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[Nexus 4 General] atulalvenkar:
They search for price of phone in India. Once they get a hit, they use it to calculate customs.

Sometimes they come across a hit in ebay where some folks are selling for 30-35k and use that.

They only use declared price if they don't get any hits on price or ignore ebay hits.
[Nexus 4 General] samsandeepe:
Finally got my Nexus 4 16 GB last evening. :laugh:

Bought from ebay.in for Rs. 27,249/- - 8% coupon = Rs. 25,249/-

:angel:
[Nexus 4 General] karanits:
Both.
[Nexus 4 General] depletion:
my phone has reached Bangalore fedex office and then it shows "clearance delay Import" what does that mean and how much time will it take"
[Nexus 4 General] para_droid:
Can you please post the duty levied on your phone once you get the details? I got my phone via DHL and they held the shipment @ customs for 2-3 days.
[Nexus 4 General] eddy4823:
can you post the link of the listing ?
[Nexus 4 General] nitin.chobhe:
You got a nice deal... Congrats :good:
[Nexus 4 General] 'thunder'rocky:
doubt

I have a US cc of my frnd who can book it for me...so i put his name in d billing nd his address....and in the shipping side i put the ppobox address and my name??

is it correct...also in whose name will google issue the invoice? i need it in my name to claim a reimbursement frm my company....

also should i wait for the refund to come before going ahead with my next order??
[Nexus 4 General] D3LeT3:
Stop your random posts. I've just gone through your post history and it's random messages in random device forums. Stop trolling or you're gonna get reported.
[Nexus 4 General] 'thunder'rocky:
doubt

Also people can i use my hdfcCC in another wallet account using a virtual card.....i have my previous wallet account suspended and the order was cancelled.
[Nexus 4 General] chintan.y.t@gmail.com:
anyone who want to ship their phone or are going to buy their phone,i strictly advise u to use ppobox if u live in maharashtra.

dhl is charging anything to anyone.
[Nexus 4 General] bagmar.rakesh:
hmmmm...So is it worth getting the Nexus 4 over the Galaxy S3?
[Nexus 4 General] atulalvenkar:
Depends on what you want the most. If you want fastest updates then no other device will cut it for you.

e.g next android version is coming in May, I bet you GS3 won't see it till September/October.

Nexus 4 has the best hardware to price ratio currently. You get hardware better than S3 at about 2/3rd the cost. Galaxy S4 is a different story

as it is rumored to have next gen processor, but then it will launch sometime in April/May and cost nearly 40k at launch.
[Nexus 4 General] 'thunder'rocky:
ppo box address query....

Guys how is the ppo box address to be filled...and how to create the package id??

can i get a snapshot??nd wat wil b d approx cost of shipping 2nexus ? i knw its 1358/- for 1 order...

thanx:good:
[Nexus 4 General] jinal21:
I just got a mail from PPOBox saying I have to pay so and so amount which I have for my Nexus 4, but on their website it still shows that the shipment is in transit, the phone was shipped on the 25th from their NY warehouse so assuming the phone is under Custom Clearance and they are yet to update, when will I get my phone.

Also, I live in Mumbai, so will I have to pay octroi??
[Nexus 4 General] sagarmangla:
I also got a mail from them for the payment.

I made the payment and called them when will i recieve the device, they said by friday.

Also no octroi nothing in Mumbai for PPOBOX shipments.

You only have to pay 1358 for 1 phone.

I recieved 2 phones yesterday from PPO and 2 more are coming on friday..

Press Thanks if i Helped you.
[Nexus 4 General] ImSherlocked:
Anyone in Pune used PPOBox? Did you pay octroi?
[Nexus 4 General] bagmar.rakesh:
Thanks. I guess I will go for the Nexus 4. The nexus 10 I have from Google is running buttery smooth on the stock OS and might expect the same with N4. Its just the camera picture quality that is getting me drawn towards the S3 but I don't think the N4 cam is that bad. Or is it?
[Nexus 4 General] chintan.y.t@gmail.com:
i know this is the wrong forum for this,but i want to know how do u install apk files on your pc to your nexus 4?

i always use file explorer,but theres none in nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] anubhav77:
use adb install <apkname> to install the apk from your machine.
[Nexus 4 General] atulalvenkar:
Download some file explorer from play store. ES Explorer, Solid Explorer, AndroZip
[Nexus 4 General] chintan.y.t@gmail.com:
no wifi at home,no data plan so cannot connect to playstore,wanted to play some games so installed it from torrentz.

any other option i can do right now.

or else will do afterwards.
[Nexus 4 General] Dhiraj:
Take the help of some nearby friend's Bluetooth enabled device.

