Nexus 5

yllw.ldbttr

Evil_g wrote: »

I haven't taken delivery of mine yet (should arrive tomorrow) but the US version will not work on European (including Irish) LTE networks.

Won't support just LTE, or cell network?
LTE not a deal breaker for me, I have decent 3G where I work and solid wifi at home.
The S4 does support it but my current network does not so I wouldn's miss it.

Evil_g

yllw.ldbttr wrote: »

Won't support just LTE, or cell network?

Just LTE. 3G will be fine.

projectgtr

yllw.ldbttr wrote: »

Slightly off topic but I'm hoping to get a steer from any Nexus 5 owners.

I've had a Samsung Galaxy S4 since June, nice phone but not really doing it for me after years of iPhones.

I'm in the US next week and tempted to pick up a Nexus 5.
How would it compare to the S4? Has anyone used both?

I sold my S4 to buy a Nexus 5 i dont miss my S4 one bit, the S4 felt soooooooooooo laggy with the touchwhiz overlay plus i didnt trust Samsung to release a timely non buggy KitKat especially after what they did with the S3 :eek:

It also feels much nicer to hold than the S4, the S4 felt flimsy in comparison, also i hated the physical home button that started to stick after a matter of weeks :mad:

Euphoriasean

Hi

Just ordered the Nexus 5 on Carphone Warehouse using Parcel motel.It £20 dearer than the Play Store but my order was constantly being declined.Tried calling Google customer care but they later sent me an email advising it was declined as order was placed in a country where the device may not be purchased.Used a UK google account along with a Uk mobile number. Used a VPN and Parcel Motel for delivery and billing address.

Anyway just wondering has anyone who has bought off the Carphone Warehouse website had there order later rejected???

MickeyD

I have a feeling that they recently twigged that the parcel motel address/postcode was being used by multiple people and used to bypass country restrictions. Has anyone successfully made an order in the past week?

bogman

Too much hassle getting one of these, went with the Note 3 over the weekend, delighted

fredotf2

MickeyD wrote: »

I have a feeling that they recently twigged that the parcel motel address/postcode was being used by multiple people and used to bypass country restrictions. Has anyone successfully made an order in the past week?

I successfully ordered one at the start of october but my sister asked me if I could get her one recently.
I tried ordering last monday but got the 'could not process your request error'. Emailed google saying I couldn't order and they sent back a email saying I was under investigation from their specialist 'fraud' team and to try order again in 48 hours.

Waited 48 hours and then ordered a 16GB Black on thursday night and had no problems, shipped friday morning, its currently in the hands of parcel motel and I am waiting on them to deliver it to my local motel.

So there you go, if you keep getting the 'could not process your request' error, email Google support and tell them you have a problem. They will make you wait 48 hours but its worth it.

Frisbee

MickeyD wrote: »

I have a feeling that they recently twigged that the parcel motel address/postcode was being used by multiple people and used to bypass country restrictions. Has anyone successfully made an order in the past week?

Yep, I order to the PM Northern Ireland address last Sunday with my billing address entered as same and my phone arrived this Sunday just gone.

Niveus Tauri

Anyone managed to buy insurance for nexus 5 ?

looks like all who offer one stating that phone must be purchased from Ireland

keith16

Niveus Tauri wrote: »

Anyone managed to buy insurance for nexus 5 ?

looks like all who offer one stating that phone must be purchased from Ireland

I guess you have bought it from Ireland, address on the invoice is Barrow St. Dublin, Ireland.

I ordered one of these yesterday and got shipping confirmation the same day and by all accounts, should have it by the end of the week.

I went through all the pain when ordering the N4 last year but once you get through the ordering process, it really was as simple as one click this time around.

positron

I haven't been following this thread for a while, but I thought I might throw this in, just in case if anyone else is in the same boat.

I was looking for a minimalist cover for a while, and based on threads on XDA, RINGKE (sp?) comes on top over Spigen for a certain type of minimalist sleeve style cover. However I found the same cover, well same design - perhaps slightly less snazzy under a name called Terrapin on Amazon.co.uk. The well reviewed RINKGE SLIM is around 9 sterling where as this Terrapin is only around 4 sterling. Add-on item, so free shipping if you are buying other stuff as usual.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GDO9512/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1



Anyhoo, I got this delivered today and it fits really well and the phone feels ever so slightly wider but not bulkier at all. Great fit, great grippy-ish feeling to it, and a casual observer wouldn't even see the cove there. Happy with the purchase.

