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[Nexus 6  General] andyshinn:
I don't really think it was sold out in less than 60 seconds. I placed my order around 10:40 PST which seemed to be at least 25 minutes after people are saying they were taking pre-orders. I just had to refresh the page for a couple minutes until one was available. If I had to guess, I'd say there is some manual process of adding the phones to the system that makes it feel like they are out of stock. Though, in either case, it is a poor user experience...
[Nexus 6  General] plbelanger:
This was by far the worse year ever and I've gotten every Nexus device previously on launch. n4 comes in 2nd.
[Nexus 6  General] SeanPlunk:
False. I picked up two Nexus 5's with ease.
[Nexus 6  General] NextNexus:
I think 32GB lasted a bit longer but I refreshed the 64GB models literally every 10 seconds and didn't get an option to order even once.
[Nexus 6  General] stankyou:
They screwed up their production forecast again. LOL
[Nexus 6  General] wideasleep1:
As I have succeeded, since the N1. Persistence does pay off, but it's very tempting to avoid XDA during this time, due to all the crying that comes along with it. Tantrums solve nothing, 'it is what it is'. UPS Logistics will pull their usual stunts and everyone will be glued to their screens, upset someone who ordered two days AFTER them are getting their phones...it goes on and on and on...
[Nexus 6  General] 10pmStalker:
If I wasnt on these forums I would have no idea there was a problem. I randomly hit refresh and it was available so I grabbed one. Turns out I was one of the lucky few.
[Nexus 6  General] jt3:
I was refreshing at the time. I clicked once, and it was "coming soon." Immediate 2nd refresh was "Out of Stock". Less than 1 second between refreshes. I'm thinking there's something wrong with the site. That makes more sense to me than selling out in less than a second.
[Nexus 6  General] wideasleep1:
Some did (I did too), some didn't...happy to oblige you with threads if you want proof, better still look it up yourself.
[Nexus 6  General] plbelanger:
This is exactly what happened for me. I never had an option to buy any model
[Nexus 6  General] Skripka:
I had the option to buy once...by the time the "Add to Cart" page forward processed...gone.
[Nexus 6  General] Langduscher:
How many N6s were there? 10?

Just. Wow.
[Nexus 6  General] dynamo147:
No silly, there was 11!
[Nexus 6  General] Langduscher:
hehehe
[Nexus 6  General] Super Chimp:
No more than that 12 I reckon.

For whatever you think of them at least Apple seem to have more of a clue with handling this kind of thing.
[Nexus 6  General] dynamo147:
Yeah it's nuts! I mean I know this is a pre-order so there is obviously going to be a somewhat limited availability but Google should know how their Nexus customers are (we are usually in the know) and are more likely to pre-order if we have the chance than to regularly order when its on full launch.

If the mobile carriers wanted more stock for themselves, then make sure Moto gets to pump out more phones so that all supply sources can be happy!
[Nexus 6  General] Skripka:
You can bet your pre-order funds Google does know.

It is called milking publicity by artificially creating scarcity.
[Nexus 6  General] wideasleep1:
I'm just happy they didn't jump on this 'Invite' bandwagon on this...OnePlus and heck even Google Inbox are poster children at this point...
[Nexus 6  General] sgloki77:
this was exactly my experience, one second between refreshes and went from "coming soon" to "out of stock" , 64gb midnight blue , something fishy here, either glitchy website or stock available was so ridiculously small that it went away like a flash in a pan
[Nexus 6  General] shadowcore:
I remember when the Nexus 4 was released, the same thing happened. I still remember it like it was yesterday. Consider the Nexus 6 the most popular dev gadget out there.

So dont get dissapointed.
[Nexus 6  General] galaxys:
Now we know its a "Cloaked" device!
[Nexus 6  General] hutzdani:
We already knew why it was not hyped.

1. Moto cant make enough of anything fast enough

2. Google dont know how to run a pre-order

3. They had no idea about the size of the market for such a device

What they should have done was open pre-orders for a day and shipped for a set date, like video game companies, they findout howmany pre orders come in and fill those then make brick and mortar retail units.

Seems like googles screwed up with motorola here as they seem to be taking lessons from OPO
[Nexus 6  General] nexus6R3plicant:
At least they didn't do some idiotic invite system like opo
[Nexus 6  General] Lerinsol:
The issue has definitely got to do with the number of units they decided to dedicate to the carriers and it seems that they are giving them the lion's share for it doesn't make sense that they will only had just a few hundred sets on sale.
[Nexus 6  General] kingbor1cua:
Question to pre order it do you pay all of it upfront or its like best buy you pay 50 upfront and the rest when it's ready to be shipped?

