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[Nexus 4 General] versd:
I haven't heard of any plans for telecom to use 4g but if they did I would imagine they would use a different frequency set unless they piggyback on Vodafone's 4g network which is very unlikely.

If Vodafone could improve their hspda+ Coverage then it would be fine as 42mpbs is plenty but that's not the case in many areas!
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
Telecom have been trialing 4G since early December last year. They rolled out the second phase of their trial to 100 customers in Auckland and Wellington on Feb 12 this year - that's why it was a surprise that Vodafone got in first! From what I've heard, most people thought Telecom would launch first later this year. I think they expect to use the 700Mhz spectrum when they eventually roll it out. In regards to 2dgrees, I've read that they apparently have the ability to upgrade to 4G quite quickly - they already have the spectrum and their network is new enough that it's a straight software/card swap scenario rather than having to fit new hardware into every cell tower.
[Nexus 4 General] versd:
^ didnt know that - cheers

I have two uncles coming from the states in the next few weeks/months, dont know if I want them to bring me a real nexus qi charger, since I already bought two generic ones! with the next nexus due out again at the end of the year, will I really be needing a third (or 4th) nexus charger? what if they dont have wireless charging in the next nexus? Or if it isnt compatible?!

decisions decisions
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
The orbs do look pretty cool tho! I hope to get one at some point-I'll just have to sneak it past the wife haha :D Probably not the best time for me to be buying extra unnecessary electronic items with a baby due shortly...:)
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
Hey guys. Just letting you all know that Warehouse Stationary have the N4 on sale at a special price of $699 until the 24th of March :laugh:. I've updated the pricing on the first page as well.

On another note, I'm loving my screen now! I've been running Faux's modded 4.2.2 kernel and also his Advanced Gamma Control display app (Faux Display). With the kernel and the app the screen really pops! I totally recommend this or any kernel/app combo which allows screen gamma control.
[Nexus 4 General] versd:
trickster mod lets you modify gamma as well. Its free
[Nexus 4 General] Starlith:
Has anyone managed to get Google wallet working or something that I can pay over NFC with?
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
Haven't got Google wallet working, but I can check my balance and top up my Auckland Transport HOP card. Unfortunately I can't use my phone as a replacement for the card altogether though, as that is only available in Wellington. It's a start, if only a small one :)...
[Nexus 4 General] felix1234:
How do you do this?

In other news, ordered the phone on Feb 28 and got it on Mar 13 via youshop. Thanks for the guide. :)
[Nexus 4 General] dvdy:
How do you top up the AT Hop card? I can only top up my old purple one using the Snapper app
[Nexus 4 General] akshizzle:
I have. You're gonna have to create a new Google account just for wallet and set the address and country to somewhere in America. Find some random address in Delaware on google maps (tax reasons) and use that. You should be fine from then, just add the account to your phone and boom

EDIT: here's my address, use it cause it works for me!

42 Shipley Street

Wilmington DE 19801 US

and phone number 201 555-0123
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
Always great to hear a success story!

It's the old snapper card sorry... Won't be long until they bring out an app for the new card though :)
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
Found a good article on Stuff.co.nz regarding NFC in New Zealand...http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/8433847/Time-to-tap-in-to-the-mobile-wallet
[Nexus 4 General] samohtxotom:
On the topic of NFC, I recently got a new BNZ Visa Debit card with the PayWave technology built in (for those that don't know it's a chip in your card that means you can just tap your card onto the screen of supporting Eftpos Terminals and it will read the info and go through normally. It can be VERY fast, like almost instant, at certain stores, and others, the same speed as swiping or inserting, but either way it looks cool). Anyway there is an App on Play Store that can read your card info by simply placing the card onto the back of your phone (https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zYW1qLkNhcmRUZXN0Il0.). A cool use of the NFC chip, which in NZ, is pretty much uselees :(
[Nexus 4 General] Necrolust:
N4 owner checking in ;)

Upgraded from my gnex a couple of weeks ago. Absolutely love the phone!
[Nexus 4 General] Sp00k_NZL:
N4 owner also :)

Got it for my business from warehouse stationary. Must say compared to anything out there (S3, iph5) and my last phone (Motorola milestone) MILES better. Very happy with this.

