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[Nexus 4 General] hsachdeva:
any used MyUS.com as shipping service? If yes, pls share your experience.
[Nexus 4 General] jumbo18:
I can get Galaxy SIII 16GB for 26.9k with manufacture warranty and bill. What should I choose? Getting Nexus 4 is quite risky as there is no warranty service.
[Nexus 4 General] sheik_yerbouti:
When did your package arrive in Bangalore?

EDIT: 10th, judging from your previous posts. Nevermind.

I guess mine should clear tomorrow.
[Nexus 4 General] blackhaty:
Sunday, February 10, 2013	5:51 AM
[Nexus 4 General] trueblueram:
Paul the octopus is dead:D

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Yes, pm me details.

Edit: never mind, just pulled the trigger:D
[Nexus 4 General] niteshneela:
got nexus 4 :D olx deal .. 26k .. sealed pack 16gb :D

now im in search of a gud case and screen guard :S
[Nexus 4 General] X0LARIUM:
Just want to thank everyone here.

Right from The OP to everyone else who guided, shared, helped, spoon-fed, hinted, hand-held, forgave me and countless many like me for asking, repeating, troubling, nagging, irritating and posting some times silly and sometimes important questions...

Thanks u all! Only and only because of this thread, this (dream?) was possible...

Sent from my DROID RaZr on JB.
[Nexus 4 General] trueblueram:
Did u pay the extra amount to dhl ?
[Nexus 4 General] Ankit Tulsian:
Its an paid site like SNS AFAIK no one here used it.
[Nexus 4 General] X0LARIUM:
Hi man.thanks form your help and support. And no not a single penny. They just handed it out to my dad. My dad very meticulously checked everything.

And, since we are at it, I mailed, facebooked & tweeted BorderLinx about what DHL said. They assured me on all three mediums I won't gave to pay anything.

Another guy had to shell out 1000 though. Refund is the only way for him.

Also...anyone from Mumbai using it in local trains? I'm pretty scared to use it.. On other forums, N⁴s just crack sitting in the pocket.

Sent from my DROID RaZr on JB.
[Nexus 4 General] akhz99:
I just ordered mine.. i am going to use comGateway.. what do i do next? I mean after google ships it.. how do i give instructions to comGateway to stick the invoice outside and the value and also to mention its a cellphone? Plz help?:confused:
[Nexus 4 General] Maxxxxxxxxxx:
Ordered with PPOBox NO CUSTOMS NO OCTROI

I Stay in mumbai........

Nexus 4 16GB total Cost 22358 ONLY :)
[Nexus 4 General] younussm:
No customs through ppobox ?? Ru sure ?
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
hey nitesh good to see you here.

Mine was just cleared at customs in delhi. waiting for it to get shipped.
[Nexus 4 General] X0LARIUM:
Have u made an account with them? They should provide u with an address. They know what to do.. Don't worry about the invoice.

Sent from my DROID RaZr on JB.
[Nexus 4 General] alex40:
Howmuch did customs charge you:confused:
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
Deal - XtremeGuard Screen Protector

If you are looking forward to buy XtremeGuard screen protector, here is a deal for you!

Use coupon code 77off2 while checkout to get 77% off on 2 or more items.

Also for a limited time get international shipping at just $0.99!! (previously it was $3+)
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
Happy to know that they do not levy NCCD which actually should have been the case
[Nexus 4 General] pakure:
I am from hyderabad. ...ppobox just informed me... my nexus is being sent by blue Dart from Mumbai. ..

How much time for it to reach me? ... tomorrow?

scribbled from "the phab" (the note 2 -N7100)
[Nexus 4 General] satyonline:
I ordered through myUS using their personal shopper service on Nov 27. Google shipped it on 27th. Got the phone on 7th January in mumbai delivered by Dhl. Had to pay almost 2200rs as fees+customs+octroi. But overall service from myUs was good. No hassles. They ship through DHL express so shipping is fast. The phone cost me almost 15% extra bcoz of the personal shopper service, us address being in a taxable state, higher shipping cost for dhl express and octroi. Total paid was 28000. Plus points : didnt have to use my card. Hassle free.
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Thanks man. The shipping rates were reduced. Ordered two.

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How many phones did you buy?
[Nexus 4 General] clifford.desouza:
Sir you made lakhs! :p
[Nexus 4 General] Murukesh:
I'll list the pros and cons:

S3: pro- warranty, better battery life, memory card support, TouchWiz+lots of functionality preinstalled, better camera.. Cons- 1gb RAM (not much of a con), software updates slower, costs way more than the Nexus without considering taxes, shipping, etc.

