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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] singoutout:
Hi guys. I currently live in Norway and we don't have the full play store here (no movies, musics or books).

I am planning on using this hack to access the US play store and then have access to more content (what's the point of having a Nexus 7 then :) ). I'll create a special google account for that, in case I get busted by Google.

I am actually French and already have a special credit card for internet shopping from France. It works like a normal credit card, but the garantees are better in case of fraud.

I would like to know what the risks are of doing this if I am busted by Google ? I guess my google account gets closed, but what about my credit card ? May I have to pay a fine or something ?

If I want a decent content on the play store I don't really have the choice, but is it worth it considering the risk ?

Thanks for your help and answer ;)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thenext1:
Why not buy from the french playstore, and have someone in France send it to you?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] singoutout:
On the French play store, books and movies are in French (movies are dubbed) and it sucks. I would like the original versions :)

So what are the risks ?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpaixao:
Man, I just show you the way, the walking is yours. Sorry.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom1807:
I didn't took it as offense, just thought I have to clarify a possible misunderstanding.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marwan91:
i just placed my order for 16GB version will be shipped after 6-7 weeks.. hope everything will be ok^^
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpaixao:
My Dec, 7 order is now shipped.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marwan91:
But what was the estimated shipping time??
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markupdown:
An alternative (and the method I used to buy my Nexus 4) is to use priceusa or a similar service.

It's an Aussie company, but they will ship to most countries (I'm not in Australia).

I still haven't received my N4, but have ordered other stuff through them over the past 4yrs (Mac mini, Macbook Air, kids toys)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpaixao:
Monday, by the end of the day. My phone is being shipped to Florida and it is in Orlando, already.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpaixao:
Phone in hands! Mission accomplished.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x017in:
Guys, i used "hotspot shield" Software in windows 8, using IE 10 browser and was able to order the nexus
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gigabitex2:
Hey all, so I'm trying to order from Canada and play store shows it being out of stock so I tried hotspot and its available! The price is 349 instead of 359. So I'm wondering if the price with shipping to Canada is going to be more than what it would normally be (420 I think) and will Google allow this transaction? Thanks in advance.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpaixao:
If you'll accomplish all steps we listed here, it will.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marwan91:
ur phone was shipped after 2 days from ordering?! what a lucky guy :D
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkuso:
Only using hotspot shield? Or did you also follow the steps in this guide?

And what about this:

Purchase restrictions

A Virtual Credit Card (VCC) cannot be used with your purchase in the device store. Also, at this time, the country of your credit card must match the the country to which you're shipping.

Please read our Terms of Sale for more information about your purchase
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x017in:
Used the credit card steps mentioned in the guide
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zevim2005:
I bought a nexus 4 and bumper using international credit card and hotspotshiel vpn....
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] singoutout:
Would this hack work for using daily the US playstore ? How high are the chances of being caught by Google ? What are the consequences for the credit card ?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpaixao:
Yes, you can use it. I wont comment abt your responsibilities, ok? You must to judge this by yourself.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BXCracer:
Hey!

Does this workaround also works on other countries Play Stores? E.g UK one?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpaixao:
Of course yes. :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darkuso:
Google charge when ship?

I hope someone (preferably someone who has already purchased for the google store) can help me with this inquiry, i need to know if google charge the device only when they ship and not before? The problem that i have (besides live outside US) is that in my country is under a currency exchange control (we have a limited ammount of $ that we can use per year :crying:) and in the case of a refund directly to the credic card can mess up everything in the bank. If google only charge after send the item then i could be more relaxed in case of they cancel de order.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htc fan89:
Nice spamming..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mutantkeyboard:
Works.

Ok people. I'm from Croatia, and I ordered a Nexus 4 using credit card issued in Croatia and using a paid VPN service. Neither of free ones worked. TOR takes ages if you want to try with it.

The only requirement was ability to register my credit card with the Google Wallet and ship to someone's address outside of Croatia.

My wife is English, so we managed to ship it to Manchester and pick it up.

So the answer should be technically yes, you can order Nexus 4 outside U.S or U.K in the case that your credit card is eligible to be registered with the Google Wallet service.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Karlo666:
Why not use Unblock US service its awesome and it just works everywhere.

Im using it ATM for Netflix and GooglePlay Store
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tivac:
Ynt: How to buy Nexus 4 (or whatever) from Google Play Store *Outside* US

Can you explain unblock us service? i am living in turkey and i have hsbc credit card, i have bought so many things from us ebay can i use your way

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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aindow:
Unblock US basically allows you to view content that's not normally available in your country. For example, I can access the US play store and Google music from the UK well before it was officially available here.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] espaciosalter20:
What is unblock us????

