I am really tempted by this phone and as I live in the UK it falls into my budget of £300. However I have to keep this phone for two years and only root it after the warranty is void. I need ideas whether to buy this phone or find an alternative. I need your help and I don't need to decide till March
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You won't find a better phone for your money, without any doubt, it's the best value phone on the market by a VERY long shot. However if you currently have a Wildfire, it's quite a big step up size-wise.. Make sure you are happy with that.. (It's smaller than a S3 thankfully).
I wouldn't worry too much about rooting, it doesn't invalidate your warranty. Not on the Nexus anyway, you can simply relock the bootloader and it's back to factory condition, with no evidence anything was ever changed... The warning screen only states it "May" affect your warranty.
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Thanks I wouldn't mind a bigger screen. It also would be nice to have a HD screen coming from one that's Ldpi. I had to promise my Mum not to root it since then I would be glued to my laptop. Will it be future proof and how good is the battery?
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There is still plenty of activities going on with the Galaxy Nexus so that's a good indicator as to how future proof it is. Android is not future proof in my opinion, but Nexus is better than any other Android phones in this. Battery is not a beast. Won't last you a day if you use it very heavily, but should last a day under normal use.
Usually people got 3 hours of screen on time (note this is screen on time, not usage). With tweak you should be able to get it to 5. If you are not rooting then about 3. I rooted my phone and am not spending 10 hours every week on it. Once I have everything set up with CM and Franco kernel, it's a simple update once every day that takes about 10 min.
It really is a phone I would recommend for this price; I even paid a lot more since it isn't officially available here and I'm stil over-satisfied comparing it to the money I spent. I think it is also future proof indeed since the specs simply are high end and it will receive updates first . Don't worry about the size: I came here from a Galaxy Ace and you'll be used to it in no time. As said before battery life may be a little low, but if you do decide to tweak it that won't be a problem anymore either: I get 4-5 hours of screen time now .
I say run, don't walk, and order one. It's a great phone and blazing fast. Plan to use some of the cash you save to buy a case or protector or combination of both to save you some dings and scratches.
You come to a nexus forum asking what phone to buy.... Lol obvious answer.
But, either wait for the s4.
Or buy a s3 or n4 or note 2. All great devices.
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You come to a nexus forum asking what phone to buy.... Lol obvious answer.
But, either wait for the s4.
Or buy a s3 or n4 or note 2. All great devices.
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He won't get any if those devices for a £300 budget, and the N4 is better than all of them (aside from s4 which is unknown but £500+ simfree)
The money you spend on a N4 means you only need to pay £10/month for a phone tariff because you have your own phone. It's the smartest way to do it. No lock in you can sell your phone and buy a something else whenever you wish, of market prices are right.
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The reason I posted in this thread was that I wanted this phone but before buying I wanted to see what real nexus 4 owners say about it. Also I need to convince my mum to buy it for me (this will be the last phone I get for a birthday present) and she was complaining about it (is it reliable, is play store safe, etc.). I know that MWC is coming up in a couple of weeks but my deadline is March (My mum is adament, not before March). She wants the answer to this question: Is buying from the play store safe, and will it arrive?
Lol is the play store safe?! Have no faith in Google?
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The reason I posted in this thread was that I wanted this phone but before buying I wanted to see what real nexus 4 owners say about it. Also I need to convince my mum to buy it for me (this will be the last phone I get for a birthday present) and she was complaining about it (is it reliable, is play store safe, etc.). I know that MWC is coming up in a couple of weeks but my deadline is March (My mum is adament, not before March). She wants the answer to this question: Is buying from the play store safe, and will it arrive?
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It's absolutely safe. It gets delivered by TNT, signed for. And the Google price is over £120 lower than Carphone Warehouse.
You won't find much an MWC with the Nexus4 specs, and the Nexus4 pricetag. (aside perhaps the Huawei Ascend P2).
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The reason I posted in this thread was that I wanted this phone but before buying I wanted to see what real nexus 4 owners say about it. Also I need to convince my mum to buy it for me (this will be the last phone I get for a birthday present) and she was complaining about it (is it reliable, is play store safe, etc.). I know that MWC is coming up in a couple of weeks but my deadline is March (My mum is adament, not before March). She wants the answer to this question: Is buying from the play store safe, and will it arrive?
