pending.

And for people in Bangalore, please do not have high hopes like 1 - 2 days. It would take more than that. Once I post my DHL tracking you will come to know what I mean. :laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
How to fight back with customs if they have overcharged I'd? Any idea?
[Nexus 4 General] alex40:
The below link may help on how customs work but I guess we will lose the battle with customs ..

http://www.bluedart.com/imports.html
[Nexus 4 General] varshil:
Hey i ordered a nexus 4 via hsg. They have shipped through fedex. I had asked my uncle to forward the invoice bill email sent by google on purchase to hsg which he frgt to do. I later reminded him to send it which he did it, but the shipment was already processed. Now what should be done?
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
Since it has been already shipped, I don't think anything can be done.

Customs may demand the invoice thro Fedex in which case you can provide at that time. Or they may assess based on their knowledge of the product value. I'm just speculating on this one.
[Nexus 4 General] D3LeT3:
I'm guessing you could try contacting the FedEx Mumbai Office and ask if they can attach the email print out to the package on arrival before it appears before customs. This doesnt really seem far fetched as the package will be in FedEx hands for those 2-5 days when in transit. All the best.
[Nexus 4 General] alex40:
Why do you need an invoice when HSG people have the packaging slip?
[Nexus 4 General] sshinde555:
Hey did any one there who placed the order on 6 feb for N4, as mine status is showing pending in wallet & estimated shipping date 27 feb in order info .. please provide your input guys..............
[Nexus 4 General] alex40:
If the invoice is for customs, I heard that they just check the declared value of the phone and current market price of the phone in Indian market by surfing. I'm not sure about this.
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
Google's Invoice.

I didnt receive the Google Invoice with my package. Either DHL or HSG didnt ship it. Or might be google itself didnt.

I dont think no invoice could create problem. Anyone who used HSG/DHL receive the Google Invoice.
[Nexus 4 General] varshil:
Google invoice is the mail sent by google to you on your purchase for the phone. The first mail which sent by the google is the invoice

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I think the op should say the correct method and in details of every step. Many people are making mistakes due to it..
[Nexus 4 General] D3LeT3:
Feb 6th u placed your order and already showing in order info?! Lucky u! I've ordered on 31st Jan and still Pending in Wallet and "Pre-ordered" in Order Info. I guess you should consider yourself lucky. Most people who's Shipping estimates have been displayed get their product within days, judging from posts from people who've booked in Feb.
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
I have a theory here guys. Actually HSG isn't attaching any invoice to the package and it is attaching the receipt where is doesn't mention any price of the phone. Suppose if they googled the price of the phone they may get high value at the indian market. So they are blindly applying the price. But we have declared the value at HSG before shipping atleast the customs should consider the price. I am worried now about how much they are going to charge me for two nexus phones.
[Nexus 4 General] varshil:
I called up fedex mumbai office. They said theres bo problem. Hsg has given them the invoice. 349$ + 23$ in my case . So cuatoms will see that cost only. No need to worry
[Nexus 4 General] ashishv:
Really no Octroi in mumbai?Can anyone confirm this?Cos i read somewhere that if u stay in proper mumbai,no octroi charges for u.
[Nexus 4 General] varshil:
FedEx Economy :

Agra: (0562) 2600015 /2600116 Ahmedabad: (079) 60604639 Bangaluru: (080) 60604639 Kolkata: (033) 60604639 Chandigarh: (0172) 6060463 Chennai: (044) 60604639 Cochin: (0484) 2382989 /2382676 Dehradun: (0135) 2741253 Delhi:(011) 60604639 Gurgaon: (01246) 4083188 Goa: (0832) 2227944 Hyderabad: (040) 60604639 Jaipur: (0141) 6060463 Kanpur: (0152) 2313027 /2357693 Lucknow: (0522) 2637415 / 2637587 Meerut: (0121) 2533647 /3254020 Mumbai: (022) 60604639 Noida: (0120) 2515235 /2510097 Pune: (020) 60604639 Ranchi: (0651) 3203254 Udaipur: (0294) 2417278 Standard call charges apply. For other cities, call the number of the nearest city above. Working Hours: 9.30 AM to 6:00 PM

Working Days: Monday - Saturday (Except Public Holidays

Please call them and confirm about the invoice thing. And please keep me updated..
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
I stay in Nerul Navi Mumbai.. I have just paid 893/- to DHL delivery guy. Thats it... I will post the Customs Invoice later.
[Nexus 4 General] :
HSG does attach invoice. It is actually the Invoice with your declared value. You would have declared 698$ so invoice amount will be 698$.

Things could have gone messy if the google receipt actually had an amount and you would have under-declared it because Google receipt is inside the package., But it does not has amount.

Hence even under declaring the item could be of no problem. Like last time i declared only 250$ as amount. Duty was calculated on this price.

However HSG declared this as PC/LAPTOP and hence had to pay 2900 Duty :(
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Just called DHL. I have informed them about the high customs being charged by the delhi people. He said HSG has valued the package at 730$ (700$ for phone and the rest for freight and insurance charges). He also said that he can arrange a call from their customs representative who can assist us at the processing of the goods smoothly. Also i suggest you guys to insist the customs receipt upon receiving the phone.

