yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 5 General] dannstarr:
Maybe so, but look at what you are getting, and check your overall price paid... Damn, £349 for one of the sweetest phones on the market, completely sim free and unlocked.

I paid nearly £600 for the first galaxy note the moment that was released. I'm really happy with the price... it's not the £10 shipping that made me baulk.... No no no, it was the £58.16 that the tax man took from me that churns my guts.... at least the delivery people did some work for their cut
[Nexus 5 General] luca47:
Totally agree. and their return policy do not abide by UK laws, first of all the fact that you can only phone for RMA.

From "A guide for businesses on distance selling" (Google did not read it)

They must tell you in writing, or in another durable medium, if they want to cancel. This includes letter, fax or email. A phone call is not enough unless you say in your terms and conditions that you will accept cancellations by phone. but the list of faults is long.
[Nexus 5 General] letom:
It doesn't seem like we're in the same situation as we were last with people waiting till January to get the phone so I think I'll wait and see. It's getting really hard to justify buying the phone when the nexus 4 is still so great.
[Nexus 5 General] ralph78:
Finally got my confirmation email. Anyone knows for sure if it's a nano or micro sim phone?

Sent from my N4
[Nexus 5 General] ehcool:
Ordered my White 16gb kinda worried about space but hey i plan to make a case with a built in micro sd card reader and connect it via USB-OTG so if that works out it should be fine also gonna stop in to my local CW tomo see if they have any on display just to have a bit of a play with it.
[Nexus 5 General] leomd333:
haha! fellow Northern Irisher xD I'm just going to get to on a 2 year contact on three :P
[Nexus 5 General] Hereisphilly:
Oh they've changed delivery contractors then?

Because this time last year when I got my N4 and N10 delivered it was handled by Computer 2000 and delivered by TNT
[Nexus 5 General] Rox598:
what it says here https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2411789?hl=en-GB&ctx=en&rd=1
[Nexus 5 General] Hereisphilly:
Ah thanks! I'm glad because C2000 were more than useless and TNT weren't much better

Seen that expansys uses royal mail, parcelforce or Dhl, which gives me some confidence...

Although yodel is owned by dhl so there is always that risk! I think I'd rather it be delivered by a 1 legged pack mule than trust it to Yodel. Worst company ever to deal with!
[Nexus 5 General] t0ph0id:
Where does it say dispatched by date? I can only see pending on my transactions list
[Nexus 5 General] luca47:
so what?
[Nexus 5 General] Rox598:
yodel have been....ok in the past for me not nowhere near as bad as hermes

Also anyone know if i were to cancel my order on GP how long till the bank allows the funds to be available again?
[Nexus 5 General] MLAM:
You sure C2000 were involved with it?

I was working there this time last year and they never stocked any of the Nexus line products :confused:
[Nexus 5 General] Hereisphilly:
Almost 100%, I remember the address was in Leicester and us guys in the nexus 4 forums worked it out that it was the same building as c2000

But if u worked there, then we may have been wrong. Did you use TNT for deliveries?
[Nexus 5 General] MLAM:
Oh I see, yeah their warehouse was in Magna Park, Lutterworth and they use TNT a lot, they do use FedEx and UPS too and some specialist ones for specialised items.

I know Three send out their Sim Cards from Magna Park, well they did with my free PAYG ones anyway.

Can't think of any other company that I can relate to phones at Magna Park.
[Nexus 5 General] Hereisphilly:
Yeah it was magna park

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35403089&postcount=7649

In on payg 3 too, best rates out there!

Can't wait for my N5, I can't believe how smooth the ordering process was this time round compared to lays years debacle, well done Google!
[Nexus 5 General] Deeco7:
I am yet to receive 4g (Three) near Woodford!
[Nexus 5 General] sohell:
Hey, I'm not a million miles away - are you sure you have the setting switched on?
[Nexus 5 General] Deeco7:
What settings? I thought it will get pushed ota? Only my area has no 4g coverage according to their map.
[Nexus 5 General] radicalisto:
Ouch, you should be touching 40-50meg in London.. with O2 here in York I can get 60ish, and this is a small city.. EE here is at it's max that I am aware of and Three have just rolled out and it's coming in around 35-40meg.

The official coverage map isn't always correctly updated, for my postcode it shows I don't have 4G with O2 and Three but I indeed have it everywhere here.
[Nexus 5 General] diamondX04HT:
I am on three's One plan with AYCE data, Planning to buy Nexus 5 to use 4G.

Is it true that Nexus 5 bought from three directly get higher speeds than the one bought through play store because three tweak it.