Nexus- pro: 4.2 Jellybean, 2 gb RAM (you NEVER need to close an app), being stock android it pretty much allows you to install whatever ui you want. Cons: battery life, battery not user replaceable, max only 12gb usable memory.

Best decide what your needs are. Mine are software updates and hardware to last years. Except for the battery replacement problem, nexus ticks both those boxes.

As a general suggestion, since practically the Nexus costs around 23k, at 4k extra you're getting a lot of benefits with minor losses. Go for the s3.
[Nexus 4 General] ferminjcr:
I got it when I brought the nexus 7, I used a proxy the first time set up. I got the 25$ :D but the offer was for a limited time. I did the same with the nexus 4 to get the free stuff. I'm very happy about being able to preview the music and check recomendations :D, I just hope this is not temporary.
[Nexus 4 General] saurabhmishra:
Nexus 4 is Finally Here... :)

Hi Friends,

First of all thanks for all the help and guidance provided by everyone here to a nexus 4 wannabe like me. Especially to IllUMINATUz for creating such an awesome thread and summarizing all the necessary details in the OP. (Dude thank you very very much).

Now after all the acknowledging and thanking, i would like to share the data for the benefit of other Nexus 4 Wannabe's, the timeline for my purchase was as follows :

1. 0100 6th Feb (Yeah its very very early morning!) : Ordered from Google Play store using HDFC Credit card and PPOBox Shipping Address. Was charged immediately (There was no follow up charge).

2. 1400 7th Feb (The very next day) : Phone Shipped by Google through UPS 2Day Delivery and order completed

3. 2000 7th Feb : Phone Shipped to PPOBox Warehouse by UPS (Yeah it was same day delivery luckily!)

4. 8th Feb : PPOBox Updated that they have received the item and shipped it for India (They showed 1 day later acknowledgement in their tracker)

5. 9th Feb (Its Saturday) : Phone Reached India pending for Customs. I received a mail invoice from PPOBox for payment of shipping and customs due. Breakup for the same was as follows :

Item Actual Weight Including Volumetric: 440.0

ICC Shipping, Handling & Taxes: 618

Duty & Clearance Fees: Rs. 516

Additional Insurance: Rs. 224

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Total Due: Rs. 1,358

I paid the amount immediately on their portal.

6. 2000 11th Feb (Monday) : Phone Cleared of Customs, reached Mumbai Warehouse and from there dispatched for Hyderabad through Bluedart.

7. 1600 12th Feb (Tuesday) : Package delivered by Bluedart at my Home and the Wait is Over!!!

So finally, total cost = 21,053 ($349 + $14 + $32) + 1,358 (Shipping, Custom and Insurance) = Rs 22,411

total time = 7days (6.5 to be exact :))

Also, the package was sealed, when received and shipping invoice was attached to it.

For any other question kindly ask :)
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
Just one bro
[Nexus 4 General] saptak1990:
Welcome to Nexus 4 club! :D Btw how come you were billed for only Rs. 21,053 for $395??!!! That means no forex charges - or does HDFC bills it later separately? :confused:
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
It will come separately under conversion charges,fcy mark up charges like that.
[Nexus 4 General] :
1 person fixed .. more people required for group ordering nexus 4 accessories from USA and save shipping..

PM me if more are interested.

Thanks
[Nexus 4 General] khabu564:
help!!

I am using AMEX CC . My order is declined.

Procedure followed as explained in the whole thread ,

Is this due to different credit card adress and U.S adress i am giving as Billing n Shipping address.

Has anybody used AMEX card.

P.s i am using comgateway
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
Which TPU case should I buy? And from where? Which would be the best deal from cost + durability point? A link would be highly appreciated, preferably from ones using it. Thanks

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Use both cc address and shipping addrsss as same..
[Nexus 4 General] saptak1990:
Someone explained this a few pages back. AMEX has some fraud protection which prevents these transactions to take place. Try MasterCard or VISA.
[Nexus 4 General] khabu564:
I think he posted if one could confirm with bank to authorize the transaction it will go through!!

I could call AMEX ,contact them,

+

You could suggest me other banks , will be really helpful.

Thanks
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Use Hdfc credit card . its good
[Nexus 4 General] krups:
Finally its there...

Quoting my own post and continued...

