Google Nexus 4

Maverick Jester said:
Pooky- how much did you pay for your Nexus 4, and did you buy it using the Posbox Courier method?
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My aunt bought it and sent it. Paid $349 for the phone (around R3300 at the time) plus $44 USD for postage (around R350 or so).

So that's around R3650


BUT my Aunt declared the value as $400 USD on the shipping, so customs nailed me for R635.

R4285 plus minus. That's for the 16gig version.

So I could have just bought it here somewhere for around the same price if not cheaper..... :(
 
Pooky said:
My aunt bought it and sent it. Paid $349 for the phone (around R3300 at the time) plus $44 USD for postage (around R350 or so).

So that's around R3650


BUT my Aunt declared the value as $400 USD on the shipping, so customs nailed me for R635.

R4285 plus minus. That's for the 16gig version.

So I could have just bought it here somewhere for around the same price if not cheaper..... :(
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Still not a bad price at all... But with the horrible exchange rate, I will be nailed if I buy it now :(
 
Okay tried out PAC, too much choice, and I don't like PIE Control much, nor the tablet UI.

Then tried CyanogenMod, but there's a bug that when I press a vibrate button, the speaker makes a pop noise.

Downloading AOKP now....
 
running cm10.1 rc4 for a few days with franco kernel milestone 2 and working well so far
for those running cm10.1
is the quiet times working for you? doesnt seem to work for me?
and am/pm setting for status bar clock? doesnt seem to work for me on any setting.?
 
Err, I think i hear something as well but only when the phone is on silent, selecting the Home or Apps button produces like a muffled pop sound....not sure if it's the same thing and it only happens once or twice and then phone is totally silent.

On stock btw
 
Kwerty said:
SO I'M NOT GOING CRAZY! Someone else hears it too! :D
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I thought my phone was defective at first!
SirFooK'nG said:
I dont hear it? Mine is quiet.
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Are 'touch sounds' enabled?
JimboBob said:
Err, I think i hear something as well but only when the phone is on silent, selecting the Home or Apps button produces like a muffled pop sound....not sure if it's the same thing and it only happens once or twice and then phone is totally silent.

On stock btw
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Yeah that's it. Check if 'touch sounds' are enabled in settings.

I think what happens is it still plays the sound even when in silent mode but it's just muted; it's a small crackle pop sound and you can hear that the speaker is turned on for a second or so.

It must be some sort of bug in 4.2.2, I wonder if there is a place we can report it.
 
I finally got my Ringke Fusion case for my nexus 4. Shipping was around 3 weeks from USA (ebay). Everything cost around R230 which is not that much ! I really like the case, it don't add that much bulk to the phone and now i wont have any problems with cracked glass :)
 
great stuff
let us know if the back gets scratched easily or not?

LukeKroon said:
I finally got my Ringke Fusion case for my nexus 4. Shipping was around 3 weeks from USA (ebay). Everything cost around R230 which is not that much ! I really like the case, it don't add that much bulk to the phone and now i wont have any problems with cracked glass :)
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great stuff
let us know if the back gets scratched easily or not?

LukeKroon said:
I finally got my Ringke Fusion case for my nexus 4. Shipping was around 3 weeks from USA (ebay). Everything cost around R230 which is not that much ! I really like the case, it don't add that much bulk to the phone and now i wont have any problems with cracked glass :)
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I've finally come to the conclusion that my N4 cell reception is really kuk in comparrison to my Samsung phones I have used. Also the picture quality from the cam is always blueish in colour (unless I switch to HDR)....

Im still using the the CyanogenMod 10.1 - 20130606 nightly with its 3.4.0 Kernel. Different ROM's make no difference. We have 3 N4's in my family, 2 rooted (one being mine) and 1 stock. The stock one has the same issues....

My N4 Pros & Cons:

Pros
Fast & buttery smooth

Cons
Buttons too flush - difficult to feel for front / back or upright / upside down....
Slippery as hell
Worst reception of any phone I have used
Limited internal memory capacity (16gig - not all usable due to system requirements)

But I'm stuck with it for another 10 months... Not liking it much anymore :( Best phone to date I have ever had was my Galaxy Note 1.
 
SirFooK'nG said:
I've finally come to the conclusion that my N4 cell reception is really kuk in comparrison to my Samsung phones I have used. Also the picture quality from the cam is always blueish in colour (unless I switch to HDR)....

Im still using the the CyanogenMod 10.1 - 20130606 nightly with its 3.4.0 Kernel. Different ROM's make no difference. We have 3 N4's in my family, 2 rooted (one being mine) and 1 stock. The stock one has the same issues....

My N4 Pros & Cons:

Pros
Fast & buttery smooth

Cons
Buttons too flush - difficult to feel for front / back or upright / upside down....
Slippery as hell
Worst reception of any phone I have used
Limited internal memory capacity (16gig - not all usable due to system requirements)

But I'm stuck with it for another 10 months... Not liking it much anymore :( Best phone to date I have ever had was my Galaxy Note 1.
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Which network are you on?
 
you are correct when it comes to reception - quality is not good at all.
im on mtn
about the buttons - my brothers n4's buttons are much more easier to press then mine l.which are a bit too flush( like yours). think it might be a quality issue when they made the phone
Maverick Jester said:
Which network are you on?
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SirFooK'nG said:
I've finally come to the conclusion that my N4 cell reception is really kuk in comparrison to my Samsung phones I have used. Also the picture quality from the cam is always blueish in colour (unless I switch to HDR)....

Im still using the the CyanogenMod 10.1 - 20130606 nightly with its 3.4.0 Kernel. Different ROM's make no difference. We have 3 N4's in my family, 2 rooted (one being mine) and 1 stock. The stock one has the same issues....

My N4 Pros & Cons:

Pros
Fast & buttery smooth

Cons
Buttons too flush - difficult to feel for front / back or upright / upside down....
Slippery as hell
Worst reception of any phone I have used
Limited internal memory capacity (16gig - not all usable due to system requirements)

But I'm stuck with it for another 10 months... Not liking it much anymore :( Best phone to date I have ever had was my Galaxy Note 1.
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And changing to stock Android? I've had mine for a few months now and I love it (compared to Galaxy nexus), reception is way better (voice sounds clearer), camera takes good clear pictures and it's snappy. I used my old Galaxy Nexus the other day and I must say that there really is speed difference.

Also on Vodacom btw
 
I'm on MTN, have no reception issues. I agree about the slippery thing though, it feels pretty fragile. I have it in a Mercury TPU case which is really good.
 
JimboBob said:
And changing to stock Android? I've had mine for a few months now and I love it (compared to Galaxy nexus), reception is way better (voice sounds clearer), camera takes good clear pictures and it's snappy. I used my old Galaxy Nexus the other day and I must say that there really is speed difference.

Also on Vodacom btw
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Tried stock... no difference...
 
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