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[Nexus 4 General] trueblueram:
It takes 2 days, usually deliver happens the 3rd day morning
[Nexus 4 General] Murukesh:
Exactly my reaction with my first Nexus. The Google boot logo with the e that looks like it's laughing and the awesome X boot logo..
[Nexus 4 General] image4u:
Thanks, just now sent them an email.
[Nexus 4 General] vettijack:
Could this cause a delay in our shipping?

Snowstorm threatens northeast US, over 2,600 flights cancelled.

A blizzard of potentially historic proportions threatened to strike the northeast with up to 2 feet of snow forecast along the corridor from New York City area to Boston.

--- TOI
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
Section 19 of customs law provides such rules. Being a CA student m aware of such things. If your invoice has separate price for accessories then you may argue with the authorities but unless u are ready for litigation, they will start all valuation rules n all so as to impound your products. If they agree then its good. Else tell them sry n forget it.
[Nexus 4 General] image4u:
8GB is out of stock now. 16GB 2-3 weeks delivery.
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
Dont worry, they will re-route :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 4 General] ayusharad:
Any info on Poetic Borderlinx Atmosphere Case in Delhi..??
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Lucky me. My phone is in UK Heathrow waiting to ship.
[Nexus 4 General] shrix:
Nexus delivery

For how long PPOBOX puts "SHIPMENT IN TRANSIT TO INDIA"?...

Any idea?

Experienced folks please suggest....:confused:
[Nexus 4 General] sahilisburman:
what the heck man! I ordered 16GB on 29th and still shows preordered, and those who ordered 2 days before have got their device shipped
[Nexus 4 General] legolas85:
For about 2 days....For me at least that was the case.. It shipped from new york office on 5th Feb and its said shipment reached India on 7th Feb.
[Nexus 4 General] alex40:
Same with my shipment. Nexus 4 might reach India tonight.

12 Departed Facility in LONDON-HEATHROW - UK LONDON-HEATHROW - UK 8:57 AM

11 Transferred through LONDON-HEATHROW - UK LONDON-HEATHROW - UK 8:56 AM

10 Arrived at Sort Facility LONDON-HEATHROW - UK LONDON-HEATHROW - UK 7:02 AM

9 Departed Facility in EAST MIDLANDS - UK EAST MIDLANDS - UK 4:19 AM

Thursday, February 07, 2013 Location Time

8 Processed at EAST MIDLANDS - UK EAST MIDLANDS - UK 10:14 PM

7 Arrived at Sort Facility EAST MIDLANDS - UK EAST MIDLANDS - UK 7:44 PM

6 Departed Facility in CINCINNATI HUB - USA CINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA 6:04 AM

5 Processed at CINCINNATI HUB - USA CINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA 5:52 AM

4 Arrived at Sort Facility CINCINNATI HUB - USA CINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA 3:50 AM

Wednesday, February 06, 2013 Location Time

3 Departed Facility in PORTLAND - USA PORTLAND, OR - USA 6:33 PM
[Nexus 4 General] vikasverma:
I am with you man... :(
[Nexus 4 General] alex40:
Could you please post the screenshot of your DHL shipment tracking.
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
According to earlier dhl tracking report it should reach new Delhi by 8 pm tonight but we are two hours behind schedule.
[Nexus 4 General] zubin111:
Hello all, its good that people are enjoying the nexus experience, i was one of the first batch receivers of the phone. Unfortunately, i dropped the phone while taking it out from the jeans pocket and bam it fell... It was gadgetshieldzed and a silicone cover on it... Yet it fell around 3 feet on face down and it cracked the front glass from bottom left side... I thought it was operational underneath but navigation buttons were not working. Luckily my relative was going back in a week and he took it back for repairs. So lesson learnt, this is a very brittle phone, 3 foot drop and a crack on corning!! (I am starting to think high now of the plastics use by samsung!!)