Finally the beautiful Nexus 4 is in my hands! First thing I did was unlocked boot loader and rooted the rom :D

Price breakup for google play store 2 phones (8 & 16) + bumper: 299 + 349 + 2*19.99 + 13.99 = $ 701.97 (Shipped to HSG so no tax and paid through USA bank debit card)

12th Feb 12:20p IST: Shipment received at my home (Ahmedabad)

HSG express shipping - DHL tracking:

Custom charges (via Mumbai, no octroi in my case :)): 1184.52 INR

Per phone costs comes to

1. 8 GB (My friend's) = 299 + 19.99 + 6.99 + 16.77 = $ 342.75 = 18459 INR + 592 = 19051 INR

2. 16 GB (Mine) = 349 + 19.99 + 6.99 + 16.77 = $ 392.75 = 21151 INR + 592 = 21743 INR

Enjoying the beauty now.. Thanks!
[Nexus 4 General] trueblueram:
Is it just me or are there too many " how I ordered my nexus n how it got to India" posts (blogs almost) floating around ? Like excitement is understood, but by the time I scroll down through the screen shots of shipping details n reach the pic of the phone it turns out to be a drag. Surely everyone here knows how a nexus 4 looks by now:D
[Nexus 4 General] sumit999:
Received mine today :cool:

Ppobox does a gd job....got a sealed pack. Loved t bumper too :)

Now looking for a wireless charger....any suggestions b/w a pad or t orb???
[Nexus 4 General] jayeshrc:
surprisingly LG india has replacement parts for the phone. got my screen replaced today for Rs. 4691 (including service charge and tax)
[Nexus 4 General] ckranjan:
what?

which place?
[Nexus 4 General] X0LARIUM:
This device is pure Google goodness....love every bit of it!!!

But just worried for the glass back and front..

Sent from my DROID RaZr on JB.
[Nexus 4 General] keyrun8:
i will be ordering my nexus 4 very soon, i was thinking of buying the official bumper case along with it too, before i came across these cases

please suggest if i should buy any of these or go for the official bumper case

poetic atmosphere case for nexus 4 - http://www.yourpoetic.com/p/375/google-nexus-case

ringke hybrid fusion case for nexus 4 - http://www.rearthusa.com/google-nexus-4-hybrid-fusion-case

NOTE: i would like my case to be protective and fairly transparent as i love the back of the nexus 4 ;)

please help
[Nexus 4 General] sachujay:
got mine today

i recieved my nexus4 today through ppobox., which i ordered on 1st feb.

nice service by ppo box. :):cowboy:
[Nexus 4 General] para_droid:
My dream Nexus

Hi Folks,

I been following this thread since its early days. As you can see I have registered only now. It has been my dream to own a nexus 4 and I was able to realise this dream only because of this thread and the blog created by Saptak. I was hell bent on getting nexus 4 through a friend in US who was visiting India in december. Nexus 4 was launched in play store on 13th nov and then again sometime in the last week of november I guess 27th. I called up my friend at 2 am our time and asked him to place an order for me, but since the shipping estimate had slipped to 2-3 weeks, he advised me against it and instead told me that he'd get me a nexus 7, I hesitantly agreed and got my nexus 7 32 GB on dec 25 last year when he came to India and was really happy with it...until..... I saw nexus 4 back in stock again. This time the shipping estimate was 1-2 weeks and I decided come what may, I shall grab1. I registered on comGateway and placed an order for my dream phone on 29th jan(30th India time). It took google more than a week to ship it to Oregon. Once the shipment was listed on comG, I became ecstatic but I decided against buying any accessories from US owing to heavy customs duties and got my phone shipped through DHL. It reached Bangalore on sunday and was on hold until today. I gave a call to DHL and he confirmed that the shipment would reach my tmrw and estimated the duties as 807 INR. He said I need to add 100-200 Rs more to that citing warehouse charges. Has any1 ever paid anything extra under this category, I think they're trying to rip me off by a good 200 bucks . What do you guys suggest.Should I comply or refuse?

