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[Nexus 4 General] intrinsicreality:
Got my N4!

I want to thank everyone on this thread for helping me get a nexus 4. I had initially pre-ordered N4 16GB through cart2india on ebay and had to cancel it later.

Thanks to this thread, I finally ordered and got my N4 16 GB delivered and am very happy with it.

My order details for the interested folks:

Ordered on Play Store: 3rd Feb (via HopShopGo)

Shipped by Google: 6th feb

Arrived at HopShopGo: 7th Feb

Shipped by HopShopGo: 8th Feb (Express)

Arrived in Hyderabad: 12th Feb

So got my phone in almost 9 days. Not bad at all!:)

The total cost:

Play Store: 20,076.93

HopShopGo: 1,514.89

DHL: 1623.26 (Customs 1230 + Handling 350 + Taxes)

Total: 23215.08

I have no problems with the phone apart from the occasional buzzing/clicking while making a call but that only happens in my apartment where the signals are not good and it really isn't much of a problem.

Thanks everyone again for the help.:)
[Nexus 4 General] vikasverma:
If you use direct courier service then it would cost you 4-5 times....better you use ppobox service...you can find the details about ppobox in this thread..

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Great Man!!....did you use express delivery or standard one? mine is out of India today...I paid for express delivery ...:)
[Nexus 4 General] intrinsicreality:
Express Delivery
[Nexus 4 General] Murukesh:
Have some patience.. It's mostly Bluetooth fixes and loss of LTE after all. I got my phone yesterday and when I woke up today morning, the 4.2.2 was downloaded and ready to install. I'll bet yours well have it within the next few days.
[Nexus 4 General] duuudee:
Thanks bro :mad:

I paid using a state bank CC and like I said my shipping notification emil came 1 hour before it was actually delivered to the New York address..so your phone might already be on its way to your US address even before you get any notification from google..I've read in some other forums that people got their shipping notification after getting the phone.. Best of luck with your order :mad:

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Out of India or on its way to India ? :confused::silly:
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
Care to post the DHL+customs breakup mate?

Thanks for the info but I think the problem of device list getting messed-up could be intermittent..idk..coz I did use your trick 5 times yesterday to get the 4.2.2 update. I checked now and as you said, talk and gmail were logged out but the device was still showing up in the web version. Only thing that I noticed was the Carrier and Last Used fields were empty in web. I logged into talk now, opened Play Store, no agreement came up, downloaded a app and installed, checked Web version and I got the Carrier and Last Used fields populated again. :)
[Nexus 4 General] hsachdeva:
Ok, so my phone got delivered to MyUS.com yesterday morning and they shipped it out yesterday evening via DHL Express :good::D

Total Charge by MyUS.com = $39.21 (Shipping & Insurance) which is a bit high but i dont mind for the first order via this route.. might use PPO Box next time for cheaper shipping charges

So hopefully i should have it sometime early next week..:D

Can someone tell me what exactly i need to provide to DHL for customs clearance ? Is it the original order placed email that i received from Google Play store?
[Nexus 4 General] keyshore:
Order not processed by google since 1 week

I also placed order in Google playstore on 8th Feb, No progress till now :(

Order status shows "pre ordered"

I tried to contact support team through email, just got auto reply mail from support team.

if I call to their phone number directly, does it make in any difference?
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
Just got my nexus 4 flip case through borderlinx and paid no extra customs (other than paid to borderlinx), no delay in customs and delivered in flat 4 days.

I think borderlinx were more thorough in shipping because they had included a performa invoice certifying the value of items and it was outside the box.

Edit: here are pics https://plus.google.com/photos/103515068278320638939/albums/5845463153224574481/5845463372139617426 to the case with the phone

cost 20 + free shipping to borderlinx + 7 for customs + 30 for shipping to India (I had bought some other items as well)

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[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
how much did it cost you in total? its the Nillkin Flip case right
[Nexus 4 General] AREyouNOOB:
OK, i went into the HopShopGo,

But my doubt is how to order ?

Q's 1 : from where to order ? please provide step by step details. it will be really helpfull

which address ?

where to pay ?

how to send the nexus 4 to hopshopgo ?

in mumbai what is the custom taxes ?
[Nexus 4 General] X0LARIUM:
This ADB is one big mystery to me...ehrn i connected, it said looking for drivers...once drivers installed...nothing. No drive..no nothing..

Oh one sec..do u need adb installed? Cause I didn't have it..