/End of mini-review.

zl1whqvjs75cdy

HA weird was just coming in to post about the Ringke cover. Got it last night and pretty much the same story. Lovely feel, makes the phone a bit more firm in the hand. Also very discrete. A friend got the Spigen case and I think it looks horrendous and extremely cheap. Glad I avoided that.

positron

Ringke certainly has more favourable reviews. Terrapin seems to be a copy of Spigen (based on the shape of the cuts around the controls etc), and it doesn't line up as well as Ringke/Spigen photos on Amazon.. but for £3.99 which is less than half of Ringke, it's a decent enough cover I think.

aka Dus

Hi all,

Some quick advice please. Am ordering with a pal in the UK, he's doing the dirty work for us. He's accidentally ordered two, twice. Is it worth not cancelling one of the orders in terms of what the two superfluous ones might sell for in Ireland on DoneDeal or whatever?

Also, thanks for case advice. The Ringke one looks the job. The 24 pound official case can feck off, especially as none of the interesting colours are in stock.

Pique

Is anyone else having a problem with the phone not disabling the screen when held up to your ear?

My ear seems to open the notifications bar and sometimes the settings menu, and sometimes into an option within the settings.

At this rate, I'll be mid call and my ear will have done a factory reset for me.

5starpool

Pique wrote: »

Is anyone else having a problem with the phone not disabling the screen when held up to your ear?

My ear seems to open the notifications bar and sometimes the settings menu, and sometimes into an option within the settings.

At this rate, I'll be mid call and my ear will have done a factory reset for me.

No such problems for me. It always disables when up to my ear.

aka Dus

Ordered two N5s yesterday morning on the UK play store. The order status was "leaves warehouse by Dec 11th". The phones arrived at the London address this afternoon. Order status remains "leaves warehouse by Dec 11th".

Make of that what you will.

keith16

aka Dus wrote: »

Ordered two N5s yesterday morning on the UK play store. The order status was "leaves warehouse by Dec 11th". The phones arrived at the London address this afternoon. Order status remains "leaves warehouse by Dec 11th".

Make of that what you will.

I think that status means that it will leave the warehouse no later than the 11th, not necessarily that it will leave on the 11th.

I ordered mine on Monday, saw that exact status and left it at that. Got the shipping confirmation email later that same day and PM dropped it to the garage last night.

Picked it up this morning

Have you got shipping confirmation yet?

positron

KitKat 4.4.1 rollout starting today, reports that camera is many times quicker etc. I have no idea when we will get the update here, nothing so far.

gerryk

positron wrote: »

KitKat 4.4.1 rollout starting today, reports that camera is many times quicker etc. I have no idea when we will get the update here, nothing so far.

Flash it with adb.

IrishStuff09

For anyone who has been denied a Nexus 5 by Google; this listing sold and dispatched by Amazon looks OK, for a £29 markup.
Will be buying in Janaury

http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-Nexus-Smartphone-16GB-Black/dp/B00GDD9N60/ref=pd_ys_sf_s_560798_a1_1_p?ie=UTF8&refRID=10TXMN926JX47PVQYV7W

god's toy

So has anyone received the update OTA yet?

Gokei

god's toy wrote: »

So has anyone received the update OTA yet?

Not me anyway

Zucker

Yes i received it when i switched on the phone for the first time yesterday morning.

madmoe

god's toy wrote: »

So has anyone received the update OTA yet?

Not so far :-(

god's toy

Zucker wrote: »

Yes i received it when i switched on the phone for the first time yesterday morning.

Yep a bloke in work activated two for the first time yesterday and got it straight away on both. My thinking is if one was to reset the phone to factory settings it would probably get it too... but have not tested it.

djPSB

How does the Nexus 5 compare to the HTC one?

JKGT

god's toy wrote: »

Yep a bloke in work activated two for the first time yesterday and got it straight away on both. My thinking is if one was to reset the phone to factory settings it would probably get it too... but have not tested it.

Go on give it a bash in the name of Nexus Science.....:-D

strongback

I ordered the Nexus 5 from Google last Thursday night, I'm still pending.

Is there anyone still pending this length of time?

I went through this process when I bought the Nexus 4 so everything was set–up. I just logged on by VPN to Play and purchased with the PM address using Wallet. Same credit card as before that was registered with Wallet.

I ordered the white phone if that makes a difference in terms of stock?


I was taking things for granted. In saying that half the fun in buying these Google phones is you have to sweat a bit. A 'virtual' roller coaster of emotions it is.;)

AIR-AUSSIE

strongback wrote: »

I ordered the Nexus 5 from Google last Thursday night, I'm still pending.

Is there anyone still pending this length of time?

I went through this process when I bought the Nexus 4 so everything was set–up. I just logged on by VPN to Play and purchased with the PM address using Wallet. Same credit card as before that was registered with Wallet.

I ordered the white phone if that makes a difference in terms of stock?


I was taking things for granted. In saying that half the fun in buying these Google phones is you have to sweat a bit. A 'virtual' roller coaster of emotions it is.;)

Have you checked the order status through the google play website?