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Who's getting one?! I think this thing has a lot of potential to make some waves:
http://lifehacker.com/chrome-unveils-the-chromecast-an-hdmi-stick-for-stream-897062318
I was hoping it would let you mirror your device but it basically turns your Tablet/PC/Laptop/Android into a remote. Allowing you to queue up videos and send them to your tv wirelessly. I think it's pretty cool that you can queue up stuff and continue to use your device for other things. Perhaps someone will be able to hack it so it can mirror your android device?
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Wrong forum but XDA has not created a a sub forum for this yet.
For those who ordered one what is the ship date you received?
I ordered one receipt says will ship by August 7th. I hope it ships sooner. I am guessing it will.
looks like a great solution !! :good::good:
play store sold out currently. amazon search turns up no results. here is the link for chromecast on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00DR0PDNE/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?redirect=true&ref_=tv_srch_google
Some Best Buys have them on sale now. I called the one near me they said they would have them tomorrow morning.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communit...89684481707861
I just checked Best Buys website and with my silver premier membership if I used next day shipping for $3 it would arrive between July 26th and 29th. Expedited said arrival would be July 27th to 30th.
EDIT: Just checked again and now it's showing sold out online. Was still in stock 5 to 10 minutes ago.
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One of the people in my Google+ circles saw them at a Best Buy in the Cincinnati area today.
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Ordered mine from Amazon. Will be delivered on Friday.
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I just bought one 20min ago at the local best buy. Its pretty sweet so far, comes with an extender for the hdmi and a power adapter. About to try it out
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I just bought one 20min ago at the local best buy. Its pretty sweet so far, comes with an extender for the hdmi and a power adapter. About to try it out
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You must be on the west coast
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You must be on the west coast
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I am near hollywood. Ill tell you thing, im definitrly glad they included an extender thing... Its definitely not going to easily fit in some tv's without the extender. That said seems google really thought this one through!
.just ordered mine!! :thumbup:
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are you able to stream games on to the screen with the chrome cast? or is it app specific?
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People have been reporting that they just walked into best buy yesterday evening and asked for them and was able to purchase them. During the announcement yesterday, they said it would be available at Best buy starting on the 28th. Seems like most stores already have them in stock, you just have to ask for it specifically.
I grabbed mine at Best Buy this afternoon on Long Island. It's really awesome, especially with the 3 free months of Netflix. You can stream local media on it as well. I'm using Plex media server for that, and you can also stream Amazon Prime Video too, so it's a really versatile solution for really cheap.
Bought these in Mansfield Tx( DFW metro plex) Got the last 2
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Got mine from best buy this afternoon. Best buy doesn't put it on the floor anywhere. You have to ask the sale.
So far, netflex and youtube are working great. however casting from chrome browser is like a joke. very very choppy. I tried it from my laptop, chromebook, the result is un-useable.
Wish more native apps will be release soon.
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Got mine from best buy this afternoon. Best buy doesn't put it on the floor anywhere. You have to ask the sale.
So far, netflex and youtube are working great. however casting from chrome browser is like a joke. very very choppy. I tried it from my laptop, chromebook, the result is un-useable.
Wish more native apps will be release soon.
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To be fair, I believe that the "cast a tab" functionality is still in beta. Perhaps it will be optimized with time and performance may improve. Also, it uses 2GHz wifi bands, so it could potentially be affected by other 2GHz devices in the area.
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To be fair, I believe that the "cast a tab" functionality is still in beta. Perhaps it will be optimized with time and performance may improve. Also, it uses 2GHz wifi bands, so it could potentially be affected by other 2GHz devices in the area.
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That is true. if chrom url can redir to receiver side, and disconnect from sender, that would a good start.
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Best buy is where it is at. shopping cart by customer service. what a great deal. using chrome to stream i am on my desktop over 40 foot from my rougher on my desktop pc pushing video files with no problem. also the tv is 15 ft from the rougher that is 40 ft from my desktop. also i have found when pushing from phone or tablet you can reboot and netflix keeps on playing. i give it 12 stars out of 10 great job google. i hope soon we could do screen share from our devices or pc's {playing games on a device that is charging with moga pro! That would be sick!!}
I just picked one up at Best Buy. They still had a few left in stock.