3.1 by TEAM ECLIPTIC Romans 116
[Nexus 6  General] plbelanger:
I think funds are on hold till it actually ships
[Nexus 6  General] MattySauce:
ugh

I let a OPO invite expire to get a Nexus 6 instead, now Google pulls this stunt on pre-order. Just take my order for fukksakes. My HTC M7 is on its last legs.
[Nexus 6  General] jordanl17:
But the sad thing is there is NO info on preordering on carrier's websites. Plus Verizon just released a new Droid. So.... I'm thinking they are going to wait a few weeks for the Droid to sell. They may wait a month. Damn it.
[Nexus 6  General] Tidbits:
Google knows... Why have a notify me box and not notify anyone for pre-order? They knew they didn't supply enough and didn't push those emails out because they knew it was coming.
[Nexus 6  General] gadgetroid:
Last legs? What did you even do to it? ?
[Nexus 6  General] farangutan:
The nexus 5 wasn't so bad but holy hell was the nexus 4 messed up
[Nexus 6  General] RobbieL811:
Wow! I still can't get over the fact that the price is over DOUBLED what the N5 was!
[Nexus 6  General] 05GT:
Guess I'll enjoy the Note 4 for a few months. The resale value of the N6 is gonna be nuts for a while.
[Nexus 6  General] primetechv2:
>insert mandatory comparison to apple products here, referencing high prices, lack of expandable storage as the only product within its price range resisting that, non removable battery, a huge screen still optimized for a smaller size use without multi window, and the fandom of course

The Nexus 5 wasn't bad except for the bugs it came with, and the bugs introduced in later bug fixes, and the peeling lettering, and of course the camera. Otherwise it was okay. But does that mean that Google can make a paradigm shift from a phone worth $350 despite its bugs to a phone genuinely worth $650?
[Nexus 6  General] Jayracer7474:
this really was the unicorn phone as far as specs, a true moto nexus and availability on verizon.... too bad it cant be seen in the wild!
[Nexus 6  General] rexxcastle:
I ordered 4, feel free to buy them.from me on ebay when I jack up the price . If you don't someone will
[Nexus 6  General] DroidDavi:
Zero surprise here I'm getting mine from t mo since 650 is a little to much all at once hopefully there's goes a little better
[Nexus 6  General] Dusty Rhodes:
The day these get shipped they'll probably be available on the street.

I'm not losing any sleep over the fact that I'll be walking in to a TMo store and picking it up in person.

Besides that, it gave me time to rethink which model I wanted, 64GB White is my flavor.
[Nexus 6  General] Green_Laser:
Unfortunately, this is the same that's been happening for moto X, as well as other moto products too, the Moto Hint, Moto 360.
[Nexus 6  General] celyko:
The moto page states that it will be available for purchase in November on their website. Does anyone have an idea when that will go live?
[Nexus 6  General] divinewisdom:
Isn't that the definition of stupid? Doing the same thing over and over expecting different results?
[Nexus 6  General] stumpy352:
Actually, einstein defined that as insanity.
[Nexus 6  General] Fri13:
And I have always believed that pre-order means the manufacturer/dealer gets information about demand and then when pre-order period is gone, the orders come as they are manufactured/shipped.

Like there should not be a pre-order with special deal or availability or guarantee to have one delivered on specific day.
[Nexus 6  General] cupfulloflol:
The reason they didn't try to sell more is obvious. They didn't want to give too many people 6 months of Google Music for free. :p
[Nexus 6  General] anshumandash:
Is there any info when will Google open the pre-order again?
[Nexus 6  General] italia0101:
Lol
[Nexus 6  General] Biaviian:
I got one no problem but that doesn't mean problems were absent this launch. Your logic is very flawed.
[Nexus 6  General] Faustic:
I think a lot of people forget that Motorola doesn't have the manufacturing prowess or command a tight supply chain like Samsung or Apple.

I agree with the sentiment that they probably dedicated a majority of the production units for carrier sell through with just a sliver available unlocked from the Play Store. The reason for the 3-4 week turn around on these pre-orders says to me that a majority of the shipment probably hasn't even made it to US shores yet.

