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[Nexus 4 General] PROGUERAM:
Thanks for your reply. I wonder what happens at the customs. That's the only point I worry about the most. Don't trust this govt one bit.

Will FedEx clear customs too?

Sent from my DROID RaZr on JB.

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Thanks for your reply man. But the thing is, my box will be opened by my brother anyways... Will PPOBox accept it nonetheless? Also..any extra charges at the customs?

EDIT: anyone using it in Mumbai on Vodafone 3G?

I have that connection. Hopefully no issues...

Sent from my DROID RaZr on JB.
[Nexus 4 General] rinsejohn:
Using Nexus 4 for almost a week now. Seems like all the models are suffering from throttling issues. Frame rate drops in games like Temple Run 2 , Most Wanted etc. Battery backup is also a drawback. 6 .AM 100% charge. It would be around 10% by 5-6 p.m with normal use on 3G. Gets heated up when using Chrome for a long time. Interface is ultimate and there is absolutely no lag. Currently using stock rom.

Battery backup will be excellent & there will be no throttle issues if switched to franco.kernel.

Overall rating : 9/10.

I think all these bugs are fixed in the upcoming models. Waiting to order one more. :)
[Nexus 4 General] PROGUERAM:
Great write up. Just asking since u mentioned 3G, are u in Mumbai and on Vodafone?

Sent from my DROID RaZr on JB.
[Nexus 4 General] rinsejohn:
I had shipped Nexus 4 through HopShopGo including Poetic Bumper case, Screenguard & JVC Headphones.

Shipping came upto $35 for express shipping. Only for the phone i guess it will be around 27$ for express shipping.

Customs rounded upto Rs.980 including all the 4 contents.

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I'm in Bangalore. Airtel 3G. Have used Vodafone 3G also. No issues. :)
[Nexus 4 General] PROGUERAM:
Thanks...

Now my worry is which courier service to pick.

Sent from my DROID RaZr on JB.
[Nexus 4 General] saptak1990:
For those still asking about shipping/ payment methods etc. for buying Nexus 4, I've consolidated all the data I gathered from this awesome thread into a blog post: http://saptakmohanta.blogspot.in/2013/01/how-to-get-nexus-4-in-india-from-google.html

Hope this helps! :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 4 General] V 0 R T E X:
FedEx is already a pain.

They are saying:

1. Person-to-person shipment of goods are prohibited

2. Only the freight charges are coming to 5000+

3. Then I need to custom clear it from the US itself

4. All other charges are additional

I think they are hopeless.

I will pick either PPOBox or BorderlinX.
[Nexus 4 General] navino87:
Hello friends.. I had made 2 purchases from play store.. The value of first purchase is $711 and the value of second purchase is $45.97.. Gave my HSG address as my shipping address.. Now, what i want HSG to do is, send me the value $711 product separately once they receive it. And hold the value $45.97 order, club it with few more of my orders from different sites and send all together..

Hope this could be done.. If so, kindly tell me the procedure to do this.. I dont want HSG to mess up with my orders.. BTW, should i mail HSG now regarding the order placed with play store?? or tell them once the order been shipped by google??

TY
[Nexus 4 General] prash97:
are u sure

If i use hopshopgo the price would be near $415(Nexus 4 16GB) even after indian shipping, customs and tax??
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
You can sort your packages at the HSG website. It's all in your hands.

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Yes if custom charges are correct. If customs have overcharged you then the story will be different.
[Nexus 4 General] navino87:
Thanks bro.. Then, If I am right, once HSG receives the package, they list it on their website. Then we have to sort orders & make payment. Then they will sent the product to the registered address.. Is that the way it works??
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Yes they will store your packages for a maximum of 30 days.
[Nexus 4 General] PROGUERAM:
DHL is no different. These courier companies are pretty expensive. They are charging 5000+. And customs is one big mystery.

I would rather go with BorderLinx (or PPOBox) now.
[Nexus 4 General] funzuloo:
Hi friends....need urgent help

Was trying to buy Nexus 4, went through the whole process but when i clicked buy it showed some technical error report and it stopped there. But then i got message of transaction from my ICICI credit card twice. USD 362 got deducted twice from my credit even though purchase was not made. Will they be credited back to my card? Any suggestions or help?
[Nexus 4 General] Sun90:
Yes, if the transaction is incomplete the amount would be refunded back to your credit card a/c.