I want to buy 32GB version, so buying from three is not an option but don't want reduced speeds as well just because I bought it from alternate channels.
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
Best I have had is 33Mbps down and 20Mbps up (in London over the weekend)
[Nexus 5 General] pepdavies:
Where did you hear that? Mine came from CPW and I get pretty fast downloads!

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] ben_pyett:
this is rubbish. Buy whichever route is preferable, ideally whichever is cheapest our had the memory option you're after.
[Nexus 5 General] diamondX04HT:
Thanks for the feedback guys :good:. Now I can 32GB version from play store without any worries.

I had read it in HTC ONE forum. May be not relevant to Nexus 5.
[Nexus 5 General] SmilerOnline:
Surprisingly I have had 4G on Three for a while now, yet they only alerted me via text on Tuesday...
[Nexus 5 General] sohell:
Thread has been quiet for some time.. so let's revive things a bit...

http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/23/oneplus-one-launch-ceo-pete-lau-interview/

http://gizmodo.com/is-the-oneplus-one-a-nexus-5-killer-1566477905

http://www.techspot.com/news/56505-could-the-299-oneplus-one-smartphone-be-a-true-nexus-killer.html

It looks like a great phone at an amazing price, and I hope it does well... but it's not for me, it's too big, and I would always prefer the option of stock... Nexus can always get Cyanogen, if anyone really wants it - but no other phone series will ever get pure 100% stock!
[Nexus 5 General] chubby65:
I think I'm gonna stick with the Nexus too 5 inch screen is just right for me only thing I'd like to see is more storage options on the Nexus
[Nexus 5 General] nikzDHD:
One plus is an attractive option but for some UK users no 800mhz which is a bit useless will affect some users on o2 for example. It can only be good though hopefully leading to oems to rethink their pricing strategy as the threat of Chinese manufacturers is ever present.
[Nexus 5 General] Rox598:
I'd be really tempted to jump on this tbh IF the price is good here (rip of britain and all that)
[Nexus 5 General] sohell:
I hope this does succeed - and ayne show OEMs that great hardware can be sold at a reasonable price, and still be a commercial success. You are right to be cynical, though - UK price needs to be great, as does timely support from Cyanogen. Still, looks interesting - anyone have an invite?
[Nexus 5 General] SmilerOnline:
Moto G = Mid-range performance/Low end price tag £130.

Nexus 5 = High end performance/Mid-range price tag £300 .

Samsung/Apple/HTC/etc Flagships = High end performance/High end price tag £600.

Who will I next upgrade to... well... I'm sure you can answer that yourselves...

The only Sammy feature that I would like on my Nexus 5 is the quick access settings in the notification bar (I know that there is the 2 finger swipe, or other alternatives in the Play store but they just don't do a good job at emulating that from Samsung... but is Sammy's worth that extra £300 definitely not!!!).
[Nexus 5 General] thesoupthief:
Agree with your sentiment, that the days of £600 phones are numbered with competitors starting to undercut the encumbents with equally strong / better devices.

Re: quick settings, though, Samsung's implementation is a big gaudy bag of balls. Gravitybox, the excellent Xposed framework module has a far more flexible and elegant setup. If you've not tried it you're in for a treat! Screenshot below...

Pull down the left of the screen to get notifications, pull down the right and you get quicksettings. All customisable and lovely :)
[Nexus 5 General] SmilerOnline:
I simply want something that will show the settings bar at the top whilst I'm scrolling through my usual notifications, and offers a scroll left/right solution to show/hide less frequently used settings buttons.

I currently use this:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.notificationToggle

as it offers the quick access settings in the notifications list, but you can't swipe left/right to access the less frequently used settings...
[Nexus 5 General] ben_pyett:
hello, I'm after your wisdom, expertise and experience here......

I need to have a work phone number, but don't want to carry a second device.

the work device will probably be a HTC one mini but won't be rooted. Although to get where I want I'd be happy with any phone...even an iPhone as i don't plan using it.

Ideally the second device wouldn't need to be switched on to perform it's function.

I need a guaranteed method to:

Auto forward calls - EASY

Auto forward texts - possible using a Google play app, but would need phone to be turned on.

Ability to use the work number for outing calls from my phone.

Obviously a dual SIM phone would be ideal, but no real decent ones...and this isn't the conversation I'd like to have, please focus on above. Thanks
[Nexus 5 General] hunhool:
Measured this morning.

Well done EE.

REKOGNÍZED KONYHABÚTOR :D
[Nexus 5 General] thesoupthief:
You could try something like this http://m.ebay.com/itm/121331002435

A twin microsim adapter

Guessing you'd need to use a case to hold the adapter as the tray couldn't be stored inside a unibody phone. Also sim doublers don't seem to keep both numbers active simultaneously, meaning it wouldn't solve your Sms or receiving calls issue.