They also gave me the 3-months of Netflix (it prints out on the receipt). Pretty nice since that promotion was discontinued. I didn't really have a particular need for it, but at $11 (after Netflix discount), it was a no brainer.
http://www.latimes.com/business/tec...ast-netflix-promotion-20130725,0,483513.story
Well that ends that if you don't have one yet, but at least you'll get the 3 months free if you were able to squeeze an order in somewhere. I got one today, and I'll tell you it's completely worth buying even without the Netflix.
The people that ordered it yesterday should be fine with getting the promo code.
I already got my code and my chromecast will be here in the morning
I ordered from Amazon and it will be here tomorrow but I still don't understand how I go about getting the code. I was not sent one when the device shipped.
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I ordered from Amazon and it will be here tomorrow but I still don't understand how I go about getting the code. I was not sent one when the device shipped.
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When you ordered did it say preorder? I ordered mine from amazon but it say it wont be delivered till August 21st!
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When you ordered did it say preorder? I ordered mine from amazon but it say it wont be delivered till August 21st!
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I ordered mine from Amazon at 1:52pm PST 7/24/2013 with 2-day shipping via prime and it is set to arrive on Saturday via Fedex Smartpost. I had an original arrival date of July 30.
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I ordered mine from Amazon at 1:52pm PST 7/24/2013 with 2-day shipping via prime and it is set to arrive on Saturday via Fedex Smartpost. I had an original arrival date of July 30.
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Strange, i placed mine at 3pm pst with 2day shipping via prime. However when I placed it, it said preorder. Is that what yours said?
I'm look now and it says that it's out of stock. So I believe I got my order in before they went out of stock.
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When you ordered did it say preorder? I ordered mine from amazon but it say it wont be delivered till August 21st!
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No mine went through like normal and has already shipped and will be here tomorrow via two day prime.
I ordered mine yesterday afternoon Wednesday (PST) on Amazon, paid $3.99 for overnight, got it this morning. I haven't received any code from Amazon.
But I will say that Netflix is stunning! Quality is as good as Bluray.
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Strange, i placed mine at 3pm pst with 2day shipping via prime. However when I placed it, it said preorder. Is that what yours said?
I'm look now and it says that it's out of stock. So I believe I got my order in before they went out of stock.
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When I placed the order, it showed the item in stock and not the pre-order button. My friend who bought one about 30 minutes sooner than I did (also from Amazon) had his ship out a few hours earlier today than mine did.
Amazon told me that the Netflix code should arrive by e-mail one week after the dongle ships out.
Best Buy is still apparently giving 3 free months of NetFlix when you buy a Chromecast, at least according to their website they are.
I bought my Chromecast at BestBuy at like 9pm last night and still got the Netflix code, which I activated the code around 1am this morning. So it still seemed to be working as of this morning.
Ordered my chromecast (2 actually) from google play. Once they shipped I received a separate email with the two Netflix codes. They say you can apply the code to a new or existing account. But it also says lower in the email that only one promotional code is valid per Netflix account. Guess I will have to create one new account and cancel after the three months.
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Ordered my chromecast (2 actually) from google play. Once they shipped I received a separate email with the two Netflix codes. They say you can apply the code to a new or existing account. But it also says lower in the email that only one promotional code is valid per Netflix account. Guess I will have to create one new account and cancel after the three months.
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Same here, right down to the 2 units. LOL. I wonder if you can apply the code to an existing account? You could open a new account with the one month free trial, apply the code and then get 4 months.
I just picked one up at Best Buy and they still have the Netflix deal going. Just got my promo code by email.
How does this work if you already have a Netflix account? I currently have a 2 dvd & streaming account. Will they take it off my next bill?
I'm trying to figure out how I would see this discount?
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I picked one up at best buy today (july 26) and still got the netflix promo.
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How does this work if you already have a Netflix account? I currently have a 2 dvd & streaming account. Will they take it off my next bill?
I'm trying to figure out how I would see this discount?
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You go into Netflix's "Your Account" and in the "Redeem gift or special offer" box you put in the code and it will give you a credit of 23.97. I'm pretty sure the free 3 Months is only counting the online streaming, but I only have online streaming so I could be wrong.
quite disappointing, i hope this isnt true!
Next day shipping for some, not even a tracking number here. Did anyone get a Netflix code if you bought with Google Play?
