yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
Thanks..my actual is 0.5kg but volumetric is 0.87kg :p due to the bumper I guess. Waiting for other shipments now.

How much have you declared as package value?

HSG does give

you

an option to consolidate. Consolidation is not repacking. It means shipping multiple packages together as one shipment.

No, they wont repack, they will directly forward what you got from Google.
[Nexus 4 General] saptak1990:
Yeah, well they added a light packing I guess since my Google Play receipt says weight of 0.93 lbs (0.42 kg) and my HSG shipment is of 0.44 kg. Still under 0.5 kg :highfive:

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Poor you, mate! Only the actual value of the phone ($349) since I read at a few places shipping charges are not included in declared value and is not taxed for customs.
[Nexus 4 General] younussm:
Already it's everyone's personal opinion , just wanted to ask y haven't anyone here used s&s ? They have cheap rates and packages won't be opened by customs unlike others forwarders .its around 10$ for 0.5kg shipping den 2$for full insurance and customs would be around 7-8$ .
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
Yeah they are good. But you have a initial registration fee. May be that is a reason. :)
[Nexus 4 General] younussm:
Hmm ya .i already have a acc with them so im planning to use their service again :)
[Nexus 4 General] funzuloo:
My google play Preordered status changed to Estimated Shipping 13th Feb 2013, means google will ship it on 13th feb? how about status of all those who ordered after 29th Jan?
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
What was the initial charge to your Citibank CC?
[Nexus 4 General] saptak1990:
I'm not absolutely sure since I didn't check the credit limit availability before making the transaction, but it was somewhere around 19.6k I think.
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
Mine still showing Rs 19574 in my citibank CC.

Not sure what they will finally charge in the statement.
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
My CC was deducted by 19615/- let's see what will be final charge in statement. Its an HDFC CC

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Did you finally get the shipping notification?
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
nopes. No shipping notification. waiting for it desperately.

did u?
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
I got the notification yesterday. currently it is at UPS' Portland facility. has not reached HSG yet..
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
when did u order?
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
30th jan 1 am IST...16gb..
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
i ordered on 29th jan 11pm IST, still no shipping notification :(
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Google is giving preference to those people who have ordered on 30th January. I have ordered on 29th January within minutes of availability. Now i got the status changed from Pre-ordered to Feb-13th. I don't understand why Google behaves like this.
[Nexus 4 General] droidnexii:
Shiped

ordered 29th jan 12:40 Pm EST...reached portland,oregon :victory:
[Nexus 4 General] vikasverma:
You ordered on HSG address?
[Nexus 4 General] TheQuarterMile:
Even I ordered on 30th at around 19:00hrs for two 16gb ones via PPOBOX.. No luck yet! Still says pending
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
I ordered on 29th around 11 PM, but no shipping notice yet.
[Nexus 4 General] pra12:
Query about payment

first of all thank you guys for this awesome information:D

Now i have one question after registering with the hopshopgo and connecting to the vpn when i will be ordering the nexus 4 from Google play store for that i can use my usual login id to login in the play store or i should create a separate id having address and my country as us???
[Nexus 4 General] alex40:
oogle has exhausted stocks of its Nexus 4 Android smartphone in the Australian Play S

:eek:
[Nexus 4 General] younussm:
U can use ur normal mail I'd to order nexus 4. When providing the shipping address , u should give d address of the particular freight forwarders :)
[Nexus 4 General] aditya.bgs:
My order has been delivered by google to my PPOBox address, and i got a mail from ppobox that , they shipped my order to my india address, and further information will be sent by mail

Those who have already use PPOBOX, please let me know from here how much time they will take to deliver the shipment to me, and when will they provide me with the tracking id, to track it.
[Nexus 4 General] younussm:
Hw much shipping weight and did u get the quote of cost ?
[Nexus 4 General] adil_:
Hope you guys have voted here...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2126103

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] aditya.bgs:
i ordered both phn and bumper and weight mentioned in pkg is 1.2 lbs , and i didn't got the quote yet from PPOBox guy's.
[Nexus 4 General] snehmadhur:
Discount by SnS for Nexus 4 shipping

I have an account on shop and ship (SnS) and have ordered my Nexus 4 thru them. Just got an email from SnS that they are offering 10% discount on Nexus 4 shipping charges.

