yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 5 General] MarkProvanP:
Since I dropped mine only four days after getting it, I phoned LG's support line and they said that since it's an out-of-warranty repair I would have to speak to SBE Ltd - if you drop yours, don't even bother contacting LG themselves since that's all they can do. They gave me a number (surprisingly enough a standard UK phone number of 01233 for Ashford, Kent) to phone and so I did. The hold music is by far and away the worst music I have ever, ever heard on a hold line as it is nearly unintelligible and breaks up every few seconds or so, almost as if it were recorded with a phone microphone held up to a radio. I was on hold for a while, but I did get through (at around 1615) and set up the repair, which the lady said would cost around £150. They send you (1st class) a prepaid and addressed Royal Mail 1pm Recorded bag to send it back to them. I sent it, and Royal Mail did deliver it before 1pm on Friday the 23rd. I haven't heard anything since then, and I did phone several times - left to leave a message twice and then got through later on, the same lady as when I opened the repair request - she said that she didn't have any more information yet (this was Wednesday around midday) and I should ask again in a few days.

I'm hoping that I will be able to get my phone back soon but I have genuinely no idea when I will get it back. SBE Ltd seem to be a terrible company from what the internet reviews say but my hands were tied since I didn't want to void the warranty on an early-batch phone. I'll post back later when I have any more information. In the meantime I've bought a case and the Rhino Shield screen protector for when it gets back, so it should be better protected next time.
[Nexus 5 General] Kid_droid:
EE was doing an in shop deal yesterday. Unilimted calls and text and 1gb 4g data for £16 pound. So I went £20 for 4g 3gb data unlimited calls and text 3gb wifi and london underground wifi 12 month simonly . which is pretty sound for EE service.

Three is terrible in my area so no use for unlimited data even if I had it. O2 service has gone down hill for me.
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
No, you're right - I had an N4 before the One. I keep coming back to the Nexus range so I'm gonna stick with it this time! As good as Sense is now, I prefer stock
[Nexus 5 General] 2Pints:
Im with three, and have no complaints. One thing that you should remember is that three use high frequencies on the 3g system which can affect penetration into buildings.

However if you are thinking of signing up with any mobile phone operator i would strongly advise that you try them out on pay as you go for a while to check on things such as signal coverage/data etc etc, and if you go anywhere, or do anything where a mobile phone signal is/can be essential then its advisable to have a back up phone on another network. Three, Orange, T-Mobile, and EE are all part of the MBNL network ( http://www.mbnl.co.uk ) and site ( mast ) share. There is also another alliance/mast share deal between O2 and Vodafone - information here http://blog.vodafone.co.uk/2012/11/...-complete-guide-to-our-network-joint-venture/
[Nexus 5 General] Kid_droid:
O2 is still tops on the 2g indoor signal. But coverage in my area wasn't too bad for EE so I took the bone. I couldn't even open a Web page in the 02 shop in my local area whilst they were trying to convince me to upgrade to a 1gb 4g plan for £26. That was the final straw loool
[Nexus 5 General] AvRS:
Was reading the GiffGaff forum and came across a thread about an app called WeQ4U and thought it may help others on here too. Looking at the Play Store description:

"WeQ4U is an Android app that works with any Android phone, and puts you through to any UK number starting 0800, 0808,0500 (i.e. ALL FREEPHONE) and all 01, 02, 03, or 0870 numbers, as well as thousands of other 0871, 0872, 0873, 0843, 0844 and 0845 numbers in our extensive database of UK companies".

Lots of people using it on GG for numbers other than 0800 as they're free on GG anyway. I've not tried it yet but downloading it as a just in case so thought I'd let others know too. I've not searched the forums so it may have been mentioned somewhere but UK only apps get lost mostly. Play Store or their website.
[Nexus 5 General] sohell:
WeQ4You is a great app.

An alternative is SayNoTo0870 and the SayNoTo0870 Call Intercept
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
I've got it! :D

Now to back up my One and set it up on my lunch break...
[Nexus 5 General] jonmorris:
Bar some re-use of 900MHz in specific locations,

all

3G networks in the UK use 2100MHz.
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
AFAIK ee uses 1800mhz
[Nexus 5 General] jonmorris:
EE uses 1800MHz for 2G and has re-used some of it for 4G - hence being able to launch 4G earlier than the others. It's 3G service is 2100MHz.