There are some fab dual sim phones (HTC one dual, for instance or any of a number of great, cheap Mediatek based devices) but as you say you don't want to go down that route.

Easiest answer, keep the work phone (any old lump would do) plugged in at home with calls and texts forwarding to your own number. Withhold your number on your own phone, so if you make work calls they won't come up as being from your own number. That means you'd get billed for your work calls, but that's the best I can come up with

Other possibility might be to use a Skype number for one of the lines (your own?) then keep Skype on at all times. I think you have to pay to rent a Skype number, but it's something to think about if it's that important to you to have two "always on" numbers on a single sim device. Probably some other companies offer similar services
[Nexus 5 General] euqiddis:
Has anyone bought this or something similar, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231089034517?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 how do you actually make it stick to the windscreen, theres no suction or grip whatsoever.
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
It says 'suction' in the auction title ffs
[Nexus 5 General] euqiddis:
yeah i know...but there is no suction on the suction pad.
[Nexus 5 General] mahrukhsa2:
want to buy a nexus 5 sim unlocked..

but budget is £240- £250.. :(
[Nexus 5 General] ben_pyett:
they're all unlocked. But the costs for new start at £299.

Try used or eBay.
[Nexus 5 General] mahrukhsa2:
i have a question.. nexus 5 has non removable battery.. if someone wants to keep this phone for 3-4 years as daily driver ??

nexus 5 battery has 500+ cycles or 1000+

(sory for bad english)
[Nexus 5 General] bobmarsh72:
The battery is easily replaceable by removing the back casing. I have just repaired my cracked screen and was surprised how easy it all was.
[Nexus 5 General] nigelhealy:
Video here of replacing battery. FFS how quick was "replace nexus 5 battery" in finding that.... quicker than typing the OP.
[Nexus 5 General] pepdavies:
I'm getting a 4G signal in Exeter this morning on Three. No faster than H+ though.
[Nexus 5 General] CitizenLee:
Anyone know what the latest info is about Google Wallet coming to the UK? I thought it was supposed to be Q3/Q4 2013?
[Nexus 5 General] MrKaon:
I'm getting around 40 Mbps download:
[Nexus 5 General] disk0360:
I know what you mean about the speed on Three's so called 4G I work in Exeter
[Nexus 5 General] Dirk:
I don't think we'll ever get near the peak 4G speeds that the technology allows in this country. The spectrum is too fragmented.
[Nexus 5 General] nigelhealy:
I don't think that is relevant, it is more about the proportion of basestation density to the consumer density and their usage and the back-end infrastructure.

I'm visiting UK for 2 weeks next month with a N5, anyone recommend a PAYG SIM provider? Want good coverage all across northern UK (Yorks,Lancs, Cumbria, Manchester). I see EE 15ukp with a 10GB but then must pay to talk or text.

Which one is best for N5 PAYG? If too pricey I'll stick to my usual Giffgaff 3G.
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
Just got a Three PAYG SIM, managed to pick up LTE in the corner of an upstairs room (forced it and got 4G but no bars). Speed still better than Giffgaff H+ lol

Number porting tomorrow (hopefully), will be going with the £15pm unlimited data option.
[Nexus 5 General] 2Pints:
Giff Gaff are a virtual network and run on the O2 network, In my experience o2 will give you a good 2G signal almost anywhere, but a poor/patchy 3G signal, especially outside major built up areas ( and even inside them its hit and miss)

Vodafone are a little better, but when you do get 3G the network speeds arent all that great

Three are good vaule for money, £0.03 per minute, £0.02 per SMS (UK standard numbers only ) £0.01p per mb of data, and you will get 4G at no extra cost even on pay as you go, however apart from a few small areas theres no 2G coverage where you fall back to 2G, you will be on the Orange network ( R symbol for roaming) theres no additional cost for this, but you will be unable to use data.

also theres poor signal penetration into older buildings as 3 just have a 2100mhz signal ( the 800mhz signal hasnt yet been activated)

Orange/Tmobile are now under one corporate umbrella, EE and are 3G only EE provide 4G/3G/2G

Vodafone/O2 site share in a joint venture

EE/Three also site share in another joint venture (MBNL)

Unlike US networks/Carriers UK Networks do not Charge to receive a standard Text.