Anyways coming back to the real point, if i need my phone back in india safely and surely, can my relative send the phone to my CG or HSG address and i can assume that they will charge same as those ordering from playstore (even customs)? Do i need to specify something on the shipment to them? And again which one would be best and safe...
[Nexus 4 General] varshil:
Any1 who ordered via standard shipping from hsg? How much time does it take normally? I stay in Mumbai
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
Is it OK if I ship it later. At work will post it at night
[Nexus 4 General] Murukesh:
Technically Gorilla Glass is plastic - just very hard and brittle. But you were unlucky. I had a couple of drops from 3-4 feet (on to tiled flooring) and nothing happened to the phone. Then I got unlucky - I fell and the hand I put down to break my fall was the one with the Nexus. :crying:
[Nexus 4 General] sheik_yerbouti:
You can use HSG, yes. But I'm not sure about customs. You *may* have to pay it again.
[Nexus 4 General] alex40:
Thank you:good::)
[Nexus 4 General] zubin111:
That is fine... i am ready to pay the customs and shipping charges, but it wont be more than what people are paying for the new one right? And do i have to mention on the package it is a mobile phone or such or just send it to my HSG / CG address?
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
Is it OK if I cut my normal sim into micro and use. Nothing will to sim slot right? As both the card are of same size
[Nexus 4 General] alex40:
This is real scary. what is the best way to protect the device from after fall damages. Could anyone recommend good bumpers or covers which can protect from these type of fatal falls.
[Nexus 4 General] droidnexii:
I don think so bro...my email provider is gmail...i dont think block anything.....and i din even find anything in ma spam
[Nexus 4 General] ImSherlocked:
I think you need RMA receipt for phones that are not new to get it cleared through customs. It's not as easy. Just confirm with someone who has done this before.
[Nexus 4 General] image4u:
I cut my sim for S3 myself. After that I have been using it in S3 and sometimes I can use it like a normal sim with adapter that comes with sim cutter. You should do it with a sim cutter.
[Nexus 4 General] Murukesh:
Why risk it yourself? Go to your nearest smart phone shop or airtel/vodafone/your-mobile-provider customer care center, they'll cut it for you. It costs nothing. And use the cut-out frame as an adapter when using it with a normal phone.
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
My Nexus 4 reached Delhi. Shipped through HSG.
[Nexus 4 General] wockhart:
you should be happy for it is in pre ordered stage. My order is still in pending state for the past 4 days it's starting to piss me off :mad:
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
Hi Delhi / Gurgaon / Noida Nexus 4 owners,

What's the customer care number for Fedex where you called to check the custom charges?
[Nexus 4 General] image4u:
Fedex 1800226161
[Nexus 4 General] debsuvra:
No, technically Gorilla Glass is NOT plastic. It's alkali-aluminosilicate sheet glass created by ion-exchange between smaller sodium ions and larger potassium ions to toughen the glass.
[Nexus 4 General] sat2907:
HELP...

When giving PPObox address at google checkout what to write instead of the (Pkg. Id. no. if available) given in the address
[Nexus 4 General] Murukesh:
Oh, my bad! Thanks for the info..
[Nexus 4 General] sat2907:
Hello debsuvra,

I am also from Pondicherry. Can you please tell me the full process of how you bought your Nexus 4. I am in a plan of ordering one.

Thanks in advance.......:o
[Nexus 4 General] varshil:
How much time does it take for hsg to ship via standard delivery?
[Nexus 4 General] sshinde555:
Mine also showing in pre- order state....... I ordered on 6 feb still no revert from google as I used the debit card the amount got debited immediately after placing order

EDIT = hey jut check on my wallet now my order is also showing in pending state... & the estimate date has been give feb27.....

What date they given to you did you paid from CC or debit card ??? as i make the make the payment from my debit card .....

And actually i didn't received any mail from google regarding the order only on google play this status is showing... did you received any mail from google after placing order to google ???????
[Nexus 4 General] ashishv:
Write the package Id that you get by going to "enter a new shipment" tab in your account panel.
[Nexus 4 General] sshinde555:
Hey I only mention my name & my ppobox no. As by the time placing order I didn't create the packaging id. Is it ok to mention only your ppbox no after your name in google address field ???????
[Nexus 4 General] trueblueram:
I think there's an entire thread here for that. Wait a minute..... It's this one. Read op much?
[Nexus 4 General] sshinde555:
Just check my order status as it's showing " Shipping estimate: February 27, 2013 " & In wallet " Feb 8 Google Inc. received your order." ...