O2 (and possibly Vodafone) re-used some of its 900MHz spectrum (originally for 2G) for 3G.
[Nexus 5 General] MarkProvanP:
Woop! After several days of trying to get through to them again over the phone (the phone line will go to voicemail after 15 minutes of tortuous, looping fake pop/rock music) I finally got through again and a different lady gave me a quote of £51.82 for the repair. I paid via debit card right then over the phone and she said it would be 7-10 working days to get the phone back to me after the payment went through, which it did immediately. I imagine that they might be replacing only the glass rather than the whole LCD/frame assembly, which is why the cost is so much lower than from anywhere else.
[Nexus 5 General] sohell:
Great news - I have sent you a PM...:angel:
[Nexus 5 General] mr. phillip:
Hi guys.

I probably should be asking this in the waiting room thread, but that thread is very "americanized", so is not that useful to me...

I am from Portugal, so, no playstore for me.. I bought a 32gb white Nexus 5, through forward2me, using their personal shopper service...

I bought it on the 18th of November, with expected delivery to the 11th of December...

I was wondering if anybody in the UK has placed an order of a white 32gb, after the 18th, and has already received the phone... If so, that would allow me to ask forward2me to call Google to know on what status is my order..

Cheers..

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[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
Ordered my white 32GB on Friday, got it yesterday :D
[Nexus 5 General] Cameron.:
Hey there. I ordered mine from the play store on the 1st of December (Sunday) and am getting the message "Dispatched from warehouse on

11/12/2013". Do you think it'll come before then? They weren't very clear about the fact I'd have to wait 10 days before I made the order. It's also a pain because I have bills coming up and keeping enough money in my account until then might not be possible. Is there a way I can get the purchase out the way now?
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
Reading my previous post, I'd imagine you should get it this week but can't be certain
[Nexus 5 General] samkol18:
I ordered on 01/12/2013 and I have already received it.:) You will receive an email when it is dispatched. Keep looking.
[Nexus 5 General] mr. phillip:
The sooner I posted, the sooner I had news...

Forward2me told me that they already have the phone, and it's on its way via DHL... hope I'll get it tomorrow...

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[Nexus 5 General] Deeco7:
Who's got 4G in London now on Three?
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
Is it live?
[Nexus 5 General] Quinny899:
It is in Birmingham, London and Manchester IIRC

I go through Birmingham on Saturday, I'll see if I pick it up
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
Nope, not live in my area yet (West London) , although I am seeing 2 3uk networks, can't register on the other one yet.
[Nexus 5 General] AvRS:
Techradar has an article about 3 launching their 4G but the 3 cities haven't been given: http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...-4g-and-abolishes-usa-roaming-charges-1204676
[Nexus 5 General] elspanish88:
Hey guys new user here... Had loads of android devices that I've played about with so not complete noob haha thought I'd say hello, love these threads the S3 one was mental!! So hello! Hows things?
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
London gotta be one of them. Now let's get hold of apn. I'm 99.9percent sure that "software" they are talking about is apn.

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'ello there. Feel like at home... But beware of that mad bunch.
[Nexus 5 General] Kamran9558:
It has only been launched for selected users/areas just for testing purposes. the network still needs some time to go public ~january

source: Engineer @ 3
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
Is there a way to enable it now? Apn?
[Nexus 5 General] Michealtbh:
Any talk of anywhere in NI getting 4G?
[Nexus 5 General] reiper:
anyone has experience in London's 4g? My current contract is ending in the middle of january and i am gonna take the new one with 4g. I am asking about the coverage and speed. The one I still have is orange and it is terrible. Never again.
[Nexus 5 General] Kamran9558:
not that i know of as they are using special sims/apns

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not in the initial launch but later in 2014 definitely
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
Must be, as I found it (yeah, you can find 3yk 4g network) but it wouldn't let me connect. So its not just apn.
[Nexus 5 General] Deeco7:
It's already rolling out to people in London, but staged rollout.

http://www.zdnet.com/three-switches-on-4g-in-london-for-a-few-thousand-7000023926/
[Nexus 5 General] craig432:
According to 3s coverage checker I should have excellent 4g but can't register on it at the min
[Nexus 5 General] jonmorris:
Three has apparently made a right mess of its 4G launch, which is currently little more than a trial.