Sent from my Π Σ Χ U S 4.
[Nexus 4 General] mukuntharajaa:
Hey HSG charges 10% service charge for shopping through them right ? Still how ur charges are less :confused:
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
Yes nillkin, updated the post with pictures and cost.

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[Nexus 4 General] keyrun8:
i am ordering the nexus 4 for me, but the credit card is on my dad's name. whose name should i put on the US address? will it do if i put my own name as i have already entered a shipment on ppobox by my name
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
Which screen protector are u using?
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
It came with one but I am not using any.:D

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[Nexus 4 General] cyanide911:
HSG charges 10% only if you buy through them. I.e. if you tell them to buy a product for you. If you pay for it yourself then there are no such charges.
[Nexus 4 General] intrinsicreality:
Please see the first page of this thread. All the info is listed there. What I meant was that I used the address provided by HopShopGo in Play Store.

I don't know. This is what HSG charged me for express shipping:

International Shipping Charges:	22.41

Fuel Surcharge:	2.49

Mandatory Insurance:

(Declared Value & Shipping at 0.65%.)	2.43

Total US$	27.33

They gave me 10% discount for using the payment gateway for paying though paypal.
[Nexus 4 General] X0LARIUM:
Cool signature bro.. Where did u get it from? :) :P

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[Nexus 4 General] chintan.y.t@gmail.com:
i placed om 8th,still in pending state.
[Nexus 4 General] duuudee:
Put the name which is there in your PPO Box address
[Nexus 4 General] jaiswalsachin:
I too placed on 8th and mine is shipped from Hopshopgo as well...

wonder why google is taking diff time for diff accounts....
[Nexus 4 General] ddz334:
Give your us addrress in shipping address and father's card address in wallet billing address
[Nexus 4 General] sidharthnahata:
declaration value

What is the value that you are declaring ? for hsg
[Nexus 4 General] ayusharad:
Anyone know of reliable source to get nillkin flip case..want one badly..!!
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
I got it from amazon, don't think you can get it in India.

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Bro, you inspired me :D

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[Nexus 4 General] X0LARIUM:
Is the phone getting hot? Specially on 3G? Mine is if used constantly with Chrome specially...

Anyone else?

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[Nexus 4 General] debsuvra:
Hmm, I actually did something similar to this after I updated my Nexus 7. Then rebooted and spent one day with it only to find out that it was still missing from my devices list on Google Play. Anyway, if your method worked for you, it's fine.

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Umm, don't wanna crash your party but that Π is a capital Pi and not N. So it's like Pexus. :)

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Mine gets hot randomly, perhaps depending on the signal strength as well. And I used to have a very tiny yellow patch on the left bottom side of screen when heated up (supposedly bonding issue of screen) but that is non existent now.
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
No, did not notice much heat. But coming from galaxy s2, n4 is running cooler.

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[Nexus 4 General] AayushDhuria:
Undervolt :D. Doesn't save much battery but prevents heating. OEMs set extra voltage for frequencies just increase stability so upto 75 to 100mV undervolt is fine.
[Nexus 4 General] nathan57971:
should have used borderlinx.. they pay off all customs charges.. No hidden charges during delivery
[Nexus 4 General] chintan.y.t@gmail.com:
i had ordered google nexus 4 on 8th feb,1$ got deducted from my icici cc, its in pending state since then,today i got a msg from icici that amount of 362.99$ has been reversed,i called google support twice,1 st customercare said me to wait,i called again and she said to update my google wallet account,but theres no update msg asked by my google wallet account,so i cannot update it.

what to do?
[Nexus 4 General] X0LARIUM:
Congratulations. U Just spoke Greek to me..hehhe..I don't know what all that means..of u could simplify it...plz...

And oh...

Party!

Sent from my Π Σ Χ U S 4.
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
Try with another international cc, if you have one.

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[Nexus 4 General] coolguy420:
I'm the unluckiest guy here......Here's my story:

I ordered on 30th January, when there was not enough balance in my account so my order was put on hold till I updated the card within 4-5 hours. I kept on waiting till 7th February, when, unfortunately, my dad needed some money from my account. So, I transferred all my money into his account. The transfer happened at 2.15PM (IST), and at 4:35 IST, I got an email from google saying 'an attempt to charge your card failed'. So, immediately within the NEFT hours, at the last minute, after my dad's requirement was finished, I transferred the money back to my account. Now, it has been almost 10 days and I haven't received any shipping update from google. I mailed them and they told me everything I already knew(all the order date, estimated shipping time and failed attempt).

