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[Nexus 5 General] big_b0sss:
i signed up a 24 months contract with three last year when gs4 came out i picked the ultimate Internet plan cause it was a bit cheaper than one plan but it turned out that even though ultimate Internet offers all you can eat data but you can't tether Internet but on one plan they allow tethering so was wondering if anyone know will i be able to change my ultimate plan to one plan in the middle of the contract
[Nexus 5 General] Zenzic:
Agreed. Compared to others it's far cheaper.

Also thanks for the heads up :)
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
Yeah. Either £5 a month add on or they might let you change your plan. Five them a call, I found them pretty good when it came to sorting a deal out.
[Nexus 5 General] ears1991:
Anyone who got their N5 through carphone warehouse online manage to get a replacement to get one of the revised models? guessing it wouldnt be an on the spot swap job so probably not worth the hassle
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
AFAIK after 28 days from purchase cpw just sends it off to repair centre of there is a problem. I went to LG direct when I had mobo changed on my Nexus bypassing O² (where I got it from).
[Nexus 5 General] r0cafella:
What's everyones Idle drain on LTE like?

I switched to Vodafone's 4G on Thursday and my battery drain is horrible since.
[Nexus 5 General] ck.chunkeat:
Yea, I tried for a exchange but they dont allow it. I had a GPS problem and they suggest me to send in to their repair centre for warranty purpose. :(
[Nexus 5 General] tfngwena:
It's okay although I say that with a couple of caveats. I live just outside of London and im on EE. I have 4g where i live but it's hit and miss and in London i have full 4g reception. When I travel into work and leave 4g on the drain is much faster than when i leave it on 3g and then switch to 4g when i get to London. I can only assume that switching / searching for 4g connections drains so maybe try seeing if that helps.

I'm also using ART runtime rather than dalvik and that's saved me battery too.
[Nexus 5 General] r0cafella:
My LTE connection has been OK for the most part it hasn't been dropping back to 3g at all yet the drain is high.

I'm not sure if its down to the actual 4g or its the fact Vodafone are having issues porting my number
[Nexus 5 General] sohell:
Getting fecking tired of not having 4G on Three:crying:... Anyone know what's going on?

(half-joking, but sorta not)
[Nexus 5 General] deanwray:
call me silly, but is 4g not just a 5-15% speed increase from 3's hybrid 3g network ?
[Nexus 5 General] spruceyb:
They're running 4G in said initial cities which small sample groups.

If everything goes to plan then it should go live to all subscribers in February.
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
Quick thought...if the Moto X is coming out soon over here, does this mean Google will make Google Now voice recognition available for us Nexus 5 owners?

And, if you've not seen this already, ask Google Now 'What does the fox say?' ;)
[Nexus 5 General] cgonzalez82:
Got mine on the weekend just gone, from carphone warehouse for £320 which I didn't think was to bad. Moved from an iPhone 5s, so taking some getting used to lol.
[Nexus 5 General] matt_not_andrew:
Was that the 32GB version or 16GB version? Only ask because if its the 16 then why didn't you go through the play store. If the 32 then that's a good price.
[Nexus 5 General] Khaiyan:
Had the same problem. I cancelled over the phone.
[Nexus 5 General] giannis_ch:
Thanks, i guess i will have to call tomorrow, since they are closed now.
[Nexus 5 General] dannstarr:
So, just smugly going over my confirmation email that I got from Google at 1803hrs for a black 32gb...

Mine also says it leaves the Warehouse BY 5th November and the order shows as pending.

Interestingly enough though, my receipt says that I paid "Google Commerce Ltd" in Dublin, Ireland.... So, do our UK Nexi ship from Ireland? Otherwise, £10 express postage from the states sounds actually very reasonable
[Nexus 5 General] shrewdgeek:
Guys I am in sweden,so Can i purchase Nexus 5 via google play store UK using services like entropay + borderlinx.

Let me know if its possible
[Nexus 5 General] packetlos:
CPW website now says that tonight (31st) the order line is open till 11pm, when I phoned at 9 it had closed.
[Nexus 5 General] italia0101:
Yea i think they do , thats where my N10 came from last time
[Nexus 5 General] drew2d1:
Just got home and ordered! Dispatches on the 8th!
[Nexus 5 General] thesoupthief:
I live in Ireland. Had to use LogMeIn to control my mum's PC in the UK to access Play and order a Nexus 5, which I'm actually buying from Google Europe, based 8 miles from me in North Dublin!