I hope there will be wider availability in November when carriers begin selling them, so I'm not worried about getting a pre-order yesterday. There doesn't appear to be any advantage to having one right now except for the Google All access music promo. I get the feeling the N6 will be available to everyone, except Verizon, whenever Play Store orders are shipped to customers (hell possibly T-Mobile even before that).
[Nexus 6  General] 9e705ebbf0:
And yet Google chose them to manufacture a phone that was going to have enormous international appeal. That's unbelievably stupid.
[Nexus 6  General] Poke_N_PDA:
The whole thing that is a complete load of crap here is that they are calling this a pre-order. The whole point of a pre-order is that THERE IS NO EXISTING STOCK. The pre-order is used to determine production yields needed to meet demand. Then they make them and send you your's. So how the hell can they be out of stock if this was in fact a "pre-order"? LOL!
[Nexus 6  General] Faustic:
Well it could also be that they severely underestimated demand. Either way, it's out of our hands here. It'll be stupid if wider international availability doesn't occur till next year...might as well as wait for the Nexus generation phone in 2015, which undoubtedly will be a 64-bit phone.
[Nexus 6  General] wideasleep1:
Which is why I welcomed El Daddy to our insanity. Nice to know staff is 'one of us freak's'. :)
[Nexus 6  General] Chris Hansen:
It could have been one of the provisions of their sale to lenovo. And Nexus devices have never had the appeal of an iPhone or a Galaxy. They aren't marketed very well, so they're still considered somewhat of a niche product. Especially considering the polarization of the 6" size, I could see them not expecting to sell add quickly. Remember, production isn't instant, and on such a large scale, forecasting these numbers is somewhat of a crap shoot.
[Nexus 6  General] D0MINO:
I'm surprised it even sold out..I mean how many pockets can support a ~6" phone?! Perhaps yes in the USA where everyone wears sizes 2x larger than their fit but not in the rest of the world lol My G3 barely does but tbh I have never even put it in my trouser pocket and wouldn't even consider. I always have to have a jacket or bag.
[Nexus 6  General] iZack187:
Do you guys think that the fact Lenovo has finalized the acquisition of Motorola officially yesterday had anything to do with the pre-ordering fail? Seems like a funny coincidence, lol.
[Nexus 6  General] SinfulRoad:
Apparently a lot can. I won't have a problem, my pockets can even fit my Nexus 7.

Sent from my Cyanogenified S4.
[Nexus 6  General] celyko:
You must have small pockets! My note 2 with a defender case fits very comfortably, and my pants are not oversized. Maybe the carriers will do what that one Chinese carrier is doing, and tailor our pockets for free upon purchase of the nexus 6!
[Nexus 6  General] D0MINO:
Well tbh some of the clothes I buy thesedays have very small pockets..maybe it's the fashion but I would even get the odd pair of trackies/shorts that would not accommodate my SGS1 and once it fell out of my pocket in a plane Fortunately the cleaners handed it in and I got it back a week later. Also, some of the modern stuff like skinny jeans barely have enough space for a small wallet let alone a 4" phone especially being quite fitted/tight with low waistbands. I'm guessing most of u are more traditional dressers lol
[Nexus 6  General] atlharp:
My pockets can handle a six inch phone and my clothes fit accordingly. Maybe if you guys in the UK quit raiding Russell Brand's wardrobe you could be able to handle a phone bigger than 5 inches.
[Nexus 6  General] Pilz:
I was waiting for someone to do this because that's the first thing I thought when I watched my Nexus 6 disappear from my cart.
[Nexus 6  General] D0MINO:
Lol well its called fashion apparently! I try to dress more traditionally but in edgy London, there is a lot of crossover in clothing so we get lumbered with small pockets and ridiculously long hemlines/wide necklines on t-shirts that could pass off as dresses on girls lol

If u go look on Asos that's what a lot of people dress like around here
[Nexus 6  General] atlharp:
So nobody dresses like James May? Yeah, it pays to have some pants with some give here in the US. A Glock 26 isn't the slimmest pistol even with an IWB holster.
[Nexus 6  General] Raistline:
To all those that are saying that phones were out of stock in seconds, this is not entirely true.

When Google releases a new Nexus device they put up a couple hundred at a time and when those are spoken the site reports they are sold out and all orders are accounted for they put up the next back of a couple hundred or so. Each time the batch of devices are sold the site changes to show that they are out of stock until they release the next batch. Now think about it, thousands of people are pining for the device or even ten's of thousands all at once. That couple of hundred gets sold near instantly. From everything I have been reading it seems that the devices first went on sale at 12:15 CST. I got mine from the batch that was released at 2:20PM CST and some people got theirs as late at 5:30PM CST. So despite that the site said it was sold out most of the time, they were being sold throughout the day, or at least for 6 hours.