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BTW, n4 is on charge at this late hour hence using my other nexus device, my N7
[Nexus 4 General] versd:
everyone at my work are running the vodafone provided galaxy s3's at the moment, and their touchwiz overlays on email (corporate sync) are terrible along with the fixed dpi due to their reluctance to root.

its such a relief to bring my own device and run whatever apps I like and stock custom apps. although I can cash in on a company device at any time, and if they offer the HTC one or Sony xperia Z etc ... I dont know ..
[Nexus 4 General] pjv3:
I tried the Play Store purchase using a TunnelBear VPN and Youshop, and my ANZ credit card. Initial order was okay, but Google cancelled the order 2 days later, saying my order billing address didn't match my credit card address.

I toyed with the idea of using Entropay to mask my credit card. But ended up just going into town and buying from Noel Leeming for $640 instead. Much easier :)
[Nexus 4 General] tonymather:
xperia z

hi folks is there anyone here who would be interested in swapping nexus 4 plus wireless chargeing orb for my brand new xperia z
[Nexus 4 General] Byrono:
Just got a new Nexus 4 from Noel Leeming for $640. Took about 4 days because none was in stock.
[Nexus 4 General] Starlith:
Just installed the latest version of Google play and it now has a music store built in so you can purchase kiwi music much like iTunes.

http://highonandroid.com/android-apps/how-to-downloadinstall-play-store-4-0-25/
[Nexus 4 General] thesquib:
cosles proportions

Hey all, I bought one of these from the states, but I got the red light of death after one week. Anyone got tips on how I might be able to fix it? Warranty is out of the question unless I hit the states anytime soon.

Has anyone had to get their phone serviced somewhere in NZ?
[Nexus 4 General] akshizzle:
Dude, i've already had it twice.

What I needed to do was boot into recovery, and use adb to pull my /data partition.

Then wipe all and reinstall rom (or flash stock if you want)

then put your data back into /data

Unless you can't even get there?
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
Thanks for that. I got the music update in the old 3.14.10 playstore, but the new 4.0.25 looks much better!

I hope thesquib has managed to get his phone working again. The only problem I'm having with mine is that after a few "quiet ones" on Saturdays after a rugby game, my phone just seems to fall out of my pockets! :laugh: It now has 2 or 3 battle wounds, but no cracking of the glass! Maybe I'll start using a case again....maybe...
[Nexus 4 General] tonymather:
Hi folks. I have a nexus 4 on telecom xt and can't receive text pics ( MMS ?). Please help!!!!
[Nexus 4 General] phonoflux:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=telecom+mms+settings
[Nexus 4 General] tonymather:
Still no luck. Can someone on xt with nexus 4 pm me there settings ?
[Nexus 4 General] m57:
Try sending a mms to yourself. Sometimes the network doesn't know you have a mms capable phone so you have to send one first.
[Nexus 4 General] tonymather:
Tried it and it has a little message icon and a symbol which is tiny and when I press and hold it says pending? Got me stumped

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Under apn I have telecom content. Telecom data.and telecom mms. Does someone have the same and could they pm me pics of settings to copy?
[Nexus 4 General] versd:
you need the right apn settings.

doesnt work for me, i dont mind - I have unlimited data so if I get a MMS I just ask them to email it to me instead.
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
Have you tried these?... remember to save the APN before you close it :) good luck!

APN Name: TelecomData or TelecomInternet

APN: internet.telecom.co.nz

Proxy:

Port:

Username:

Password:

Server:

MMSC: http://pdaportal.telecom.co.nz

MMS proxy:

MMS port:

MCC: 530

MNC: 05

APN type: default (type this in)

APN Name: TelecomContent

APN: wap.telecom.co.nz

Proxy: 210.55.11.73

Port: 8080

Username:

Password:

Server:

MMSC: http://myhomepage

MMS proxy:

MMS port:

MCC: 530

MNC: 05

APN type: default

APN Name: TelecomMMS

APN: wap.telecom.co.nz

Proxy:

Port:

Username:

Password:

Server:

MMSC: http://lsmmsc.xtra.co.nz

MMS proxy: 210.55.11.73

MMS port: 8080

MCC: 530

MNC: 05

APN type: mms (type this in lower case)

MMS Max Message Size: 614400
[Nexus 4 General] tonymather:
Strange . on the bottom of your MMS settings its got message size. I don't have that?