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Shoud be. I didn't order one through Play but it's directly via Google and they should handle it nicely. It may take some time to arrive, though.
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I finally convinced my mum to order for one should be here soon can't wait
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Best choice,you will never regret for your option.
I hope not I have to keep it for two years.
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Glad you're getting it, I'm convinced you'll love it .
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Lol is the play store safe?! Have no faith in Google?
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100% safe !
They take the money only on the shipment, it's quite fast though !
And you can take a Nexus Blindly, you'll have the next versions of android on time, and many ROM to flash...
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I hope not I have to keep it for two years.
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N4 will still be receiving updates directly from Google in 2 years. Devices with OEM skins will only be supported for 12-18 months
Just buy it, is really a no brainer..... you won't regret it especially on cost
I got the nexus 4. Thanks for your help. You can delete this thread now.
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So I went to best buy a few hours ago to get a screen protector for my newly replace Evo. Sadly there was not much of a selection so I went with the Zagg invisible shield one. As I as about to go to the front to pay the mobile person said that he could install it for me if I wanted for $7. I said ok why not I hate installing screen protectors anyway. So he got it on and it was crooked so I told him that it's no good. He tried again and used more solution spray. I got a little worried about the amount he was using and told him maybe that's a little too much spray. He said don't worry it will be ok. Well flash forward to now, I just turned on my Evo and guess what? Solution leaked under the screen!!! I'm about to flip!
Oh no ****ed that guy talk **** to him that you want a brand new evo and to the manager
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Oh no ****ed that guy talk **** to him that you want a brand new evo and to the manager
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Yea, I just wish tomorrow would come already so I can head down there. I am angry beyond belief. This phone is 2 days old rooted and all my apps, now I have to flash it back to stock and head down there at the crack of dawn to have them most likely give me a hard time about this.
Dammit man...that sucks. Hope you get that resolved. Refund and replace if you ask me.
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I dont like best buy.
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Yea, I just wish tomorrow would come already so I can head down there. I am angry beyond belief. This phone is 2 days old rooted and all my apps, now I have to flash it back to stock and head down there at the crack of dawn to have them most likely give me a hard time about this.
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You are about to have a hard time with them... they are complete dumb asses at bb.. they are gonna try to play lost with you, just ask for the manager as soon as you walk in. He/ she will play dumb too, then ask for the district manager, then they will get you a little white box out the cabinet, say hello to your new evo!
From past experience with same issue!
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LOL, why did you walk out of the store without checking first. Huge mistake on your part. If there was an error, it should have been fixed right then and there no problems.
I dont know if there is any garentee to protect you. But good luck, hope the fix it or at least get a refund.
This could get interesting make a huge scene then walk with a new evo
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You are about to have a hard time with them... they are complete dumb asses at bb.. they are gonna try to play lost with you, just ask for the manager as soon as you walk in. He/ she will play dumb too, then ask for the district manager, then they will get you a little white box out the cabinet, say hello to your new evo!
From past experience with same issue!
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That is exactly my game plan! I will be playing no games with this tomorrow and will not leave until they do so. What a great way to spend my day off
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LOL, why did you walk out of the store without checking first. Huge mistake on your part. If there was an error, it should have been fixed right then and there no problems.
I dont know if there is any garentee to protect you. But good luck, hope the fix it or at least get a refund.
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I took a quick look at it after he was done with it and everything looked fine. I am guessing the solution made it under the screen with time.
Had the same happen to me at bb and they replaced my evo with no problem.
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lol no chance in hell i would have walked out .
Yeah that's some **** you need to be on / get back on.
And I mean GET THE **** BACK ON. Like, some HELL NO ****.
I mean, BB is full of idiots - this we know - but **** like that .... pssh. LOL
Get back in there and explain that ****. And MAKE SURE they don't send you out. WIthout being physical and overly abusive - verbally I mean.
**** like that is what gives these places - and their employees - a bad name.
internet tough guys are funny so is gangster talk
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Cheesy is CHEESY!
Honestly, sometimes it takes a push ... a verbal push, if you will. You know how many people probably have other people put screen protectors on - for whatever reason - and they just suck? And they just walk out with em?
Just being real.