Or you can use connectify software to create laptop hotspot.
[Nexus 4 General] bagmar.rakesh:
ES explorer is the best option. I have it on my N10 and its perfect as a file explorer. You can attach the .apk file from your PC to your email address and then download it on your Nexus 4. If you dont have internet connectivity, you can always side load them or copy the .apk files from your PC if you have the developer options open. And then you can use the file explorer to run the .apk file. But make sure in the settings, "install applications from 3rd party" option is ON. I don't know where its on the N4 but that's how I did it on the Nexus 10 tablet.
[Nexus 4 General] sathkartha:
Settings >security >unknown sources
[Nexus 4 General] nitin.chobhe:
I've downloaded ES explorer and you can easily get that from play store.

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You opt for any forwarding service and you can not avoid octroi. I used HSG and had to pay Rs 937 as octroi....
[Nexus 4 General] sarthakkapoor25:
Hey,earlier in one post i saw a nexus 4 case for 150.Too bad cant find it again.:(.Can anyone share the link please.:)
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
If you are looking for

this

, (was available for 150rs) don't bother to search any further as it was a pricing error. I had ordered this and the order was cancelled and refunded as expected. :p

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[Slightly offtopic but related to N4 in a way]

LG Optimus G E975 finally landed in India for 35,500/- (official LG price) and available at online retailers for 30,990/-
[Nexus 4 General] TheQuarterMile:
Doesn't look like the Nexus 4 is coming to India.

Anyone using the Snapdragon BatteryGuru app? Any difference?
[Nexus 4 General] sarthakkapoor25:
Yeah thats the one.:(.
[Nexus 4 General] bagmar.rakesh:
Does USB OTG cables work for any of you on the nexus 4? I am planning to buy it but the 16GB capacity is simply not enough. Will need to use Flash drives with my phone (if I buy it).
[Nexus 4 General] Gorillazz:
hey can you please provide the break up of your purchase. Also did you order two nexus phone at one go through ppobox??? if yes then cost break up! thanks :)
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
The normal ones does not work as nexus 4 does not have enough to power them. You will need the one with powered externally. Have not used it but read somewhere

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Search for the break up many of them have provided it. Break ups for all like hsg,ppobox have been posted
[Nexus 4 General] sahilisburman:
please suggest me a good N4 Case/Bumper under 500 buks. please don't suggest the s line one

Thanks
[Nexus 4 General] ddz334:
please suggest me a good N4 Case/Bumper under 500 buks. please don't suggest the s line one

Thanks

I am using a rock case. Still now satisfied. See here

http://bijopaul.blogspot.com/2013/02/nexus-4-in-india.html
[Nexus 4 General] sagarmangla:
618 - shipping and handling charges

516 - customs

224 - insurance

for one phone
[Nexus 4 General] IndDoc:
Just got off the phone with DHL, and my customs duty comes to be Rs. 811. Huh. That's a bit less than I expected. Parcel should be dispatched tomorrow and FINALLY will get it day after. Phew. What a long wait!
[Nexus 4 General] sagarmangla:
Where are you from?

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And when was your order dispatched from HSG/COMGATE?

Mine was shipped out on the 25th from Portland and the tracking still shows that it left London.
[Nexus 4 General] keyrun8:
Received the Nexus 4 today evening. :D

WOW!

And strangely enough, the delivery boy didn't take any custom charges.:confused:

So the total cost comes out to be:

22,300 to google

1,350 to PPOBOX.

So 23,650 for everything. :D
[Nexus 4 General] IndDoc:
I'm from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The phone is in mumbai customs right now. Just got cleared after a delay of 3 days. CGW shipped mine on 23rd Feb.