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Meanwhile here are the details

Tuesday, February 12, 2013	Location	Time

14	Clearance processing complete at BANGALORE - INDIA	BANGALORE - INDIA	19:30

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Thursday, February 07, 2013	Location	Time

1	Shipment picked up	PORTLAND, OR - USA	14:43

Cost breakup(used ICICI debit card-Charged only once, actually twice but that was for a duplicate order which the stupid playstore had placed on my behalf while displaying the persistent technical issues' page).

playstore charges-362.99$=20386.64-228.70 INR (extra forex refunded by icici)

comg charges-29.82$=1649 INR

DHL-807 INR(tentative :( )

BTW I made an important discovery. If you like the comgateway page on facebook and register afresh, you'll get a 5$ credit (please thank me for this)which you can use while shipping your Nexus 4 to India. Too bad, I was not able to take advantage of this because, my shipment had already reached my comgateway address. Special thanks to saptak and Iharkunwar(his unboxing video inspired me to achieve my goal(nexus 4 ;)) when I had given up all my hopes of getting it and Kudos to the thread starter.
[Nexus 4 General] atulalvenkar:
Its simple equation.

S3 pro - removable battery, sdcard, camera

S3 cons - no stable aosp roms, slow or no updates

N4 pro - aosp, faster ui, fastest updates, photosphere

N4 cons - weak camera

Sent from LG Google Nexus 4 using XDA Premium
[Nexus 4 General] rakeshishere:
Let me get this straight.

- Samsung Sucks for not releasing galaxy nexus and also not providing any kind of parts or paid service for Galaxy nexus users in India. Have seen too many Indian users with broken screens just having no clue what to do. Atleast LG is better in this way

- Will LG ever release this phone in India? I know anyone can order just like rest from play store or will launch of this device will be like galaxy nexus (DELAY.. DELAY... And say FU Indians, No nexus for you)

Sent from the Matrix
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
Btw if u kno anyone who needs Gnex screen let me know. I have an issue with my motherboard n the phone is useless for me except the screen which is still working.
[Nexus 4 General] rakeshishere:
There you go. Another galaxy nexus user with dead mobo and bricked phone. :D

Few Indian Galaxy Nexus users need screen here. You can post here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1588700

Sent from the Matrix
[Nexus 4 General] saurabhmishra:
Not sure if it will be billed later or not, but till not only this amount is being shown in my credit card statement. Lets hope for the best...
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
FCY charges for HDFC are shown in bill only but not in unbilled transactions which I think ur checking online.

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Just went through that thread. I don't understand how come suddenly so many ppl started having motherboard problem.
[Nexus 4 General] ashishv:
Nexus 4 wont give any motherboard or display problem right?If used properly??
[Nexus 4 General] rakeshishere:
Might be one of those from bad batch like the sudden death problem on SGS3 (also another mobo problem fixed with bootloader update by Samsung)

That's risk you take for buying a nexus without a warranty :( I'm one of those desperate users who waited for Galaxy nexus to launch and ultimately ended up buying the SGS2 aka I9100 mainly due to warranty and easy availability

Now wanted to switch and go for N4 but I guess it's gonna be the same waiting game.

Its all your luck. There's a reason why every manufacturer provides a 1yr warranty.

Sent from the Matrix
[Nexus 4 General] vkcv:
I have a relative in the USA who might be able to get me a nexus 4. It would really help if I could get a few clarifications :

1. Firstly, it says on the website that it will be shipped within 2-3 weeks, but are there chances of delays as I don't want it to land up there right after he leaves.

2. Secondly, I read on a number of sites that the nexus 4 has no warranty in India. will the people at LG be ready to service the product or will have they have spares? I wouldn't mind bearing the cost of the repairs. (considering the infamous glass back)

3. Thirdly, could anyone tell me about the battery life? Always good to know form someone who has been using the device.

Thanks in advance! :)
[Nexus 4 General] navino87:
Hello friends.. When i try to order nex4 from playstore using Tunnerbear, I get "Sorry! Devices on Google Play is not available in your country yet." Error :(. But when I checked the ip address, It shows the US IP only.. What is happening??
[Nexus 4 General] droidnexii:
Nexus 4 is a battery..

Battery backup pretty much sucks

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Try using sumrando....it wil 100% work..

