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[Nexus 4 General] :
Just spoke to Play store regarding the bumpers... apparently all AU orders are backordered. Even though the website says in-stock for new purchases of them, he said they're definitely not in stock anywhere.

No timeframe yet, hopefully within a couple of weeks.
[Nexus 4 General] wisey18:
They said the same to me too. I ordered one on Tuesday. I was told it's on backorder for two weeks.
[Nexus 4 General] jok4h:
@joeykatoa - Id last checked on Tuesday, and the most i could order was 1? Have you ordered one already?

I think $10 delivery for a $20 item is "toooo" expensive thats a 50% tax essentially.
[Nexus 4 General] Nucleotide:
Yep, got hit with $9.64 international transfer fee using NAB credit card. :(
[Nexus 4 General] zac68:
All good with Westpac. I used my Visa card and didn't get charged any transaction fee.
[Nexus 4 General] n7of9:
it must be back related because i used a MasterCard and didn't get charged extra

n7'd from my n7
[Nexus 4 General] Starlith:
Soo.. apparently the nexus 4 has LTE, can anyone across the ditch confirm that it works?
[Nexus 4 General] DarkRyoushii:
So I sort of want to organize a replacement for my N4 since it has a very obvious rattling sound (that others apparently don't have) and it's very annoying when typing with it.

Also did you guys hear the news? Nexus 4 has LTE. Can someone in Melbourne CBD confirm to see if it works on telstra or optus?
[Nexus 4 General] parker09:
It has the chip but not usable at the moment, IF EVER. Don't get your hopes up because we aren't going to get it.
[Nexus 4 General] DarkRyoushii:
it has been confirmed to work on Band 4 LTE providers. I can't find out what bands Optus/Telstra are using but find out more info here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2007943
[Nexus 4 General] :
some people in canada and the US have activated the LTE chip. Showing "4G" in the signal area.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=V-Qj-EuD6Qs

You gotta go into phone info (some *#*# command in the dialer) and change from WCDMA preferred to GSM/LTE

Edit:

You all beat me to it.. haha. Can someone test this on Telstra please? Does Telstra use a separate APN for its LTE?

Edit 2:

I don't think it works, well definitely not on Telstra. And I think I messed up my SMS service number. Can someone on Telstra go into *#*#4636#*#* and then go into phone info and tell me the number listed under SMSC :(
[Nexus 4 General] wisey18:
Here you go.
[Nexus 4 General] :
Thanks buddy, you're a legend!
[Nexus 4 General] funkyblue04:
It depends on the chip. Stupid US/Canada have weird LTE bands.

Hopefully it works here!
[Nexus 4 General] :
Its confirmed working on LTE bands 4 (2100/1700) and 17 (700). All LTE providers in Australia use band 3 LTE (1800)

Edit:

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2007943&page=13
[Nexus 4 General] DarkRyoushii:
This makes me a sad panda. I want to go to city now and try it on Optus 4G just to confirm myself but won't be going into CBD for another week or so. :|
[Nexus 4 General] .martin.:
You could have just pressed refresh ;)
[Nexus 4 General] funkyblue04:
I just wish I could order the stupid phone. I really hate Google right now. Not being able to pre-order is the pits.
[Nexus 4 General] :
Yeh I clicked refresh and it populated but I wasn't sure if it was correct. Thanks for the heads up though! :)
[Nexus 4 General] .martin.:
If my memory serves me right, I believe that Telstra were going to roll out Band 4 LTE. But don't hold me to that, I think I heard that around the release of the new iPad (3rd gen), but I haven't heard anything since...
[Nexus 4 General] :
I think what it is.... band 17 (700mhz) is currently tied up with our analogue TV signals. Once they get switched off permanently in 2013, 700mhz will be reallocated to LTE.
[Nexus 4 General] wisey18:
LTE not working in Sydney CBD :( Sucks
[Nexus 4 General] funkyblue04:
Looks like the LTE chip here does not support 1800mhz. That sucks

:(
[Nexus 4 General] :
It may just be the current modem file that the phone was shipped with. I remember back on my Galaxy S1 & 2, I had to flash different modems to access the 850mhz Telstra NextG band. Perhaps with a modem update, the AU LTE bands will be activated? Maybe its just a case that the current modem only has the US and Canadian LTE bands active...?