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Mine has bearer , unspecified?
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
They're not my settings mate, just on the same forum where I got my 2degrees settings from. Mine worked, so I figured these might work for you...

My 2degrees MMS and internet APN both have bearer unspecified as well.

Still no luck? You matched everything exactly? I noticed in your screen shots that you've got your port set at 80 when it should be 8080...

It's probably of no significance to you, but because I'm on 2 degrees and out of Auckland, I have to have data roaming set to on for me to send/receive and use the internet on my phone. Telecom shouldn't have that problem tho...
[Nexus 4 General] AQUALabs:
Hi

If I root a Nexus 4, will I still get OTA updates? And does SuperOneClick work with the Nexus 4?
[Nexus 4 General] timhl7:
If your stock rooted you will get the ota notification but you will probably get install errors. There are lots of guides to flash back to full stock though.

Not sure about that tool, if its for the nexus 4 then it should. There's a few toolkits that can root/unroot and also return you to stock in the dev forum.
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
Think I followed this guide by Chainfire... He's made it pretty easy :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2025274

In regards to getting updates... I managed to install the 4.2.2 OTA update while on stock rooted rom and still keep root after the update.

Have fun and welcome to the club :D
[Nexus 4 General] lzwdct:
ship2u

I purchased nexus 4 in USA and shipped it to my doorstep via ship2u! I was waiting long time google launch nexus 4 in NZ, but they never did...

I love my phone!!
[Nexus 4 General] samohtxotom:
Hey guys Playtech have just posted up this offer. 16GB Nexus 4 for $599 including GST! http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=/ID=19674/SID=443135703/productdetails.html

If you're looking to get one from NZ I'd get this because that's a pretty decent price. Oh and it's NZ version as well so it'll come with the correct power adapter.
[Nexus 4 General] AQUALabs:
Does anyone know a good place to get NFC tags? I think TecTile 2 will also work since the Nexus 4 and the Galaxy S4 use the same Broadcom chip
[Nexus 4 General] samohtxotom:
Lucky you! When I updated (I was on stock rooted as well) it all worked but it got rid of my root :'( luckily thought the bootloader was already unlocked though so I didn't have to wipe again :D
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
I was pretty lucky - I just managed to bumble my way through it and it all came out ok haha.

On another note, I thought I'd let you guys know that I took delivery of an LG WCP-300 Wireless Charging Pad the other day. I'm absolutely loving it. I've got it with me at work and it is so much easier to use than having to keep pulling a USB cable out of my phone. It was a bit pricey at $67USD (delivered through Amazon) but I reckon it was worth it.
[Nexus 4 General] Maeur1:
Wasn't there some kind of price drop recently, I think i saw it for like $500 or something lie that at warehouse stationery. I already bought mine, but if anyone if thinking of taking the plunge, seems like a good time to.
[Nexus 4 General] Northover:
Yes I saw it as well $500 at warehouse stationary. I had only 3 weeks earlier bought one for my wife from eBay that I had to pay duty on and cost me $573 all up. Buggar:eek:
[Nexus 4 General] toxicbubble:
Just on the subject of paywave and NFC, I have this card too and I'm yet to see a single retailer in Christchurch with a reader for it :eek: lol.

Only thing I've ever used my NFC for is to bump photos :laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
Hi guys. Just wanted to get a gauge on what radio's you were all using on your N4's? I'm currently running the leaked .54 with 2degrees and it seems OK. I thought some you you might have a better idea of one that is more suited to NZ and our telco's.

Will be good to know what you think. :confused:
[Nexus 4 General] GeoMil:
I added my crds in Wallet (app) but it didnt work when i tried it on the pay wave terminal. That was when it first came out.

Since then when I ry and open wallet on Carbon Rom i get 'unfortunately Google Wallet is not yet available for your device or network'

Has anyone got it going? It would be pretty sweet. (Is it the ROM i am using?)
[Nexus 4 General] scoffyburito:
I'm on .48. I haven't bothered to change :D
[Nexus 4 General] nzkiwiman:
Just ordered myself one of these from the 2D Online store and am being very impatient while I wait for some form of shipping email.

Couldn't pass up the sub $500 price.

While I know it is probably a run out price to make way for the Nexus 5, I think I will be happy.

Now to read the rest of this thread.
[Nexus 4 General] Declan.Gao:
Just ordered mine from 2Degrees for $499. It's not $699 any more.