If you are returning to the USA you may want to check out Threes Feel like home package where you may be able to continue to use your UK Three pay as you go sim at UK prices in the USA for a short while ( i think it may be stopped off after 30 days continuous use outside the UK)

http://support.three.co.uk/SRVS/CGI...=roaming,varset_subcat=4157,Case=EXT(EM11925)
[Nexus 5 General] hunhool:
If you still want to buy just PM me.

REKOGNÍZED KONYHABÚTOR :D
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
Hooray!
[Nexus 5 General] diamondX04HT:
Did anyone order from play store recently...how long did it take to receive the phone?

I ordered black 32gb yesterday around 8 pm...got the receipt e-mail immediately...still no sign of next email though. :(
[Nexus 5 General] nigelhealy:
Why didn't you get the discount from Clove ?

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...-the-uk-for-280-versus-339-on-the-play-store/

http://www.clove.co.uk/google-nexus-5 £280.00 vs Google £339 I didn't click thru to compare including postage.

Google allow you to cancel order if you are quick.
[Nexus 5 General] sohell:
I am shocked that no-one has commented on whether they have got the 4.4.3 update or how many times a day they have checked and clicked the update button :p

But, seriously, for those running xposed/ custom kernel: are you going back to stock, just for the update? Or are you waiting until your kernel of choice and xposed are updated?
[Nexus 5 General] sherlock5545:
I'm not gonna update until everything I need (custom kernel etc.) is up-to-date with 4.4.3. I don't see any point in rushing.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] sohell:
Yeah, me too.. 4.4.2 is incredibly stable for me, and now that many Google apps are updated separately, I feel like I can wait until kernel etc are ready.
[Nexus 5 General] Deeco7:
Could someone upload 4.4.2 'SystemUI.apk'? I can't seem to extract it from the factory image, cheers!
[Nexus 5 General] nigelhealy:
Easily done... found it in system.img priv-app

Don't have an upload site. This took me a minute once I know where to look, you can't extract?
[Nexus 5 General] Deeco7:
Greatly appreciated, I wasn't able to extract 'system.img' for some reason, but found a nifty tool called 'Ext4 Unpacker' on xda and worked perfectly. Many thanks again! :good:;)
[Nexus 5 General] nigelhealy:
I did

sudo apt-get install android-tools-fsutils
mkdir /tmp/system-img-raw
simg2img system.img system.img.raw
sudo mount -t ext4 -o loop system.img.raw /tmp/system-img-raw

Me sorry, me dumb as my OS is clever.
[Nexus 5 General] diamondX04HT:
Thanks for sharing this amazing deal. I wasn't aware about it.

Normally, I would have bought from clove but since there were so many defects and RMA stories about Nexus 5, I bought from play store just for the peace of mind.

Btw, received my phone today morning although the status is still pending :)

That was really quick from Google.
[Nexus 5 General] nigelhealy:
Excellent, the Clove discount was excellent it was getting close to then USA price. I paid $385 / 240uk for new in USA.

I expect a price drop soon for Nexus 5, as its aging and OPO out in July.

I flashed 4.4.3 yesterday no bugs. Enjoy :)

Visiting UK in 2 weeks pity I'll not get the LTE on my USA model on O2 Giffgaff SIM :(
[Nexus 5 General] sherlock5545:
Well, seven months on, it definitely isn't a new anymore, but should there ever be another Nexus, it won't be until October/November anyway. Price drop will probably come in 2-3 months time.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] numbnutsuk:
4.3.3 just got the ota in UK on 3 network guys
[Nexus 5 General] CPNowell:
Just got my update to 4.3.3 also... (connected to Vodafone)
[Nexus 5 General] jonmorris:
I don't even know what the changes are, so this time around I wasn't bothered at all.

I got the alert of an update earlier this afternoon and I was pretty 'meh' about it. Will probably do it before I go to bed and look at what's new tomorrow.
[Nexus 5 General] L0cke:
Bit late to the party but have just bought this today. I got the 16GB version from Amazon from £274. Not too bad, but a little annoyed I missed out on the Clove deal for the 32GB version for £280.

Still, looking forwarded to getting it tomorrow and start playing.

I don't have the money to spend on the really high end phones plus they don't really appeal to me anyway, so this is the perfect device for me at the moment. I know the OnePlus One is due out soon, but it's too big for my liking.

