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Phones Nexus 4 owners/discussion thread.
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1a) I've been using AT&T as well as Verizon for the multiple lines I have, for years. AT&T has served me best (part of which is the fact I live in a very strong AT&T coverage area) they've also been terrific when it comes to customer service. As a serious mobile / smartphone enthusiast that always has at least two phones (one iOS, and one Android) activated concurrently, I have nothing but good things to say about AT&T.
2a) I concur, as nice as my new Nexus 4 is, I didn't mind the price since it's the very first (of many phones) that I've had that has exactly every feature I want, and none that I do not. It's the most ideal phone I've owned. So for me it was more than worth the price.
Yet AT&T has terrific deals on iPhones right now, and that's the way to go for saving some money while still getting a top of the line phone.
There's never been a better time to buy a smartphone. Choices are numerous and deals are everywhere. The consumer is the big winner at this juncture.
Over here you can get pretty great deals on SIMs. And phones tied to a contract seem proportionately expensive.
Then again, £15 a month for a great contract from Three but 16GB iPhone 5 is £529. Which is so expensive. The contract probably saves you money in the longrun here, given the excellent resale value on Apple phones...
Ringtones still seem completely fine while its on its back but when playing a video and laying it down I have noticed it being muffled a lot more.
Did anyone else receive their Nexus 4 with 2 sets of sealing tape on them? Mine came with the first seals obviously cut open and resealed again on top with new pieces of tape.
I don't want to open it myself to check the contents since I'm selling it as Brand New In Box.
I don't want to open it myself to check the contents since I'm selling it as Brand New In Box.
Mine only had the original tape. Maybe they accidentally put a 16 in an 8 box or vice versa
First, Happy Thanksgiving to anyone in or from the USA!
I just ran across something that I was wishing for on iOS since I first used Siri on my 4S over a year ago: offline voice recognition. While it's not as accurate as online mode, and you can't do much with it but use for dictation and calling, it's still better than being left waiting for Siri to--albeit politely--tell me she is sorry and can't help me right now.
In addition to that, I like how I can save map data for offline use. On iOS I had Navigon which of course stored maps locally. That said I was beginning to use it less and less, since it still had that dedicated GPS device interfacer feel (though far less than when it was first released) and with cell coverage getting better and better.
Michael
I just ran across something that I was wishing for on iOS since I first used Siri on my 4S over a year ago: offline voice recognition. While it's not as accurate as online mode, and you can't do much with it but use for dictation and calling, it's still better than being left waiting for Siri to--albeit politely--tell me she is sorry and can't help me right now.
In addition to that, I like how I can save map data for offline use. On iOS I had Navigon which of course stored maps locally. That said I was beginning to use it less and less, since it still had that dedicated GPS device interfacer feel (though far less than when it was first released) and with cell coverage getting better and better.
Michael
I sold it locally for $500 Canadian. I bought it for ~$425 Canadian. There are other people listing it for $700 and up which is crazy imo. I think $500 was fair given the amount of time I spent hitting F5 in my browser to get one.
I had the buyer open it to make sure there was no damage or anything before buying it. It looked fine and he was happy. He also tried to get one online but was one of the unfortunate ones that kept getting errors after getting it in his shopping cart.
I would have been willing to pay a bit more but would need it shipped to Ireland.
Much easier unlock and root toolkit (windows only for now!):
http://www.addictivetips.com/androi...t-unlock-recovery-adb-fastboot-drivers-backup
Michael
http://www.addictivetips.com/androi...t-unlock-recovery-adb-fastboot-drivers-backup
Michael
Unlock? It is already unlocked. Unless you mean bootloader unlock which in my experience with ROMS wasnt neccessary to flash ROMs since everything including root was in the ROM once you flash it.
Yes bootloader unlock. The guides I have seen have you unlock the bootloader first. Not sure why that is but it only seems to need to be done once (resets all data on the device).
Don't think I will be doing roms anytime soon. I am trying to keep the OS part as stock as possible so I can get normal OS updates. Probably have to reroot afterwards but it doesn't seem to be a big deal on Android. Heck the root guides have been up before the first shipment of N4's arrived to customers. Coming from iOS where the wait for a jb after an OS update seems to be getting longer and longer, this was nice to see!
Michael
It wasn't that I didn't like it. I was on the fence between a Note ii and a Nexus 4. Even though I had gotten my order in during the first 5 minutes, I was put on backorder by Google with no communication from them
. Last Monday they told me that they didn't know when I would receive it, so I went and bought a Note ii the same day.Fast forward to the next day and I have a shipping confirmation with the delivery of the Nexus 4 the day after :/
With Google bungling the order up till then I certainly wasn't about to trust them to perform a smooth return and credit process. I sold it locally instead and pocketed a few shekels.
That's the best part, no email, or anything else. I purchased at 11:36 EST on the 13th. Confirmation said shipping on the 15th. My order status on Play/Wallet stayed that way the whole time. I got fed up on Monday and called them and that was when I was told that I was on backorder and that they couldn't tell me when it would ship.
I asked why I wasn't emailed a backorder confirmation. He replied, "Oh you only ordered 1 device. The backorder emails seem to have only went out to people ordering more than 1."
I asked him to cancel the order. He said it couldn't be done even though it hadn't shipped. I would have to refuse delivery from UPS and wait for the credit after it was sent back to Google. Yes, really.
My order status online still never changed even after that phone call. Worst purchase experience I've ever had.
That's the best part, no email, or anything else. I purchased at 11:36 EST on the 13th. Confirmation said shipping on the 15th. My order status on Play/Wallet stayed that way the whole time. I got fed up on Monday and called them and that was when I was told that I was on backorder and that they couldn't tell me when it would ship.
I asked why I wasn't emailed a backorder confirmation. He replied, "Oh you only ordered 1 device. The backorder emails seem to have only went out to people ordering more than 1."
I asked him to cancel the order. He said it couldn't be done even though it hadn't shipped. I would have to refuse delivery from UPS and wait for the credit after it was sent back to Google. Yes, really.
My order status online still never changed even after that phone call. Worst purchase experience I've ever had.
Definitely not the first time I've read/heard it couldn't be canceled and that if you wanted to cancel, to refuse the order. Absurd method.
Also, many people ordered only one device and got the backorder email.
This launch is a random mess. That's the only accurate description. There's no sense or logic to anything that is happening or isn't happening.
Yeap real mess, will be great if they sent out emails to give a little more info and a clear date.
If they wanna be on top better work on that costumer service.
If they wanna be on top better work on that costumer service.