I bought 4 of them. 1 from Google Play and 3 from Amazon. One of the Amazon ones I paid $3.99 (I have Prime) to get it today. It came this morning and I've been rocking ever since. Ironically, I bought the one from Google Play first and it says expected arrival is August 4th. I'll have the other two from Amazon tomorrow. The one from Google Play cost more for shipping than the overnight one from Amazon.
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I bought 4 of them. 1 from Google Play and 3 from Amazon. One of the Amazon ones I paid $3.99 (I have Prime) to get it today. It came this morning and I've been rocking ever since. Ironically, I bought the one from Google Play first and it says expected arrival is August 4th. I'll have the other two from Amazon tomorrow. The one from Google Play cost more for shipping than the overnight one from Amazon.
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I got the 3-5 business day shipping which bumped the price to 45. I thought Google only takes out the money when it ships? Right now, it says my order is pending. Did you get any info for the free Netflix?
Seems since I ordered it on the 24th at 9PM EST, I won't be able to get my own Netflix code :/
No word on Netflix from Google or Amazon.
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Just got off the phone with GP Support that the code will be sent when it ships, and that the event actually ended 1 AM of the 25th, so that's a sigh of relief
Amazon cutoff for Netflix was July 24 5:31pm PST. If you ordered before that time, you'll get the code via email. If you ordered afterwards, you're SOL.
Ordered mine from Google Play on the 24th, a few minutes after the announcement. I just got the email saying it's been shipped. Hopefully will have it tomorrow.
Ordered mine during announcement on Play store, shipped out that night via UPS Ground, delivered yesterday.
Got Netflix code yesterday morning. I had to use Firefox to redeem, Chrome was throwing a too many redirects error.
I ordered mine in the evening on the 24th from Amazon and I don't even have an estimated shipping date. No big deal, I don't really need it right away. I want to see if it will be a good replacement for the laptop I have dedicated to my TV now.
I ordered mine from bestbuy, and it should be in next week either Monday or Wednesday
I got an email from Google at 1:35am this morning that mine has shipped. The tracking is via UPS but the tracking number starts with a 9 not a 1Z which means that UPS will hand it off to USPS. Looking at the tracking shows that UPS hasn't received yet.
Edit: About 10 minutes after I made this post I got an email from Google with my Netflix 3-month gift code. Bravo, Google!
Edit 2: I redeemed my gift code with a couple of clicks and sure enough Netflix credited $23.97 to my account.
The Chromecast is fantastic at $35. For $11 it's spectacular!
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I got an email from Google at 1:35am this morning that mine has shipped. The tracking is via UPS but the tracking number starts with a 9 not a 1Z which means that UPS will hand it off to USPS. Looking at the tracking shows that UPS hasn't received yet.
Edit: About 10 minutes after I made this post I got an email from Google with my Netflix 3-month gift code. Bravo, Google!
Edit 2: I redeemed my gift code with a couple of clicks and sure enough Netflix credited $23.97 to my account.
The Chromecast is fantastic at $35. For $11 it's spectacular!
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Ugh, I just want my tracking number, the wait is agonizing!
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Ugh, I just want my tracking number, the wait is agonizing!
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Ugh! I live in SoCal. My tracking shows it's shipping from La Vergne, Tennessee. Estimated arrival is Wednesday.
When Amazon shipped the three I bought from them it came from Ontario, California, about a half hour drive from me.
Google isn't a retailer, that's for sure.
Ordered one from Google Play Wednesday right after the conference. Said it would ship by July 27 at the time. That night I received shipping confirmation and also got an email with the Netflix link:
Welcome to Chromecast.
Enjoy 3 months of Netflix on us and start casting.
Hi xxxxxx,
Your Chromecast is on its way.
After setting it up, you can start casting from Netflix and other apps to your TV using your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Netflix has thousands of movies and TV shows, and Chromecast is the easy way to watch all of it on your TV.
Redeem your 3 months of Netflix to use on a new or existing account by clicking the link below.
Bought the 2nd air option and it says out for delivery to arrive today. In the mean time, they showed up as available for my local best buy store, so I bought one there for in store pickup which I got this morning. The Netflix code for that one was emailed right after I picked it up in store.
I received mine today from Google Play. But I did not receive any Netflix codes bought during announcement. I called Google they said to contact Netflix, called Netflix they told me Google had to give it to me. Called Google back they had to open a support ticket, they didn't know who to contact. But it does work as really good just wish I had my Netflix code to break it in
I ordered mine off Play Store two days ago and opted for the most express shipping option (was only +$6 but yeah, doesn't compete with Prime). I just got it a couple of hours ago and been messing with it a bit at work.
