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DIABLO · 26 Jul 2012 at 11:12

Arthur Hucksake said:
You need to get the hacked APK to obtain it and get the free $10, and then it's basically impossible to top it up. (Need a US address)

Until it officially launches in the UK, it's not really worth worrying about.

You also need to be rooted and push the .apk file to system/apps

It's not impossible to top at all you have to use a third party service to do it though, and risky as google may block use of the hacked version at anytime and you'd lose your credit.

matt100 · 26 Jul 2012 at 11:41

seems a lot of work for £6?

Spit · 26 Jul 2012 at 13:07

Great, sound has stopped working on mine. Got it to go on holiday next week and its broken. Was working fine last night, just picked it up to have a play and no sound on anything. Any ideas?

Going to Cali · 26 Jul 2012 at 13:21

Product Details Item Status Date Format Price(£) Quantity Total(£) Edit Item
Asus Nexus - Asus Nexus 7 16gb Android Tablet (Google) Completely shipped Shipped Date - 26/07/2012 AC 199.99 1 199.99
Discount £30.00
Sub Total £169.99
Shipping £0.00
Total amount payable £169.99

BOOM!

Cyrus · 26 Jul 2012 at 13:44

are HMV selling these in the UK folks?

what price

Going to Cali · 26 Jul 2012 at 13:48

Regular price £199.99. They had a promotion for £10 off with a code, and I have the student discount on my account from years ago which gave me another £20 off the RRP. £30 discount :-D

Kelt · 26 Jul 2012 at 14:08

Spit said:
Great, sound has stopped working on mine. Got it to go on holiday next week and its broken. Was working fine last night, just picked it up to have a play and no sound on anything. Any ideas?

Have you tried rebooting?

Cyrus · 26 Jul 2012 at 14:13

Going to Cali said:
Regular price £199.99. They had a promotion for £10 off with a code, and I have the student discount on my account from years ago which gave me another £20 off the RRP. £30 discount

are they in retail stores?

Going to Cali · 26 Jul 2012 at 14:26

I have no idea, sorry, I bought mine online.

bastic · 26 Jul 2012 at 15:31

anyone refused package when delivered from google?
I wonder how long I will have to wait to get money back:/

fowler002 · 26 Jul 2012 at 15:36

bastic said:
anyone refused package when delivered from google?
I wonder how long I will have to wait to get money back:/

well if you read back through the replies on here people have said they've been told 2 weeks for refund.

Kelt · 26 Jul 2012 at 16:09

Thinking of buying FF3 with my Google credit before I send it back. Anyone know if I bought another tablet (non Nexus 7), would it be available to play?

Broken Hope · 26 Jul 2012 at 16:20

Kelt said:
Thinking of buying FF3 with my Google credit before I send it back. Anyone know if I bought another tablet (non Nexus 7), would it be available to play?

If it's compatible with the device then yes, it's linked to your Google account, not the device.

Kelt · 26 Jul 2012 at 16:24

Broken Hope said:
If it's compatible with the device then yes, it's linked to your Google account, not the device.

So in theory, if I log into any android device, I should have £15 credit? I'll try it on my phone. I just thought the credit was tied to your account and the Nexus 7.

Nutella33 · 26 Jul 2012 at 16:39

99% sure it just gets credited to your account so you can spend it on any device.

so yeh i reckon you could do that!

kona786 · 26 Jul 2012 at 17:00

Anand's review is up - http://www.anandtech.com/show/6073/the-google-nexus-7-review

Good to confirm: just over 3 hrs charge time

Dano · 26 Jul 2012 at 17:10

Funny, mine has been plugged in and charging since half one today, it's now about 3 hours and 40 minutes later and it's only at 57% and no, I've not been using it, it's been in sleep mode the whole time other than when I just checked it's charge state.

Andrew_McP · 26 Jul 2012 at 17:23

Dano said:
it's now about 3 hours and 40 minutes later and it's only at 57%

You have to use the supplied charger for a fast charge. It's much beefier than USB from a PC and especially (in my experience) a laptop.

Dano · 26 Jul 2012 at 17:24

I am using the supplied charger.

Broken Hope · 26 Jul 2012 at 17:56

Kelt said:
So in theory, if I log into any android device, I should have £15 credit? I'll try it on my phone. I just thought the credit was tied to your account and the Nexus 7.

The credit is tied to activating the Nexus 7, but once it's on your account you can spend it on any device as far as I know, either way any apps/games bought on the Nexus 7 will be downloadable on any other Android device you use that account with.

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