I also remember a settings screen accessed through a code that let you choose what bands to activate....
[Nexus 4 General] funkyblue04:
Hopefully people get hacking :D
[Nexus 4 General] wisey18:
I was about to say what about bands... But hopefully you're right. Hopefully all it is some code to be changed and then happy days! This phone is getting better every day! :)
[Nexus 4 General] Nark.GA60:
Shook my phone next to my head and it sounds like the volume button moving about. Is this the noise that you're talking about?
[Nexus 4 General] rodeo_calling:
Did any of you guys here buy a full body protector here? Where can I get one, and any recommendations? Cheers
[Nexus 4 General] DarkRyoushii:
nope, it's the camera, a few people have said that it's the autofocus which I agree is probably the case, I just want it fixed.. hmm maybe I can unscrew it and try to find something loose but I doubt it. :\

I'm disappointed at the stock levels though since it will take ages to organize a replacement. :\
[Nexus 4 General] vonapets:
To select band you go to the dialler and type *#*#4636#*#*, Go into phone info, press the menu button in the top, select radio band. Also change WCDMA preferred to LTE only.

Trying to access the radio band changer keeps force closing for me.

Good luck
[Nexus 4 General] .martin.:
Also crashes for me. resets preferred network back to WCDMA.
[Nexus 4 General] vonapets:
That's interesting and bizzare. Mine stays on LTE only however the reception drops out and it stays dropped out until i change it to any other setting. I enabled 4g on my plan and have to wait until monday to give it a try. Also optus and telstra are bidding on the 700mhz LTE channel for use early next year. Hopefully the chip allows the 700mhz channel!
[Nexus 4 General] Nucleotide:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Nillkin-...ies&hash=item2c6a271438&_uhb=1#ht_4716wt_1163

:good:
[Nexus 4 General] eren18:
has any1 tried to claim tax for your nexus? i will leave next month and hoping i can get a few bucks.
[Nexus 4 General] rodeo_calling:
Nah man, I meant a plastic screen protector for the back. I don't want to cover the gorgeous back on this baby :p

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] :
When the Canadians switch to LTE only, it drops out then reconnects with a few bars of reception. Then they need to change their APN (their provider uses a separate APN for 4g customers) and then it connects with the 4g icon and turns blue.
[Nexus 4 General] Nucleotide:
Fair enough. Haven't found anything like that yet. I'm always looking for my next case so if I do come across something I'll try to remember to post it. :D
[Nexus 4 General] vonapets:
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com.au/viewitem?itemId=360513941715&index=1&nav=SEARCH&nid=46707539093

Screen protector for the back.
[Nexus 4 General] n7of9:
though I'd love the sexy back to show all the time, I don't know that I'd trust that... it'd be like placing placing your phone down screen first all the time

n7'd from my n7
[Nexus 4 General] lbrewer:
Just ordered the same thing. I haven't god the phone yet (still Backordered), just preparing hahaha. Cheap enough to give them ago.
[Nexus 4 General] ngkongArm:
Does N4 still Sold Out in Aussie Playstore?
[Nexus 4 General] psy:
What does it say on the play store? That'd be easier than asking here.
[Nexus 4 General] xdatastic:
Yep, both models show sold out. mobicity.com.au claim to have 8GB stock but more expensive.
[Nexus 4 General] psy:
Ive set my n4 to lte and although not seeing 4g icon am getting better speed (avg 16mb instead of 10mb) on Telstra in East Melbourne Vic.

EDIT: Back at my desk (so different part of the building to my earlier tests. Getting an avg of 8mb on the LTE setting. 5mb on the WCDMA. (i'm running a speed test 3 times on each setting).
[Nexus 4 General] Nucleotide:
I'm going to try this myself when I'm in a 4G area and see what results I get.

It's very interesting that Google said no LTE yet everything appears to be there to get it working. :confused:
[Nexus 4 General] vonapets:
Mobicity has the n4 as a preorder, they don't actually have them.
[Nexus 4 General] xdatastic:
http://www.mobicity.com.au/lg-nexus-4-8gb.html

Says 'In Stock, Fast Delivery' for the 8GB model only. The 16GB is Pre-order.

They are a reputable seller, although I have never bought anything from them myself. I think they are based in Brisbane.

EDIT: I just contacted them via the online chat and they confirmed having the 8GB in stock. No ETA yet on the 16GB.