It's a big tax scam - their billing address may be in Ireland but they ship their devices from somewhere in North London, IIRC

Sent from my Oric-1 micro
[Nexus 5 General] italia0101:
Oh really, thats an interesting one, can see it happening though
[Nexus 5 General] dahmmy:
cancelling

Guys dont worry if you wanted to cancel but cant...

Let them deliver ...accept it..

Under UK law you are covered by "Distance selling" ie you have 7 days to send it back

http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-righ...g-regulations/
[Nexus 5 General] Batfink33:
I went into my local Carphone Warehouse tonight and asked about the Nexus 5. The guy said he had 16 in stock and didn't expect them to sell out tomorrow he said if i went into tomorrow morning i would get one easily. On reflection tonight, as tempted as i am i just cant justify it. £300 for a 16gb model is just too expensive (considering i already have 4 phone......gadget freak) and the fact i cant even put my sd card in it. Now i just have to avoid Carphone Warehouse tomorrow!
[Nexus 5 General] mELIANTE:
Hope they still have one tomorrow in CPW canary wharf… Who would have thought it would be cheaper than in the play store? :D
[Nexus 5 General] Batfink33:
The guy in store told me that 16 was quite a lot for release day and he was surprised they got that much (he said they were out the back,i was tempted to ask him to show me one) He said he thought they would be gone by Sunday. Oh no,im getting tempted again!!!! arghhhh!
[Nexus 5 General] androidfish:
Downside to that is that you then have to pay the return postage fees. (Delivery to you is refunded, the cost of returning it to them is not (unless they are at fault in some way)).

Could also work out quite expensive if you want insured delivery.

Refusing the delivery gets around that, but it's still worth contacting them to tell them that you're going to refuse the delivery because you wish to cancel under the distance selling regulations. (Just to cover yourself in case they try to add any dodgy restocking fee).
[Nexus 5 General] xxnoelziexx:
Got my order in very easy this year around :)

Order date: 31-Oct-2013 18:01:14 GMT

Dispatches by 5 November 2013.	1	Nexus 5 (32GB, White)

Need to order a case now
[Nexus 5 General] irhut:
I rang CPW at 8pm and was on hold for over an hour. At 9.10 I got cut off. I rang again only to find that lines closed at 9pm. It says 11 on website! An hour of my life wasted.
[Nexus 5 General] Batfink33:
Whats the deal with CPW? Why are some shops saying you can only get them with contracts yet others like the one i went into are happy to sell them sim free?
[Nexus 5 General] lozfromcorby:
Pretty sure they ship from England. You pay to Dublin so Google can avoid UK Corporation tax. Think my nexus 10 came from North West somewhere.
[Nexus 5 General] packetlos:
They obviously asked some call centre staff to stay back and man the order lines..... and they all said NO!
[Nexus 5 General] irhut:
I will try to get one in a store tomorrow but can't try until the afternoon. Hope they don't sell out!
[Nexus 5 General] cgonzalez82:
I'm guessing that was aimed at me? You still have to add postage to the past store orders and for the sake of a few quid I couldn't be bothered to wait lol. Plus this way I didn't have to take time off work or anything for the delivery...
[Nexus 5 General] reiper:
Don't know abouth three's 4g but on ee i had about 4x faster speed.
[Nexus 5 General] Michealtbh:
It'll be a minor speed upgrade for Three
[Nexus 5 General] sohell:
I think Three's current non-4G (whatever you want to call it) is pretty fast already - so much so, that I reckon the battery hit won't be worth it when 4G is available. That just shows how good Three *can* be You might lose more battery for the sake of downloading a little bit faster...

Still want access to 4G, though!
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
Who said 4G will consume more battery?
[Nexus 5 General] paradoxiumwind:
4G on the N5 consumes less battery than both 3G and 2G.

That being said, I can't seem to get a 4G data connection with Virgin mobile (EE network) near Liverpool - is it not up around there?
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
Liverpool is covered by EE 4G, at least my post code is and I'm out of town!
[Nexus 5 General] ralph78:
Why all devices in Google Play are unavailable to buy atm ? Bug ? Can anyone check it for me please ? Uk store ofc.
[Nexus 5 General] deanwray:
confirmed
[Nexus 5 General] ralph78:
Ok thanks a lot dude, I guess I have to wait until its sorted out.
[Nexus 5 General] mattyboyo:
My record on Three is 29Mb on the edge of Kings Lynn.
[Nexus 5 General] himu007:
Thanks for the info. Still need to wait more than 2 weeks to get 4G on Three :( Hope everything goes well.
[Nexus 5 General] andreas_h92:
Hello i was wondering if i could make an order in the uk play store using a non UK credit card but a Greek mastercard. Does anybody actually order with non uk card? Thanks
[Nexus 5 General] b1g1an:
It's £298 at CPW.
[Nexus 5 General] cgonzalez82:
It is now, it wasn't when I bought! Regardless I've actually returned mine earlier today.
[Nexus 5 General] Kid_droid:
I get better battery on consistent 4G (EE) or when I'm on wifi. But 3g kills my battery. I think EE 3g is not too great anyways so spends alot of time searching. But that's just a guess.