Sad part though is that I am still on 'pre-order' status. for the record, I placed order just before 11PM IST on Jan 29th.
[Nexus 4 General] sheik_yerbouti:
Ordered mine yesterday at 2am. Judging by the posts here, I can expect to be shipped in about 2 days, yea?
[Nexus 4 General] vikasverma:
and what does your google wallet status day?

mine is still pending in wallet, and preorderd in google play... :(
[Nexus 4 General] Mindfreak14:
Glad to see N4 is back with good stock this time around! so finally i can buy my first NeXus :) My cousin in US will be ordering one for me tommorow & shipping it to pckg fwding Co. Now my dilemma is which one to go for.. HSG or ComGw?? btw are they same company with two entities? What are their pro's & con's? ...any xperinced users plzz advice soon

1.Also can i use my frnds paypal account for HSG? Does HSG provide some discount over comGW?

2.Which method to use Std ship/express ship(approx no. of days for each??)

3.Do they charge for 1kg even if actual N4 weighs just 0.5kg?

Depding on u guys to finalize my fwding agent choice by tonite.

Thnx :)
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Use search feature. You'll know everything.
[Nexus 4 General] snehmadhur:
Same as yours :(
[Nexus 4 General] droidnexii:
Yes

Ordered on HSG Address

Ordered Nexus 4 via google play..

Ordered screenprotector/poetic bumper/case thru amazon...

all are gonna get delivered to HSG tommo...:victory:
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
Which screen protector and case have you ordered?
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Which head phones are good for this beast?
[Nexus 4 General] haxor:
how many days it will take from the time if I placed the order to the delivery at my place India from USA through VPN ???
[Nexus 4 General] Sathish kumar:
Guy my friend in US has ordered the mobile yesterday. Today i asked him to order Nexus 4 bumper.He will be using borderlinx to ship the item.

My question is : Is it possible to ship these two items together ? If so what he has to do.
[Nexus 4 General] alex40:
Guys will I get a sms alert to the mobile once the cc is originally charged when google ships the order? I got an alert at the time of the order when google authorized the amount.
[Nexus 4 General] trueblueram:
Meet a palm reader, he'll tell u.

seriously man this discussion has happened a zillion times. Let's not just post for postings sake n clutter the thread
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Hmm you may have chances of extra customs on the mobile because 2 % will be on mobile and 16 % on accessories . if u r not lucky they will charge 16 % on both. So its best you ask your friend to ship them separately.
[Nexus 4 General] droidnexii:
Skinomi TechSkin - LG Nexus 4 Screen Protector Ultra Clear Shield + Lifetime Warranty

Diztronic Matte Back Black Flexible TPU Case for LG Nexus 4

Both Skinomi TechSkin/Diztronic have great reviews in amazon and other websites...

Probably will shift to different case later....

http://www.cruzerlite.com/cases/lg/nexus-4/pre-order-xda-developers-nexus-4-case

or

http://www.cruzerlite.com/cases/lg/nexus-4/andy-circuit-case-for-nexus-4
[Nexus 4 General] sunny4691:
I ordered from Amazon and got mine via PPOBox, it will take about 4-5 days once it reaches India to get to you, they will ship it most probably by bluedart and will mail you the tracking no. after they ship it.
[Nexus 4 General] speed_edge:
Play Stor Order Status

Guys,

Order tab on Play Store says shipping date is 13th feb. Do they take so much time to ship? Or there are chances that they may ship early?

Regards

SE
[Nexus 4 General] droidnexii:
13th feb is the max delivery date..if u have ordered on 29/30,they might start shipping your order in a day or two...

There is no method to how google ships orders....its not FCFS...
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
Finally received the shipping mail. ordered on 29th Jan, at 9:26AM PST
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
Congrats...Great finally u got it.
[Nexus 4 General] younussm:
U got it just nw ?
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
yup. just now.

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but still cant access the Tracking info on UPS website. I think, it will take some time on update the info by UPS.
[Nexus 4 General] younussm:
Hw long was it on preorder/shipping till 13th feb status ?
[Nexus 4 General] haxor:
Just tell me one more time please it will be favour on me :)
[Nexus 4 General] krups:
Very excited for N4 :)

Thanks for this thread and awesome XDA community! :good:

Just ordered N4 (16GB) + ori bumper for myself.. ;)

And N4(8GB) + ori bumper for my friend harshshah0589.. :highfive:

Shipping forwarding via HSG!