Also do check under that site where u made the purchase,whether the transaction was failed or not:)
[Nexus 4 General] aditya.bgs:
i too ordered a bumper with my nexus 4(i ordered at the same time. google combined my orders), Got any idea how much they will charge for both the boxes or they will combine them in one.?
[Nexus 4 General] sb9772:
Planning to order worth 30$ Nexus 4 accessories. Which is the cheapest forward shipping co. who can combine my stuffs & shipped it from US to India. Any suggestion guys ?
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Can you tell us the accessories? I am also looking to buy them. Links will be appreciated.
[Nexus 4 General] sb9772:
IN accessories i refer Various cases , bumper & screen protector. Try Ebay .
[Nexus 4 General] Prady777:
Sombody help on the VPN you people are using, I am unable to get through with various proxies so far. Please reply quickly
[Nexus 4 General] aditya.bgs:
use justfreevpn.com , it will take around 1 min to configure and all set then,

i used this while ordering mu nexus yesterday.
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Guys which cover would be good? I liked the original bumper but I think it's priced heavy. Does anyone used the official bumper? Please your reviews of it. I have seen performed good but I would like to know from you.
[Nexus 4 General] gvdprasad:
can i buy it using icici debit card from google wallet?

double charges means 349+349?

thankyou
[Nexus 4 General] sb9772:
Poetic borderline bumper case .
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
Double charge means when you order 363$ will be debited from your account when it ships again $363 will be debited. After couple of weeks first charge will be credited back to your account.

Anyone from Mumbai used HSG?
[Nexus 4 General] aditya.bgs:
Bumper review

here is a link to view the video review of orignal google nexus 4 bumper

www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6paJa34RCI
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
That is what happened to me last night with a US credit card. Though it shows as 7 days, I unblocked the card & authorized the charge immediately to complete the order. Didn't wanna take any risk delaying. I would recommend you to do it asap as few have reported that their orders are coming up as pre-order.

No extra charges with PPObox afaik. Shipping + customs duty together comes to 1100-1300 max.

That's a good price to hear from someone in Bangalore. Which screenguard did you order mate? Can you share the link? Is it wet or dry?

Also suggest a good TPU case.
[Nexus 4 General] PROGUERAM:
I just hope these second gen N4 still have the same back...

Sent from my DROID RaZr on JB.
[Nexus 4 General] sb9772:
hey Di@blo in your Google play settings what status is showing for your Nexus 4 order ? PreOrder or something else ? Let everyone know .
[Nexus 4 General] ajamxar:
Doubt about buying

Hi all,

After going through the threads, I have fixed PPO Box (since the box will be sealed this way)...:good:

Now, I am using ICICI Debit card. Read somewhere that you have to have 2 times the cost of the phone in account... Is it true?

Also, where will they ship the phone? Is it shipped to Trivandrum (I am from here) or Mumbai(PPO Box HQ), and then Domestic shipping.

Thanks in advance (this thread has been a lifesaver)..:laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
Second gen? You mean the upcoming white color N4s?

The charge got declined first time I tried. My friend got a call from bank automatically to verify high value transaction. Once he verified and notified me, I retried the payment with same card and it went through.

As I am typing this, my order got shipped. Got the UPS tracking info. :)

What about others guys?
[Nexus 4 General] TheQuarterMile:
Can anyone tell me what PPOBOX address to put in Goole wallet? I heard the putting "PPOBOX #unique package id" creates some conflict
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
Congrats i will update it tonight after work and hope to get it soon. will be HSG..is it good?
[Nexus 4 General] rinsejohn:
This is the screenguard which I purchased http://www.amazon.com/GOOGLE-NEXUS-...359539339&sr=8-7&keywords=xtreme+screen+guard

Distronic & SF Matt Black are one of the best cases for Nexus 4.