Nexus 5 and 4G it's match made :) 3 coverage in my area ain't great so no benefit of the unlimited plan to me.
[Nexus 5 General] sohell:
I thought I had read that past handsets on 4G consumed more battery. Great to know that once I get 4G, I will have even better battery life!
[Nexus 5 General] strikerdj2011:
just got 16gb white one from car phone ware house today got to say so snappy and smooth coming from a htc one defo made the right choice
[Nexus 5 General] spruceyb:
I got a LTE settings update pushed to my LG G2 this morning, so it's maybe ready?

Unfortunately my area isn't covered according to the coverage checker, so maybe I'll have to wonder to an area that does get 4G to test it out.
[Nexus 5 General] andreas_h92:
cpw

cpw sells the latest re-make of nexus 5? As far as i know google re-made the phone!
[Nexus 5 General] mybelovedgh0st:
recently got my second n5 replacement.... hope i dont get to encounter any more defects~

wish i got the black version instead though =(
[Nexus 5 General] jonmorris:
I don't think it will be. I had to get a separate SIM that is provisioned for 4G.

I've done some speed testing around London to compare with EE and O2.

http://jmcomms.wordpress.com/2014/0...network-in-london-with-ee-and-o2-comparisons/
[Nexus 5 General] sohell:
There's a couple of good posts there, enjoyed reading them - however, Chrome threw up a warning about your site, so you might want to look into that, in case potential readers get a bit worried about visiting your site...
[Nexus 5 General] jonmorris:
Thanks for the warning. I'll keep an eye on it, as it's a Wordpress hosted site with no ads - so it shouldn't have anything that could be malware.

And I'm glad you liked some of the posts. I'll be doing more network comparison tests in the coming weeks/months. As it stands, Three's 4G network is still very small and so arguably most people aren't missing much. Even in central London, there are plenty of gaps between 4G sites where you fall back to 3G.
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
Not exactly right. There will be no need to change sim, just 3 activating a number and sending new apn to a phone. So yeah, looks promising.
[Nexus 5 General] jonmorris:
What I meant is I personally had to get a new SIM as the current ones haven't been activated yet. Hence me being able to use 4G when others can't.

Definitely no need for anyone else to get a new SIM when 4G properly rolls out, only the original testers and those who have been invited since (such as journalists and bloggers).
[Nexus 5 General] ben_pyett:
T-M to EE (UK) and my phone SIM says my phone number =00000000000

Hello UK peeps.

Recently jumped on-board the 4G bandwagon as many areas around where I live have coverage....

I recently ported from T-M to EE (UK) and had an isusue where my phone thinks my phone number =00000000000 as the EE SIM wasn't populated with a mobile number value.

See thread, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2619399 although now resolved, I just wondered if I was alone here? or did anyone else get this? if so here is the fix..
[Nexus 5 General] Nathanation:
Hurry up Three 4G! There site doesn't explain if they are going to have 4g coverage over the whole country, I know they are testing it in major cities, hope they can cover most of where they already cover with H+.
[Nexus 5 General] Deeco7:
I have this issue, only that I moved to Three from T-Mobile and ported my number. Did you manage to fix it?
[Nexus 5 General] ben_pyett:
yes, all fixed, but you'll need to be rooted, follow the link in my post to my thread and read the bottom posts.
[Nexus 5 General] Deeco7:
Great share! The only issue is that the app doesn't allow country code to be entered, not sure if this will cause problems. Thanks"
[Nexus 5 General] ben_pyett:
From what I understand the number is only displayed on the phone and in applications, but isn't used to make calls or connect to the mobile network etc...so that's not a problem.
[Nexus 5 General] hunhool:
EE confirmed today they are working on HDcalls and increased 3G,H+,LTE speed all over the country to resolve the recent problems during phone calls and browsing.

REKOGNÍZED KONYHABÚTOR :D
[Nexus 5 General] Michealtbh:
Too bad any decent tariff is £40+ per month sim only. They're clearly preying on people desperate to try 4G. A company like that will never have my money.
[Nexus 5 General] hunhool:
Well,it's your opinion.