ppl who have bought their devices can access us playstore without vpn now
[Nexus 4 General] sheik_yerbouti:
My package has officially left the Bangalore processing facility. Expecting deliver this evening or worse, tomorrow. :D
[Nexus 4 General] duuudee:
The same thing happened to me no matter what VPN I used..I guess google calculated my location based on my account and not my IP address ..so I just created another ID with us as my country (gave the ppo box address and phone number) then made sure I un checked link phone with ID option ... Placed my order..and it was a success (at least I hope it was) still waiting for shipping details..but now I can access the us play store without any VPN or ip changer
[Nexus 4 General] saptak1990:
Happy to help :cyclops: And only pay for what DHL delivery boy gives you a printed bill for. This way, even if you feel you're wrongly charged more, you can raise a ticket with DHL later. And normally DHL/ FedEx they all charge some handling fees of around Rs. 350. Compare with some of the DHL customs receipt screenshots posted earlier.
[Nexus 4 General] clifford.desouza:
Log out of Tunnelbear, login again, try again. Use a new browser if you need to.
[Nexus 4 General] black_scorp_ion:
Dude how much customs + handling charge?
[Nexus 4 General] navino87:
No matter what i do, I still cant access play store.. Could some1 please share light on this??
[Nexus 4 General] black_scorp_ion:
customs + handling how much?
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
Use justfreevpn.com, very simple and easy to use.
[Nexus 4 General] navino87:
It works well with UK proxy.. Can i order from UK play store?? It costs £279.00 and ships much faster.. What would be the difference in that case??

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No matter what proxy/vpn i use. I cant access the US play store...
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
Tell us more, so we can help you.

Proxy and VPN are different setup, which one did you use? Which OS/system? more info bro :) or PM me.
[Nexus 4 General] duuudee:
Like I said..I had to create a completely new ID with a us address and then I used a VPN app to access play store with my new us based ID..worked for me..
[Nexus 4 General] jumbo18:
I am also worried about the VPN payment. I've never done this before. Is this some sorta proxy?
[Nexus 4 General] clark_kent6:
Anyone's n4 being routed through ROISSY CHARLES,FR to Bangalore ? Any Idea how much time it will take, already 5 days since it was delivered to Portland,OR and the wait continues !!!
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
There is no difference between a VPN and a regular CC payment except VPN is more secure because there is another layer of encryption. So dont worry :good:
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
Mine got activated too last night. Able to access everything without proxy and currency changed to USD.
[Nexus 4 General] younussm:
That's not true .we have no idea who the owner of the VPN is and we can't trust him. If the site is http then all the data which we type will be sent in plain text .if it is https only the domain I'd wil be sent .
[Nexus 4 General] navino87:
K.. I already have ordered 2 nexus4 and 2 bumper from pay store using tunnelbear.. Now, when I try ordering another nexus4, I cant access the devices in play store.. Alternatively i had also tried few random proxies and vpn.. But same thing..

I also have created a new google a/c with US identity. Even then I cant access the devices in play store..

Tried in bth Win7 and XP..
[Nexus 4 General] niteshneela:
im thinking of ordering this :)

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Google-...ie=UTF8&qid=1360728572&sr=8-1&keywords=rearth

If anyone is interested lets do a group order :)

ps : im from hyderabad :)
[Nexus 4 General] alex40:
The item hasn't been reviewed yet. Amazon is famous for it's reviews. It would be useful if you purchase an item which has good reviews.
[Nexus 4 General] duuudee:
Set up a VPN on your cell phone and order using chrome mobile.. Or just download a VPN app from play store..best of luck :mad:
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
That would apply to https as well. If you know the key for encryption you can decrypt, whether it is https or vpn tunnel.

Anyway, I dont want to go off topic, so its upto the people to decide either way. Cheers :cool:
[Nexus 4 General] varshil:
Any1 who received the phone, does he have red light of death? Means if u switch off ur cell or cmplt battery drain, are you able to turn it on again?
[Nexus 4 General] nitin.chobhe:
Yes, HDFC is good except the part that they will levy Markup Fee and service tax on that. So they will charge around 3.5% extra on the transaction amount. Instead try ICICI or Citi bank credit cards. I read on this forum that these banks would not charge anything extra. But get it confirmed before proceeding... :angel:
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
No issues for me, I have hardware revision 11, old ones are 10. Check your hardware version by going into recovery (hold power and vol down while powering on).

Probably you want to charge it fully before using it.
[Nexus 4 General] nitin.chobhe:
Did not get your question. "Means if u switch off ur cell or cmplt battery drain, are you able to turn it on again?" Of course I'm :D
[Nexus 4 General] droidnexii:
dowload sumrando....

register

start the app

select us content
[Nexus 4 General] varshil:
My phoni is still in transit.. mt get it this week. Many people are complaining that phone if switches off, dn it is nt able to turn it on..
[Nexus 4 General] hsachdeva:
recirtu and

Good to hear that it was a hassle free service from them. I am only using them as shipping company... i have ordered the phone on my own. Ordered it on 4th but for some reason the order was stuck somewhere and did not move. Today it is showing that Google has received your order and i called play store helpline who confirmed that it will ship in 2-3 days. So hopefully i will have it by next week. :laugh: