Guys,
I came across a news from androidcentral.com; sorry dont know how to post a link, that google is currently testing paid apps in india and few of the users are able to see them.
Is it true, anyone from india can shed some light on this. The only thing that i didnt like about my nexus one is that im unable to get the nice apps. Now, this will make life better in india.
Thank you
Hi,
I dont know about androidcentral.com. But if you want to use paid apps from the market, try "Market Enabler". And yeah, you need to be rooted for it to work.
~Sankar
Market enabler has been around since the beginning of paid applications. A few seconds worth of google search would have revealed it. Paid applications are available EVERYWHERE.
Market Enabler has not been updated in a while... Try Market Access instead... it's a rewrite of Market Enabler and works great with Froyo... http://amip.tools-for.net/wiki/android/marketaccess
Yeah i do have market access, but the problem is when the google checkout screen comes after buy, my indian card is greyed out and there is an option to select another card but unfortunately there is no way to select India as the country.
So in my case, having only an indian credit card is impossible to buy apps.
Any workaroung guys other than getting myself a US applicable credit card
i bought 2 apps off the market using malaysian credit card with no problem.
faizalmzain said:
i bought 2 apps off the market using malaysian credit card with no problem.
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you must have selected Malaysia as country, Right?
i cant get the same with my card. May be, someone if has used an indian credit card can shed some light
It's now officially available in india.
fabler said:
It's now officially available in india.
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Yeah saw that news, Still the buy button is greyed out. I think in a week time, I will be able to buy Apps.
It will be huge disappointment if SwifyKey goes to 3.99 again!
michael.satish said:
Yeah saw that news, Still the buy button is greyed out. I think in a week time, I will be able to buy Apps.
It will be huge disappointment if SwifyKey goes to 3.99 again!
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actually I don't see paid apps in market. I am located in india.
fabler said:
actually I don't see paid apps in market. I am located in india.
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i use market access to see the paid apps but you need to have a valid credit card associated with the country listed under google to buy them. Thats why my card is invalid
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i use market access to see the paid apps but you need to have a valid credit card associated with the country listed under google to buy them. Thats why my card is invalid
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Yeah... But I was talking about google's announcement of market availability in 20 other countries including india.. They have announced it yesterday.. But I still can't see apps in market.
I received this email from the Android market. According to this it's over the next two weeks, so I would not worry quite yet.
"Hello,
We're writing to inform you about some changes to Android Market that require your attention.
Effective today, developers from 20 additional countries (Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan) can now sell paid apps on Android Market. Over the next 2 weeks, users from 18 new countries (Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, and Taiwan) will be able to purchase paid apps from Android Market.
Please see the related post at Android Developer Blog here:
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/
We encourage you to visit the Android Market developer console at http://market.android.com/publish to make the necessary adjustments.
Thanks, and we look forward to continue working with you on Android Market.
Sincerely,
The Android Market Team
Google, Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
Email preferences: You are receiving this email to notify you of important changes to your Android Market account."
michael.satish said:
Yeah i do have market access, but the problem is when the google checkout screen comes after buy, my indian card is greyed out and there is an option to select another card but unfortunately there is no way to select India as the country.
So in my case, having only an indian credit card is impossible to buy apps.
Any workaroung guys other than getting myself a US applicable credit card
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There is a workaround for this problem
1. Go to checkout.google.com on your PC & enter your primary Gmail account details.Make sure this account is also your primary account on your Android phone.
2. You can now register your credit card and also enter an Indian shipping address.
3. Now go to the list of providers in MarketAccess and select any provider.I chose the very 1st option T-Mobile US.
4. Once the SIM has been emulated, go to market. You should now be able to see paid apps.
5. Select any paid app which you want to buy and you will automatically be directed to the Google checkout option where your card will be listed.Select the card and proceed to buy the application.
6. Almost instantly you will receive an email from Google confirming your order details and the application will start downloading from market.
I have purchased about 8 apps from the market using this method right here from India. I am really happy that I am able to support the wonderful Android community by buying the apps. Hope you enjoy your paid apps
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Hello everyone,
I was having this question and HTC support answers to this in a very cryptic manner so I don't get a real picture. I assume that people here, especially those who live outside UK could help.
You see, when you login to https://www.htcsense.com/ for the first time, you are required to select your country. As you see, for Europe, only the following countries are listed:
•Danmark
•Deutschland
•España
•France
•Italia
•Magyarország
•Nederland
•Polska
•Sverige
•United Kingdom
•Česká republika
•Россия и СНГ
Now, I live in Cyprus and as you see, not even Greece is listed.
I don't really know what all the services there are about but from past experienses, like the Apple store, I understand that many online features could be related to the country, so if my country is not listed there, that feature will be unavailable.
HTC support, informed me that I should buy from local store instead of abroad and now my question is the following:
If I buy locally, it will be about 600 Euros but if I buy from UK shop or eBay, it will be about 100 less. So, if I do buy from UK, will I lose any online functionality from htcsense? in other words, is the phone IMEI or SN locked to a country and can only register there?
heys guys.
I'll be visiting USA when Nexus 4 will be launched.
Is it possible for an international buyer to purchase one?
Google play accepts international credit cards or USA only?
I could ship it to my hotel.
Or are there any other ways to buy it? will it be available on Retail stores?
Thank you!
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heys guys.
Google play accepts international credit cards or USA only?
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According to support.google.com (can't post URL, sorry), "the country of your credit card must match the country to which you're shipping."
thomaswr said:
According to support.google.com (can't post URL, sorry), "the country of your credit card must match the country to which you're shipping."
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just read that, thank you
bad news for me
Anyone knows if there is a way to get a prepaid visa card or something like that?
I've heard about it once but no idea how it works or if it would be able to purchase on play store.
Any american know how that works?
Give me your cash. I'll use that to buy it for you.
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respider said:
just read that, thank you
bad news for me
Anyone knows if there is a way to get a prepaid visa card or something like that?
I've heard about it once but no idea how it works or if it would be able to purchase on play store.
Any american know how that works?
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You can try www.entropay.com
that's how I buy movies, books and musics from google play and I'm in Brazil...
I would expect that the Nexus 4 will be available in retail stores, not just the Play Store. That's how it is in Australia at least and I believe many Asian/European countries. Not entirely sure about the US but I'd guess it's the same.
I live in Mexico and I bought the nexus one after a few months it came out, I went to the page they used to have, before google play, and using a vpn bought it using a mexican visa credit card, but it was shipped to my aunt's house in USA and I went for it. If they don't release the N4 in Mexico before the christmas I gonna do the same
Well.. the subject says a lot about my concern..
But the specific issue would be: Will I get the Android updates in India, if I'm using a N4 bought from UK?
PS: I believe there won't be any radio issues because they are anyway selling same N4's worldwide! Please confirm, someone?
PPS: Its N4 in the status! G4 is a typo *sort of*
Yes you should get the updates and your calling / internet should work with your Indian service provider frequency too.
I m getting one too
hey ..I am also getting one from UK. My friend will bring that for me. Can you tell me how much will be taxes and shipping over the 279 pound price.
PS : shipping to London not India :good:
Tax (VAT) is included in the price, shipping we don't know for sure yet, but it's looking like £9.99
Can anyone bring one for me
Thanks for the replies guys!
I'll ask a friend to bring one with her when she comes to India. Also, I've no idea about the shipping/ taxes but it will anyday be less than the ebay price of ~27k (16GB) in India ..
One more question. I read somewhere that phones bought in UK will be registered on Google Play with a UK account only. Is that true?
*sorry for the newb-ness*
Nope.
aashish2137 said:
Thanks for the replies guys!
I'll ask a friend to bring one with her when she comes to India. Also, I've no idea about the shipping/ taxes but it will anyday be less than the ebay price of ~27k (16GB) in India ..
One more question. I read somewhere that phones bought in UK will be registered on Google Play with a UK account only. Is that true?
*sorry for the newb-ness*
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That's not true, there is no such thing as a "UK Account" all Google Accounts are international. My dad bought a One X in India with a Google Account he made there, and he brought it back to Australia, and it's fine. Jellybean Update, the lot. However, there are a bunch of Indian apps, like Bollywood Music Streaming, and AirIndia, that are still on the phone. But besides, that it's great.
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That's not true, there is no such thing as a "UK Account" all Google Accounts are international. My dad bought a One X in India with a Google Account he made there, and he brought it back to Australia, and it's fine. Jellybean Update, the lot. However, there are a bunch of Indian apps, like Bollywood Music Streaming, and AirIndia, that are still on the phone. But besides, that it's great.
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That sounds great. As a matter of fact, that very reassuring! Thanks for sharing! ..
I believe the Indian apps should anyway vanish after installing a custom ROM!
Will be available in India by 30 Nov.:good: (confirmed)
rohit_nikalje said:
Will be available in India by 30 Nov.:good: (confirmed)
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That isn't too long a wait to make!
But the bigger question is, what would be the price?
Nexus 7 launched at 17,000, almost a double of what it meant in $$ exchange terms!
Got mine yesterday, really fast delivery from China and arrived in Dublin on Monday via DHL , had to pay €53.25 customs fees just when i thought i was getting away with it!!
Anyway ill list the pros and cons so far
PROS - Fast and responsive with no lag, especially with Nova launcher
Haven't taken many photos but the camera seems excellent and a massive step up from my One Plus One which ill be selling
Looks really smart with Android L, really nice interface
The phone is a perfect size and looks really nice
Addition of micro sim and dual sim is excellent and should be standard thesedays
Audio sounds good
CONS - The back looks nice but it's just plastic, i dont know why but i thought this was supposed to be aluminium so im a tad disappointed and premium design phones are the way forward the front looks lovely however
I dont know why but ive had the occasional FC on the play store and this shouldn't happen on a brand new phone
Not many but bloody chinese apps came pre loaded and are i dont appear to be able to uninstall them all
The power button up the top is a pain and will take a while getting used to, what the hell is wrong with the side
For come reason my contacts didn't sync from Google everything else did, ive tried a few things no luck so far so im hoping i can sort this out.
anymore pros and cons ill post them, feel free to share your own views,
were you bought it from? I am planning to buy this from Asus France, is that good idea? Because now only €299 and no customs fees! (I live in The Netherlands, EU)
Thanks for the rundown.
Battery life?
Rene_ajax said:
were you bought it from? I am planning to buy this from Asus France, is that good idea? Because now only €299 and no customs fees! (I live in The Netherlands, EU)
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tried that already, unless you have a French address it wont allow you to.
got mine from
http://www.gearbest.com/
and excellent delivery time i have to say (choose DHL)
DanielKennethRego said:
Thanks for the rundown.
Battery life?
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Cant comment yet im still in the process of setting it up and downloading all my app and ill have to bluetooth photos/videos/music from my One Plus One to this phone and most important find a fix for my contacts not syncing but in general im very impressed, it;s so responsive and smooth
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tried that already, unless you have a French address it wont allow you to.
got mine from
http://www.gearbest.com/
and excellent delivery time i have to say (choose DHL)
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thats really a pity
but from gearbest that one is Taiwanese version, no Playstore and only 1,8ghz. but I have heard you can put Worldwide firmware on it, so it can support EU bands and have playstore?
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I got the one from gearbest.com also thought I was getting 2.3GHz processor but only got 1.8GHz still has 4GB ram and 32GB storage. agreed phone is quick, and agree mostly with impressions above. Screen is also a little dull to me and viewing angles are not great. Just ran and antutu and it got 41672. My Note 3 with Cyanogenmod got 42212.
Tried 1080p videos and YouTube and works without any glitches also played Real Racing 3 and it had no glitches or stutters. The plastic back makes my hand sweat for whatever reason but a case would fix anyways. Camera works great and takes better pics than my Note 3. Am on T-mobile USA and because Chinese firmware only getting 3G/H+ good coverage area gets me around 12mb down and 2mb up.
Probably going to sell it and stick with my Note 3 until something better comes along.
Rene_ajax said:
thats really a pity
but from gearbest that one is Taiwanese version, no Playstore and only 1,8ghz. but I have heard you can put Worldwide firmware on it, so it can support EU bands and have playstore?
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You must have the Chinese version because the Taiwanese version have the Google services pre-installed.
The one from Gearbest.com is China version. I can confirm.
coastalmikey said:
You must have the Chinese version because the Taiwanese version have the Google services pre-installed.
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What do you mean?
If I understood correctly, Chinese version is from Gearbest and that one doesnt have play store and is only 1,8ghz
yes it is the chinese version i have and im fuming here google play was continuously force closing so i uninstalled it and sideloaded the apk which installs ok but when i click on it it wont open, ive tred clearing cache and data, uninstalling and re installing but to no avail so im left with a phone in which i cannot install my apps, ****ing disaster after my initiak post when i was fairly happy earlier the minute i turned the phone on to finish setting up the problems started, it's looking likely ill have to send it back, theres no way im paying customs fees again and they cay refund me for the postage and either send me a non chinese version with google play instaslled or refund me my money.
unless anyone has other ideas in the meantme
fuming here
I had that problem too but clearing the cache fixed.
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aaronoh said:
You can order from Asus France. You just need to use a mail forwarding service such as BPM-LUX or French Office. I've ordered with BPM but it's not due for dispatch from Asus for 'around a month'.
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can you tell me how to do mail forwarding from the site?? I am from The Netherlands, so...
Really wanna buy from Asus France
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42414373&postcount=35
ridiculous you have to do this just to get the play store but it works,,,however it's now asking me again to pay for the apps which ive already paid for, anyone know how i can resolve this?
im returning mine to Gearbeast i sent them a message and they responded fairly quickly and said they'd send me a European model which they should have done in the first place, they are expecting me to pay for postage too im going to demand they refund me this and pay any other customs fees , clearly they should not have sent people outside China the Chinese model with no play store which is a nightmare.
Asides from that it's a cracking phone, but when available im going to purchase an aluminium back cover whenever i get my European model sent to me.
I also purchased a Chinese version from Gearbest. I am currently in the process of returning it and already bought a Taiwanese 2.3GHz version from eBay. The eBay ones seem to be the best so far, as they are the Taiwanese version which means 4G on T-Mobile PLUS its the 2.3GHz instead of the 1.8GHz ... on top of all that, it has the Play Store and Google framework installed. ...... At least, that's what I've come up with reading on the forums the past couple of days. Hopefully they're all true.
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I also purchased a Chinese version from Gearbest. I am currently in the process of returning it and already bought a Taiwanese 2.3GHz version from eBay. The eBay ones seem to be the best so far, as they are the Taiwanese version which means 4G on T-Mobile PLUS its the 2.3GHz instead of the 1.8GHz ... on top of all that, it has the Play Store and Google framework installed. ...... At least, that's what I've come up with reading on the forums the past couple of days. Hopefully they're all true.
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Can you link to your ebay item/seller?
Hi all!
I have a friend, who lives in Hong Kong and would be able to easily buy and get the phone back to me (his sister is an air stewardess) so yay for me. The 64gb option works out to be about £410-420 taking into account currency rates, which is a massive saving!
Problem is:
1) I can't check the Hong Kong version of the Google store so I can't check the availability but my friend says it's not there yet. Does anyone know when they usually stock it? I've tried using Hola extension to see if I could emulate an Hong Kong I.P address but didn't get anywhere with that.
2) Will be any band issues etc if I was to use the phone here with a sim-only contract here in the UK? How would after-sales work?
Thanks for any help!
2. HK should be the international version and fine for the UK. Zero aftersales unless you return it via the route you got it.
I'm visiting Hong Kong today and tomorrow. Can you buy the international version In any shops or is it only the Play store?
so the OG roms google released are only for one model. Since they have two Nexus 6p does the same OEM roms work on both models?
i.e. these:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images?hl=en#angler
The best way is to ask your friend to order one sim free in the UK and send it to HK. So that you can enjoy the VAT free but to pay £20 something for delivery. Then send it back to UK for you. You will also have the local customer service in the UK.
However, I think those UK sim free vendor with international delivery does not have stock at this moment.
Sent from my Nexus 6 using XDA Free mobile app
Just checked with VPN,
It is not released in the HK play store yet.....
deeproot said:
so the OG roms google released are only for one model. Since they have two Nexus 6p does the same OEM roms work on both models?
i.e. these:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images?hl=en#angler
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The only difference is the LTE bands, AFAIK.
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2. HK should be the international version and fine for the UK. Zero aftersales unless you return it via the route you got it.
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Ahh balls! Is that Google's official word on aftersales support?
smallvan said:
The best way is to ask your friend to order one sim free in the UK and send it to HK. So that you can enjoy the VAT free but to pay £20 something for delivery. Then send it back to UK for you. You will also have the local customer service in the UK.
However, I think those UK sim free vendor with international delivery does not have stock at this moment.
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Hmm yes that is an option but then I'll have to deal with getting the tax back etc. I think I'll risk it with getting one from HK as it'll be a bit more straight forward. There doesn't seem to be any quality control issues does there?! Hopefuly I'll get a good one and won't ever need to worry about returning it etc..
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Just checked with VPN,
It is not released in the HK play store yet.....
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Ohh how exactly do I use a VPN to emulate a Hong Kong I.P address? Any pointers would be great!
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The only difference is the LTE bands, AFAIK.
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Am I right in thinking you're talking about some ROM and not the fact the HK version will be different/difficult for me to use in the UK?
No, I'm saying the HK should be the international version with UK bands fully supported. The US version only supports some of the UK LTE bands.
HK version support below freq (6P) - it lists
GSM/EDGE：850/900/1800/1900MHz
UMTS/WCDMA：B1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19
TD-SCDMA：34/39
CDMA：BC0/1
LTE (FDD)：B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/9/17/19/20/28
LTE (TDD)：B38/B39/40/41
CA DL：B1-B5、B1-B8、B1-B19、B3-B3、B3-B5、B3-B7、B3-B8、B3-B19、B3-B20、B3-B28、B5-B7、B7-B7、B7-B20、B7-B28、B39-B39、B40-B40、B41-B41
5X just start the sale, hopefully 6P will soon be available
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No, I'm saying the HK should be the international version with UK bands fully supported. The US version only supports some of the UK LTE bands.
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Ok thanks!
Hi-Fi said:
HK version support below freq (6P) - it lists
GSM/EDGE：850/900/1800/1900MHz
UMTS/WCDMA：B1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19
TD-SCDMA：34/39
CDMA：BC0/1
LTE (FDD)：B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/9/17/19/20/28
LTE (TDD)：B38/B39/40/41
CA DL：B1-B5、B1-B8、B1-B19、B3-B3、B3-B5、B3-B7、B3-B8、B3-B19、B3-B20、B3-B28、B5-B7、B7-B7、B7-B20、B7-B28、B39-B39、B40-B40、B41-B41
5X just start the sale, hopefully 6P will soon be available
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Wow really? Awesome. Can you please update me/us here when the 6P comes out!
I trust my friend to get the device and everything...but not his speed in replying back to me/actually doing it lol and I'm worried it'll get sold out.
He thinks it will be easier/available in local shops like Fortress and Broadway. What do you think? Did the 4, 5 and 6 come out as soon as it was for sale online?
Thanks.
chasingstatus said:
Ok thanks!
Wow really? Awesome. Can you please update me/us here when the 6P comes out!
I trust my friend to get the device and everything...but not his speed in replying back to me/actually doing it lol and I'm worried it'll get sold out.
He thinks it will be easier/available in local shops like Fortress and Broadway. What do you think? Did the 4, 5 and 6 come out as soon as it was for sale online?
Thanks.
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I'm waiting too
6P - i think it is not so hot in HK, i do search several forum, just only few discussion, may be it comes form strange black color stripe at the back, and her brand "Huawei" this phone just fit for Nexus fans like me, so I guess it won;t be sold out soon
for the local shop sales, it seems it is different to the past, as 5X start online sales yesterday, there is no local sales yet, in the past, shop sales start 1-2 weeks prior online
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I'm waiting too
6P - i think it is not so hot in HK, i do search several forum, just only few discussion, may be it comes form strange black color stripe at the back, and her brand "Huawei" this phone just fit for Nexus fans like me, so I guess it won;t be sold out soon
for the local shop sales, it seems it is different to the past, as 5X start online sales yesterday, there is no local sales yet, in the past, shop sales start 1-2 weeks prior online
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Hm if that's the case I'll tell him to order it as soon as it's out on Google. Don't think Fortress/Broadway are going to have it in stock soon too then, also don't think it'll be at Google's price?
Keep me updated!
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Hm if that's the case I'll tell him to order it as soon as it's out on Google. Don't think Fortress/Broadway are going to have it in stock soon too then, also don't think it'll be at Google's price?
Keep me updated!
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HK Google play store just out, order 1, 1-3 days delivery
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HK Google play store just out, order 1, 1-3 days delivery
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Hi Thanks for the update! I told my friend to get on it and he said there's no 64gb options available I told him to wait. Did you get order a 64gb?
Maybe he was too late.
Thanks again
I just check play store, following still available
alumimum - 32, 64, 128
graphite -64
frost - 64, 128
I think your friend check retail store, I heard all those store only provide 32
ask him to go to Google store to check again
I order graphite 64, today ship out, hopefully i will get it tomorrow
according to Google.. N6P isnt available in HK just yet.. as there is no HK playstore... I just VPN'd and used a HK IP address to check... you have to use a 3rd party reseller...
https://support.google.com/store/answer/2462844?hl=en
gd6noob said:
according to Google.. N6P isnt available in HK just yet.. as there is no HK playstore... I just VPN'd and used a HK IP address to check... you have to use a 3rd party reseller...
https://support.google.com/store/answer/2462844?hl=en
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I am Honkonger, I ordered to HK Playstore on Nov 16 and I just received this new baby this morning(11-18 )
gd6noob said:
according to Google.. N6P isnt available in HK just yet.. as there is no HK playstore... I just VPN'd and used a HK IP address to check... you have to use a 3rd party reseller...
https://support.google.com/store/answer/2462844?hl=en
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You mis-read the website, only certain areas in Hong Kong cannot purchase directly from the HK Play Store. There IS a Play Store in HK. But thanks for trying.
Hi-Fi said:
I just check play store, following still available
alumimum - 32, 64, 128
graphite -64
frost - 64, 128
I think your friend check retail store, I heard all those store only provide 32
ask him to go to Google store to check again
I order graphite 64, today ship out, hopefully i will get it tomorrow
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That's really strange then. I whatsapped my friend again, hopefully there's still stock and he can order my 64gb Frost White
Thank you!