hat means my order is confirm ???? how much time they took to provide the shipping details ?????
[Nexus 4 General] afdals:
is it possible to gt it to Sri Lanka?:rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 General] trueblueram:
As long as you find a freight forwarder who'l ship it there, y not. I saw a post from somebody who had it shipped to Africa using borderlinx.
[Nexus 4 General] vettijack:
Nexus 4 reached India throuogh PPOBox

Placed order on 2nd Feb (11.30 PM). Shipping email on 6th Feb (3:22 PM). Mail from PPOBox saying shipped to India n 6th Feb (11:48 PM). Status showing Reached India - Mumbai on 8th Feb (1.30 PM). Attached screenshot of PPOBox tracking info.
[Nexus 4 General] sanket_gupta96:
NExus 4 exact cost!!!

Actually i wanted to know when we pay to google through credit card what is the exact amount which is reduced from our account ( IN rs.) !!! the amount which comes as an sms on our mobile or bank statement????? ( Here im talking about NExus 4 8GB version) !!!! please reply ASAP GUYS !!!! THNX !!! And im ordering through PPOBOX so including NY tax and shipping please !!!!!
[Nexus 4 General] Maxxxxxxxxxx:
Even my is coming yay party time :)
[Nexus 4 General] sshinde555:
dude i have placed the order for N4 16GB through my debit card they charge me $ rate as RS.55/- so final amt deducted from acc including shipping & tax is 21846/-.
[Nexus 4 General] Maxxxxxxxxxx:
so i have shipped via PPOBOX, how do i know who is the forwarder like DHL or FEDex ?????
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
For PPObox, it is ICC Worldwide.
[Nexus 4 General] sanket_gupta96:
nexus 4

can u tell me how much money is debited from ur account by google??? i guess its 390 $ but when we get message on mobile what is the price on mobile????

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you ordered through ppobox??? what was the total amount in $ (including taxes and shipping)?
[Nexus 4 General] debsuvra:
Sure. :)

I ordered my Nexus 4 16 GB from Google Play Store on 29th November, last year. I used a Visa credit card and the order went smoothly as I kept both my billing and shipping addresses pointing to US based ones. To deliver the device in India, I took the help of Shop and Ship whose operations are carried out by Aramex International. Incidentally, as you may know about the Play Store shipping fiasco, my handset took a really long interval of one month to finally get shipped out by Google on 28th December. UPS took their time to ship it on Shop and Ship (SnS hereafter) offices in New York on new year's eve. I was notified by SnS app on Android about the shipment and it was bound for Mumbai where it got cleared by customs on 5th January. Two more days of waiting later, it reached here in Pondicherry on 7th January. So there I had it, a neatly packed and unopened Nexus 4 16 GB in my hands.

I hope this will help.
[Nexus 4 General] Dhiraj:
I have a doubt that the debited amount should be double of actual price if u use debit card. But in your case it is the actual one. Is this your final deducted amt or the initial one?
[Nexus 4 General] chintan.y.t@gmail.com:
cannot buy nexus 4

i tried to buy google nexus 4 through playstore today 8th feb,i used proxy server and made a new email id,i added the icici debit card to my wallet account.

i used the same billing and shipping adress provided by comgateway.com

to see whether cc works i bought a song,however i received the msg from google that "your purchase from google play is cancelled,any charge deducted will be refunded."

i tried 5 other cards and another email id,but still problem exists,plz help me.reply those who were suucesful:confused::crying:
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Try using justfreevpn.com
[Nexus 4 General] sshinde555:
Yes dear after 21846/- there is no deduction from my acc.......... but why they charge me 1 $ as Rs.55/- instead of Rs.53/- as current market value....
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
max one week.
[Nexus 4 General] Dhiraj:
If I am not wrong $ rate is near about Rs 54. U r lucky that deducted amt is same. What debit card have u used?
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
That is because your bank currency is not USD but INR. So all banks have forex charges of 3.5% of your foreign currency transaction + 12.36% service tax on the 3.5% value. Hence $1 would come to 55 rupees approximately. For debit cards this final value would be visible immediately.

For CC users, initial credit limit deduction would be on the market value, but when the charge actually appears in the statement it would be converted with forex charges.