For me all the companies are the same....

But what did you expect? The only company who provides reliable 4G at the moment.

REKOGNÍZED KONYHABÚTOR :D
[Nexus 5 General] Super Chimp:
I was looking at a Nexus 5 recently in a shop & luckily it was nearby a G2 & its screen was noticeably duller & the settings appeared about the same on the pair of them. I really wish the N5 had the more rounded & what seems more ergonomic design of the G2, think they missed a trick by going for a squarer design on the N5.
[Nexus 5 General] sohell:
Thing is, one design will be applauded by some, and derided by others. You think that the N5 should be more rounded - personally, I think they went the right way, and the design looks classic. I think it will age very well. Design is so subjective and personal, no one company is likely to please everyone.
[Nexus 5 General] ben_pyett:
completely agree, besides N4 was rounded so they clearly fancied a change for this time
[Nexus 5 General] superleeds27:
Thinking of moving from the HTC one to the N5.

What are speeds like for people on O2?
[Nexus 5 General] strikerdj2011:
i did about a week ago glad i did i had the red htc one since august only thing i find i miss from the one is the speakers at the front part from that i love it
[Nexus 5 General] ben_pyett:
as already mentioned, apart from the quality of the speakers and the exceptional camera you'll be win win, plus a couple of hundred quid up
[Nexus 5 General] ConorCX:
Not sure if I should be yelling at O2, but on their 3G/H network in my nearest town I get less than 1 Mbps. Haven't tested 4G because I live in the middle of nowhere. It should be the same as it always has been.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] letom:
Well actually the camera on the nexus 5 is better. Have them both with me and you can tell the lack the detail in the HTC one really holds it back. Screens are literally identical though side by side you can tell the HTC one is ever so slightly sharper, but it's the sort of difference that you'd have to stare at both screens considerably to tell. But you're right the speakers are far apart, difference is night and day.
[Nexus 5 General] tosin01:
Hi guys, can anyone confirm if the Natwest app works on a rooted N5.
[Nexus 5 General] mircoho:
Edit:....
[Nexus 5 General] Kid_droid:
Yes the natwest app works mate.
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
Same
[Nexus 5 General] craig432:
Anyone in London area had 4g activated on three yet?
[Nexus 5 General] chubby65:
Speeds on o2 have always been crap for me no matter what part of the uk I've been in

That's why i got the Nexus 5 and sim only one plan on 3

Instead of the crap 1mb on o2 im now getting upto 20mb on 3 and that's a huge difference
[Nexus 5 General] ConorCX:
Thank god it isn't only me that has noticed O2's awful speeds (Slow2). And exactly the same boat here, most likely moving to 3 after my contract is up.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] chubby65:
Yeah speeds were very poor but only moved to 3 for when 4g arrives here but was really surprised to get upto the 20mb speeds on 3g well worth the move
[Nexus 5 General] Kid_droid:
O2 was a battery burner. Always taking ages loading data. Jumped the ship to EE when they had a crazy black Friday deal on 4g deals. 3 unlimited sounds great but barely any coverage in my area. My mother is on 3 tho she doesn't even use data much lol.
[Nexus 5 General] chubby65:
If you get a 3 signal it is worth switching i was with o2 for years and data was always nearly non existent and virgin wasn't really that much better

For me 3 no matter where i am i get between 7mb - 20mb always lightning quick when opening web pages it's great
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
3 just bumped the price from £15 to £20 on 12 month sim only. Not so worth buying phone separately anymore. I'm sure it can be haggled down by the end of the contract for existing customers, but new customers might not be in such good position.

If anyone is thinking of switching to 3 sim only, he's the plan of action I'd recommend taking.

Take out 12 month £20 contract with all unlimited. Give them a call on day 6 to cancel it. If they ask why, say Virgin just offered you same but for £15pm. Even if they proceed with cancellation, don't fret, in a day or two you'll receive a phone call with offers. If you don't, well, you are not tied in, cancellation has already been started, but I'm 90% that will work a treat ;)

Sent from my ? phone
[Nexus 5 General] chubby65:
Glad i got mine in time then only upgraded the plan 2 weeks ago from ultimate internet 600 :) still when it was 15
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
In case no one realised yet, the new Google Search update enabled hot words for us in the UK (if you're using the GEL)! About time tbh...
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
Even if you're not using GNL (not GEL anymore ;)) then it will enable the hotword when you open the Google Now app.
[Nexus 5 General] outofthisworld:
do you still need to leave the language at English US?
[Nexus 5 General] chubby65:
No mate not anymore
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
Nope, UK now works!