There are people that won't stand for horse **** ... and there are others that will. It's not about "appearing" tough here or there ... it's like getting anything applied / installed and it not being right but "dealing with it." Shouldn't even have to ask. ****ing say something. LOL
Internet tough guy aside ... and you clearly jumped the gun.
Thanks though, I've seen you post before.\
edit: on that note; do you do anything but post bull**** and / or ask questions?
Honest question.
Because, honestly, I see nothing but - and in this case, nothing but a half decades old picture and bull****-run-of-the-mill-every-other-god-damn-forum-thread-post picture. And dude, you really did use that prematurely ... the bandwagon you're jumping on - this "internet tough guy" **** that has been going on for a while - AROUND HERE AT LEAST, is starting to get out of hand. In the way that people are starting to "diagnose" too much as such. It's a Forum. You clearly don't show up looking to impress the English Majors. Most folks are not worried about spelling errors and "complete sentences." Most, read; the majority - and even the people you admire and adore - couldn't care less about that ****.
So you post your cute pictures.
I hope you like mine.
Please, in the future, if you are going to TRY and be demonstrative ... don't post bull**** before the fact. Or at least as often as you do ... because, well, just ..... no.
If you couldn't install one of those by yourself kinda your fault bro... nit a hard process. I had one for months. It got mucked up underneath took it off been without it. No scratches. I'm on a dinc but same idea. It isn't needed
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If you couldn't install one of those by yourself kinda your fault bro... nit a hard process. I had one for months. It got mucked up underneath took it off been without it. No scratches. I'm on a dinc but same idea. It isn't needed
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True.
But, to be fair ... those "liquid" applicators can throw a first timer for a loop ... or whatever.
It can be daunting because you don't know how much / little to use. And I've seen people go overkill with that ish.
That being said ... yes, do it yourself. That's the best way. I mean, these assholes' as BB know little more - if anything - than you do. At least when it comes to their "mobile department."
With that being said about that being said ... should you be so worried, I've heard of others having them do it and when / if they **** up then they are obligated to grab a new one and begin again. If I saw dude doing the same one over and over I'd say something ... can never be embarrassed to question someone who should know what they're doing.
It was like a kid, asking someone to cut out a cut in their griptape ... once I started to work a shop ... **** that, I nailed it or if dude asked for something stupid I said do it themselves. Always worked. I mean, your average consumer can only be so competent.
Make sure the solution isn't just under the protector and will evaporate in a day or so, I've heard that in the past referring to these type of accessories.
i would try using ghost armor. its the best screen protector out there. i had my whole evo done in ghost armor. they use the same material on helicoptor blades to keep it from chipping from flying debre. and you get a lifetime replacement as long as you have your phone. google it for a store near you
Same thing
Happened to me, left a visible shadow like mark on my screen for over a month, out did eventually go away completely,
I also left fingerprints on it so I went to the mall and a zagg booth replaced and installed for only 5 bucks
Zagg makes a good product for protection, it does however seem to yellow after time, of course that could be the oil in. my hands doing that.
Also the feel of it isn't as smooth, it kinda interferes if your a swyper like me.
In closing I will say my phone doesn't have evan a blemish on it, looks as good as it does second week of launch.
Swyped from a galaxy far far away......
For all those naija boys and girls rocking Samsung galaxy s3
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I just got my first s3 update..baseband version changes from XXLE8 to XXLF2...I just hope Samsung continue to speedily update their devices on time....
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*Guys I felt the phone was buttery smooth, but on certain occasions I.e. lock screen ripple transition into opening your home screen and toggling between messages in the messaging app, the transition would s stutter just a tiny bit. Problem is solved if you go into:1. Settings-> developer options-> and Window animation scale and Transition Animation scale -> change both of those to .5xThe phone now runs like the beast it was born to be. Try it and let make know your thoughts. Regards, Nik
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On a recent trip to Nigeria I noticed quite a few Galaxy Notes in circulation, and some tech aware contacts I met had various Android handsets in addition to the almost mandatory BB phones. How's the uptake of the S3?
The s3 is causing alot of stir...yes it's true that bb is really strong here but the galaxy note is becoming really popular here and with the introduction of s3 I think Samsung have got a game changer in its hands
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I just got my first s3 update..baseband version changes from XXLE8 to XXLF2...I just hope Samsung continue to speedily update their devices on time....