http://www.amazon.com/Diztronic-Matte-Black-Flexible-Nexus/dp/B00A55Q2HA/ref=pd_sim_cps_4
[Nexus 4 General] aditya.bgs:
Order Shipped

hey guys, i ordered yesterday, and today today got the mail from google that my order is shipped, they provided me with the UPS tracking number.. Happy Me.
[Nexus 4 General] sb9772:
Cheers. Which 'CC' you've used & what time you've placed your order . Mine is still showing preordered .
[Nexus 4 General] krunal1981:
Placed an order for 2 last night through a friend in the States. Now the only thing i need to figure out is how to get it to India. Do i wait for someone to bring it here along with them or use services like Borderlinx? Time to tickle the brain :D
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
Its a BofA credit card. I placed the order immediately when stock was in, payment declined and order was put on hold. Cleared payment after 15 minutes around 11:15 i guess.
[Nexus 4 General] haxor:
Google Multiple LED Patent accepted

http://www.goandroid.co.in/google-multiple-led-patent-accepted/25673/
[Nexus 4 General] vikasverma:
Great!!...which CC you used? and when did you order yesterday? I also ordered yesterday at 10:55 PM IST.....Havnt got any mail yet....:(
[Nexus 4 General] aditya.bgs:
i used HDFC CC,

and i ordered at "Order date: Jan 29, 2013 10:24:10 AM PST"

and i UNCHECKED the tick box to "integrate your phn with google accounts" (dont remember the exact words).
[Nexus 4 General] vikasverma:
I didnt uncheck it. Does it matter? You used HSG address or any other?
[Nexus 4 General] aditya.bgs:
i used PPOBOX and

i think this checking will matter, b'coz for all those case who opted to integrate , for them google needs to configure there phn to their account that will need some amount of work to be done,

but who all who unchecked it , can be sent the stock nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] shishirasm:
Congrats man & awesome job on ur purchase... U give us hope... :good:

So how much exactly will it cost to ship to India from borderlinx???

Correct me if i'm wrong...

Play store = 349$ (device) + 15$ (shipping to Borderlinx) + 30$ (Sales tax in US) = 395$ = 21k rs

From Borderlinx to India = about 2k - 4k rs right??

If thats right... It would be around 25k rs or less right???
[Nexus 4 General] Umang Sardesai:
@Rodeo_calling....

Can u give the LINK for Borderlinx for where u bought the device.....

Congrats BTW !:laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] shishirasm:
Borderlinx is just a mediator company dude like MYUS... They ship whatever u buy from US to ur doorstep... U need to book the device from Playstore using proxy with shipping address to Borderlinx & they will ship it to u...

www.borderlinx.com

www.myus.com

There are many more... Since, Mr.Rodeo_calling bought this via Borderlinx, which gives us a confidence to just go for Borderlinx thats all...
[Nexus 4 General] asdf2020:
HI rodeo_calling,

Can u tell us the clear steps and total amount spent on nexus 4.
[Nexus 4 General] H4CK_H0PP3R:
Hey guys i wanted to buy Nexus 4 from US , my friends sister will bring for me i will do payment from my indian card & will ship to her address but problem is STOCK ..I got to know that none of any online or offline store has nexus 4 , also not on play store , so guys tell me how to buy it as she is coming soon within month & what about payment method,how can i do payment from indian debit/credit card ? Please help please please.
[Nexus 4 General] rodeo_calling:
No mate I bought a product called liquid armor screen protector from Amazon. N10 32gig from play store.

Sent from my Nexus 4

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Yeah about that much. I also bought a bumper. So paid $410 to play store.

Sent from my Nexus 4

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Dude I used a VPN to connect to play store America, bought the devices using my Indian credit card, got them shipped to my borderlinx address (which I already had since I had used their service before), paid borderlinx to ship to my address in India. As I said before I got four products shipped at 3.37 kilos which cost me a little over 4k including customs, travel insurance etc.

Sent from my Nexus 4

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No need for a Mr. bro. Yeah borderlinx is free and quite reliable as per my experience.

PS: love this swipe keyboard on my N4 :)

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] anshumandash:
My us is quite reliable. It is promoted by American express in India. It may be 10-20$ more expensive.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus 4 General] yoshimitsu1234:
hey rodeo so play store only accepts credit cards? debit cards are not accepted or what? what did u enter as billing address?

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hey so play store only accepts credit cards? debit cards are not accepted or what? what did u enter as billing address?
[Nexus 4 General] rodeo_calling:
Didn't try a debit card, but if it has a visa or maestro label (cvv/CVC) on it I don't see why not. Billing address same as shipping address unfortunately, I.e. borderlinx. But to be honest I didn't try too hard to change it either.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] ed10000:
Can't wait for the video :)
[Nexus 4 General] H4CK_H0PP3R:
@all

Please some one answer me

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@rodeo_calling

Can you tell me which card you used ? what are other options were while payment ?
[Nexus 4 General] rodeo_calling:
just use any card mate. i used a citibank one i had handy. only payment methods i can remember/cared for were through cards...so of course my CC worked. What other options do you even mean or are you asking for???
[Nexus 4 General] NRGROCKZ:
Wait a sec!!