Will be getting screen protectors from amazon soon!

Patiently waiting for the order update :cool:
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
Mine was not pre-ordered. It was showing estimated delivery by 13th Feb. Ordered on 29th Jan at 9:26AM PST
[Nexus 4 General] Murukesh:
Ditto here

I ordered today morning, around 11 IST. It shows the same thing for my status. I have already used this phone extensively and honsety I don't think it needs a screen-guard. The plastic on it (from the manufacturer) actually detracts from the experience.
[Nexus 4 General] DeathMetal-XXVII:
Bump...need help please.
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
1. It may launch in India but definitely minimum 5-6k over the average importing cost for 16GB (23k).

2. If it launches, then you might be able to service your phone here.

3. As you say if something unfortunate happens, then you have to send it thro someone to US and get it RMA-ed. But be positive man. :D

4. PPObox insurance will only cover you upto $200.
[Nexus 4 General] NishantM:
There is no confirmed information as yet. I think it will never arrive in India officially, just like Galaxy Nexus.
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Recently my cousins galaxy nexus fell in water. I kept it in a five bag for a week still the battery backup was worst. I gave the phone to a local repair guy they fixed it for 1.8k. The point is even if you have some problems, in India we can find solutions easily. Even if we can import the original parts from America and ask our local guys to repair them. Maybe someone will start a service like they will ship the mobiles to America get it serviced there (if under warranty) and ship them back to us. It's a nice idea right.
[Nexus 4 General] younussm:
Any update on ur order buddy ?
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
HSG Shipping

Guys does HSG ship the device on weekends?
[Nexus 4 General] sandeep_008:
PPOBOX Charges for N4-16

For whom those want to know PPOBOX charges

I got mail from PPOBOX regarding charges.

It includes all the charges, I did Insurance also.
[Nexus 4 General] NishantM:
Well, there are third party warranty providers like ServePro from whom we can take a one year third party warranty. In case something goes wrong with our device, we can submit it to their service centre and it's their headache to fix it.
[Nexus 4 General] legolas85:
Bookings from USA credit Cards get processed faster???

Just speculating...but I think booking for nexus 4 made using USA credit card are processed much faster than those made using Indian credit cards...

Reason for this speculation is , my friend in USA booked one for himself yester(31st Jan 2013) at around 2pm ist using his USA credit card. Today at around 7pm ist he got a shipping email with UPS tracking number.

I booked for myself(living in India) using Indian HDFC Credit card yesterday at around 7.30pm ist and still have not received shipping email. Might get later tonight also. fingers crossed :p

But in general i guess booking for nexus 4 made using USA credit card are processed much faster than those made using Indian credit cards...

What u guys think????:confused:

Also I am using PPOBOX forwarder vs my friend using his local USA address
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Estimated shipping date is Feb 13th.
[Nexus 4 General] trueblueram:
Should be true for all, since its happened exactly once. Come to think of it, if Google had a system of differentiating bw us n foreign cards would they have allowed us to buy? (Rule in playstore is no foreign cards)
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
I totally agree
[Nexus 4 General] ayushnasa:
Two Nexus 4 - 16 GB --

Ordered -- January 29, 2013 9:20:37 AM UTC-8

Shipped to comGateway :)
[Nexus 4 General] younussm:
Hw much is the weight of the package ? Did u get them as separate orders or in one only ? Even I ordered 2 n4s and waiting for their shipment :)
[Nexus 4 General] krups:
I used USA Wells Fargo bank debit card and ordered two N4s at today around 3pm, and still status is pre order. Although I used HSG forwarder to ship to India. Lets see. I will post here for any updates. :rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 General] cordlessbrain:
Got the shipment mail, but still not able to track it on UPS site. No info for the Tracking number given by google.
[Nexus 4 General] atulalvenkar:
Don't agree, Google has a bug in it's ordering system where orders don't go out in the order that they were placed. If you were active in this thread around the time Google was taking orders the second time i.e Nov 27th, you would know.

e.g I ordered my phone on 1st Dec with 6-7 weeks waiting and another friend ordered on 5th Dec with 6-7weeks waiting.Both ordered using HDFC credit card. His shipped the next day on 6th Dec where as mine shipped on 31st Dec. A lot of people who ordered between 5th Dec to 16th Dec had their orders shipped the next day due to this bug. It was termed as miracle deliveries on XDA. There are lot of folks in this forum who got lucky this way.
[Nexus 4 General] mlndshh:
i want to order 2...does ppobox allow shipping together? like can i club both as one or both separately?

and also how to pay ppobox?
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
Don't worry they will update it soon. I got the tracking no at around 5 pm IST but info was updated by 10.30 pm.