2800 people have been invited to take part, until early Jan when Three will begin to upgrade approx 1.5 million customers, via a SIM update, to be able to use 4G. This is based on the account holder post code. If you're within the coverage area, you'll be activated. If not, you'll have to wait until the end of Q1 - so that could be April almost!

Forget the fact that you might live outside a 4G coverage area but travel to a place with 4G.. it seems Three has ignored that tiny fact.

If you haven't been invited to take part in the launch (aka trial) then you won't be able to access the 4G Three network. Your SIM needs to be provisioned, so it's nothing to do with a different APN or anything. You'll get an SMS to say you are enabled, an update to activate the 4G/LTE network on your phone (if it isn't a SIM-free device that already has it) and then be able to use 4G whereever it exists.

Until then, the launch on the 2nd December will mean nothing to you. You might be in a 4G covered area tomorrow or next week but still not be able to use it. A stark contrast to what Three has been suggesting for years about 4G being offered at no extra cost, no new contract and no new tariff from December. For most people, December should be replaced with March/April.

(As you can tell, I'm a bit bitter over this, as I've been in London all week and in areas that are covered by 4G, but I can't use it and it seems won't be able to for a few months at least).
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
Source?
[Nexus 5 General] jonmorris:
Me.

As in I've spoken to Three directly.

Anyway, with regards to the Q2 activation for everyone, I've been told by someone (indirectly) that the plan is to have all accounts activated during February.

But, that doesn't change the fact that in January it will be a sub-set of users, and they're doing it initially based on the post code of the account holder. As such, people who might travel to a 4G covered area (which, to be honest, is tiny right now) will be out of luck.

However, let me stress that I'd still recommend everyone to sign up on Three. When you can get speeds of 25Mbps over 3G with DC-HSPA, the lack of 4G isn't the end of the world. It is simply frustrating, especially as 4G isn't just about extra speed but things like lower latency and even better indoor coverage (even at 1800MHz) and certainly better in future years when 800MHz is also turned on.

EDIT:

Three has now posted on its blog;

So, clearly Three has been mixing 'roll out' to refer to both coverage AND users that can actually use 4G.
[Nexus 5 General] chenga28:
FWIW..

im on vodafone 4g switched over 3 weeks ago, at work (city) is not bad speed 20 down 10 up. At home (east london) i can get close 50 down and 25 up. So happy at the "moment" just a £26 plan first 3 months unlimited then 6gb internet, sim only deal. In 3 weeks ive cained 10gb alone, but was messing about with speed test etc, as with new phone downloaded a couple of GB of games. But in the last week only used about 500mb. for me 6gb will be enough. Generally please with network coverage in London, there are still a few places in G London where i have been and 4g not available, during xmas will be going north, although not covered where im going hopefully sooner it be available, EE coverage is good, as my brother is on it and travels around the country...

oh and ive disabled wifi for the last 2 weeks:o
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
This was a tweet from my colleague, Vodafone 4G in Manchester, with his Nexus 5:

https://twitter.com/skotyw/status/401746678048641024/photo/1
[Nexus 5 General] Lettuce!:
It's a bit of a joke that Three are so rubbish with their 4G plans. They boast being the network designed for Internet but really this is very shoddy and just not acceptable. Seems like my city (Lincoln) won't get 4G until at least 2015 or later. That's just ridiculous. I don't see how it can take so long when Voda, O2 and EE are pretty much already there.

It's good they're not charging any more for 4G (or so they say they aren't) but it's just a massive let-down that they're not doing more to get 4G rolled out everywhere. Surely the government should have some input like they did with getting 3G more available (which Vodafone failed to do in the time limit by a few %, I must add). The same should be done with 4G in my opinion.

So at home I've got rubbish Sky Broadband, no fibre, no cable, no Infinity, at 4MB/sec and 3G for at least another two years. Great.
[Nexus 5 General] jonmorris:
It's not ideal, but with DC-HSPA I think 3G is still plenty good enough for most, and I'd still expect to be using 3G at times in the next few years even after 4G is more widespread.