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You gotten the latest update yet?
The one with the brightness slider in the notification drop down.
I'm waiting for my 5million dollars from your ex-king's wife's brother's friend's butler.
BTW someone almost screwed me over on ebay with email address from UK account and female name but the shipping address from nigeria. he/she Bought my LG O3D within minutes of posting and told me she'll buy any ohter phones i had. So i sent pictures of iP4 to him/her and she/he said they'll take that and to send the invoice. After i added all the things in invoice, she/he emailed me saying payment done to my paypal account. I then got an email similar to confirmation from paypal/ebay. But sine i'm not stupid i rechecked the email address from where the pay/ebay emails came from and those were from some weird webmail site. I forwarded those to pay/ebay and they confirmed phishing / scam emails. Then i complained on ebay and blocked the fker.
Hope there are more good people there than the scammers there since for last 10 years i've been hearing scams from nigeria.
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I'm waiting for my 5million dollars from your ex-king's wife's brother's friend's butler.
BTW someone almost screwed me over on ebay with email address from UK account and female name but the shipping address from nigeria. he/she Bought my LG O3D within minutes of posting and told me she'll buy any ohter phones i had. So i sent pictures of iP4 to him/her and she/he said they'll take that and to send the invoice. After i added all the things in invoice, she/he emailed me saying payment done to my paypal account. I then got an email similar to confirmation from paypal/ebay. But sine i'm not stupid i rechecked the email address from where the pay/ebay emails came from and those were from some weird webmail site. I forwarded those to pay/ebay and they confirmed phishing / scam emails. Then i complained on ebay and blocked the fker.
Hope there are more good people there than the scammers there since for last 10 years i've been hearing scams from nigeria.
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And how does your post address the subject matter of this thread?
By your warped logic i am allowed to go to any thread posted by any individual of any country who i think scammed me and post non-related thrash or sob stories there? Right?
Please in case you hadn't noticed this is a thread about Nigerians who own a GS3.
If you have any complaints or sob stories about perceived criminal activities involving any nationality i am sure you have a police force in your country you can report it at.
So please stick to the topic of the thread.
Thank you.
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And how does your post address the subject matter of this thread?
By your warped logic i am allowed to go to any thread posted by any individual of any country who i think scammed me and post non-related thrash or sob stories there? Right?
Please in case you hadn't noticed this is a thread about Nigerians who own a GS3.
If you have any complaints or sob stories about perceived criminal activities involving any nationality i am sure you have a police force in your country you can report it at.
So please stick to the topic of the thread.
Thank you.
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well said.:good:
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You gotten the latest update yet?
The one with the brightness slider in the notification drop down.
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Nope...I not gotten that yet....I have searched n searched....I ve you gotten the update?
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sak500 said:
I'm waiting for my 5million dollars from your ex-king's wife's brother's friend's butler.
BTW someone almost screwed me over on ebay with email address from UK account and female name but the shipping address from nigeria. he/she Bought my LG O3D within minutes of posting and told me she'll buy any ohter phones i had. So i sent pictures of iP4 to him/her and she/he said they'll take that and to send the invoice. After i added all the things in invoice, she/he emailed me saying payment done to my paypal account. I then got an email similar to confirmation from paypal/ebay. But sine i'm not stupid i rechecked the email address from where the pay/ebay emails came from and those were from some weird webmail site. I forwarded those to pay/ebay and they confirmed phishing / scam emails. Then i complained on ebay and blocked the fker.
Hope there are more good people there than the scammers there since for last 10 years i've been hearing scams from nigeria.
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We have the good, the bad, and the ugly....people like that have been spoiling the good name of Nigeria.....Sorry for that....and be very careful when dealing with some people online...
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On a recent trip to Nigeria I noticed quite a few Galaxy Notes in circulation, and some tech aware contacts I met had various Android handsets in addition to the almost mandatory BB phones. How's the uptake of the S3?
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Nope...I not gotten that yet....I have searched n searched....I ve you gotten the update?
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Nope, not gotten it either, I will wait another week and then flash it via Odin.
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Nope, not gotten it either, I will wait another week and then flash it via Odin.