Now I am wait I for it to reach HSG. Tracking shows out for delivery .

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Can someone tell the process once it reaches. I mean will they send me mail or will payment charges be available on the site?

And if I choose express shipping and they ship on Monday will it reach me till Friday?
[Nexus 4 General] KaranKapoor:
Got shipping email too.
[Nexus 4 General] aditya.bgs:
Wireless Charging Orb is also available now

WOW :)

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...lable-for-pre-order-at-pure-mobile-for-59-99/

link to the E-commerce site

https://www.puremobile.com/lg-mobile-wcp400-wireless-charging-orb-nexus-4
[Nexus 4 General] kaushiknfs:
Not true, I ordered 2 bumpers and 1 phone and on jan 29 and had it shipped today.

Covers entirely

That does seem like a one off case, but there a quite a good number of evidence to prove otherwise too. Hence dont agree.

Its not a rule, just a validation on the shipping and billing country codes, restricting them to the respective playstores.

Do you really think a company like google would have trouble ordering thier sales by date of purchase? As i read it, those 'miracle deliveries' were manually introduced, just so there is no one long queue of waiting. People keep getting lucky here and there. Just so to reduce people fighting cc, saying we are shipping devices everyday.
[Nexus 4 General] NishantM:
It's a pre-order :p

And I've removed the word 'Pre-order' from my dictionary after the eBay cart2india fiasco :silly::p
[Nexus 4 General] kaushiknfs:
Got it from SNS

Hello SnSers..

On public demand and an overflow of the Nexus 4, This Super deal of 10% off on shipping charges via SNS on Google Nexus4, has been extended till 14th Feb'13
[Nexus 4 General] KaranKapoor:
Ah! That's nice!

Are you using a case? If yes then I hope the case doesn't interfere with the sides -- that they keep stuck.
[Nexus 4 General] kaushiknfs:
Dont ask me, that skin sucks. :eek:
[Nexus 4 General] saptak1990:
They'll send you a mail notifying that a package has arrived from Google Play & provide you with shipping options or the option to wait for more packages and consolidate.

It says 3-5 business days for express shipping. So, ideally it should reach. But there's nothing ideal in this world!! Especially for international shipping! And you can't even know for sure if they'll ship it on Monday. And there could numerous factors accounting to a delay in delivery.
[Nexus 4 General] KaranKapoor:
:(

Any recommendation for screen protectors, guys? I just hope I don't end up paying ridiculous customs charges for phone + case + screen protector.
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Don't trust serve pro. I had a worst experience with them. They don't even have a good service centre here in hyderabad. They will steel your parts and finally they won't even help you.
[Nexus 4 General] sat2907:
I am having HDFC Gold Debit card. Can i able to purchase from google play store?

Somewhere i heard that twice the charges will be taken and then extra amount will be returned back after shipping. Is this right?
[Nexus 4 General] deepakmittal:
Problem with Amex or Google????

Hi Guys,

This forum seems to be heaven for all Nexus 4 seekers in India.

Well, i managed to order my nexus 4 exactly at 29 January 2013 09:31:40 UTC-8 but this was not the end of surprises for me.

Suddenly i got en email saying

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Google Inc. has cancelled your order. You have not been charged.

This order was likely canceled for one of the following reasons:

Details provided for your credit card do not match those on-file with your financial institution.

The address information provided was incomplete and could not be verified.

To block an attempt to purchase more than the maximum allowable devices.

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Confirmed with bank and they said transaction was approved from their end. Called google customer care (not the best in world rather it seemed as one of the worst after talking to Amex support) they surprisingly said "It got cancelled by mistake" ....i was like :confused:..

Basically i am using PPO box, with same billing and shipping address. Now i ordered again on 31st and its in Pre Order state , any 1 faced same issue with Amex or any other card?