Unfortunately it's very fickle about WiFi. It doesn't like all the WiFi APs/Repeaters we have and gets stuck trying to connect to office wifi (or some other router/firewall settings here).
I did manage to configure it by connecting it and my phone to my Verizon MiFi card.
Very disappointed I can't seem to broadcast my Chrome browser off my phone/tablet -- just off the desktop???
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I received mine today from Google Play. But I did not receive any Netflix codes bought during announcement. I called Google they said to contact Netflix, called Netflix they told me Google had to give it to me. Called Google back they had to open a support ticket, they didn't know who to contact. But it does work as really good just wish I had my Netflix code to break it in
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That sucks. I got my NetFlix code from Google within a day, about the same time they sent me the shipping notice. You probably hit the cut-off.
As someone who's worked for Google, good luck dealing with their customer service We once had a teammate's GMail backend completely break on him and we contacted the GMail/SRE team (we were also SREs) and they told us to GTFO and go through official channels, as if we weren't employees. Needless to say, the productivity of one of my coworkers was unnecessarily hampered for about a week. I think he ended up looking at server logs and debugging it himself, discovering that the instance running his GMail was in some sort of crash-loop.
Saturday now, gonna have to wait until Monday for any new updates :/
I ordered mine through the play store during the event, email said it would ship August 2nd, and I got an email at 5 this morning saying it shipped. No netflix code though
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I ordered mine off Play Store two days ago and opted for the most express shipping option (was only +$6 but yeah, doesn't compete with Prime). I just got it a couple of hours ago and been messing with it a bit at work.
Unfortunately it's very fickle about WiFi. It doesn't like all the WiFi APs/Repeaters we have and gets stuck trying to connect to office wifi (or some other router/firewall settings here).
I did manage to configure it by connecting it and my phone to my Verizon MiFi card.
Very disappointed I can't seem to broadcast my Chrome browser off my phone/tablet -- just off the desktop???
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That sucks. I got my NetFlix code from Google within a day, about the same time they sent me the shipping notice. You probably hit the cut-off.
As someone who's worked for Google, good luck dealing with their customer service We once had a teammate's GMail backend completely break on him and we contacted the GMail/SRE team (we were also SREs) and they told us to GTFO and go through official channels, as if we weren't employees. Needless to say, the productivity of one of my coworkers was unnecessarily hampered for about a week. I think he ended up looking at server logs and debugging it himself, discovering that the instance running his GMail was in some sort of crash-loop.
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I hope they don't say I hit the cut off I ordered on Google Play while it was being demo'd it shipped Wed afternoon it was already shipped to me 24hrs before they ended the promo.
Ordered mine on google play a day after the release. ETA is 2-3 weeks before it ships :/
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Hi all here is a review for ChromeCast in the UK, works perfectly no problems with streaming, no region lock probs.
Anyone else in the UK playing with one yet?
Very professional video! Grats! Who's that holding the phone?
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I been enjoying house of cards via Netflix via a chromecast that arrived the other day, a birthday geek treat.. I like it. Finding stuff that isn't kak on YouTube is the hardest bit. They need to filter the **** out.
Improvements would be ui related when things load etc you Get those slightly outdated graphic, non buttery. Minor point, but one apple heads will point out. Sure it will get improved. Waiting for apps now...
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Waiting on official release here. Ebay prices are quite high for my liking. I think I will probably use this frequently.
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Just taken delivery of my chromecast in the UK, and to say I'm dribbling with excitement is a bit of an understatement!
Ordered one myself to Ireland, due to arrive mid next week, thank you for confirming there's no issues using it outside the US as I was a little bit worried about that.
just got one on ebay for £48, should be here Tuesday! Can't wait!!!!!! :0)
Thanks for the vid
I've got mine arriving this Monday, from the US, courtesy of a travelling Co-worker. Can't wait! Can I asked how you guys loaded the chromecast app onto your UK android devices (sideload apk?) as the app is (region?) blocked from my Google play store (nexus 7, htc one).
Thanks!
I've had my Chromecast now for a week and I have to say it is amazing!
I was lucky enough to get the the months Netflix credit as well.