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22.3k for the phone? When did you order? When I ordered, USD to INR rate was 1 USD = 53.1 INR. So my phone cost, includong shipping to comgateway, is 20.3k. Also, the price that you gave to ppobox has all included. They didn't split it down, that's all.
[Nexus 4 General] balabe87:
PPOBox address format regarding

All of you who had purchased through PPOBox, Could anybody let me know how you guys exactly typed their address in Google wallet account? its too big and has lot of contents. Can anybody help?
[Nexus 4 General] sagarmangla:
Okie.

I am from mumbai, don't know how much customs they would charge me.

Hope the customs guys don't go insane and charge 2.5 to 3 k.

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U shipped it to com gate way.

Ppobox Is in new york , so 33$ is tax.

That is y the difference.
[Nexus 4 General] Nikschavan:
Owning a Nexus 4 is an amazing experience.

I was never asked so many questions by strangers about my phone. Its a great device.

Guys do buy screen protectors, despite being gorilla glass 2 my nexus 4 has a small hairline scratch on back.

Has anyone used gadgetsheildz

which screen protectors and bumper/case you guys who got their phone are using?
[Nexus 4 General] IndDoc:
If you're using Dhl, they'll phone you probably before customs is charged if customs says your phone is undervalued. Then you can send a proof of the right price. Then you'll be charged accordingly. This is if you're lucky.

Mumbai people don't have to worry about customs, you have octroi looting you more :P

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I'm planning on buying one. I don't know how to use it though. Also am scared that it won't come off!
[Nexus 4 General] gautam_nexus:
can any one explain how can i order the phone from google and the cases from amazon together using ppo box i want to order 2 nexus 4 and 2 fullbody screen guard and 2 of these http://www.amazon.com/Black-Google-Selling-Premium-Package/dp/B00B7QGT6U/ref=pd_bxgy_cps_text_y

and what values should i put in http://www.ppobox.com/ppocalci.aspx for the entire order?
[Nexus 4 General] ashishv:
He meant to say that he paid 22.4k to google including forex rates.:cool:
[Nexus 4 General] obeliex:
I placed the order on 25th early morning (24th as per Google time.)....2 pcs using ICICI CC with Com gatway address. No news ....(not good news)

Just called Google by phone....They sound like Govt office ...First Googleplay and then Wallet team...still can not get thro to "Specialist".

They promised to find out what is the status..I got one mail each from Google play customer service & Wallet team saying the matter is sent to specialist.

while talking , I asked wallet team to check whether nexus 7 & samsung Chromebook is available and will it be shipped immediately,if I place a new order? The lady says ..No first we will check your wallet and see why there is a delay. No use chasing them with in 3 days.

I spoke from Gmail phone.Free of course (on 3G connection):angel:

Later went to Amazon site and ordered one samsung Chrome book at the same price as Google play store+one Kindle paperweight HD with the same credit card and the order is on eligible for free shipping to my forwarder .

Amazon customer service is First class..

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Call PPO mumbai office whether they will consolidate the two packages. Amazon order will reach PPO ddress with in 5-7 days. But N4 can take more time.

So you need to ask them whether they will hold the cases till the phone arrives from Google with out any demurrage?
[Nexus 4 General] harshag:
Yaay

Phone on Google Play Store - $349

Shipping from CA to NY - $13.99

Tax to NY State - $32.22

International Shipping from NY to Bangalore - Rs. 618

Customs & Duty - Rs. 516

Insurance Fees - Rs. 224

Joy of experiencing Pure Android on the Nexus 4 - Priceless !:D

#Nexulicious​

Just got my phone delivered this afternoon. Trust me, this is a masterpiece ;)

Thanks to PPOBox and Google, got my shipment in Flat 8 days from the date of placing the order in the Play Store. And that too the package came intact from the customs, no seals broken. I stay in Bangalore, but my customs were cleared in Mumbai.

The extra $32 NY tax thing shouldn't hold you back from ordering via PPOBox, the service that they give you is worth it. Their Customer Care guys both in Mumbai and NY are always reachable over phone and they patiently answer your queries. And what not , they have the lowest handling and clearing charges. I just paid Rs. 1358 in addition to what i paid directly to Google. Just a pointer , because i have seen people complaining about HSG / CG charging high on customs and delivery.