Every sale of new Nexus devices have worked the exact same way. Some devices just don't sell as fast, like the Nexus 9.

Doing it this way allows Google to make good on their promise for delivery expectations, it is annoying, it takes a lot of time and patience to get a device but it works. I tried for initial release on Nexus 4, original Nexus 7, Nexus 5, and now the Nexus 6. I was lucky and got in for the Nexus 6, and also for the Nexus 7. The 4 I was not able to get it until more than 2 moths after release and never got the 5 since decided to wait for the 6 when I was not able to get one for a months time after release date.

The worst part about the Batch release method that Google uses is they never tell you when the next batch is going to be released, it is just a big gamble.
[Nexus 6  General] Jeimygirl:
This made me lol.

I'm a girl, that never wears "baggy" pants. Typically skin tight. And my N5 fits just fine with some room to spare in my back pockets. It's where I have always carried all my phones. the N6 isn't THAT much bigger, and should fit just fine. The Note3 did.
[Nexus 6  General] big70tom:
Did you say "skin tight"? Never thought a post in xda would have the effect on me that one did. Thank you

sent from my LG G3 Rasputin, by far the BEST phone I've ever owned.
[Nexus 6  General] xcaliburpcs:
I'm used to carry over 6 inches in my pants [emoji6]
[Nexus 6  General] Ltdrev:
Following your logic I should get a Nexus 9 ?

LOL!
[Nexus 6  General] kimtyson:
How do you sell out of a pre-order item? It's all just smoke and mirrors.
[Nexus 6  General] badboy47:
Until 5 o'clock? No f#@king way. I was refreshing the stupid page from 6am till 11pm. I was able to click on the order 5 times but as soon it went to the cart page; it disappeared. Sat all day on my ass refreshing. Fu@k you Google for another sh1tty launch. By now I expected they would improve but they never learn from their mistakes. That's insanity!!!
[Nexus 6  General] wideasleep1:
So is doing the same thing over again, expecting a different result.
[Nexus 6  General] msal:
It would have been VERY convenient if they let everyone preorder but gave different shipping times and expected delivery times depending on the supply. There wouldn't be any (well less) complaining.

Not to mention it wouldn't crush some people's hopes or interest lol.

But it didn't happen so I think everyone should chill out. The first batch of people who preordered won't get their device until late November anyways. Patience is a virtue.
[Nexus 6  General] wideasleep1:
Thats irony...we'll get it before all the so-called winners in the preorder race. :)
[Nexus 6  General] msal:
Yeah it depends on how long it takes to ship.

Speaking of shipping, I've never bought directly from the Play Store so I need some advice with this.

Do they just deliver the package to your house and leave it there? What if there's no one to answer the door to pick up the package? I would hate to have it stolen lol.
[Nexus 6  General] wideasleep1:
Yes, Nexi have always been left on my doorstep. Strange, I guess, but no issues.
[Nexus 6  General] Namolas:
I wasn't lucky enough to purchase a Nexus 6 yet but when I do a dry run purchasing a Nexus 5 it gives me the shipping choice between my work and home address. I always have my purchases sent to my work address so I can sign for them personally.
[Nexus 6  General] monkeypaws:
If you have time read the nexus 5 thread when it first came out. Empty boxes and stolen packages. Sad
[Nexus 6  General] pong2151pong:


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http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=56366928
[Nexus 6  General] sh0cka33:
I honestly thought the reason behind the title was going to be because the phone let down expectations hugely. So funny how the last nexus was on the child size end of the spectrum, and this one is practically unusable.
[Nexus 6  General] force70:
Lol...practically unusable...maybe if your 5 ft tall.

sent from Canada my Note 4, 3, 2 or One X+
[Nexus 6  General] sh0cka33:
Being a phone. It's not really a phone if you have to hold it like a tablet. Google sucks at this game. The nexus was supposed to be the crux of quality in this market, not size, spiting all ergonomics to boot.
[Nexus 6  General] ryude:
I'm 5'6" and I have an iPhone 6+. It's perfectly usable. I don't think height has anything to do with it, more like once you make up your mind about something then you can't shake it.

"Anything over 5.5" is just unusable."

I remember a similar quote from 2012, "Anything over 5" is just unusable."
[Nexus 6  General] Namolas:
Nexus 6 is still smaller than my HTC One Max and I LOVE my One Max. Never purchased a Nexus 4 or 5 because the screen was way too small to compromise. Nexus 6 is finally a Nexus big enough to use as a DD and I am oh so excited to get my hands on one.
[Nexus 6  General] sh0cka33:
You make it usable because you have to. But when people revert back to smaller phones, they feel refreshed at being unbound by the chains of superiority from size. If you're too broke to get a tablet and a phone, I guess you're probably where you need to be.
[Nexus 6  General] cwalker0906:
yet your here too?...

Yet
[Nexus 6  General] Namolas:
I sold my Galaxy Note 2 and picked up the Galaxy s4 when it dropped and was never happy with it. Screen was just too small and it never felt quite right in my hand. So I don't know who all these people are you are referring to but it certainly does not include me.
[Nexus 6  General] sh0cka33:
Do I sound like someone who wants a nexus 6? I have a note 3 and will probably get the 4, but I really don't want a device for my daily larger than this. If I need more real estate, I use my tablet. Simple.
[Nexus 6  General] cwalker0906:
I dont know...i guess i dont roam around xda on forums of phones i don't have not want... Call me crazy but i guess i just have better things to do with my time than read random phone forums that i claim i don't care about
[Nexus 6  General] Namolas:
Thats wonderful man, honestly it is. Different strokes for different folks. I love my Note 3 too, but if you are anti-Nexus 6 why are you posting in the Nexus 6 section??? :eek:
[Nexus 6  General] sh0cka33:
I don't even know why but Tapatalk sends notifications for random threads. Oh well
[Nexus 6  General] fulanito01:
I'm surprised there isn't more talk on the price hike. For me, and I was expecting others, the nexus program's purpose was vanilla android at a non-contact price...
[Nexus 6  General] eAsyy:
Are u serious? Go get some sleep.

N5
[Nexus 6  General] spaceman860:
Did you know the nexus 1, nexus s and galaxy nexus were all over $500?
[Nexus 6  General] Tidbits:
Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 were based off devices that hard SURPLUS parts and that's why they were cheaper. The Nexus One, Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, and Nexus 6 were based off devices that came out roughly the same time or were not based on any device on the market.
[Nexus 6  General] sellers86:
When I ordered my N5, it claimed it was supposed to ship out late, but I received it two weeks before it was supposed to ship. So who knows.
[Nexus 6  General] John Kotches:
Note 3: 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33

Note 4: 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33

Nexus 6: 6.26 x 3.26 x 0.4

There isn't a dramatic difference between these. Some yes, but a dramatic amount no.
[Nexus 6  General] xlxcrossing:
The real question is how many initial handsets were manufactured prior to launch. Surely not the millions that Apple and Samsung produce for flagship releases. With as huge as Google has become, their hardware division is very fragmented.
[Nexus 6  General] trent999:
in this case Google's Hardware Division is called Motorola, which they have just closed on selling at a huge loss to Lenova, more or less.

maybe Motorola did not feel especially motivated to produce a huge number of Google Nexus6 phones, under the circumstances. This is particularly likely if the rumor that this N6 was designed to be released as the first Silver premium phone for Google, and got "demoted" when issues came up with getting the planned lower price, higher value, Nexus6 manufactured. The Silver was never really intended to be a massive release ?
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erasat:
As you may know there is a spyware linked to the my Xperia App that seems to be affected alot of Xperia Z3 users (Maybe all of us). It's creating a baidu folder and it seems that no matter what you do is coming back, worst, it's sending info to a server in China.

There is currently another thread in the Z3 Compact Forum, but I'm posting this here for all of us that never goes over there , http://xdaforums.com/z3-compact/general/spyware-preloaded-z3-phones-baidu-t2921634/post56366715#post56366715.

I've been following the instructions over there but as you will see, it's not working as expected for me, it's even mentioned that it may be linked to ES File Explorer (I do have that installed) but I've also removed ES and still doesn't work.

Please check your Z3s and see if you have the baidu folder, if you do, you're also infected.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poldie:
There seems to be very little information about what is responsible for the folder creation, and what, if any, malware is on the phones. All I see is breathless speculation about "infecting" and "sending data to china". If true then Sony has something to answer for, but I've not seen anything approaching a sensible analysis of what data is being sent, what app is producing it etc. But by all means, delete the empty folder if you like!