Did anyone else hear this - that N4 has LTE chip in it, but Google has kept it disabled!!! Check out this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M8rkMm31W0

&

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh-5erQpwuc

Well, not that matters in our great India, but then it makes me suspect why Google is releasing this phone as an underdog.

There are reviews *****ing about Poor battery performance, shabby camera and neutral colours.:mad:

Rumour has it that the so called battery issues is also something Google is working on right now and that a later update is gonna make that also go away. Google it seems added something called thermal throttling to ensure that when battery goes down/heats up the mob only uses 2 cores instead of the four. So, now realizing the issue they are FIXING IT!!!!:victory:

Regarding the colors, there are users commenting that its realistic, as in its not super saturated (read super unreal) like some of the so called Best phones out there. There is however a calibration issue being reported and its being worked on. Again, that will form part of the update.:D

What we see here Amigos is Google very cleverly making it sure that their N4 users will get what they want or what everyone wants out of a smart phone but you gotta show patience and loyalty first. The updates are coming:angel:

Well, well well Google - you guys were not telling the entire story - Were you?

My phone is arriving via cart2india on/before 17th Dec 2012. Now, dont screw my hopes cart2india and just deliver.
[Nexus 4 General] H4CK_H0PP3R:
I mean just like in our country we gets options like debit card/credit card/&bla bla card ..

I have ICICI bank International debit card (Visa platinum) , so will it work ? & what is google wallet ? do we need to use it while payment ?
[Nexus 4 General] Umang Sardesai:
Guys please ans quickly..!!! ASAP

My relative in the US is at the t-mobile store...

She can get the device for 500$ 16 off-contract...

So this phone is unlocked right...???

That means if i put my MicroSIM card on it in india it shud start working immediately...

Guys Pls ans AS SOON AS POSSIBLE !!

PLEASE !! I want to buy it before it gets out-of stock..!!!!:o
[Nexus 4 General] movies99:
yes its unlocked..why can't he ask t mobile guys anyway..
[Nexus 4 General] Umang Sardesai:
no they are saying u require some activation fee and stuff...

Plus they say it is OFF-CONTRACT but LOCKED ..!!

How is that possible...??

Pls reply...
[Nexus 4 General] anshumandash:
It is very similar to iPhone. If you walk into any Apple store in US, you can buy a phone off contract, but it will be locked to at&t.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus 4 General] Umang Sardesai:
ok thanks!!!

but would it work on any other SIM in india.. or some unlocking has to be done..??
[Nexus 4 General] ed10000:
That's incorrect. Nexus 4 ANYWHERE (be it TMobile, O2 or wherever else) comes unlocked AND without any carrier bloatware - exactly the same as when you purchase through the Play Store. So yes, it works with any supported network (all our Indian GSM networks are supported) out of the box, all you need is a microsim! :)

I had heard that even TMobile was out of stock. Lucky you, grab it while you can!
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
Thats great news bro :good:, hope I get my notification soon also (in hyderabad also)
[Nexus 4 General] vikasverma:
I just confirmed with one of my friend...He ordered Galaxy Nexus few months back....He told me that Google guys will not do anything in your phone...He also didnt uncheck the check box.....lets hope they will ship mine asap....:rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 General] atulalvenkar:
Google doesn't configure anything. I had checked it and had to configure my account and everything on the phone after powering it.
[Nexus 4 General] aditya.bgs:
may be that's true.. i was just sharing my thoughts. Hope Everyone gets their

"Beauty" ASAP :)
[Nexus 4 General] sahilisburman:
Forgot Hopshopgo Tel NUMBER

I just ordered a nexus 4 16GB to my hopshopgo address, i created a new gmail id for ordering via google play, everything went fine except i forgot to enter the telephone number asked by Google.