EDIT: Shows out of stock for both models now.
[Nexus 4 General] leighk91:
Noooooo

Arghh oh my god I'm so mad. Found out Mobicity had the nexus 4 in stock last night. Ordered one, checked my order status... "Fraud" WHAT? I emailed them and submitted a support ticket. Checked the website this morning and they are out of stock. Contacted them through the live chat and yes they are out of stock and one wasn't allocated to me since there was an error with my order.... FANTASTIC. I WAS SO CLOSE!! So now I am waiting for them to cancel my order and switch it to a pre order for the 16GB model... I know it's more expensive than the play store but I would rather be able to put money down knowing that I don't have to worry about checking if the play store has stock every 5 minutes.
[Nexus 4 General] funkyblue04:
It is interesting. Shows Google people want space not 8gb. Just give us stock already!
[Nexus 4 General] adamthemountain:
Got an from Google this morning, letting me know my backordered 16gig was going to ship this week! Whooo
[Nexus 4 General] xdatastic:
Wish they'd hurry up and deliver my bumper. Has anyone in Australia got their bumper yet?
[Nexus 4 General] vonapets:
I'm still waiting. I ordered in the second round when them came back up for sale. Called Google on Friday and they're on backorder. I was on the phone and they were for sale on the Aussie site and the Google lady told me they are out of stock. Wth?
[Nexus 4 General] eren18:
nexus 4 data connection issue

I often experiencing lost of data connection. The first time I notice was when I was in Eastwood trying to check on google map. but it say, I don't have any data connection available (the network icon is grey not blue). I use vodafone and have set the accesspoint and have the data enabled. Have anyone experiencing the same problem?
[Nexus 4 General] Nucleotide:
I ordered one when they came back up for sale on the Aussie Play Store. Said In-Stock and everything. Didn't receive anything from Google confirming the order/shipment etc. It's been a week now and still no one can tell me WTF is going on. :mad:
[Nexus 4 General] xdatastic:
I've sent 3 separate emails to Google Play asking why I've not received the bumper and I had 3 different answers:

1. It's on back-order for 3 weeks.

2. They are looking into it.

3. Got 'stuck' charging my credit card and has been escalated to a 'specialist'.

Just for fun I have sent a 4th email. Gotta look at the funny side of it :)
[Nexus 4 General] :
Vodafone. Thats your problem.

I always had this problem on Vodafone. Full reception, H symbol. But just no data goes through.

Your phone is connecting fine to the tower. Its just that 200,000 people are also hammering that tower. Vodafone don't have enough capacity for their customers.

I switched to Telstra and have never looked back. Its worth the extra $$$
[Nexus 4 General] Nucleotide:
All you can do is laugh. I'm a little annoyed at the lack of communication and just plain and simple disorganisation of such a large and successful company (no one seems to know exactly what is going on - as you said, 3 separate emails tell a different story) but at the some time, I'm laughing that such a large and successful company can screw up so badly.

I'm assuming my bumper will arrive one day. When that is could be anyone's guess at this stage. :laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] SammyK300:
I feel like I could of written that, pay'd out my contract and moved to Telstra 2 months ago, haven't regretted it yet.
[Nexus 4 General] parker09:
Got a Email thankfully. Hopefully we do get tracking soon.
[Nexus 4 General] .martin.:
anyone around here seen the 4.2.1 patch that's been rolling out?
[Nexus 4 General] xdatastic:
I just 'adb sideload' the update zip. Fixes the December bug. Not sure what else if anything. It's only 1.1MB in size.
[Nexus 4 General] whippedcream:
Has anyone been able to order from the australian play store?
[Nexus 4 General] Mischaseb:
quote from Nexus 4 purchase page this morning:

"Google Play is currently experiencing very high traffic. Nexus 4 is not sold out and will still be available for purchase. Please try again shortly. Thank you for your patience."
[Nexus 4 General] EvilStevious:
I saw that too, but the Nexus 4 was still listed as sold out and was unavailable for purchase. That little banner that you quoted just disappeared for me though - I'm guessing it was for the US market (where the N4 is currently available for purchase) and not Australia?
[Nexus 4 General] Nucleotide:
Received he update notification earlier this morning. It keeps failing to verify though. I will just sideload it as well at this stage unless it starts working between now and when I get home from work. :good:

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There has been no mention of them going back on sale in Australia - just the US at this stage. I think that banner was a bit of a mistake on Google's behalf.
[Nexus 4 General] ysihaoy:
For those who have already update to 4.2.1, can you still hear the buzzing sound now?
[Nexus 4 General] xdatastic:
yep same as before the update, although it is very feint on my device
[Nexus 4 General] deadey3:
I don't have any issue
[Nexus 4 General] n7of9:
me neither... like, ANY issues at all

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] mrxd:
I can't hear any buzzing sound, never did though and I listen to podcasts all day.