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I ve been forcing myself not to update via odin....I will give them 3 weeks Grace period...if nothing...I will use odin..
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Guys, out of interest what's the CSC code on your handsets and did you get your phones from naija? I'm hearing the price has dropped to around 95K which is quite cheap
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Guys, out of interest what's the CSC code on your handsets and did you get your phones from naija? I'm hearing the price has dropped to around 95K which is quite cheap
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JVALF1
Got mine at Slot for 98K about 2 weeks back.
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JVALF1
Got mine at Slot for 98K about 2 weeks back.
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Got mine for 99k....from warri....
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do you know that...I went with a friend to buy last week...and it was sold out....they said they will be getting new stock this week...
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do you know that...I went with a friend to buy last week...and it was sold out....they said they will be getting new stock this week...
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Not surprised about that.
Samsung is going to sell a lot of this particular phone and the price is just right.
I remember the S2 came in at 120K
98k is under £400 which is significantly cheaper than UK prices. Can you guys check the country of manufacture? Mine here in the UK just says Made by Samsung beneath the battery slot, and the battery has 'Cell made in Korea, Assembled in Vietnam'.
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Not surprised about that.
Samsung is going to sell a lot of this particular phone and the price is just right.
I remember the S2 came in at 120K
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Yea....I got my s2 for about 104k....two months after it came out...s3 is really cheap...:thumbup: to Samsung
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well, i bought 16gb n7 and they delivered n7 with transformer rom installed, im thinking this must be other customer's n7 returned product, anyway, i emailed them asking for a replacement, just got an email an hr ago showing the instruction, with the return shipping to service center, they didnt say they going to cover for the cost of shipping or that's must come out of our pocket.
last week i tried to installed stock n7 rom on this and it works great again without any problem
so should i return this and waiting for the next n7 which maybe have problems?
You're saying you received a 16GB N7 from the Google Play Store with a modified ROM on it?
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if after installing the normal n7 software it works fine, I would keep it. If there are problems then I would return it
good luck
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You're saying you revived a 16GB N7 from the Google Play Store with a modified ROM on it?
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Maybe I will have to buy a dozen of these, inject some spyware onto them, return them - and "see what happens"..
So did you take a system dump of the transformer ROM? What version was it?
Yes, the transformer rom preibstalled on it, i didnt take a system dump yet, i got the pic of solfware version but,
Everything seems to be great
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Is it logged into the Play Store app with some other account? :angel:
nah, there is no app google apps installed>"<
i was just trying to get back stock asap so yeah, because the rom isnt stable, it restart constantly! anyway, >"< what if they shipped the replacement?
i must return or else they ll charge my account... jez
You ordered a new device and received someones return? That just goes to show you how little they are paying attention to the details while they try to push as many of these things out as possible due to all these pre-orders. Another reason why I feel the need to wait it out for a few more months and see how things are then.
Was the package sealed like new?
I'd honestly return it just because, obviously it had a problem for someone to return it, fixed or not you basically received a "refurb" instead of a brand-new unit. That's grounds for a serious discount.
What makes you so sure it had a non standard ROM?
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You ordered a new device and received someones return? That just goes to show you how little they are paying attention to the details while they try to push as many of these things out as possible due to all these pre-orders. Another reason why I feel the need to wait it out for a few more months and see how things are then.
Was the package sealed like new?
I'd honestly return it just because, obviously it had a problem for someone to return it, fixed or not you basically received a "refurb" instead of a brand-new unit. That's grounds for a serious discount.
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Yeah, all new and sealed
I ll try to stretch out this process as long as im not the one who have to spend more money just because ots their mistake
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What makes you so sure it had a non standard ROM?
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I got into software info
I posted on this section somewhere, it show epad or something like that
Edited: im really confuse now since i dont have any proof other than the pic i took from the phone info on the day i recieved it, i rooted, unlock bootloader and everything, now the phone works fine and they might ask why do i need a replacement!??? Fml lols
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It might not necessarily be a customers returned unit. If it was just a blank Transformer rom it could be a mess up in the production process. Rememeber Asus make both devices so they will have all those roms floating about. I had a strange rom on my Galaxy Nexus when I bought it but it was defo a new device. It might just be a mistake when they initialy built it.