Enviado desde mi Nexus 7 usando Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maurocds:
Shipping Status	Quantity	Item	Price

Estimated Ship:

1-2 weeks	1	Nexus 4 (16GB)	$349.00

Shipping:	$13.99

Tax:	$24.43

Total:	$387.42

ok , i order from venezuela, now i have to wait the charge when it`s about to ship

i am really scared......why?

because in venezuela we only can buy 400$/year, so google locks the amount, if they return the money to me i will lose the $$$ still

also when i pressed buy, nothing happened so i pressed again and was like i was trying to buy 2 phones, but the second order was rejected, that means the money for the order1 gets locked right away i think

followed all the instructions, i use a courier called transexpress, i put my adress from the courier, for proxy used unodns
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davl3232:
Hey, que mala suerte que se te joda así el límite de cambio, pero quisiera saber, ¿Como hiciste para que te saliera estimated shipping time? ¿Usaste visa o mastercard? Yo intenté usando el método del post con unotelly(unoDNS), poniendo la dirección del courier, con una mastercard colombiana, pero me sigue saliendo en el status pre-ordered y no creo que me pase el pedido porque nunca pude comprar canciones de pago en Google Music(puedo comprar las gratis, pero no las que estan gratis por tiempo limitado) :/, soy de Colombia por cierto, vivo en frontera con venezuela y entiendo bastante la situación en Venezuela. Mucha suerte con tu asunto.

Hey, did you use visa or mastercard? I tried the steps here with unotelly, using the courier address as my billing address, a Colombian master card, but status still shows pre-ordered, I can't purchase paid songs in Google Music, but I can buy free songs(not temporarily free songs though). any help would be really appreciated here.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maurocds:
english

i used american express from venezuela, and i just bough the phone, by mistake i bought 2 (still i couldn´t since venezuelans only have 400$), but the second phone was rejected right away by google (i guess amex said nop), i can´t buy free song too, but i bought a book free

spanish

saludos, gracias por los buenos deseos, espero te pase la compra, y pues aca en venezuela solo tenemos 400$ al año para importar, sino hay que buscar dolar negro que vale muchisimo, 5 veces mas, no hice nada fuera de lo normal, quizas ya los celus se estan acabando, ni idea, igual toca esperar, la verdad se sabra despues, si compro canciones me da error, ah y yo vivia en san cristobal frontera tambien jajaja,.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azik:
Thought I'd update here too

Bought one nexus 4 for a friend second time it was available for pre-orders, thru Strongvpn.

Ordereded one for myself last night, have pending status now.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpaixao:
Yes! You can use whatever vpn provider you prefer! Unblock or Strongvpn too.

Dont forget you all to vote the pool!

:D
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Achus619:
Hi there!

I'm new here, I've been searching xda for a long time now but this is my first account.

The N4 is now available again in US and I thought this would be a great opportunity to get one myself. In addition, i'll be travelling to US next week, so I shold be able to receive the phone my self (or have it sent to the hotel). I live in Argentina, btw.

I read the thread and wanted to tell you guys the steps I'm gonna follow, just in case I'm missing sth:

I created a new Google account, with same name but false age and stuff. I'm gonna unlink my argentinian cc from my other (and main) account, and link it to the fake new one using a fake US adress. Then I'll enter the US Play Store by using a VPN, buy the phone with such cc and send it to the hotel I'll be staying in.

That would be all, I'm planing to try and place my order tomorrow, please answer if you think I got sth wrong.

Thanks a lot!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepitosegrilla:
I'm going to try, but I still have one last question

I intend to use a cc and a google ID from a friend for the purchase, but then log in the device with my own google account, with my own spanish cc, (not US, not international)

The question is...I'm going to have regional limitations to purchase stuff from the Spanish Play Store (with my spanish cc), to be downloaded on the US-bought-device? FYI, in Spain, music, movies, and even devices are available (devices are displayed just as "sold out", and today they were on sale for 12 minutes...)

Thanks anyone
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kompresor:
Hi! My problem is that I live in US (Jersey City, working in NYC) but I have no money in my US Card. I have money in my spanish credit card (I'm from Spain). What can I do to pay for the phone with my non-US cards?

Thanks!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gadul:
just use your spanish card with your US billing address /shipping address
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepitosegrilla:
Maybe I'm ignorant here, but I'm concern if Play Store purchases would work properly from your country, and as you say you have already the device in your hands, I'd like to ask you, if you don't mind answering.