The 4.2.1 update looks interesting, even though it's only 1.1mb - some nfc, camera, sensor, bluetooth stuff in there.
[Nexus 4 General] parker09:
Finally mines shipped.

If you haven't received tracking from Google themselves, but if you put the order number in the FedEx tracking you might get some information.

11/28/2012 | Wednesday 6:02 pm | Picked up | YUEN LONG HK
Package received after FedEx cutoff
–
11/27/2012 | Tuesday 10:53 pm
Shipment information sent to FedEx
[Nexus 4 General] eren18:
after a few days of research i believe that this isn't caused by voda. from other thread, i found a couple of other people from other country experiencing this issue. regardless of the area, if you suddenly missing your data connection after an idle time of using wifi network, try to change your network to 2g coverage only and change back to 3g. there you have your H/H+ connection back. i am now 70% sure that this is a software bug. i'm surprised no one has reported this issue before.
[Nexus 4 General] Mischaseb:
So what do we think about ordering through a third party forwarder? I priced up the 16gb model and it comes to about AU$400 delivered here including express shipping and all forwarders fees.
[Nexus 4 General] blazerxzero:
+1 I was also LL3 and have the same info as yours eren18.

Mine also says left fedex origin facility.

Can someone who has already received their phone post up their tracking info, I want to see how long it takes to reach Melbourne so I can arrange for a pickup.
[Nexus 4 General] n7of9:
from memory, I ordered mine on a Tuesday and it was delivered to my workplace in Sydney by Friday close of business

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] Nucleotide:
It's not being released in Aus. :crying:
[Nexus 4 General] nandihno:
So the likely hoods of a release tonight ? Here am hoping we are the firsts

Sold my galaxy note for the nexus 4 tired of Samsung
[Nexus 4 General] Teejai80:
Thought so, had better renew my spotify I guess then.

Hey just thought, if it happens at 12am its only 11pm here! :)

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Can I buy on a work CC and have it ship where ever I like?
[Nexus 4 General] Mischaseb:
Just sign up to google music with a US proxy. Can't buy anything, but at least you can seamlessly stream your music to your storage impaired device :P
[Nexus 4 General] Kvoth:
Yeah, wasn't a problem with the N7 - shipping address could be different from billing address. As long as the both addresses are in Aus.
[Nexus 4 General] jackierobinson:
well 12:02 here and no can buy buy
[Nexus 4 General] Teejai80:
Maybe they are Qlder's :) 11:03pm here
[Nexus 4 General] funkyblue04:
I still do not get the excitement this time around. Battery life is the killer for me. It's non-removable and I bet it will not last a full day with high usage throughout. No swapping batteries :(
[Nexus 4 General] jackierobinson:
Reviews of battery life have been varied. Some say battery life is excellent. Didn't some of the review units have pre-release software or something? Anyway I find it exciting. It's the most well rounded nexus device ever made. I've been waiting to go Nexus for a very long time, and this is the first that hasn't had major hardware drawbacks (in fact its some of the best hardware out atm).

The price and the hardware together should be enough to get anyone excited, the fact it's pure google makes it godlike.
[Nexus 4 General] Teejai80:
I'm just excited to get rid of my Samsung phone (GS2), it was either the Razr HD or a nexus. Chose Nexus for the software.
[Nexus 4 General] Ahmato27:
Refresh refresh refresh refresh!
[Nexus 4 General] DarkRyoushii:
refreshing every 5 or so minutes, after a bit I might just cut it down to every 30 minutes, then every hour, then I'll pass out and wake up just in time for the 7pm idea! :D LOL
[Nexus 4 General] Mischaseb:
Just ordered mine!!

loljks i'm going to bed
[Nexus 4 General] parker09:
Probably stay up till 1:15am, if it isn't up looks like I'll miss out.
[Nexus 4 General] Teejai80:
Do you think they will email as soon as its available?
[Nexus 4 General] Cephalus:
According to the support person I spoke with about twenty minutes ago, they'll be informed no more than five minutes before the product is made available for sale, and at that time is when all the e-mail notifications will go out.