The link is for the latest Chromecast app which then you just side load.
http://db.tt/950awI3V
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Also found this thread which has version 1 and 1.1.2 of the chromecast apk
http://tinyurl.com/pd454ar
I just got my chromecast in the UK - only had a quick play with it - very impressed so far!!
Trying to figure out how to block updates at the moment - as I want to stay on the rootable firmware just in case I can change the DNS when rooted at a later date!
which vendor did you guys use? and how much did you pay if you don't mind me asking?
Well I did Amazon usa, using borderlinx. As it was a treat I chose express ship, total cost just shy of £50, think 48/46 if wanted regular shipping. I was ok with 50 as I reckon lowest release price here is going to be £35 and it was my birthday gizmo fix.. Just want more apps and tab apps but Netflix is pretty cool, till my 1month trial expires.. At which point my gf will get a trial.. Or else.
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I've searched but I didn't found any thread for the portuguese market.
So, I think that we needed this place to talk about the long waited Nexus 5.
Last year was very to us to get the Nexus 4 (at least at a fair price). Due to the stock crash only in January or February it was available at the main stores like Fnac or MediaMarkt but priced over 550€.
I hope that this year we could have it a lot earlier. Last year Google released some of his services in our country, like books or music. I hope (ok, I haven't that much hope...) they carry on launching their services so that we could have Play Devices but it is unlikely.
Lets see what comes and which retailers would sold it. And we'll alwways have services like forward2me and, my favorite, friends all over Europe :laugh:
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I've searched but I didn't found any thread for the portuguese market.
So, I think that we needed this place to talk about the long waited Nexus 5.
Last year was very to us to get the Nexus 4 (at least at a fair price). Due to the stock crash only in January or February it was available at the main stores like Fnac or MediaMarkt but priced over 550€.
I hope that this year we could have it a lot earlier. Last year Google released some of his services in our country, like books or music. I hope (ok, I haven't that much hope...) they carry on launching their services so that we could have Play Devices but it is unlikely.
Lets see what comes and which retailers would sold it. And we'll alwways have services like forward2me and, my favorite, friends all over Europe :laugh:
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I approve of this post. I've also looked around the Nexus 5 forum and only found a way that involves using Tor and setting up a fake Google account, then buying from the UK, sending to a UK address and having the phone re-shipped to Portugal. This is way too much of a hassle for me and I can't say I fully trust it to work or be particularly cheap.
If anyone knows of a reputable online retailer that stocks the Nexus 5 and ships to Portugal, can you give us a heads up please? Or if you come up with an easier way of getting this candy into our hands?
Handtec has it on pre-sale with delivery expected arround November 11th. It's a litle pricey, it'sm about 359£ to the 16GB and about 401£ to the 32GB version. I'm not sure if we must add shipment dosts to Portugal but if so I don't that is over 10€.
I've read on another forum that forward2me has a special to this device that theeirselves bought the device and just ship it to you but needs to check this.
Thanks, ToneJeco. I'll check out those options. It's a bit of a markup compared to the £299 on Google Play or £295 at Carphone Warehouse, but who knows?
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Personally, I'm going to try one of the The Phone House stores (The Phone House = Carphone Warehouse in Portugal, and other countries) and see if they could get a Nexus 5 in. Somehow.
I might do that as well. Did it in Media Markt already (they'll warn me if and when they get the Nexus 5), as they previously had the Nexus 4 for some time.
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Fnac.pt will unveil the nexus 5 next week, so next week we'll know if it's an official LG launch or not.
If it is the phone will be available in practically every major chain.
For those thinking about buying via playstore and forward2me it's much cheaper to buy from carphone warehouse (less hassle with mbnet declines, free postage to forward2me and no need for personal shopping)
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i think ill have to do it like a i did with my nexus 4.
find a friend in uk and ask them to buy it and send it to me... its cheaper...
but first i need to sell my n4, money isnt that much in my pocket...
but good idea to start a thread for our contry...
Managed to grab two 16GB Nexus 5 (BLK) directly from the German Play Store, through a work colleague based in Germany and should have 'em with me sometime during next week. :victory: :fingers-crossed:
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Fnac.pt will unveil the nexus 5 next week, so next week we'll know if it's an official LG launch or not.
If it is the phone will be available in practically every major chain.