So looking forward to receiving it tomorrow!
[Nexus 4 General] nzkiwiman:
Did you receive a shipment email?
[Nexus 4 General] Declan.Gao:
Yep, I sure did. As well as a courier tracking number. Check out their website.
[Nexus 4 General] nzkiwiman:
I ordered Saturday after seeing the new price Friday

No email yet saying my order has shipped. Maybe I need to give the helpdesk a call.
[Nexus 4 General] Declan.Gao:
Give them a call. I ordered mine 2am today and got an Email with courier tracking number at 11am.
[Nexus 4 General] nzkiwiman:
Grr!

Have called, and got a number from Post Haste but currently cannot track and no explanation from the helpdesk on why I did not receive an email saying it has been posted.

I shall go back to being impatient and fingers crossed Tuesday gives me more answers.
[Nexus 4 General] nzkiwiman:
Got it today, via NZ Couriers (so not Post Haste as I was told)

Still no official shipping information.

Now to wait impatiently for work to finish and see if I can find a bumper and then play time
[Nexus 4 General] Declan.Gao:
I got it today as well. So far so good.
[Nexus 4 General] MarkusDaniel:
Got my nexus 3 weeks ago and I'm loving it! I just need a new screen protector and case, it already has a few scratches.
[Nexus 4 General] consolation:
South Dunedin Stationery Warehouse has 16GB for $485. Couldn't resist, was going to pick up a Note 2, but for that price it was too tempting...
[Nexus 4 General] steviewevie:
Guys, I'm hoping you can help me out. I'm in the UK but I bought an N4 here and sent it to my son in NZ (many months back). Now he's having a problem with the power button being non-responsive sometimes, and it seems like a hardware problem rather than software.

Has anyone had any luck with warranty service in NZ, e.g. through LG? I found their web page and he can email/phone and ask, but thought I'd ask some advice here too. Thanks in advance.
[Nexus 4 General] vitusdoom:
My phone got broken some few months back. sent it to warehouse as It still has a warranty and all. the only thing was they sent it to some other third party repair. It doesn't seem they go with LG for repairs. could be their thing or just it was cheaper I guess. the whole thing went like 2 weeks until I got my phone back (new). So, in your case, if it is LG, it could be faster (in repairing as they should have all hardware parts and firmware needed. specially if your paying for repairs. Just don't know about their service here though. (just my 2 cents) ;)
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
Bugger! Lets hope that changes for real soon! I'm giving my old SGSIII to my wife and it can't happen soon enough! - She's currently using my old LG O2X, which initially promised so much, but LG really failed to deliver software wise. Luckily the guys at CyanogenMod still support it and it's now currently running a pretty good version of CM10. The only real right now is that it doesn't always function as a phone :eek: It will in time of course run perfectly. So the sooner I get her my old phone, the better!

Talking to a Negricare assistant on Friday it seems my order is very near the top of the queue (whatever that means) and it's in not danger of being cancelled, so that's a relief. (although I have had various different replies from a few different people there- so who really knows)

Found another potential website for us Kiwi's to get out hands on the Nexus 4. It seems MobiCity Australia is offering pre-orders for the 16GB version and is claiming to have stock of the 8GB version.

http://www.mobicity.com.au/

I've updated the OP with this info....
[Nexus 4 General] timhl7:
Mobicity NZ also has them up for pre order too. They have 8gb in stock too.
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
Good spotting! It's not showing on their front page so that's why I missed it! I'll add that to the OP as well then!
[Nexus 4 General] timhl7:
I just put an order in with them, they expect stock in the first few weeks of December, but fingers crossed.
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
Nice! :laugh: Let us know how it goes. It'll be interesting to see whose arrive first - versd and mine from the states or yours.
[Nexus 4 General] versd:
Can't find the nexus on the mobicity nz website

and it works out a lot more expensive purchasing from mobicity australia than negri

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When I went to add the product to the cart at mobicitynz, it charged me GST

which means a nexus 4 16gb is $796.92 NZD

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update: looked around on the mobicitynz website, any purchases over $400 get GST and customs added to the cost, they do not hold stock in each country, shipping is from Hong Kong.
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
Blimmin heck! I'll update the OP to include those costs...good spotting! Looks like we've got the best deal so far with Negri!
[Nexus 4 General] timhl7:
Its in the LG section on mobicity NZ, i ended up paying $730 once the gst and customs fees were added.
[Nexus 4 General] Northover:
Hey Hadenkose, thanks for your work on this. Really appreciate it.