My Timeline

Feb 19th - Placed Order on Play Store (Using my Brother's US Credit Card)

Feb 21st - Google Shipped the Order

Feb 22nd- Delivery to PPOBox warehouse in NY

Feb 23rd - PPOBox shipped it to India

Feb 24th - Package Received in Mumbai and under Customs Clearance

Feb 25th - Customs Cleared and got the invoice for Rs.1358 from PPOBox , paid on the same day.

Feb 26th- Shipped from Mumbai to Bangalore via BlueDart

Feb 27th - Received the phone at my Office address in the afternoon

Feb 28th - Saying thank you to everyone on XDA for this wonderful thread :)​

A big thanks to everyone who helped us in answering our noob queries. (Though i have clicked thanks personally to all of them who answered my individual queries):good:

Feel free to ask any questions on my itinerary or related items.:cowboy:

Regards,

Harsha
[Nexus 4 General] mitchell_asada:
Nexus sbi help

Hi sagarmangla,

When your bank said your transaction was declined after a few days, what did you do? Did you talk to the bank or there wasn't any problems and the payment went through, is it?.

Actually I also got the same message as you did. I booked my nexus 4 (8gb) on 17th. Still my wallet account says pending and suddenly this SBI guy cancelled this transaction.:( Please advise me what to do.

Some one please reply
[Nexus 4 General] Nikschavan:
There are videos on you YouTube on how to install the screen protectors. Its easy to install it.

Ate you buying any case?
[Nexus 4 General] nitin.chobhe:
Hey dude, congrats... Looks like you are luckiest person on this forum... :D
[Nexus 4 General] prudhivisekhar:
How to take sms backup. Is there pc suite available which is compatible with nexus?
[Nexus 4 General] depletion:
I ordered one screen guard and nexus 4 but screen guard got cleared in customs on Monday in Delhi but nexus 4 reached Bangalore but it has not cleared customs till date .any reasons for that
[Nexus 4 General] trueblueram:
Lol... Nope. There are apps in the play store which does SMS backups
[Nexus 4 General] prudhivisekhar:
can u recommend some apps please.
[Nexus 4 General] roshans15:
Living in UP

Hey hi everyone ,

I read somewhere that UP goverment has some weird rules about receiving nexus 4. They ask you to fill some form no.37 or 38 ?? is it pain ?? has anyone done it before ?? (living in up and ordering nexus 4 ?? I live in kanpur and wanted to order through PPOBOX. I just wanted to know if i should ship the phone to my Kanpur address or my Maharshtra address ??

I will order as soon as this thing gets clear. Please help .
[Nexus 4 General] sumy08:
Yeah i am going to use gadgetshield but sadly I don't have my Nexus4 with me at the moment :(, will be delivered soon, will update you once i install full body...
[Nexus 4 General] nitin.chobhe:
Instead of backing up only SMSes I would rather go for backing up the entire device :cool:
[Nexus 4 General] harshag:
Which forwarder did you use?
[Nexus 4 General] sumy08:
Do you want to backup on your Nexus4 or some from some other device ?

On Android download this app from playstore "Super Backup : SMS & Contacts"

Done !!!
[Nexus 4 General] depletion:
I used comgateway bro and weired thing screen guard reached delhi customs and nexus to bangalore.I guess seal will not be intact then..I already waited months and now this (haathi nikal gaya but doom reh gaya
[Nexus 4 General] pawansunder:
Actually! it wont make any difference... Just give the address which you are more sure of. In the previous post, people have mentioned being charged about 500-1000 extra in Maharashtra compared to the other states.

And PPOBOX has got the custom charges less compared to other frieght forwarding companies, though its not under their control.

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:confused: Is there any chances that Google might ship the phone earlier than the estimated date of shipping? Has anyone got shipped like that?