But if you flashed the N7 rom with no problems and the unit is ok I would just keep it. Opening up a whole set of new potential problems if you swap it..
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It might not necessarily be a customers returned unit. If it was just a blank Transformer rom it could be a mess up in the production process. Rememeber Asus make both devices so they will have all those roms floating about. I had a strange rom on my Galaxy Nexus when I bought it but it was defo a new device. It might just be a mistake when they initialy built it.
But if you flashed the N7 rom with no problems and the unit is ok I would just keep it. Opening up a whole set of new potential problems if you swap it..
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thats is exactly what im afraid of, idk if the new device defected or not, and i have to go through the process also><
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leave it. if it's good it's good.
Maybe it was a Prototype that would be sweet!
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Im thinking if the replacement arrived, can i just open and use it for like a week to see there is any defects? Bcause as i know we have 21days max to return it am i correct?
Hi guys. Hopefully im picking up my n7 tomorrow. Can you guys recommend me some good apps and any docks/accessories please to make my tablet experience fun and useful. This is my first ever tablet. So excited
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Maybe you can tell us what you want to do with it and then we can make recommendations.
Look at this thread mate, it has a lot of members top ten apps. It's defiantly worth reading through.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824956
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Maybe you can tell us what you want to do with it and then we can make recommendations.
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To be honest im not 100% sure. I will probably read a few ebooks, browse the net, game a little etc
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Look at this thread mate, it has a lot of members top ten apps. It's defiantly worth reading through.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824956
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Thanks mate much appreciated
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To be honest im not 100% sure. I will probably read a few ebooks, browse the net, game a little etc
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If your looking for games, there's a dedicated thread in the apps and themes section. There's also a list of the best free games for the N7.
I can post links to them if you want
BTW, no worries. Just glad I could help someone, my good deed for the day
Once again thanks very much.
One thing I wanted to ask is my n7 has been shipped today but how do I know if im getting a white or black one? Im really excited for it to arrive
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Once again thanks very much.
One thing I wanted to ask is my n7 has been shipped today but how do I know if im getting a white or black one? Im really excited for it to arrive
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You get a black (or brown - what ever it is..) one, because the white backcover was only a special edition for the I/O presentation.
The most of the reviewed N7's are withe because only the guys at the I/O got them.
It will be the black version, they stopped making the brown version a bit ago. If i read correctly, I don't think the brown ones were actually assembled by ASUS, not too sure about that. (I got the brown one from Tesco last month, didn't know it was brown until it was mentioned on here and I looked on the box )
EDIT: Like flomitdreio said above, you won't get a white version.
I have received mine today but guess what. No charger, open seal, fingerprints all over the screen
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Really unlucky :crying:, I take it that your sending it back? If you get a replacement and there are fingerprints on the screen and the seal is open it might just have been quality control checked by ASUS. Also, If you bought it from the Play Store, did you tick the option to have your details on it when you were paying for it? This might also be the reason for the broken seal and fingerprints.
It doesn't excuse there being no charger though...
I have called google theyve passed on the details to the department that deal with it and will apparently contact me in a couple of days. Honestly I wouldnt have minded but the fact theres no charger its outraging...
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Theres wrapping for the plug. But no plug.
Now when I spoke to google first, the cssn number on the box was not in my name or for my details. The second time I called nothing of that was mentioned however, when I look on the delivery note I got the same serial number. Atm I cannot see any issues, lets see what google says.
So angry
Theres also scuffs on the box
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An update. Just got off the phone again to google. The lady was I gotta say very helpful and told me my cssn number is actually linked to two devices somehow. So basically now the "specialist team" have this info and will get back to me in 48 hours I was told. I asked if the replacement is a new device or a refurb. She told me its a new device. I will apparently receive an RMA email which will contain a link to order my replacement
Do you guys think I should play around with this n7 until replacement??
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Shame that you've got a bad experience with ASUS before you even turn the device on. If I were you, I'd use it until they send you a new one out. Just don't root it or do anything like that. You can always restore it to the factory settings. Can't do any harm to play around with a device that you've paid at least 169 quid for.
Looking at the box, I'd say that someone had it before you and have returned it for some reason. Mine didn't have any scuffs or scratches on it......