WHY THE HELL IS GOOGLE NOT LISTENING TO ANYONE?????
[Nexus 4 General] chintan.y.t@gmail.com:
their has been no msg on my gmail acc about decline abt cc amount and no email asking for update,what to do now.
[Nexus 4 General] nitin.chobhe:
As expected today at 11.15 IST I got android update 4.2.2. No Wi-Fi, no GPRS nothing... All it took was just a minute...
[Nexus 4 General] jayeshrc:
bangalore, the KH road branch. but im guessing others will have it too. or can order it faster and cheaper even if they dont
[Nexus 4 General] AayushDhuria:
Have you previously used your CC? I use it all the time to buy apps. Btw they deducted $394 as soon as I hit Buy! Which was just 2-3hours ago

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:) I've been rooting n stuff from 2.5 years now, I totally depend on root apps n functionality.
[Nexus 4 General] X0LARIUM:
So did I...I had a RAZR before this... I don't even want to start with what all I do with it...

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[Nexus 4 General] AayushDhuria:
Lol :p I know, rooting creates a mess sometimes. Btw you don't use apps like GMD Gesture control? xD If not then check it out :P and watch the video and imagine it's potential :P
[Nexus 4 General] chintan.y.t@gmail.com:
orderd on 8th,still in pending state,received msg from icici today taat your amount has been reversed,calling google again and again,told everything is fine,just wait,they even emailed me to wait.

is this happened with anyone?
[Nexus 4 General] AayushDhuria:
Nope, as I said, they deducted 22k right away as soon as I hit buy, I'm scared that they might charge me again when shipping, lol.
[Nexus 4 General] chintan.y.t@gmail.com:
when did u ordered?i never bought anything before
[Nexus 4 General] AayushDhuria:
5pm IST 16/12. And within a minute, I got sms saying a transanction of 22,305 has been made using my SBI CC and SBI guy called to confirm it.
[Nexus 4 General] akhz99:
Can i get the poetic bumper black or yellow color within india under Rs. 1000.. if yes plz let me know from where
[Nexus 4 General] Dhiraj:
Help is needed for US buyer

Hi, can anybody confirm the steps for buying N4 by my friend stay in USA. He likes to control the whole process by himself i.e creating Hopshopgo / PPOBox acc and payment method by his USA CC, only the Indian address part will be mine(no problem with his name).How can I track the shipping details and use the same Google acc later? Is their any way to remove the CC no. later from Google wallet ?I am ready to purchase ,but these parts are not clear to my friend.Help us.
[Nexus 4 General] AayushDhuria:
It's 2.5x original price on ebay. I don't think you'll find original one here in India for <1000. I wanted it with Nexus 4 but it's out of stock, i'll have to order it again :/ Damn.
[Nexus 4 General] CnC-ROCK:
If I ask somebody to buy N4 (not carrier/sim locked) in US..how much would it cost? shipping and custom should not be counted.because that person will bring it to India...and It would work with Indian carriers if it is not sim locked right? No baseband problems?
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
Whatever you do. Make sure you take express shipping which will cost $3 more but u will save 1200 octroi on Mumbai

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Dude, read the thread. Atleast 100 ppl have already received this phone with assistance of this thread. It is bound to work Indian carries. Nyway, look at my signature. I can confirm that.

Cost would be phone cost + shipping chgs to frn or relative house in US which will be determined at the point of sale. Don't worry, when u enter the address it will show u shipping cost for US address and then u can confirm if you want to go ahead with buying.
[Nexus 4 General] Dhiraj:
Is is applicable over other parts of India???
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
It is always unlocked version when you order from GPlay. Depending on where your friend resides in US, state tax would be applicable during checkout at GPlay. So your final cost would be $349 + 13.99 + state tax (between $0 and $33) for Nexus 16GB.