Just a thought. Do Negri ship to US mail forwarders eg Youshop? If they do then their US postage is free (over $250) and the youshop postage is NZ$17.25...just a wee saving but maybe worthy of note.

Can't wait to get one of these. Feel I deserve one now with all the hours spent pressing F5 (until I learnt of page monitor)
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
I'm sure they would send it to the youshop address. I'll add that to the OP thanks. $17.25NZD is a heck of a lot cheaper than the $69USD I've paid already. Can't wait to get my hands on one of these bad boys as well!! :laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] Northover:
Well......I have just ordered the N4 16GB from Mobicity.

There is now a free shipping option to NZ so: Grand Total (Inc GST) $772.92

This is much more than Google Play or some other US options but what sealed the deal for me was having a 12 month warranty.

They aren't expecting their arrival fro another two weeks. Can't wait :p
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
Nice one! It's a little more than I was willing to pay, but at least you have the added security of the shop having a base in NZ. However, I've heard Mobicity don't have a supply in NZ, it apparently all comes directly from Hong Kong - not that that is a problem. I got my SGSIII there earlier this year on my way over to my brothers wedding in Ireland. Bring on the end of December!! :eek:
[Nexus 4 General] versd:
if you keep your eye on ebay.com there are some 16gb versions in hand shipping immediately for 550usd incl shipping to NZ (670nzd)
[Nexus 4 General] timhl7:
Just got a call from Mobicity, looks like they wont be shipping til late December. At least they called and offered a refund.
[Nexus 4 General] versd:
with the way Negri has been slipping their availability date, I wouldn't be surprised to see the same from them as well.

And their customer service has a canned answer for any questions about availability (Ted).
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
I've only seen it slip once. Maybe now that Google Play has more stock that means that all previous orders are getting fulfilled now. I'm not expecting anything before the end of December though :(

It seems to me that not everyone is a fan of Negri's policy regarding the valuing of the device. If I had bought it in the US while on holiday then I would not have to pay any GST when I arrived home, so I don't see how this is really any different - It's not as if I can buy it from a local manufacturer! (If I could, I would) nor am I buying large quantities of these to on-sell! :laugh: At the end of the day, that's the rules and we've got to abide by them.

I've updated the OP to show potential gst/customs costs :)
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
I see you've managed to get your phone on the US Google Play Store - That's great mate!!! It's always good to see success stories and you'll get it bloody cheap as well, compared to the rest of us!

Awesome stuff. Looking forward to hearing how it all goes :)
[Nexus 4 General] GeoMil:
Any one else have success in the second release?

I scored 2 16gb form the play store - but they only charge me once shipped, looks good, but not a done deal.
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
I'll have my fingers crossed for you then mate - but I think you will be fine. Great stuff! :laugh:
[Nexus 4 General] philipwll:
tried but no luck

I tried to purchase one of these from the play store but no luck. Doesn't seems to work. It showed some technical issue at the end of checkout...

oooo.... can't wait to get one of this.....>< guess i'll have to order one from negri since that's the cheapest option mentioned here..

Thanks handenkose for your awesome work.
[Nexus 4 General] GeoMil:
It will be because your credit card, shipping/billing and default play store addresses don't match (or aren't US).
[Nexus 4 General] hadenkose:
Most probably that is the reason. However, quite a few people are saying that they have only changed their default billing address in their Google Wallet and this seemed to work for them.

Others have spoken to their banks or managed to change their credit card billing address online to their YouShop address and then this, coupled with the default YouShop address on their Google Wallet has worked for them.

It's a bit hit and miss. It may have worked a bit different for you in London as well. Whatever the case, well done to anybody who secured themselves a nexus 4 this way! :)
[Nexus 4 General] yjxzy:
about the duty

Thank you so much for your help, I have make a order by google play (it's pending) as your instruction, by the way it's succeed when I registered a whole new google account by VPN.

I have an other question, about the duty or GST, When and How can i pay the duty or tax.
[Nexus 4 General] vitusdoom:
Nice info mate. been wanting to change my sensation. :D but its quite expensive for an lg if we buy though nz imports stores. :(