I had a problem with this in other platform (WebOS), I just couldn't make any purchase with any non US credit card. I'd appreciate if you can tell me if you had any problem here (if you tried to buy something), you use a proxy to make the downloads, or you just download free stuff. Thanks a lot, and congrats on your new toy
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepitosegrilla:
Thanks a lot, big and very helpful post. I hope it helps others too
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maurocds:
very important question:

does thew nexus 4 ship with invoice? price tag?

this is important for customs in our countries, can i contact google so i can tell them to not ship the phone with invoice??
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LegendBR:
I'm trying to buy the Nexus 4 using TOR. I'm able to put the cell phone on the cart, was able to add my CC with an american address, but when I click on "Proceed", it doesn't go any further, just "keeps loading" (a blue circle on the middle of the browser) and never finishes. Any ideas on how I could get this problem resolved?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dancop:
I made my order Jan 30, 2013 10:08:53 AM PST and the status on Play Store is still Pre-Ordered. Should I wait a little longer? I'm worried :/
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maurocds:
orders from 29 started shipping, but mine has not yet
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom1807:
Just wait a little bit, I placed an order for my colleague on Jan.29, 9:51 PM PST.

Shipped February 2
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] innumerabilis:
It ships with a packing list but that doesn't include the price. On the other hand, the price of the Nexus 4 is well known and Customs people aren't idiots...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gadul:
Don't be, mine was preordered for 2 days, purchase date is now 31 (ordered on 29 2pm est) with feb 13 as shipping estimate.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maurocds:
where is the ship estimate?

mine from 29 still nothing new

google hates meeeeeeeeeeeee
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gadul:
order must be received by google to get an estimate
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maurocds:
come on google

Your order has been sent to Google Inc..

Google Inc. is responsible for charging and shipping your order. Have questions? Contact Google Inc..

Jan 29

You placed an order with Google Inc. on Jan 29. Google Wallet sent a copy of this receipt to

no date to ship yet

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maybe it had to do something with the fact that i bought 2 phones by accident, the second was rejected immediately because my credit card only has 400$ available, so i have 2 orders, one says preordered and the other rejected, however i tryed to cancel the second order and google says i can´t lol

maybe my credit card was blocked for trying to expend more than 400$,

Hello,

Thank you for contacting us.

At this point it is no longer possible to cancel this order. Your order is processed shortly after your purchase is complete. Our expedited order fulfillment process ensures that packages are delivered quickly, which also means that there is a very short window of time to cancel an order prior to our shipping provider moving forward with delivery.

I recommend leaving a prominent note on the door to let our shipping provider know that you're refusing delivery of the package. In some cases our shipping provider has returned packages if their drivers see a note for refusal of delivery. The note should include the following:

- Refuse delivery-Return to Sender

- Include signature

- Include tracking #

If your package is returned due to refusal of delivery, your order will be cancelled and refunded within 2 weeks.

If the package is successfully delivered in spite of the delivery refusal note on your door, you can still refuse delivery of unopened packages within 5 days of delivery. To do so, contact our shipper directly to schedule a pickup of your package. Make sure to let them know that the pickup is specifically because you're refusing delivery.

IMPORTANT: Don't open the package. Our shipper will not allow refusal of delivery for opened packages.

Let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.

Thanks,

Mandy

The Google Play Support Team
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moronig:
Thanks a bunch for the idea, OP! It worked to buy free music, paid music, and now I bought a Nexus 4 bumper to test it for physical goods. If it works, I'll get a Nexus 4. Its really easy and I was breaking my head for a way to do this.

Also, a tip: There is a google chrome extension called proxmate, which makes google play think you are in the US, worked for me.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kualkerr:
I'm trying to buy from the german store (outside of germany) and I'm having some problems.

Using Tor with a german ip, I add the N4 to the basket and try to checkout, but when I click "Proceed" ("FORTFAHREN" in german) I get a rotating circle and nothing else comes on.

I tried the US store also with tor and I get the same problem. However, with proxmate in the US store I can get to the checkout menu. Proxmate allows custom proxies, but I can't seem to find working german proxies.

Any suggestions?

edit: finally found a working proxy. Anyone else having the same problem: I recommend using proxmate with a proxy from proxynova (or any other site, but this one has a good engine for searching by country).
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maurocds:
nothing new for my order from 29-30, no email, no update,nothing
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gadul:
mine is shipped
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LegendBR:
Had exactly the same problem as you. Solved using TunnelBear.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fzirie:
Another Success

Hi guys,

Just wanted to let everyone know that I just got my shipping notice for my 16GB Nexus 4 and bumper case that I ordered on Feb 1. I live in Qatar and use a shipping forwarder to get my stuff here. I used the same address from the forwarders as the billing address (card is local to Qatar) and hey presto! Nexus is on its way.

Good luck everyone and thanks to the OP.