So now there is just the hopshopgo portland's address on my order. what should I do?

shall I cancel this one and order again by adding tel. number or shall i keep the order as it is without any phone number?
[Nexus 4 General] younussm:
help !

i bought 2 nexus 4 16gb using vpn service. i used my bros us cc .after i made d order my bro got a mess saying there ws a fraud alert so i told him its nthng becoz i have paid through vpn . he told he wil cal up d bank and tel dem its a genuine transaction made by him.my order in google wallet says pending and 1-2 weeks ship time . does it mean the transaction vl take place or else i need to buy again as my bro got a fraud alert ?
[Nexus 4 General] kaushiknfs:
how about this baddasss.

https://www.rearthusa.com/google-nexus-4-hybrid-fusion-case
[Nexus 4 General] aditya.bgs:
looks super cool bro, can't wait to order one.
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
Check your order status or login to Google wallet --> transactions and see. If the order shows as Declined then you will have a link to update the payment and try again. Same fraud alert happened to me yesterday. See my earlier posts.
[Nexus 4 General] Hishighness731:
I need to order but dont know if it could reach us address by 13...confused..should I order? What are the chances.?
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Wow its really nice. BTW I have ordered the borderline poetic bumper case to my HSG address.
[Nexus 4 General] aditya.bgs:
this is something which nobody can promise as of now, even google can't. if u targeting valentine , then better look for something else. but yes, this phone is too good to have your second though, no matter if it reaches after 14 also. :)
[Nexus 4 General] younussm:
bro its showing as the order is pending . does it mean my card got accepted at first go?btw my bro confirmed with the bank ppl and they assured d transaction wil take place :)
[Nexus 4 General] Rekursion:
Shipping to India

Hey guys, this thread is so amazing!

This question can be very frustrating, but I'm still gonna ask anyway. :fingers-crossed:

I need some help peeps. My friend has agreed to buy a Nexus 4 16 GB for me, but he has no experience of shipping electronics to India. Nor do I. And reading some of the stories here of customs' officials opening boxes and switching the phones on, I am a bit apprehensive. :(

What is the procedure for shipping the device to India using DHL/Fedex? What all documents or funds are required? I live in Pune, Maharashtra so what all taxes will I have to pay?

I know these are a lot of questions, but like I said I'm importing something for the first time. So please bear with me. :angel:

Thank you all in advance. :good:
[Nexus 4 General] aditya.bgs:
FedEx/DHL are very expensive , they may cost u upto 5000/- bucks , search this thread for PPOBox or HopShopGo or borderLinx or Comgateway

max of them are using HSG or PPObox , borderlinx is on a little bit costly side .
[Nexus 4 General] Rekursion:
But PPOBox, HopShopGo and Borderlinx are completely different services than DHL or Fedex, right?

I mean they're useful only if you don't have a billing address in the US. Or am i missing something here?

How would my friend ship using the above mentioned services?

Thank you! ;)
[Nexus 4 General] AhmedFaiz:
Re: Thoughts about getting a Nexus 4 (Indian Users)

Hello everyone here I got a nexus 4 by luck through a friend of mine got it without a box just phone and the charger in very new condition I have no clue who left this phone for a GS3 as info from my friend.

My last android experience was with a galaxy two years back and it was a very bad user experience I felt with it and moved to iPhone for a while but now as I got bored with the same ios experience which lagged behind android software visualization in a very minimalistic look in the nexus 4 jelly bean made me wanna come to android and learn more about it.

I did look for this device for a week to finally fell into my hands like it was a bliss. I think Google has done a balanced minimalistic look and feel to all aspect of the phone with a power house inside .;)

I feel it is a device more for reading, browsing, YouTube and all the nice Google services . on that front I hope Google come up with more services in our country in future.

I do have small concern with it I felt so far was with battery. which was not up to my standards of a good smartphone. I hope and believe Google will come up with better battery with Good software updates on future.

I will recommend anyone to buy this phone if they are looking for a real android experience which Google thinks that is best from their table.

I hope it gets out in India very soon with same price as in play stores around the world. Joining android and nexus universe hope this gone be a new chapter in much more good nexus phones to come out from Google.

Going to root it this weekend mostly more will be updated as time flows. :)
[Nexus 4 General] younussm:
Just out of curiosity those who shipped nexus 4 to India .hw much was the customs charged ? I'll be shipping 2 nexus 4 16gb. Hw much does Indian customs put the mrp for calculating customs ? I'll be mostly using s&s or ppobox :)
[Nexus 4 General] Hishighness731:
I got relative coming on 14th , thats why.i would first get hands on myself rather than giving to someone who wont be able to use it totally....
[Nexus 4 General] TheQuarterMile:
Ordered for two Nexus 4 via PPOBOX! Can't wait :D