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Shame that you've got a bad experience with ASUS before you even turn the device on. If I were you, I'd use it until they send you a new one out. Just don't root it or do anything like that. You can always restore it to the factory settings. Can't do any harm to play around with a device that you've paid at least 169 quid for.
Looking at the box, I'd say that someone had it before you and have returned it for some reason. Mine didn't have any scuffs or scratches on it......
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That was my exact thoughts. So hopefully ill hear from them soon. Lol I paid 199 quid for mine.lol so its like a lot of mony for me considering I dont earn much. I even applied for a credit card with a limit of 250 quid and well this what happens
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I hope that you get a good one soon. It's really a top notch tablet when you get one that works well, especially for 200 quid. Good luck with getting a perfect one back. (mines got a bit of screen flicker, so I'm half and half to return it until I know that I'll get a good one back)
Just out of interest, does it say on the box that it's brown or back?
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I hope that you get a good one soon. It's really a top notch tablet when you get one that works well, especially for 200 quid. Good luck with getting a perfect one back. (mines got a bit of screen flicker, so I'm half and half to return it until I know that I'll get a good one back)
Just out of interest, does it say on the box that it's brown or back?
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Hi i just checked my box and i can confirm that it says brown. When i get my replacement i will also then let you know what it says on the box.
Thanks for your reassurance guys. I cant wait to get my OWN new nexus 7 that i can use to full functionality and make it my own. I have been using this ome, though there is nothing wrong with the device i.e. screen lifts or flickers however i am loving it so far.
I recommend you Xda Premium
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Thanks...
I am getting so anxious..how long do google take to reply. I am starting to love this device however dont wanna get used to it too much, obviously because of the replacement im hoping to receive.
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Just a quick update guys. Received an rma email not too long ago but cant process the replacement order due to insufficient funds. What shall I do guys? I have to wait two weeks till I get paid or can I call my credit card company that I used to buy my n7?
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If I were you, I'd ring Google and tell them that your not getting paid until in two weeks, and that you'll have to sort it out then. There's no point messing around with the credit card when everything can be sorted easily in 2 weeks.
I suppose if everything if perfect with the device except from the charger, could you just ask them to send a charger out. You'll still keep the years warranty in case anything does go wrong.........
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OK, I've been google since last Wednesday trying to find an answer to this: Is there some kind of work around to force my phone to stay connected to HSPA+? I know it flips back and forth between 3g and 4g to save battery, but when I'm on 3g I can't load/download ANYTHING. Its like it has no signal at all. Called Tmo and they reset some junk on my account, which did nothing. I've flashed ROM after ROM and kernel after kernel, nothing. Switched between all the available radios, nothing. Its really weird. If its a small file I try to DL all is good, but let it be 20+mb and I times out halfway through, every time.
Anyone else have this or know of a fix that Google isn't bringing up?
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OK, I've been google since last Wednesday trying to find an answer to this: Is there some kind of work around to force my phone to stay connected to HSPA+? I know it flips back and forth between 3g and 4g to save battery, but when I'm on 3g I can't load/download ANYTHING. Its like it has no signal at all. Called Tmo and they reset some junk on my account, which did nothing. I've flashed ROM after ROM and kernel after kernel, nothing. Switched between all the available radios, nothing. Its really weird. If its a small file I try to DL all is good, but let it be 20+mb and I times out halfway through, every time.
Anyone else have this or know of a fix that Google isn't bringing up?
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Try flashing and use the latest .54 baseband radio.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2087227
That's what I'm on now. No matter which radio I flash I have this problem.
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Just got off the phone with customer service, they are going to RMA my phone. Will reply back here and post if this fixes anything.
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Just got off the phone with customer service, they are going to RMA my phone. Will reply back here and post if this fixes anything.
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Please let us know. (And if it appears fixed, please wait a week before replying to be sure.)
References:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=52260
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38570203
I don't want to say anything too soon, but I flashed this ROM about 10 hours ago and it seems to have fixed the problem. Idk what's different about it, but I've managed to download 2 ROMs and some videos off drop box with not one problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39829717
EDIT: 3 ROMs downloaded from 3 different servers. Will test more tomorrow when more ppl are on the network (4am here)
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Well looking at your first screenshot.