I can beat my EE 4G speeds at times with DC-HSPA (downloading only, admittedly) so all is not lost and there's a chance Three might accelerate the roll out anyway.
[Nexus 5 General] MarkProvanP:
I got the email saying they had dispatched it yesterday and today I got it back via Royal Mail 1pm delivery (same as how I sent it). It came well protected and it's clear that they did replace the LCD assembly as a whole because it had all the original stickers to be peeled off the sides. They had tested it and it is indistinguishable from how it was when I just got it.
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
I've just started getting 20 mbps on hspa so I'm happy

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[Nexus 5 General] poplectic:
Anyone seen 4.4.1 yet?
[Nexus 5 General] deanwray:
nope
[Nexus 5 General] huntedsoul12:
Nop not yet !
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
Sideloaded it last night.
[Nexus 5 General] Kid_droid:
Updated through TWRP. So far so good. I forgot I the moto x patch at one point. So it wouldn't flash but soon as i fixed that. I was good to go.
[Nexus 5 General] jonyid:
nothing here yet, am just going to be patient and wait for it to come through the phone instead of downloading it and installing it through a PC
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
I just flashed it manually, all seems fine so far (and the lockscreen bug where a missed call unlocks the phone on slide to unlock has been fixed too!)
[Nexus 5 General] jonyid:
How easy was it to flash manually? If there is a guide and a link i may give it a go during my break
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
I just flashed it using CWM. I had 2 mods which I reverted back to stock first and then just flashed the OTA file as you would anything else. Worked fine!

You can follow this guide which covers different scenarios:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2523217
[Nexus 5 General] jonyid:
cheers mate, when it says make sure that the update is in the same directory, it means folder? done that and then how do i run command prompt from that folder?
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
Right-click whilst hold down shift in that folder and you'll get an option to open a command prompt at that location. Then you can sideload the OTA (I'm guessing you're following Section A?)

Might be easier to stick the adb/fastboot files and the OTA file on your Desktop so they're all in one place :)

This is where having adb/fastboot in your System Path helps as you can run the commands from any window you want
[Nexus 5 General] jonyid:
Cheers mate but now my device isnt being found!!!! nightmare, any ideas? I did untick the option to connect it as a media device
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
Sounds like your drivers aren't installed
[Nexus 5 General] Kid_droid:
+1

I forgot to put in USB debugging mode aswell to add to what's been said. I usually use wugtoolkit to install drivers. Never fails me. So try that too mate.
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
USB Debugging only applies when Android is running, not applicable in Recovery
[Nexus 5 General] TurkzZ:
anybody in UK received this OTA yet ?
[Nexus 5 General] jonyid:
Not yet but am thinking to just wait for the OTA through my phone
[Nexus 5 General] elspanish88:
I got bored of waiting so flashed in TWRP
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
Same here. Noticeable improvement overall. Even speed.
[Nexus 5 General] Kid_droid:
I have been with EE for maybe a week. But I must say I'm pretty surprised that in the most north part of Wales at the moment and I'm getting 40mbs down and 15 mbs upload. The coverage is pretty mental for sure. The one year head start do them is real.
[Nexus 5 General] Cameron.:
Ordered mine on the 1st. Just got an email their saying it has been shipped. Can't wait :)
[Nexus 5 General] Deeco7:
And don't forget a rip off.
[Nexus 5 General] Lettuce!:
Got my Nexus 5 on release date from Carphone Warehouse at the lucky price of £295 (three days later the put the price up to £420!). I've always found rooting, kernels, ROMs, etc to be a confusing subject so I've considered doing it but then chickened out. But because I've had the N5 for so long I decided to root. Then I started looking into kernels and my research/confusion continued with them, and I eventually decided to try franco kernel. The whole time I was thinking "surely an OTA is coming soon." Two days after installing franco kernel, the OTA is released! It is a continuous learning curve for me but managed to install the 4.4.1 update manually tonight, and it's all good!
[Nexus 5 General] tintin1892:
Anyone notice a big difference with the update ???
[Nexus 5 General] 2Pints:
Anyone in the UK received the OTA update yet - without having to do it manually?
[Nexus 5 General] nexusguy74:
Nope still waiting hopefully soon.
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
Received today on n7 '13. So should be soon.
[Nexus 5 General] BigD18t:
Nope, and only had the phone for 2 days so i ADB pushed it lol, it's much better already
[Nexus 5 General] TurkzZ:
still nothing! is it possible to manually install the update without a Windows system? Have a mac
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
You don't need any system, download the update to your phone, boot to recovery and install it.