For those thinking about buying via playstore and forward2me it's much cheaper to buy from carphone warehouse (less hassle with mbnet declines, free postage to forward2me and no need for personal shopping)
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Really ?! Because I've called FNAC today after reading your post and they had no idea what the heck I was talking about. And based in a past experience, ordering from Carphone Warehouse (even to a UK forwarding address) was actually a PITA.
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Managed to grab two 16GB Nexus 5 (BLK) directly from the German Play Store, through a work colleague based in Germany and should have 'em with me sometime during next week. :victory: :fingers-crossed:
Really ?! Because I've called FNAC today after reading your post and they had no idea what the heck I was talking about. And based in a past experience, ordering from Carphone Warehouse (even to a UK forwarding address) was actually a PITA.
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You called a store correct? See Fnac.pt 's facebook
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You called a store correct? See Fnac.pt 's facebook
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I've called several FNAC stores and checked their website. Also, I couldn't find any official statement about the Nexus 5 availability at their facebook page.
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I've called several FNAC stores and checked their website. Also, I couldn't find any official statement about the Nexus 5 availability at their facebook page.
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Found it, thanks!
The answer given by FNAC's representative wasn't, well... Too convincing. But yeah... Let's see what happens next week and, above all, how much they will ask for it.
I've ordered a black 32Gb one from the UK play store... Well, not me, but a friend of mine who's working in London.. He will then send it to me through Royal mail. I hope to have it by the 11th or 12th of November..!
Cant wait!
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Fnac.pt will unveil the nexus 5 next week, so next week we'll know if it's an official LG launch or not.
If it is the phone will be available in practically every major chain.
For those thinking about buying via playstore and forward2me it's much cheaper to buy from carphone warehouse (less hassle with mbnet declines, free postage to forward2me and no need for personal shopping)
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I'm a litle afraid of Fanc's prices since last year they sold Nexus 4 @ 600€ but things may be diferent if LG make it official. I hope so since they seem to be trying hard to push their image and get their space in the smartphone's market with G2. A Nexus device is always a good way to increase that recognition.
I almost bought N5 this weekend but I believe is better to chill a bit and wait, I really have no hurge so I'll wait to see how the things evolve and how will be the availability here in Portugal. But that price from carphone is very tempting
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I'm a litle afraid of Fanc's prices since last year they sold Nexus 4 @ 600€ but things may be diferent if LG make it official. I hope so since they seem to be trying hard to push their image and get their space in the smartphone's market with G2. A Nexus device is always a good way to increase that recognition.
I almost bought N5 this weekend but I believe is better to chill a bit and wait, I really have no hurge so I'll wait to see how the things evolve and how will be the availability here in Portugal. But that price from carphone is very tempting
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Nope, you got the same problem. LG wanted to charge 600 for the N4. They'll probably do the same for the N5. So, even if it's an official release, we'll have it for 600€ over at FNAC.
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I'm a litle afraid of Fanc's prices since last year they sold Nexus 4 @ 600€ but things may be diferent if LG make it official. I hope so since they seem to be trying hard to push their image and get their space in the smartphone's market with G2. A Nexus device is always a good way to increase that recognition.
I almost bought N5 this weekend but I believe is better to chill a bit and wait, I really have no hurge so I'll wait to see how the things evolve and how will be the availability here in Portugal. But that price from carphone is very tempting
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Problem is, it isn't that easy to get CPW to send you anything to Portugal, even through a UK forwarding address. Firstly, because you need a credit or debit card associated to an UK billing address (I don't think you can do that with MBNet) and secondly, you need a real UK mobile phone number, something that services like Forward2me do not provide.
And I highly doubt FNAC Portugal will have the Nexus 5 in the coming week as a representative stated at FNAC's facebook page. Right now, the availability of the Nexus 5 in B&M stores isn't a reality with CPW being one of the very few exceptions so it's highly unlikely they'll have it in stock this week. But let's see what happens.
Lg has several country wide launches scheduled for this week, so I don't thing that's so unlikely
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sudoeste said:
Lg has several country wide launches scheduled for this week, so I don't thing that's so unlikely
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Hi everyone.
If I buy a Nexus 5 in the UK to use in Portugal (I have a friend in London that can buy it) will all radios work correctly in Portugal? I know GSM is the same in all Europe but what about 3G LTE. Can anyone confirm or tell me how I can check it?