For PayPal payments,

i) if you choose PayPal's own conversion method before paying, PayPal would show you how much INR will be charged, pull the converted amount in INR from your credit/debit card and then send the payment in USD to the seller. In this case, there will not be any forex charges at your bank's end. The value shown in PayPal would be final. However this also will not be equal to market value of dollar :P it would be apprx 55 again.

When I paid to HSG, it was 55.5 after conversion.

ii) if you choose Visa/Mastercard conversion, then it would go the normal way as mentioned in the first for debit and credit cards.

If you want to avoid all the above, use a USD credit or debit card. As simple as that.
[Nexus 4 General] image4u:
These stupid FEDEX people are sitting on my phone for last 2 days. The package is loaded on the delivery vehicles and then goes back to their office/warehouse. Called Fedex (1800xxx number) few times and every time they assure that it will be delivered today before 8:00PM. :(

Nobody pick-ups the phone at Fedex Gurgaon office anytime throughout the day.

Now, isn't there is possibility of tampering the package because they have been sitting on it for 2 days and 2 night?
[Nexus 4 General] sshinde555:
I used The Standard & chartered International visa debit card...........
[Nexus 4 General] legolas85:
For India, Its BlueDart.
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
Bluedart is the final domestic shipper to your delivery address, not the freight forwarder to India.
[Nexus 4 General] sat2907:
Thank You for your reply :)

What is the total amount including shipping?

And how is your phone working now?
[Nexus 4 General] Dooomlord:
Your instrument is not valid

When ever im trying to use my debit card to purchase an 16gb nexus 4 , it is showing that instrument is not valid.....

Please can some one help me...
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
Cant you ask them if you could collect it yourself from their office?

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or ask the contact number of the delivery boy
[Nexus 4 General] sincross:
Which debit card are you using?? only axis bank debit card works on international purchases which do not have the Verified by Visa as an intermediary between the merchant and your bank
[Nexus 4 General] Dooomlord:
Your instrument is not valid

please some one help me... i have an sbi international debit card....

How can i purchase an nexus?????
[Nexus 4 General] image4u:
I can ask but for that they need to pick up the phone.

Even if I go to their office without calling, the phone will not be with them.

They load the package at 7:16AM on their delivery vehicle and take it back at 9:00PM.
[Nexus 4 General] Dooomlord:
So I can purchase using Axis bank debit card only ah????

What other options are available??????
[Nexus 4 General] Archmag3:
Will be joining the club soon :D :) Mine will be coming next week probably :) excited !!
[Nexus 4 General] Dhiraj:
Is it VISA powered or master card?

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If your sbi debit card is visa powered then u can do.
[Nexus 4 General] Dooomlord:
It is visa powered
[Nexus 4 General] sb9772:
Nexus 4

How much time does it take for Bluedart [PPOBOX] to ship via Express delivery?
[Nexus 4 General] Dhiraj:
Did u use like newfreevpn?
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
You don't have to pay again if you officially declare and follow procedures. No law in world can levy same tax on same product. I am not sure of procedure but m sure of this legal provision.
[Nexus 4 General] Dooomlord:
But it is showing error message that the instrument is invalid and sometimes it is showing error "oh oh there seems to be a technical problem"
[Nexus 4 General] sincross:
AFAIK only axis bank debit card discards the Verified By visa intermediary for international purchases,rest all banks dont..thats why transactions from sites like google fail because they cannot access your bank account directly ( as Verified By visa is blocking them)
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
This happened to me. They sent me.shipping details and when I checked it was already in Portland and an hour later shipment was completed. I checked that their mail was almost a day late from their shipment initialization
[Nexus 4 General] Dhiraj:
Then if sbi card is powered by master card what will happened?
[Nexus 4 General] varshil:
Its due to a big load on the fedex. They had taken your package on the first day itself, but couldnt deliver it on the same day. Next day also can be the same reason. They wont tamper your device, so dont worry. They have lot of other work to do. Be calm and dont worry
[Nexus 4 General] chintan.y.t@gmail.com:
i am using newreevpn.com
[Nexus 4 General] Dooomlord:
yes i used freenewvpn... Is there any problem in using that vpn???

should i use any other vpn service?????
[Nexus 4 General] image4u:
That's newfreevpn.com :)
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
It's not VPN issue. The fact that u wer able to even proceed for transaction means VPN is quite fine. Check for verified by visa access n all. Also when u added card to wallet a refundable charge of $1 should have been deducted. Banks generally cofirm this chg by call or msg. If u didn't get that then probably ur bank unauthorised ur international transaction. Call bank
[Nexus 4 General] pakure:
Got the nexus 4 for my brother in the first lot. ..cousin got it while coming to India 1 month back. .