If you are purchasing with Indian credit or debit card then add additional 3.5% markup fee for forex conversion.
[Nexus 4 General] chintan.y.t@gmail.com:
yes u can remove your cc details from google wallet details.
[Nexus 4 General] Dhiraj:
Thanks. Is is possible to add my own address which is different from my friend's USA based paypal acc address as shipping address ?
[Nexus 4 General] mukuntharajaa:
Think he has ordered through HSG

"

Ordered on Play Store: 3rd Feb (via HopShopGo)

"
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
Nah... This city pays most taxes n still we are taxed more.... We are the only city to pay octroi
[Nexus 4 General] ddz334:
Unfortunate

Sorry chintan.y.t@gmail.com for your misfortune. How did you solve it? I think rather than depending on google support, going ahead to place a new order with another card would be better option. You will get it. Best wishes.
[Nexus 4 General] hsachdeva:
http://geb.ebay.in/g/ImportHubViewI...oogle-Nexus-4-Smart-Phone-E960-LG-Yellow-Gray

i have been looking for it as well.. the link above is the cheapest option to get ones. Its INR 1221. This is using Ebay's Global Easy buy... Dont worry about paying extra for customs etc coz this price includes everything i.e shipping , customs etc. I bought a sim cover for my HTC Desire last month using Global Easy buy for INR 600 and it was for INR 2000 in ebay.in buying from india reseller.

once i have made up my mind on which cover / case to buy i will also probably use this option to buy a cover since it works out much cheaper.

Hope it helps!:good:
[Nexus 4 General] sagarmangla:
Ordered my Nexus 4 on the 12th of February.

The Order Changed to GOOGLE RECEIVED YOUR ORDER today morning that is 16th Morning (IST)

Today evening the order changed to Estimate Delivery on 1st March 2013.

Now again the order has changed to Estimate Shipping on 1st March 2013. (Wierd)

Hope my Nexus 4 arrives this week..
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
U sure it covers the customs?
[Nexus 4 General] sidharthnahata:
cases

how are nillkin cases ?
[Nexus 4 General] hsachdeva:
Yes. All charges are included in the price you have through Ebay.
[Nexus 4 General] sidharthnahata:
Hyderabad

any idea abt the customs for hyd ?
[Nexus 4 General] Mindfreak14:
Hey Guys ...Google has delivered my order to HSG yesterday! but HSG has not sent any mail & haven't updated anything on my HSG acc. so Shud i be worried??

and Today being Saturday .. their customer support chat is also closed!! :(

What shud i do now!!? Will i have to wait till monday? for them to update? :@

Plzz any advice/help wud be appreciated ....
[Nexus 4 General] akshayoh:
Help!!!

Any one who buy N4 through HOPSHOPGO??? Please tell me the total cost of the phone (Including taxes, shipping in US and customs, shipping to India)....

I am from Punjab.....
[Nexus 4 General] AayushDhuria:
ETA of delivery? :S, I think i'll go with official bumper as soon as it'll be available.

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I'm from punjab as well, I've ordered through ppobox.

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http://www.ebay.in/itm/LG-GOOGLE-NE...ories&hash=item3ccec2eda9&_uhb=1#ht_500wt_923

Check this OUUUUUT!!! :D
[Nexus 4 General] akshayoh:
What was the total cost by PPOBox???
[Nexus 4 General] sidharthnahata:
HSG genrally takes time of 24hrs to update since it was a holiday its better you wait

however check your spam and the package at us address tab on hsg
[Nexus 4 General] Murukesh:
My bad. I thought I'd attached a pic of the invoice too. Here it is.

Also, one thing that was useful to me with my first Nexus⁴ was the web interface to Contacts-www.google.com/contacts. Once Google had synced my contacts, it's much more convenient to edit from the desktop. :D

With this Nexus I've only noticed the heating issue a couple of times: the first time I started it and when I was downloading, uploading and watching a HD video at the same time. (But then the same was true of the last one too.)

The feel and responsiveness of the touchscreen without the plastic on it on it is just.. heaven.

No noticeable problems - no rattling, hissing in audio or such. My Seinheiser headphones work well with the Nexus as do my Samsung Bluetooth headset.
[Nexus 4 General] Murukesh:
Wait, let me add this PDF that the dhl customer care guy emailed me. If anyone of you can make sense of it, thanks. http://db.tt/NmZY7aWr
[Nexus 4 General] akhz99:
Lucky you.. something happened atleast.. i placed order on same date and still nothing
[Nexus 4 General] AayushDhuria:
I'm yet to find out :D. Google has deducted 22k as i ordered my phone. (Idk, most people get money deducted 4-5 days after ordering). I'm kinda scared. Ppobox shipping + insurance + customs will cost me $25 which will add upto 24k. Which is 2k more than someone posted few pages back whoordered via ppobox as well. I think it's some SBI mess up, if you convert $394 into INR using Google, it converts to 21k. Damn you SBI!
[Nexus 4 General] andymandy:
what should be the actual customs charge ?