Its just that i can't wait any longer, my estimated date of shipping is march 7th.:crying:
[Nexus 4 General] sumy08:
I will suggest, Never order to Noida address, I am also a victim of the same, although I am unsure if it applies to whole UP, somebody in previous posts got it delivered to kanpur, just scroll a posts...
[Nexus 4 General] NishantM:
Just heard in the budget that custom duty on mobile phones above Rs.2000 has been increased to 6%.
[Nexus 4 General] 'thunder'rocky:
dis will b applicable from d next financial year na?? ya immediately?? :eek:
[Nexus 4 General] NishantM:
Applicable from April 1st 2013.
[Nexus 4 General] shishirasm:
What about for tablets... I'm thinking of buying a nexus 7 3g tablet... Will it be the same 16% or higher???
[Nexus 4 General] sumy08:
Relax !! they will ship before that..btw when did you order ?
[Nexus 4 General] 'thunder'rocky:
i jst hope google ships out my order soon...i ordered yesterday... i should get it in a month na?? :eek:
[Nexus 4 General] bagmar.rakesh:
This is bad news and I guess it was coming..I should buckle up now and order it soon as hope to receive it before March end.:(
[Nexus 4 General] Dragooon123:
It'll still be about Rs 1,200 on N4, not too bad.
[Nexus 4 General] NishantM:
Didn't hear anything about tablets though. I guess the duty remains unchanged. Will have so see the highlights later in some news sites.
[Nexus 4 General] bagmar.rakesh:
Guys, I see that you are ordering from the google play store using various sites like PPObox, hopshopgo and various other services etc. Which one of them would be the cheapest in terms of the final landed price of Nexus 4 if we assume that I won't be using the service again once my N4 lands here.
[Nexus 4 General] afdals:
HSG

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Nop if u order 16GB Google will ship ur order within a week :thumbup:
[Nexus 4 General] harshag:
Oh, thats unusual. Did you call up DHL / Fedex guys ?
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
Thanks for the info. Sad and stupid. Will anyone import mobile phones < 2k? :laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] xpress7:
I didn't get any reply till now. He replied to your mail and ignored mine? :confused: Probably I will get the same response.

I don't know why, but slowly I am losing interest about this phone... ;)
[Nexus 4 General] Pratz1:
Yes i think so its for PAYPAL customers only
[Nexus 4 General] naveen_reloaded:
I am planning to buy one , at present where can i get it and how ? is it available and what is the min wait period ?
[Nexus 4 General] rashidqansari:
LOL. We are literally on the same boat. Did you get in touch with cart2india ?

Hope so too, Agree on the whole bumper / case thing, kills the phone feel completely.

Do you have any idea what number where you on the list? or date when you ordered ?. Don't know if they have specific replies / timelines based on order date or just random, tell anyone anything :)

Never waited for any phone so long or so anxiously. :-s
[Nexus 4 General] vsajan:
+ nexus 4

...never waited 4 any phone :|....when i asked the cart2india ..they said they will get phone to their warehouse on 8th dec...but the expected shipping date in my eBay is on or before 9th DEC :|....doono what happens.. expected date to reach me is on or dec 26th as per cart2india

but i registered for the phone on nov 11...
[Nexus 4 General] NishantM:
I really don't remember the exact number I was on. I think it was between 60 - 70.

Wait for today, I think you'll get more or less the same reply.

I had placed the order on 14th November.

The only thing that we can do is wait, which I know is very painful :silly:
[Nexus 4 General] njankit:
I bought using HDFC credit card. I got charged 55.65 per dollar. And HDFC will charge around Rs 1 per dollar as foreign currency charges which is not mentioned in the sms but we come to know it after looking at the statement at the end of the month.
[Nexus 4 General] xpress7:
Got a reply from cart2India just now.

We are getting the product procured from our suppliers and we will be delivering the product as per schedule.

But as per schedule, my shipping date is 6th December. So don't know clearly whether they will ship it by that date, or ask for another time extension. I sent a mail for the clarification, though.
[Nexus 4 General] brar.arsh:
Oh Wow.. Nov 27th Orders have started shipping and some people already got tracking numbers..

Now mine is 28th Nov order, lets see what happens to those..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2021763
[Nexus 4 General] karanits:
Yup ...that's why I said 56=55+1...that is good

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Nexus 4 General] njankit:
$ 20.75 is the international shipping, then 14% of international shipping is fuel surcharge, .65% (of the total cost of phone + shipping) is insurance. What i couldn't find was about domestic shipping charges. If I'm not in remote area, will I still have to pay additional domestic shipping charges?

Also from the shopandship circular I came to know that custom duty on mobile phones is 4.3% of the assessed value of phone.