Having been involved with e-mail routing and delivery systems for over a decade though, I'm not entirely optimistic about all of those (potentially hundreds of thousands) e-mails arriving in a timely manner.
[Nexus 4 General] nic85:
i think for australia will be purchased at 4/5 am of 14 nov (12am pacific time http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/pacific-time/ )
[Nexus 4 General] Teejai80:
Maybe, but the Aus play store does say the 13th though.
[Nexus 4 General] bretto_aus:
I have a feeling it will be nov 13th 12am PST global which makes it still nov 13th here but 6pm EST or 7pm EDT. :eek:
[Nexus 4 General] elite_gamer04:
Apparently it is a worldwide release based off California time (PST) for the 13/11/12. Using that information we get:

7pm NSW time - set those clocks!
[Nexus 4 General] :
Sorry buddy, its still Vodafone. My N4 is fine. Call them, tell them the issue ur having. They'll tell you that there's a current issue with the towers in your area and to wait for their upgrades to finish.
[Nexus 4 General] Nark.GA60:
No loss of data connection here on Optus/Woolworths.
[Nexus 4 General] parker09:
Is there anyone in the Sutherland Shire or Mascot area that has a sim card cutter? Probaly a long shot but I'm with TPG and they want $20 for a new simcard, and Crazyjohns won't cut it for me.
[Nexus 4 General] xdatastic:
i followed this guide:

http://www.solutios.com/simcutting/

good luck!
[Nexus 4 General] samthe2can:
I got a sharp pair of scissors and cut it myself (well my partners), make sure that you cut too large and trim down. But it is a little risky I guess.
[Nexus 4 General] jcgtreize:
n4checker says you can order now : is it true :confused:
[Nexus 4 General] pack21:
I think they are sleeping now, what nice wake up they will have....lol
[Nexus 4 General] inberno:
Need an answer!!!

Maybe only an error
[Nexus 4 General] wurzelsepp3:
It's really hard to find an working Australian proxy.

EDIT:

Ok I found a working proxy, and neither the 16GB nor the 8GB model are available for order

See the attached screenshot.
[Nexus 4 General] freeintruth:
so false alarm again :(
[Nexus 4 General] vonapets:
Try downloading hotspot shield. From memory it allows you to change the proxy to where ever you want to be in the world.
[Nexus 4 General] Starlith:
Don't bother asked my cousin on fb to check it and its still saying sold out
[Nexus 4 General] yukarundeng:
Hey, can someone tell me the status of n4 in Australia? Is it in stock/ available?
[Nexus 4 General] mrxd:
Still sold out
[Nexus 4 General] endlesstrail:
Freaky. I commute between these two places everyday! :p

You can try using the guides to cut your mini sim to a micro sim. I considered doing that, but ended up getting a pre-paid telstra micro sim starter pack.

Good luck.

edit: You can try using the attached pdf as a cutting template. Be sure to print it without any scaling.
[Nexus 4 General] DarkRyoushii:
So how successful have you guys been in getting a replacement? I got mine as one of the first in Melbourne (Went to Fedex on a saturday to collect it) and have tried desperately to live with the rattle but I can't.. this plus the screen isn't very sensitive so I'm hoping they accept my RMA (will call up on monday) and I hope for a new device from the second batch..

How long did the RMA take? Is it advanced RMA (phone first then you send back yours) or do you have to send yours first? Shipping costs for the phone to be returned and how is their RMA stock levels?

Thanks in advance!
[Nexus 4 General] samthe2can:
My partners and mine both have a tiny rattle... Didn't know some of them didn't lol
[Nexus 4 General] Nucleotide:
I only notice a rattle if I shake the phone next to my ear. Meh! It's not affecting the phones functionality at all so until it does, I really don't care about some rattle I can't hear.

As for the RMA, I would take a guess and say that they would want the faulty phone back first before they send you another.
[Nexus 4 General] DarkRyoushii:
That's what I guessed too.. but I've heard of Advanced RMAs in the US where they hold a charge on your account for the cost of the new device, and then you get sent a new device and send the old one back in the box you received. If you don't send your old one back then they charge your account I'd assume but it's a failsafe way to stop yourself from being left without a phone I guess..
[Nexus 4 General] mrxd:
Only on xda do people hold their phones next to their ears and shake them frantically...
[Nexus 4 General] DarkRyoushii:
this is true, but mine rattles when I type, and it's VERY audible so while I get that rattle makes sense (auto-focus not being focused and so it's not set in any particular position) mine is too much to be considered normal and would prefer to RMA it while I have the chance to do so easily.
[Nexus 4 General] xdatastic:
Amazon did that with my wife's Kindle. They sent a new one out and i posted the old one back in the box with their shipping label. They only charged if i didnt return it within 30 days or something.
[Nexus 4 General] funkyblue04:
All I want is a pre order :( Why is it so hard?
[Nexus 4 General] Ruprect:
I live in the shire and work airport also, I went into the optus shop at international terminal and asked them to cut my sim. She said she wouldn't so I just asked if I could borrow their sim cutter and she handed it over.