I have observed PPO BOX is charging for customs around Rs. 800 in bill itself & also in borderlinx.com cost calculator custom charges are $14 (inr 755). But usually those customers who shipped with DHL getting charged for customs clearance around Rs.2300 (observed in previous posts).

I'm in dilemma through which courier I should ship, is fedex honest at applying custom charges. which courier is best for honestly clearing customs as per bill amount (i.e 2% of phone amount) ?. Please someone help on this. its important for every 1 here.
[Nexus 4 General] sheik_yerbouti:
Customs is calculated based on the product being imported and not the courier through which it's being imported. It's not something you can control either. So stop worrying and order the phone.
[Nexus 4 General] whosaysjohn:
This is not the original bumper, just a duplicate, the guy started selling it at 300 a piece in January, now he is changing a grand for it and that too still preorder state... Original though is 2200...

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] hsachdeva:
Read the statement from the posting - its not the original...

THIS IS NOT A BUMPER FROM LG OR GOOGLE,JUST A HIGH QUALITY REPLACEMENT FOR IT!!

FOR ORIGINAL CHECK MY OTHER LISTING
[Nexus 4 General] clark_kent6:
Guys, I recieved my nexus 4 yesterday :).. I just want to thank you all guys for making this forum and assisting in queries.

Here's the details of my purchase:

5th Feb - Ordered N4 at playstore using CC . They charged me after 6hrs .

7th Feb - got confirmation that google has shipped.

8th Feb - Package reached Portland and I shipped it to Bangalore

8th-13th Feb - Package moved around from Portland -> Indianapolis -> France -> Dubai -> Bangalore.

15th Feb - package cleared customs in Blr

16th Feb - fedex delivered to my house.

For shipping I used ComG. Here's how cost worked out for me

N4+shipping to Portland - 362.9 $

International Shipping - 25.2 $

Customs - ~15 $ ( 825 INR) so Total around 403 $

Joy of opening N4 - PRICELESS :)

So thanks a lot guys and thanks to Saptak who has his wonderful blog explaining the process.
[Nexus 4 General] sidharthnahata:
you are lucky i ordered on the 4th of feb and my package is in midlands uk as of now hope to get it soon
[Nexus 4 General] clark_kent6:
Which shipping service are you using ?
[Nexus 4 General] sidharthnahata:
HGS premium i ordered from the play store on 4th and it reached hsg on the 15th
[Nexus 4 General] IndDoc:
Anyone here who ordered on or before the 9th and yet to get shipping notification? People who ordered after that are getting their phones shipped and I'm still stuck at Google has received your order. Sigh.
[Nexus 4 General] D3LeT3:
Order still in Pending? Here's what you should do-

For those of you waiting for over 10days in pending state with just 1bullet point in Wallet, here's what you should do.

1. Tell tech support to connect you to the wallet helpline and get your Google wallet account status checked. They place a Hold on accounts for random reasons. Unblocking takes 1-2days.

2. If you're account's not on hold, and you're past the expected shipping estimate, tech support will transfer your case to a specialist. They usually revert in 48hours. Don't call them before 48 hours. The reason being, everytime you call them the agent who answers the call takes over the case and the timeline for response is reset to 24-48hours(an agent told me this). Best would be to respond to the email for any updates within the 48hours.

3. If your case hasn't been resolved after 48hours of it being sent to the specialist, call tech support after 10am Eastern Time and ask to speak to the Supervisor. Don't waste time talking to the agents as they will tell you to wait. Explain your case to the supervisor and your issue will be addressed.

My order was 'Received my google' on 16Feb when my

shipping date was 13Feb

after ordering on 31st Jan. My device will ship soon hopefully and Google's offered to refund my shipping charges to make up for the delay, after the supervisor requested the same.

I've learnt the above steps the hard way and I know how frustrating it can be. I just thought I'd share my experiences and course of action you could take. Cheers!
[Nexus 4 General] funzuloo:
Guys which body skin cover for both front and back is best around for nexus 4? i have heard about many so confused which is best.....
[Nexus 4 General] IndDoc:
So you're not getting your nexus, then? Sorry to hear about your bad experience. Hope the same doesn't happen to me! I'm on 2 bullet points, so I guess my wallet account is ok?