You have data management on and set at 50mb per day so once your 50mb are up it won't try to download any more
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Well looking at your first screenshot.
You have data management on and set at 50mb per day so once your 50mb are up it won't try to download any more
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No, that's the app I was using to see what speeds I was getting when on 3g. It says I reached my limit cause that's the free app.
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I don't want to say anything too soon, but I flashed this ROM about 10 hours ago and it seems to have fixed the problem.
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Yes, I think you are speaking too soon. I've flashed various ROMs or done factory resets that seemed to fix the problem for a time. Up to three weeks, in fact. The network may be part of the problem, so there may be periods of time where it seems to work.
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Yes, I think you are speaking too soon. I've flashed various ROMs or done factory resets that seemed to fix the problem for a time. Up to three weeks, in fact. The network may be part of the problem, so there may be periods of time where it seems to work.
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Had the same issue with hspa+, but once I installed .33 baseband and enabled lte it hasn't happened once. Does tmo have lte in you're area yet?
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Not here. If I'm not mistaken Tmo doesn't have LTE anywhere in Alabama, yet.
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Just got off the phone with customer service, they are going to RMA my phone. Will reply back here and post if this fixes anything.
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How long you'd the phone for and how did you gone with explaining the problem? I also have the same problem and now can't stand it anymore. Tried all radios which seems to fix for only certain no of days.
I was about to RMA earlier but seeing so many ppls are getting lemons here decided to hold on for bit longer. In between, changed SIMs ,network ,radio,factory format. If Google refused, I'll dump it on eBay.
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How long you'd the phone for and how did you gone with explaining the problem? I also have the same problem and now can't stand it anymore. Tried all radios which seems to fix for only certain no of days.
I was about to RMA earlier but seeing so many ppls are getting lemons here decided to hold on for bit longer. In between, changed SIMs ,network ,radio,factory format. If Google refused, I'll dump it on eBay.
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I've had the phone for two weeks. Not sure what you mean with the second question. I have not tried another SIM, but with the ROM I linked a couple posts up, I have not had a single problem. Google was actually the ones that asked if I wanted to RMA, which I'm not going to be able to do for another month or so (can't afford the hold they will put on my checking account).
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Thanks m8. I think I'm out of RMA window as got phone in December. The 2nd question was how to explain the symptoms to Google rep.
Anyway I'm back to stock just in case.
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As long as there is no water damage or your screen is not cracked you can RMA a year after purchase.
I just called and explained that I wasn't getting a consistent data connection. That when my phone showed 3g it was like I had no data at all. And when it switched from 3g to 4g it would take too long to establish a connection and all my downloads would time out. Let them know that I called Tmo first and that nothing they did or suggested I do worked. The guy then asked if I wanted to RMA or return (still under their buyers remorse thing). Told him I wanted to RMA, he put me on hold for a second, came bank on the phone with an RMA Rep. Email was sent with shipping label and RMA label. You have to click on the link they send that will take you to your wallet account, once you click the link and click order they put a hold on your debit/credit card for the price of the phone without tax( which is why I'm going to have to wait it out). They take the hold of when they get the old phone. Which she said it could take 3 to 4 weeks FIT THE WHILE PROCESS.
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Thanks m8. Just received RMA details on gmail.
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Received the replacement phone. Done a few quick runs of youtube vids and tvcatchup. Both seems to play without any "pause" or buffer. Early days but will report back in few days time.
Please do. I haven't had any problems in a little over a week, but may just be temporary
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This has been very good few days. No drop offs, web pages loading as soon downstream arrows appear and no frustration on any of the apps needing data. Also getting average of 5Mbps down compare to <2.0 before RMA in same places and similar times.
Also very happy with the hardware. No sign of yellow tint, not had earpiece buzz in close to 50 calls and definitely runs much cooler. Yesterday I was using phone while on charge for almost 2 hours and there was no sign of any heat on both front plus rear (only slightly). Compare to old one, by the time that would have been super hot!
ATM I'm in stock and not rooted. Battery just manages only 2hrs of in screen time (16hrs standby). It's 304K with "nubs".
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Awesome! I haven't had a single problem withy data since the post I made with the ROM link. Also haven't had any problems with buzzing or getting hot since owning the phone. Guess I got lucky in that department.
Glad you got everything straightened out.
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