There is no problem sideloading via a Mac either. All you need is adb.
[Nexus 5 General] cydonian74:
Is that right? So, can you talk me through that process as its the first time somebody made it sound so simple. I'm stock, unrooted, totally as was from the factory with my N5. I know how to get into recovery, i can find the download links....whats the procedure here?
[Nexus 5 General] nexusguy74:
I downloaded update to phone went to recovery but there is no option to update from SD card.

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This is what I tried unroofed method.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/5...1-kot49e-kitkat-update-camera-improvement.htm
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
Hmmm. Well there used to be, guess they took it out at some point.

That guide is fine, though.
[Nexus 5 General] nexusguy74:
I know I use to do it on my nexus s.
[Nexus 5 General] MLAM:
I would like to know this too.

Surfy89 mean't does the phone lock to the first network sim card that is inserted into the phone.

The "Sim Free" iPhone 5S's CPW sell do this unlike if you bought a factory unlocked phone from Apple direct.
[Nexus 5 General] 666fff:
He's a fat ugly freak. They have to be negative about anything except Apple now because Apple doesn't give them review units anymore. Even Engadget gets review units. That's just lol.
[Nexus 5 General] italia0101:
? was i meant to be quoted in that ? anyway , i HIGHLY doubt it will lock on a nexus device :)
[Nexus 5 General] therealbroxy:
I am the 8th of November 3 days afteryou :o(
[Nexus 5 General] Rox598:
hmmmm i'm not sure I mean it did say that throughtout that video but in the 3 one it didn't at all....guess we'll find out! someone will have one tomorrow for sure
[Nexus 5 General] MLAM:
Yeah as you quoted Surfy89 but if it was by mistake no problem :)

I managed to get a 32GB Black on order too, though I loathe the £9.99 delivery fee when various other companies don't charge for shipping for most things over £100.
[Nexus 5 General] pro4ever:
same here m8 no email conformation money taken out and on gwallet says pending
[Nexus 5 General] italia0101:
oh yea , haha , my bad, my bad
[Nexus 5 General] packetlos:
I might try my local CPW tomorrow as by chance I have the day off, I will use my best scowl if they refuse to sell sim free like they usually do
[Nexus 5 General] giannis_ch:
I ordered both a white and a black one from UK play store and i am now wanting to cancel the white one but i cant. The status on the white one is "Pending" and on the black one "Leaves warehouse by November 5, 2013". When i try to cancel, it says "We cannot cancel your order, as it is already being prepared for delivery". Is my only option to refuse the delivery now?
[Nexus 5 General] androidfish:
itylsse all

Keep trying.

I ordered from Play before going for CPW instead. Tried several times to cancel the Play order. Had just dialled their 0800 customer helpline and was on hold when it finally cancelled (was still clicking the button whilst waiting).
[Nexus 5 General] artturnip:
Just ordered mine from the Play Store, 32GB in Black. Ship is the 8th like many others yet the transaction in Wallet is 'Pending.'
[Nexus 5 General] Rox598:
has anyone bought anything and had it delivered by the same couriers?

wondering if putting a sign on the door saying deliver it to a friend 3 doors up would work xD
[Nexus 5 General] artturnip:
Don't they usually want some kind of authorisation? Maybe if you called them up and set up a 'safeplace' address?
[Nexus 5 General] robdevil:
It looks a like Nexus 5 16gb is cheaper about 4gpb in CPW than from Google. It shows now how Google treat UK nexus lovers.
[Nexus 5 General] Rox598:
well yeah a signature at least which i'm sure he could do for me. yeah I could do that just to make sure since no one is home till later afternoon I miss nearly every package I get
[Nexus 5 General] artturnip:
Surely anyone could put a note on the door saying to deliver 3 doors up?
[Nexus 5 General] Rox598:
yeah true enough but he'd have to put through a note telling me he did anyway so i'd know it was there
[Nexus 5 General] artturnip:
Good point, depends who the couriers are. If it's Yodel, well... Anything could happen.
[Nexus 5 General] Rox598:
They use a company called Expansys apparently and yeah Yodel can be awful but not as bad as hermes....ugh Hermes ened up putting a parcel inside my black rubbish bin because no one was home as a "safe place"