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That's very sad. I also confirmed from DHL they were tagged under cellphone category. Those people who are having doubt about their products can confirm with DHL by calling them at 1800111345. BTW Have you ordered the 8 gb nexus phone?
[Nexus 4 General] alex40:
Buddy, could you please give me their number too. I will also try to call them and set things right.
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Here u go. 1800111345
[Nexus 4 General] alex40:
My mistake I called the number provided by Chaitanya, The CS rep told me she is unable to predict or give me an exact amount of the duty. I left a number and email address and asked the person who deals with customs to call me back. I asked them to argue strongly with the customs. She told me she would make someone call me by Monday.
[Nexus 4 General] :
I ordered 2 16GB mobiles last time in December 6.

Also all the amendments need to be done before giving money to HSG for shipping. After this they neglect any changes

This is that scenario
[Nexus 4 General] mister-whistler:
Ordered mine from comGateway using an ICICI credit card. Got a receipt of 349+14 USD (I'm assuming they'll put the charge on my card along with the 3.5% Foreign transaction fee when they ship it in 2-3 weeks)from Google play store which shows it's on Pre-ordered status and is expected to ship to comGateway's Portland address in 2 to 3 weeks. I hope I get it in March first week or so. Excited! :D

If anyone else has ordered through comGateway, do keep in touch fellas :)

And once again, thanks to this wonderful community :)
[Nexus 4 General] akshayoh:
which is better for custom clearance HSG/PPOBox/Borderlinx??
[Nexus 4 General] Maxxxxxxxxxx:
from what i have read its PPObox as they dont even open the box (most of the times)
[Nexus 4 General] alex40:
You can also check if the cellphone is categorized as cell phone on DHL shipment tracking site also;

Ship Date: 02/06/2013

Pieces: 1

Total Weight: 1.0 lbs Note on Weight

Ship Type: Package

Service: EXPRESS WORLDWIDE nondoc

Description: CELL PHONE
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
PPObox and SNS all the way.
[Nexus 4 General] ayushnasa:
I had ordered 2 Nexus 16 gb too...Just cleared customs today and was charged 2844...I have asked them for a breakup. They will send it soon enough.

Roughly they said, 1250 customs, 1100 expediated clearance or something (this goes to DHL) Rest maybe are service tax....

Not very happy..Not very sad either. Costing me 22200 per phone...
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
How come you got cleared of customs today? They said today is a holiday.
[Nexus 4 General] ayushnasa:
Holiday??? Why?? :P

Mine had been cleared finally at 3:37am today.....

Was under Clearance processing complete at DELHI (NEW DELHI) - INDIA from 12:03 am 8th Feb

So took a day....Called them up just now and asked about the customs. They said the 2 beauties will reach me on Monday
[Nexus 4 General] IllUMINATUz:
Naa... no need for that.. I made this thread for everything including user reviews and support (moral support and guidance) and sharing their experiences mate.. let the device release in India.. I believe it is worth the wait maybe.. but I don't know.. reliance digital told me that it will take up to 2 months after the device is officially available here to be made available at local stores as there will be only one distributor and the manufacturing sites are abroad.. no wonder I got my HTC after almost two months after its global release...

Fired from my HTC One X running Cyanogenmod 10 and EPRJ Kernel..
[Nexus 4 General] X 0 M0RF:
Anyone heard of Anupam Stores?

Sent from my RaZr HD.

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If u understand Hindi, tumhare muh main ghee shakkar.. :D lol!

Sent from my RaZr HD.
[Nexus 4 General] tatltael:
Hey guys, I'm either going to sell my dad's galaxy s2 or my galaxy nexus once my N4 arrives (friend is bringing it from abroad). Does anyone have any idea what the resale value would be for these 2 phones? I'll sell whichever one goes for a higher price.
[Nexus 4 General] ed10000:
After some research, it looks like you're allowed to have items worth Rs. 25,000 combined for which you do not need to pay customs duty. For anything above that, you need to pay 36% of the excess amount. Good news for people having relatives get them a Nexus 4, but bad news for people (like me) planning to get both Nexus 4 and 10. :(
[Nexus 4 General] OrrPenn18:
May the most active thread be left open!

Anyways, OP, LG Nexus is the second nexus device to be launched in India.
[Nexus 4 General] ed10000:
Personally, I'd pay slightly more for an S2 even with Galaxy Nexus's better screen. Price depends on when they were purchased, but personally I wouldn't pay more than 12K for either. But if you can find someone who hasn't heard of the Nexus 4 and its awesome pricing, maybe you can sell it for more. ;)
[Nexus 4 General] IllUMINATUz:
second?? maybe nexus 7 being first?? Hope you are not counting Samsung here..

EDIT : Got it!! :D

http://www.mysmartprice.com/mobile/google-nexus-7-msp1958

EDIT 2: Edited first post.. Thanks for pointing that out.. but nexus 7 didn't release when I created this thread on the 7th.. :P
[Nexus 4 General] varshil:
If our relatives buy from US and get it over here. Will there be any custom duty because the phone's value is less than 25k and after paying custom duty, do we get India's warranty?
[Nexus 4 General] IllUMINATUz:
Nope.. for more info check here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33961701 and the post below it..

Fired from my HTC One X running Cyanogenmod 10 and EPRJ Kernel..
[Nexus 4 General] anirudh412:
Ummm, have them ship both of them separately? Like on different days?
[Nexus 4 General] pathaniya:
Not happy with the battery size. Why aren't manufacturers coming up with 3300mah like droid Maxx? I wish there was a 4.3" screen version with the same battery. Anyway,nice informative thread.