"Great news! Your order on Google Play has shipped. Track the status of your package UPS #1Z7F382V02XXXX1435. Note that it may take 24 hours for your tracking number to return any information."
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maurocds:
nothing new from my order from 29, frozen in time, no updates, no email, nothing
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maurocds:
finally at least some minor update for me

Feb 6

Google Inc. received your order.

Jan 29

You placed an order with Google Inc. on Jan 29. Google Wallet sent a copy of this receipt to (my email)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vrhovni Bog:
I have few questions for those who have successively ordered from US Play Store - Do you have to open separate US google account or you can use your own? Also, does the name on the credit card has to match the name of the delivery address? I have ordered with my visa cc and entered my friend's US address, but basically under payment methods, there is my friends name on my credit card. Google wallet says 'pending' few days now, just wondering if this is going to work.

Used tunnel bear btw...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gadul:
No to your question.

- hidemyip vpn - trial

- US address was in both billing/shipping

- only my cc, name on billing

worked - orderes 29jan. delivery 6feb - 8gb version

---------- Post added at 12:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:55 PM ----------

it will come;)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maurocds:
thanks but why does it takes so long

Your order has been sent to Google Inc..

Google Inc. is responsible for charging and shipping your order. Have questions? Contact Google Inc..

Feb 6

Google Inc. received your order.

Jan 29

You placed an order with Google Inc. on Jan 29. Google Wallet sent a copy of this receipt to
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Buinitzky:
Como comprar?

Hola soy de venezuela y queria comprar el nexus pero no puedo acceder a la pagina de google play porque "el servicio no esta disponible en su pais" como hiciste con eso? , Gracias por tu respuesta
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maurocds:
lee la primera pagina

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finaly another update on my order but bad news

it was declined, my credit card is fine, i just tested on amazon, i guess it`s something about the billing adress or something

Your Google Order #with Google Inc. is currently on hold. An attempt to charge your AMEX xx for $387.42 on Feb 11 failed. This may have occurred because of insufficient funds, or as a precautionary measure against fraud. You may see authorizations on your billing statement for a declined charge. Occasionally, the authorization for a charge may be approved, but the actual charge for the order declined. Contact the customer service department for AMEX x for help with resolving this payment issue.

If you'd still like to receive this order make sure to update your payment information in your Google Wallet account, rather than placing a new order. If you place a new order with updated payment information, any pending orders will resume automatically. If valid payment information isn't provided within 7 days, the order will be cancelled. Update your payment information at

https://checkout.google.com/updateCreditCard

Once you've updated your payment information, you can verify that your order is processing by reviewing your receipt at https://checkout.google.com/view/rece
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LegendBR:
Try buying another thing from Play Store. Before buying the Nexus 4, I bought a book at the Play Store, and it charged my CC without a problem.

Have you allowed your card for international purchases?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom1807:
No idea whats going on with Google Play store, but I can buy now the Nexus 4 in my country which was previously not available.

I also can shop for Apps, Movies, Books and so on.

Google Wallet shows still that wallet is not available in my location, however, it accepts my orders in the play store.

Also nothing anymore like"This item is not available in your county"

I am located in Taiwan, so I am quite puzzled.

Can anyone test this in another country?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maurocds:
what is the cheapo thing i could buy in the store?

i just don`t get why google wait 7 days to try again with charging my credit card, so annoying is killing me

also did you put your name on the credit card somewhere? it seems you don´t need the name, just the numbers and cvc and expiration date, or am i wrong?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpaixao:
Thanks to everyone who read and comment my thread! I've been helped a lot by a bunch of XDA members all these years and this guide I wrote is just a little piece for helping back the community.

Dont worry abt the estimated shipping dates, we all know that Google doesnt knows logistics as well it knows tech stuff. Once your device is ordered, it will come, sooner or later. I have my Nexus 4 in my hands now here in Brazil.

I am very satisfied that is working for everyone!

Thanks again to all you guys.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LegendBR:
I did put my name on the cc. I don't remember exactly, but it seems I put it when it asked about the billing address, but not sure.

Yes, your guide is great! Did you use any mail forwarding company, or you had someone bring it to you / traveled to the USA? If you used a mail forwarding company, what was it and how was your customs experience?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cpaixao:
Not for this time, but I did it early when I got my Nexus S from a eBay seller, 2 yrs ago. Customs in Brazil is hard to be fooled, but I got help from some experts from http://www.sc-liquidations.com .

For other countries IDK which service is better or worse.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] csantiviago:
Does anyone know if Google uses our carrier to check our country?

I bought mine days ago and somehow it knows I'm not in the USA, even if I use USA ip.

Not able to buy devices anymore.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maurocds:
thanks

i think will buy from amazon at 450$, i am sick of google making me wait 7 days for a stupid order update, really 7 days every time you change something in your order

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu