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[Nexus 5X General] hltbest:
I have also just cancelled my order with google and re-ordered via the carphone warehouse for £30 cheaper... hopefully it all works out okay!
[Nexus 5X General] :
My order has changed to pending:)

32GB Carbon - Est delivery still 21st-23rd
[Nexus 5X General] nebulaoperator:
Got my one on 32GB White CWH 24 months ‎£34 a month O2 5GB data Unlimited Min TExt No upfront fee and Audio chromecast for free. They have now introduced ‎£30 upfront fee . I think they quickly realized it was quite a good deal. Estimate date of delivery 19th-25th.
[Nexus 5X General] tosin01:
Is that a 24 month contract? And when will it be delivered?
[Nexus 5X General] nebulaoperator:
Edited. 24 month. 19th-25th pf October
[Nexus 5X General] wazka2:
I got Nexus 6p from CPW, 24 months, 49.99 upfront and 31.99 a month Unlimited mins and txts plus 5GB 4g on EE.

Minę equals to 817 over 24 months yours 816.

You do the maths ;)
[Nexus 5X General] nebulaoperator:
If I wanted to could have had 5x for a hundred pounds less on EE ( the very first day no upfront fees and better deals than now) but I have very bad signal in my area and hardly any in my house so I picked up 02. O2 gives a lot of bebefits to me like tickets to gigs at better price which I buy time after time. 02 network also works better in London city. it just suits me better. I am mathematician by the way :) Did you get any confirmation via email?
[Nexus 5X General] wazka2:
Fair enough ;)

I just thought I will share my deal. Lots of peeps don't look on the deals with upfront cost, but these works out best in my opinion ;)
[Nexus 5X General] nebulaoperator:
Thanks for that nice of you :) Indeed, upfront payment wrong really well in the long run. What's your EDA?
[Nexus 5X General] wazka2:
Not sure what EDA means?
[Nexus 5X General] nebulaoperator:
Estimate date for delivery.
[Nexus 5X General] wazka2:
I thought that... Expected 22 of October... But we will see...
[Nexus 5X General] nebulaoperator:
Thanks
[Nexus 5X General] oxfordmark:
CPW website now showing 22nd Oct for delivery (was 19th Oct). The online chat rep said i should get it on the 19th still :s

Update: Ok, i am hungover, but i am pretty sure the site said 22nd, now its showing 19th again! :s

Update: It was the 6p i was looking at! silly me.
[Nexus 5X General] murfi:
google store account shows 21-23 october.

just today i received my usb-c to usb-a cable. was shocked because it was shipped in a thin envelope and it felt like the cable was just thrown in it naked. luckily though, it was in a plastic bag with these paper tops.

granted with these prices i expected a boxed cable, like apple.
[Nexus 5X General] nebulaoperator:
I would write them what you just have said so they know we expect more from nexus ;)
[Nexus 5X General] oxfordmark:
Google is now showing (Leaves warehouse by October 22) for UK orders of the 5x 16gb phone.
[Nexus 5X General] snowdej:
Hi

I got a really early order in for this phone - I bought a ringke case and a type c cable all excited - but I have cancelled it - I just can't justify the money - coming from a nexus 4 that was genuinely cheap and no alternatives less than £280 it cost.

I will go and ebay a nexus 5 to get 4g I think

Good luck chaps - I hope its a good experience for you all
[Nexus 5X General] pmadden86:
Is anyone planning to click and collect on Monday 19th? Spoke to an advisor today who says they are going to have it on Monday and I can click and collect that day. I cant see it being true, but their staff are telling me it is lol.

Im going to try it and obv cancel my google order if I get one Monday.

Can anyone see this being right?

Have a screenshot of the chat but cant work out how to attach it :(
[Nexus 5X General] wazka2:
I hope you are right! I have 6p preordered with CPW.

If it will be ready in store for 19th they must have the stock already in the warehouse!

I tried to check stock on the website but it triggers an Apache error...
[Nexus 5X General] lukikai:
There is some differences between CPW and Google store. In terms of guarantee?
[Nexus 5X General] alpha beta gaga:
standard is 1 year with both
[Nexus 5X General] lukikai:
Preordered 1 Nexus 5X 32 Black from CPW. Delivery at 19th October!.. Hope so!
[Nexus 5X General] wazka2:
CPW sends phones to be repaired.

Google sends you a replacement.

Generalny what people are saying is CPW is pain in the ass when comes to warranty.
[Nexus 5X General] lukikai:
Im also from Italy. stay here in UK for 5 month..

just bought from CPW.. for you is better spend more from google store?
[Nexus 5X General] wazka2:
Heh I prefer Google, especially when you go back home, your CPW warranty is useless. Not sure about Google.

Ironicly I ordered from CPW. Earlier shipping date - let's hope so, and I went for contract with EE.
[Nexus 5X General] Nathtech:
This is exactly why i didn't cancel my Google order once i saw the cheaper CPW offer.

Although, if you guys get your phones on Monday i'm going to be incredibly jealous. But i bet that's when Google will ship anyway so meh.
[Nexus 5X General] oxfordmark:
Just had my confirmation from CPW that my order will be available to collect in 4 days.
[Nexus 5X General] pmadden86:
mate i hope u get it on Monday - but I am 99% sure CPW will not be shipping out before google - and that it is just their incompetence that has led them not to change / correct the shipping date.

I have had a few dealings with CPW that have turned into a total disaster - this time being one of them. Paid for the 5x black, they charged me twice when i ordered (10 days ago). I cancelled both, one got refunded, the other they told me today will take

45 days

to be refunded - that's from a call centre in South Africa.

They are money grabbing scum - who I will never deal with again. I will never even step foot in one of their stores again. Imagine trying to return a faulty device to them - you will never see it again.

Good luck anyway - let us know if you get it Monday.
[Nexus 5X General] oxfordmark:
Just had this:

Dear x

Your order has been processed and dispatched from our warehouse.

Products ordered and processed successfully before 5pm will be delivered the next day and will be available for pick up the following day. Orders requested to be delivered to a Carphone store in Northern Ireland can take up to 3
[Nexus 5X General] nebulaoperator:
I just received email from CPW stating " your order is being dispatched from Carphone warehouse". After all it might be delivered by 19th of October.
[Nexus 5X General] james_m2603:
Also received my dispatch notice from CPW today.
[Nexus 5X General] pmadden86:
The pressure is on google now!
[Nexus 5X General] oxfordmark:
I have had 3 emails and a text. Can someone contact them and find out if there's is being delivered tomorrow, if its a store collection, call your store.
[Nexus 5X General] james_m2603:
Interestingly, it also says via DPD next day delivery...Surely it won't arrive tomorrow...?
[Nexus 5X General] PhilipL:
Hi

Similar email from CPW, however mine says:

We've processed your order and we'll be dispatching it from our warehouse very soon. You'll be able to track your parcel on the morning of your delivery date using the link below.

What it doesn't say is what "very soon" means, DPD doesn't recognise the consignment note number yet so no parcel with them currently, and I've not been told a delivery date.

Regards

Phil
[Nexus 5X General] alpha beta gaga:
you talking about the same company here?! unless they got strong scouse accents in south africa, the cpw call centre i spoke to was 100% here in the uk. i've dealt with cpw over the phone and instore plenty of times over the years and they've never tried to grab my money. zero problems :good:
[Nexus 5X General] oxfordmark:
I can confirm the CPW person I spoke to was a South African.
[Nexus 5X General] PhilipL:
Hi

Tracking details have now appeared, perhaps the phone arrives tomorrow?

Edit: Just received a text message, my Nexus 5X Carbon black will be delivered tomorrow (16/10). Happy days.
[Nexus 5X General] nebulaoperator:
I hope it's not joke " Your Carphone Warehouse order is due for delivery on Friday 16th October" I also got confirmation over the phone.
[Nexus 5X General] james_m2603:
I just received a text saying it will be delivered tomorrow by DPD.
[Nexus 5X General] PhilipL:
Hi

DPD status still showing with the single track in Oldbury, although did receive a text yesterday to say will be delivered today.

I'm wondering though given this tweet posted elsewhere in this forum https://twitter.com/PaulOBrien/status/654914238801121280 if perhaps CPW have made a call to DPD to get them held for delivery Monday? Hope not.

Regards

Phil
[Nexus 5X General] alpha beta gaga:
i do hope cpw/dpd do have to hold back. it would be extremely unfair that some would get the device, while others would have to wait.
[Nexus 5X General] pmadden86:
Why would/should they wait? Google shud have shipped their own devices sooner - CPW clearly got these devices at the start of the week and they get them out ahead of expected date. Google must have them lying in a store somewhere not moving for over a week.

Hopefully they start moving early next week.
[Nexus 5X General] WhiteHartMart:
Life's unfair :p

If one retailer has sent them a couple of days early then good luck to those that get it - it's not unfair, just the luck of the draw imo.

Now if only CPW had one in store I could persuade them to sell me :p
[Nexus 5X General] alpha beta gaga:
as do all other companies that release a phone and set a release date. release dates are set for a reason. if cpw want to break the release date embargo, it is up to them. but then they gotta face the sh*t from google when it hits the fan.
[Nexus 5X General] PhilipL:
Hi

Looks like they've been held back, status on DPD website now shows:

Your Carphone Warehouse parcel has not arrived with us; we'll let you know as soon as it does and confirm it's on its way to you

Now what would be unfair is to anyone that had decided to take a day off work to wait for the parcel given they received a text message/email confirming delivery today, only for it not be delivered today due to a trigger happy CPW :rolleyes:

Regards

Phil
[Nexus 5X General] nebulaoperator:
Not today guys, at least for me just received both email and text "

Your Carphone Warehouse parcel has been delayed

We were expecting to deliver a parcel to you today; however, we have not yet received this parcel from Carphone Warehouse. As soon as we get your parcel, we will send you an email with your new delivery details. Until then, please contact the sender for more information.

Click the button below to see the latest information on your parcel"

Someone just pressed hard on the breaks!
[Nexus 5X General] alpha beta gaga:
oh well. life's unfair. apparently.
[Nexus 5X General] WhiteHartMart:
That sucks guys - (I'll ignore the sarcasm as I'm sure someone would be jumping up and down with joy if they were getting a device early - pathetic).

Seems CPW were a little enthusiastic in getting orders completed - a shame communication wasn't better.
[Nexus 5X General] oxfordmark:
Just seen this as I set off to the store, will let you know.

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Well they have two that's been delivered to store with no name, but that's not mind apparently.

He was very sheepish and said its coming by DPD and may be available later. Wasted trip
[Nexus 5X General] pmadden86:
They have to wait until Monday to release. At least you CPW buyers will get them Monday for sure.
[Nexus 5X General] oxfordmark:
I havent had an email or text, the Call Centre still say its at my store waiting for me!
[Nexus 5X General] nebulaoperator:
What you waiting for then? Run Forrest Gump... run :)
[Nexus 5X General] oxfordmark:
I did go, they had two that had been delivered with no name, the guy even got them out and brought them to me.

But his colleague said they were waiting on DPD for mine :s

Very sheepishly said they deliver later in the day and it MAY be available later.

I might pop back on my way home.
[Nexus 5X General] nebulaoperator:
What a day! I even book myself in house today. Wondering what to do now...true nexus spirit
[Nexus 5X General] Nathtech:
Just a FYI, went in to my local CPW today out of curiosity and asked if they had any N5X's yet. He said they had five in the back but were for collection only. Seems like some people are going to be lucky and get them today!
[Nexus 5X General] oxfordmark:
My local one had 2 in stock, he even brought them out! But couldn't get it.

Going to try after work again.
[Nexus 5X General] PhilipL:
Hi

Parcel now showing as collected from CPW, so DPD have it, so delivery on Monday it is, although for £5.00 you can upgrade the delivery to a Saturday.

Regards

Phil
[Nexus 5X General] hussan882:
Do it, do it, do it, do it

Its for the forum greater good!

:D

;)
[Nexus 5X General] dully79:
Same here, parcel collected from sender. Shame it's going to work and i cant change the address.

Edit: Just tried changing day to tomorrow and the option is no longer available. Monday it is then.
[Nexus 5X General] PhoenixTank:
Anyone here preorder from expansys? Never shopped with them before, but my order still shows "awaiting further info" despite getting in touch with them to confirm the preorder.
[Nexus 5X General] CodeMonkey:
My Google order has gone to processing in the last couple of hours (I pre-ordered as soon as it went live).

My bank account balance is also showing a drop in line with the payment being processed.
[Nexus 5X General] Nathtech:
Great to see a UK order go to processing. Unfortunately mines is still pending :(

Which model did you get and what's your estimated delivery?
[Nexus 5X General] paul_one:
Has anyone else noticed that it is £40 or £30 (16GB/32GB resp) cheaper if you buy through CPW Sim free?

Why does the Google play store add £30-£40 (then maybe delivery on top)?

So you can pick it up sooner - and cheaper - through CPW, aaaaand we're OK with this!?
[Nexus 5X General] PhilipL:
Hi

I cancelled my Google order to swap to CPW to save myself £40.00, and it has dispatched and is at my local depot ready for delivery. £40.00 is a big saving, rather that in my pocket than Google's, not like Google is short of cash. :)

We should all be OK with it, it's competition between retailers driving lower prices for us.

Still CPW aren't exactly known for their good customer service, and some people might choose to pay more to order from Google so they can get an exchange or replacement without hassle should there be a problem. If it was only a £20 difference I think I would have paid the extra and kept the order with Google, but for £40 I couldn't justify it to myself, but that's just a personal choice.

Regards

Phil
[Nexus 5X General] CodeMonkey:
32GB Carbon, 21-23 October.

Now i just need a confirmed delivery date so I can arrange to be around to accept it.
[Nexus 5X General] pmadden86:
Trust me - £40 well worth paying in case you need to return the device. Considering I have had to return my galaxy nexus, my n4 and my n5 through google, I am more than happy to pay it. Its basically a £3.33 per month CPW incompetence avoidance insurance premium.

Although I am pissed that google are not shipping the same time as CPW, theres no excuse for that :(
[Nexus 5X General] CodeMonkey:
Ironically I was planning to try and buy one in store from CPW this morning. Just have to hang on for Google now.
[Nexus 5X General] paul_one:
You've had to return those devices!?

I have never had to return, be it my pre-smartphone, HTC, galaxy nexus or nexus 5.. I would consider any phone that requires a high return ratio to be extremely poor quality and avoid like the plague.

Which is half the reason why I am waiting for a week or two before diving in this time (although very tough not to).
[Nexus 5X General] Highland3r:
No idea whether they should have or not, but cpwh just sold me a 5x in white. Had stock of each colour and storage size available.

Leeds briggate store.

<Edit>

This wasn't a pre order

</Edit>
[Nexus 5X General] nebulaoperator:
That's awesome :) Congratz
[Nexus 5X General] alpha beta gaga:
i've never had any problems returning any sim free devices i bought to cpw. purchased via cpw online and returned to cpw stores as outlined in their help pages. i'd rather save £40 with cpw and still be able to return them instore with zero hassle knowing that when i hand over the return, i get the refund. whereas, i bought a nexus 5 from google play. returned it after a week. had numerous problems with google after i had shipped it back to them. they had the returned device for nearly a month and after a few phone calls chasing, i eventually got my refund.
[Nexus 5X General] Highland3r:
Just a quick note, make sure you have (or get hold off) a suitable USB-C cable allowing you to plug the phone into a PC if you want to unlock your phone straight away (oem unlock). The USB-C cable provided is a double ended "C" type so can't be plugged straight in to a standard Type A socket.
[Nexus 5X General] nebulaoperator:
What do you mean OEM unlock? My one will be on O2 UK. Thanks
[Nexus 5X General] Highland3r:
See here: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/21460/what-does-fastboot-oem-lock-do

Doesn't unlock the phone (network wise) if you buy SIM free should work on any network anyway. Fastboot oem unlock just unlocks the bootloader (for stuff like custom recovery/roms). It wipes the device so I tend to do it straight away after purchase before setting the device up - saves having to do it all over again at a later date.
[Nexus 5X General] nebulaoperator:
Oh I see...wasn't aware it's about flashing but good to know anyway
[Nexus 5X General] mELIANTE:
And, just as a side note, Nexus phones are network unlocked anyway.
[Nexus 5X General] Clivectmob:
Just ordered mine tonight, says in stock on cpw website and available on Monday, no confirmation email as yet but from reading around on here and some other fora, it would appear that Monday is the day!
[Nexus 5X General] paul_one:
You know that stops the android pay from working? As it stops the garunteed Android runtime thingy so the all won't run (or so I remember reading).. Not to mention that if someone else gets a hold of your phone, they will have free access to your data (passwords, fingerprints, etc)... I'd rather keep mine locked ta.
[Nexus 5X General] Highland3r:
From a quick Google unlocking seems to be OK, just funny with su in some cases. No biggie anyway really.

If they steal my phone and have the know how to get all my secret data off (after working out bootloader is unlocked) they're welcome to it. It's something I've done with every Nexus as a first step. Never had any issues. It's not for everyone I know, but given this is xda figured it'd be useful info.
[Nexus 5X General] PhilipL:
Hi

Not everywhere might have stock at the same time, so in retail it is very common to have a release date that everyone sticks to, and in this day and age of twitter and facebook, it helps build a buzz. When I worked in retail the latest computer games could be sitting in the stock room for a couple of weeks, covered in big stickers saying not to be opened or sold until a certain date.

If Google shipped before CPW, then people would be complaining from the other side saying Google was giving themselves an unfair advantage by deliberately delaying stock to other retailers to ship their own sooner, whilst charging a premium for doing so, they can't win.

Regards

Phil

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Hi

Once rooted you can always relock the bootloader. There is an app on the play store that will relock the Nexus bootloader once the device is rooted from within Android, and allow it to be unlocked again without erasing data. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.segv11.bootunlocker&hl=en_GB and hopefully it will be undated to support the Nexus 5X.

Regards

Phil
[Nexus 5X General] dijonemon:
Card payment lapsed a few days ago, and has been requested off my credit card again by the Google Store. When I got my Nexus 5 this happened a few days before it got shipped. as mine says 26th - 28th I'm hoping this means it'll get here a few days early :)

Also, loving the look of the Ice Nexus 5X now - glad I made this choice!
[Nexus 5X General] myphone12345:
Someone on reddit contacted a CPW shop and was told that they do indeed have them in stock now but they were explicitly instructed not to sell them until after 9 tomorrow morning.
[Nexus 5X General] pmadden86:
I'm waiting on google to ship mine, but if I was buying from CPW, i'd get on the website at 9am tomorrow, click and reserve at your local store and pick it up that day or evening - sounds like that shud work out well if your local store has stock.
[Nexus 5X General] paul_one:
Phil,

The only problem I see is that to root Marshmallow, it seems as though you need to replace the kernel image, which thus removes any signed proof that the phone is 'secure' and should cause the security API to fail and prevent Android Pay installing/working (maybe?).

I really want Android Pay, but I am actually coming round now that I saw the ability to lock/unlock the device dynamically from within the OS.
[Nexus 5X General] PhilipL:
Hi

Yes if you want Android Pay, you can't root, it's that simple. Personally I'd rather get my contact-less card out or just chip and pin rather than juggle a phone, unlock it and wait for it to register the payment. Is Android Pay even possible in the UK, didn't think it could be used anywhere yet.

Regards

Phil
[Nexus 5X General] Hexxeh:
Picked myself one up at CPW today, no order, just walked in, £349 for a 32GB carbon black.

Called Google to cancel my pre-order and they said they can't because it's in transit from the warehouse to the shipping logistics company. I asked when it's being dispatched, and they said it will dispatch on the 23rd of October. Gonna have to try to refuse delivery. Almost a week after CPW for pre-order folks is a poor show...
[Nexus 5X General] paul_one:
I live in constant hope Phil XD one of these days the courts will stop phone companies charging you extra for the same service simply because you want to tether, the patent systems will be overhauled, and I will be able to use the NFC in my phone in the UK to pay for things instead of having to carry around a wallet and a card (oh, and bars will allow you to order drinks using an app to save queueing times, the new red dwarf series will be a return to form, and oh look - a pig flying past my window).

The fingerprint scanner should allow you to authorise payment without much difficulty... Should..
[Nexus 5X General] Highland3r:
Enjoy your phone!
[Nexus 5X General] Nathtech:
Now thats interesting for us UK folk waiting on our Gstore orders. Whats your current gstore order status? Pending or Processing?
[Nexus 5X General] abear182:
So does anyone think GiffGaff will start to sell these tomorrow at 9am?
[Nexus 5X General] Alferboy:
Sorry for the off-topic, but can you install Stereo Test and confirm that all the sound comes from one speaker? It's the only reason I'm leaning away from the 5X, 2 holes, one speaker. Finding it too odd..
[Nexus 5X General] Hexxeh:
Processing, has been for over a week now though.
[Nexus 5X General] uktechguru:
Press embargo has been lifted. First impressions are up on YouTube with full reviews to follow:

https://youtu.be/YXAjp6pPSK8

Sent with my Surface Pro 3 using Tapatalk
[Nexus 5X General] Xeodus:
Shipped!

Just got shipping confirmation email - date on order was for 21-23rd.

Tracking info not working yet but that's pretty standard so soon after shipping.
[Nexus 5X General] f1ux:
[MENTION=484181]Hexxeh[/MENTION]

Does the camera take burst photos?
[Nexus 5X General] dijonemon:
Cancelled my Google order (Est. 28th, was still 'pending') and have swapped to CPW this morning. Just got dispatch notice, and saved myself £30 in the process.
[Nexus 5X General] Highland3r:
If it does, there's no obvious option or way to trigger it.