My Nexus 4 will now be going to the Mrs.
[Nexus 5 General] sohell:
So, what's the best way to get 4.4.3, if you are rooted, have a custom kernel, and have xposed installed??
[Nexus 5 General] nigelhealy:
Backup as needed. Do a flash and then a restore. It only takes 30mins typically I got about 30 apps to configure.
[Nexus 5 General] ben_pyett:
Anyone else having trouble with a neighbours BTWIFI-WITH-FON WiFi being picked over their own access point, anyway to ban phone using certain access points?
[Nexus 5 General] diamondX04HT:
Press and hold BTWIFI access point and select forget network. That should prevent it from connecting to it.
[Nexus 5 General] ben_pyett:
yep, tried that, I'm guessing I've more than one neighbour advertising these networks and their open so they always return, shame you can't blacklist certain access points.
[Nexus 5 General] mazsuper:
Anyone having missed calls more than normal seems more prevalent since updating to 4.4.4

Virgin network

North London
[Nexus 5 General] albert_htc:
I use WiFi Priority Lite on my nexus phone and tablet. Allows you to order WiFi you want to connect to.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hrCreation.wifiprioritylite

Sent from my Nexus 7 (2013) KitKat 4.4.3
[Nexus 5 General] Deeco7:
Anyone know how I can access Sky Go with root access? I tried RootCloak Xposed, but no luck ;(
[Nexus 5 General] ben_pyett:
I don't think it's possible, I've tried a variety of things, and now resort to leaving my tablet un rooted just for that reason, sky go and Barclay's banking app.

one option which I've not tried would be to use multi ROM where one rom is stock (un-rooted), if that's even possible.
[Nexus 5 General] ben_pyett:
Duplicate Tapatalk bug
[Nexus 5 General] MrKaon:
How do you guys are bypassing network blocking for tethering?

I've heard this app should do the job: WiFi tether router
[Nexus 5 General] diamondX04HT:
Got lollipop OTA update yesterday evening. Really liking it. How's everyone getting along android 5.0?
[Nexus 5 General] CPNowell:
Yep, also got it myself last evening! Going great! I was particularly impressed at the way it updated so smoothly and didn't require a single photo or anything to be restored from backup. The only downside for me is that because it now uses the ART runtime, it "broke" my main banking apps (HBOS & Halifax) but I was already aware it would before I updated anyway and even though I have been banging on to Halifax and Bank of Scotland for weeks now (to get their apps sorted out), looks like I'll still have to wait and rely on my laptop for banking until its sorted...
[Nexus 5 General] krs360:
You can just use the mobile website for Halifax: https://www.halifax-online.co.uk/personal/logon/login.jsp?mobile=true

I have been doing that since the last app was released because it can't run on rooted devices.

EDIT: My 500th post!! Do I get a prize?
[Nexus 5 General] CPNowell:
Indeed (and a good point) ☺
[Nexus 5 General] CPNowell:
Has anyone received the 5.0.1 ota update in the UK yet?
[Nexus 5 General] diamondX04HT:
No not yet. Still waiting...
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
Why wait, sideload it and you're done! I did it this morning
[Nexus 5 General] Kid_droid:
Did you manage to keep your data aswell?.
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
Yep, OTA doesn't wipe data. I usually flash the factory image and set the phone up again but thought I'd go the OTA route as it was available (via sideload) :)
[Nexus 5 General] CPNowell:
Is that on a rooted Nexus 5?
[Nexus 5 General] MauoAm:
Does flashing the OTA also update the bootloader and radio ?

Thanks
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
No, as you can't apply an OTA to a rooted phone (without issues)
[Nexus 5 General] CPNowell:
Ah ok, so sideloading can be done on a standard phone then? Is there a thread explaining that process somewhere?
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
Indeed!

1. Download the OTA file here - http://android.clients.google.com/p...ed-hammerhead-LRX22C-from-LRX21O.785a2f7a.zip

2. Follow this thread - http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/info-nexus-5-ota-help-desk-t2523217

Bear in mind, you have to 100% stock to flash an OTA file. Any changes made to the /system partition will cause it to fail. I'm 100% stock and locked these days, I've no need to unlock my phones any more :)
[Nexus 5 General] CPNowell:
Excellent! I'll give that a go when I get home later...
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
Obviously, that OTA is to go from 5.0 to 5.0.1 so you have to be on 5.0 first but it took about 5 minutes to flash this morning and about 10 minutes to boot up once flashed ;)
[Nexus 5 General] CPNowell:
That'll be ok then cause I'm still on 5.0
[Nexus 5 General] CPNowell:
Didn't have to go through the sideloading process as the ota update to 5.0.1 arrived about 30 mins ago...
[Nexus 5 General] diamondX04HT:
That's great news...hope I get mine soon. Feel any difference after the update?
[Nexus 5 General] CPNowell:
Not yet really. I wiped /reformatted the cache partition at the same time just to be sure...

---------- Post added at 09:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:57 PM ----------

When I stop getting the random lockups and reboots I've been getting since the last update, I'll let you know...