Now, I flashed the apk cause it wasn't showing in the Play Store for me but my colleague had it via the Play Store so it's still filtering through to users
[Nexus 5 General] Deeco7:
I'm on the 30-day-rolling contract, there is a possibility that I may move to the 12month, if and when the 4G is switched on in my area and I am happy with it, just wondering if they will give me that discount.
[Nexus 5 General] chubby65:
What speeds are you getting on 3g mate
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
I got it through the Play Store, I was amazed, I usually wait weeks for staggered updates!

Reverted the mod to allow the hotword to work on EN-GB and all was well.
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
Funnily enough, I tend to get it overnight so I'll probably get it officially this evening. Not a HUGE deal as it's not exactly the most useful thing in the world but it's nice that it's here (I did assume it would be once the Moto X was available here)
[Nexus 5 General] CPNowell:
GEL? Which search update? The one yesterday on the 5th? If so, the "ok Google"trigger, still doesn't work on mine set to English UK language... (i.e. the Mic is not auto active in Google Now)
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
GEL = Google Experience Launcher (the stock Nexus 5 one). You need to be using Google Search 3.2.xxx, I'm still on 3.1.xxx
[Nexus 5 General] CPNowell:
Ah right! :) thanks
[Nexus 5 General] Deeco7:
When I first got the contract it was up from 15-20mbps, now I only seem to get 6-8mbps, I believe they have throttled something.
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
I've not had the official update yet either, I usually get it late. You can download it from Android Police if you don't wanna wait - it works well! :D

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/02/05/google-search-updated-to-v3-2-meet-the-google-now-launcher/
[Nexus 5 General] chubby65:
Still worth 12 month plan tho mate still pretty fast compared to the others and data is still unlimited
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
What version of Google Play services are you running? There was an update to that (4.2.39) which I've not got yet which might be linked to this new Google Search appearing in the Play Store
[Nexus 5 General] Deeco7:
Yh, I'm not doubting, just thinking in the long run if I should commit.
[Nexus 5 General] chubby65:
That's what I thought but because it worked out cheaper than the 30 day rolling contract and I'm happy enough with them i just went for it
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
Yeah I have 4.2.39
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
I didn't, manually installed and it still wasn't there so just manually installed the Search update - CBA waiting! :D
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
CBA waiting is why I have Play Services 4.2 ;)
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
AHHHHH, you cheeky bugger! :D
[Nexus 5 General] albert_htc:
Can anyone recommended a good QI charger from a UK supplier?

And a decent 5v 2a charger and cable ?

I don't really want to buy one of eBay from Hong Kong!

Sent from my Nexus 7 (2013) KitKat 4.4.2
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
I have a Maxell Air Voltage which I believe came from Play
[Nexus 5 General] sohell:
Groupon has the Nexus 5 (16GB) on offer for £285 inc delivery, in case anyone was interested.

http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/national-deal/gg-groupon-goods-global-gmb-h-39-4882/34168441
[Nexus 5 General] deanwray:
not sure groupon math works.. ( 299 - 285 ) != 102.76 Still a good deal if you want £14 off and free deliv though...
[Nexus 5 General] pemz82:
I took a punt on one from Amazon

I cant yet post links but search amazon (UK) for "GMYLE(R)Black Wireless Mini Charging Pad Mat Qi-enabled Standard Charger (1000mA)"

Available in quite a few colour combinations to choose from. I found it works really well, also good reviews from others on Amazon
[Nexus 5 General] chubby65:
I got this one mate so good and fast charging I've just ordered another one as a spare

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=140980118507
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
Definitely recommend. Got 2. One at home and another one bastardised into car charger/holder. Charges with satnav + streaming.

Sent from my ? phone
[Nexus 5 General] sohell:
Just a heads up... I woke up this morning, and found that my Nexus 5 on ThreeUK had 4G enabled...

I'm in London, if that helps, and didn't do anything special, other than rebooting my phone.

Anyone else?
[Nexus 5 General] craig432:
Excellent, could you post your APN settings?
[Nexus 5 General] sohell:
The APN doesn't look any different, I think. Happy to share regardless

http://imgur.com/8l3L1gA - screen one

http://imgur.com/nz1TfXu - screen two

Done this from my mobile, so hope it works!
[Nexus 5 General] Scarygore:
Thanks for posting those. The screen shots worked perfectly. How's the connection speeds?

Gives me hope I'll get upgraded soon :)