Orderered another one for my wife now. ..cousin got it ordered and shipped to him yesterday. ..sent to ppobox. ..they have got it today and sent me a mail that it had been shipped to India.... expected to reach in 2 to 5 days. ..:D

Wanted to surprise my wife on her birthday on 24 th. ..may be it will land sooner.. by valentine's day:p:D

scribbled from "the phab" (N7100)
[Nexus 4 General] Dhiraj:
I think no prob in your VPN. It may be your card prob.
[Nexus 4 General] pakure:
Why don't we do a poll for head count to see how many nexus 4 users are there in India? :rolleyes:

scribbled from "the phab" (the note 2 -N7100)
[Nexus 4 General] sincross:
i have no idea about mastercard
[Nexus 4 General] sb9772:
What is best way to get Mobile accessories from USA & Avoid paying huge taxes .. Any tricks & Please mention which shipping forward website should we use ?
[Nexus 4 General] ckranjan:
sbi and hdfc mastercard debit card will not work. period

use cc or if u have hdfc bank account then u can use netsafe.
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
The only trick is to put the accessories inside the mobile, not shipment, box. But that could land you in deep trouble if box is opened by customs as if they find out accessories as not originally part of box u could be facing multiple charges of violation of customs law. If it is shown as additional accessories you could end up paying tax at higher rates on entire shipment rather than just accessory.

Any action u take is on ur own account and shall not be construed as my advice.

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I guess 1st thing that you gonna do is change your signature to N4.
[Nexus 4 General] sb9772:
Alright . Thanx for your suggestion mate . But unfortunately this time m planning to order only accessories , so i don't think this method will work !

1:If suppose i order mobile accessories & put in mobile categories . Is that a problem ? If i use [PPOBOX] i heard their boxes dosen't open by customs ?

What you guys think ?
[Nexus 4 General] akshayoh:
I have two questions....

1. Which is better HSG or Borderlinx or PPOBox?

(Also, I want to know which of these can clear customs at a lower rate (without me no tension of customs))

2. Can I use Virtual Prepaid Card (entropay.com) instead of a debit or credit card...
[Nexus 4 General] droidnexii:
I will be joining the club when Bangalore customs release it...they have been sitting on it for 2 days now.:crying:
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
DHL Tracking

Here it is as you requested...
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
Awesome Phone.

Came home and saw the nexus which was received by my dad.. What an awesome phone it is...Currently sitting on the desk charging... Will now put the Skinomi Techskin on both sides...
[Nexus 4 General] chintan.y.t@gmail.com:
thanks everyone,it was the card problem,not vpn.my uncles icici credit card worked finally.all other cards like icici debit card,sbi cc ,kotak cc,icici senior citizen debit card,hsbc debit card all failed.:)

i know 5.5% octroi is compulsory in mumbai in addition to duty,however i heard some people were not charged,is it true?

is anything else to do other than wait till comgateway contacts me?
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
I recommend that you buy from India. You get everything here even original bumper at some C2C sites. Just eBay your requirements. Just accessories might probably have shipping cost higher than the accessory itself since everything goes slab wise. Eg 1st .5 or .75 lb like that. You might end up paying at the rate of .5 lb for a 20-50g stuff

Sometimes the custom ppl have an unofficial arrangement with shipment co to check imports at random or check imports on the basis of invoices then they do not open. Ppobox might be one of them if ppl have reported unopened boxes
[Nexus 4 General] ddz334:
Ordered. Waiting for shipping from Google.
[Nexus 4 General] vettijack:
PPOBox payment issue

I got the invoice from PPOBox and the Total Due: Rs. 1,358. I paid it through online banking and got a confirmation email saying

After half an hour, I received another email saying

The payment ID's in both the emails are different. 14435041 and 14435001.

When I checked the account statement on my bank site, it says "Payment successful for ID: 14435041".

PPOBox customers, please clarify on how I should proceed on this.