--Deepak
[Nexus 4 General] atulalvenkar:
Why not? Any product can have bugs and given that it was originally designed for apps which don't have any availability or supply issues there can sure be bugs when the same is used for devices with supply constraint.

Deliveries were going on from 27th to 5th in orderly fashion, on 5th UK and CA play stores started taking second round of Nexus orders and that's when the miracle deliveries started. Google tried to stop this happening after couple of days when they introduced the new pre-order status. Earlier all orders used to show pending. This stopped the deliveries going out of order.

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On a credit card Google places a authorization hold for the amount so that it knows you have enough limit to pay for phone. Once phone is ready to ship it converts that hold into charge.

On a debit card, there is no concept of hold which causes the amount to be charged 2 times(once while ordering and second when its shipping).

The first one is then returned after couple of days depending on the bank.

Since you are using credit card, it's no problem. I used a HDFC Gold card and it worked flawlessly. Using my phone for a month now.
[Nexus 4 General] ImSherlocked:
Is there any rule like if the total cost of the shipment is less than 10k, it will not be charged with custom duty?
[Nexus 4 General] doodlering:
NFB

guys.....i am very much eager to buy this phone ( 8GB model )....can anyone from Hyderabad help me out in buying this mobile.... as it is only available in US.

I cannot shell out 2500-3000 bugs for all these charges (customs,octroi,..) by shipping them to india.

Guys any one getting phones from their bro's, friends, relatives... could help me as i am ready to shell out the phone cost.
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
You have to search in your circle. How much max can you spend?
[Nexus 4 General] doodlering:
I dont know how much the 8gb model costs after all the tax and shipping charges...
[Nexus 4 General] depletion:
Check this link as i find it to be useful for those who want to know how charges and applied .I was pasted few pages back and i'm doing it for you again..

http://saptakmohanta.blogspot.com/
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
It'll come to 20 or 21k I am not sure.
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
Guys can someone provide for some good cases and screen protectors with links. Searching e-bay but cant decide... Nillkin case is available but is pre order.
[Nexus 4 General] keyrun8:
for those who have already ordered, is the OFFICIAL BUMPER CASE worth 20$? or should i order a better one from india itself

my main concern is the glass cover on the back which can crack

P.S.: i havent ordered the phone yet, so was thinking to add the bumper to the cart along with the phone
[Nexus 4 General] Hishighness731:
Can someone tell where is the phone shipping from?
[Nexus 4 General] atulalvenkar:
All phones ordered from US Play Store ship from UPS warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky.
[Nexus 4 General] barondebxl:
So happy this thing is available again, those ridiculous ebay prices wont fly anymore.
[Nexus 4 General] barrylanceleo:
Need some advice

Hey guys,

I have ordered 5 nexus 4s for me and my friends. I'm using comgateway. Should I ship them all together to India as a single package, will there be any problems at customs. Or should I ship them separately to be on the safe side.

Thanks in advance.
[Nexus 4 General] funzuloo:
I ordered Nexus 4 on 30 Jan but at the end of the buying process got some technical error report saying try again later, but soon i got message on my phone of 362USD being debited (ICICI Credit Card) then few seconds later got another message of 362USD debited again, so my card was charged twice in the process but the purchase process wasnt complete, then checked my google wallet and there were two separate orders of Nexus4, soon tried cancelling one but didnt happen. Will there be any problem in this case? What are your thoughts or suggestions? Anyone went through anything like this?
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
UPS Delivered it.HSG is not showing.

Guys UPS tracker shows its delivered but HSG is not showing it yet. Does it take time to update for them. Havent received any mail yet.
[Nexus 4 General] Hishighness731:
^ takes around 24 hours.max 48 ;) rest assured
[Nexus 4 General] sanket_gupta96:
How to buy Nexus 4 from US???

Guys Please Help me how to buy nexus 4 from us for 299$ !!!

Give me step to step process how to order from us to india???

And what will be the total cost?? Please Guys i really need your help!!!

Thanks !!!!
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
Check page 1. All steps mentioned in detail.
[Nexus 4 General] aashgaur:
can someone buy one for me ?

i dont hve a debit card.. im 17

i can give u my address, phone no. !!

im from delhi

please.. thankyou :)