When did you order your one?
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When did you order your one?
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Nexus 6 case
I am probably being a little cautious but I think I might wait before buying a case until some of you have had your phones delivered and had them in a case and working for a few days. Would appreciate comments about which case I should buy after you have had some use.
I am probably being a little cautious but I think I might wait before buying a case until some of you have had your phones delivered and had them in a case and working for a few days. Would appreciate comments about which case I should buy after you have had some use.
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I've got a 'Nexus 6 Case, Spigen [Air Cushioned Bumper] [Ultra Hybrid Series] - Gunmetal', which you can get from the rainforest place.
I've seen a few other people get one too. Good enough quality to either be a permanent case, or until you get something better when the phone and cases become more widely available.
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To anyone who ordered with vodafone, how many confirmation emails did you get? I've got the first one which has at the top "and will be in touch shortly with an update". Only other emails I got from them were for my account details.
Just tried to use the order tracker and it says my details are incorrect. Will need to contact them tomorrow, I hope my order hasn't been lost.
Just tried to use the order tracker and it says my details are incorrect. Will need to contact them tomorrow, I hope my order hasn't been lost.
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I recall my Nexus 4 coming from Korea, going to Ireland and then coming to me...
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Is this phone still not readily available?? Wow, when will Google learn how to sell things? That is the one thing apple actually do better.
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The nexus 5 came out really quickly once it was announced. this phone is a joke tbh.
shambles. Should have been out already
shambles. Should have been out already
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@IvanDobskey
While I appreciate that you believe everythings works perfectly at Apple, the reality is often not. In any case, Nexus devices are not considered mass market devices that require a huge sales infrastructure. Google's stated aim for Nexus is as a showcase device, leading its Android partners (more than 80 partners in the Android Open Handset Alliance) to view the device as a reference for their future design and implementation. Nexus has previously been an inexpensive device, sometimes lacking in one hardware attribute or another, but devs are the first to buy in to help them develop for the next software iteration. However, as this Board shows, Nexus has begun to have a large and loyal following.
In my opinion, we Nexus users are used to pain and delays in the ordering process!! It makes for a convivial community! And this year, Google appears to have gone to a fuller priced device with excellent hardware specs. We know the software is very good and subject to bug fixes anyway. Hence the popularity catching Google and Moto off guard.
Just my take. Maybe others agree?
While I appreciate that you believe everythings works perfectly at Apple, the reality is often not. In any case, Nexus devices are not considered mass market devices that require a huge sales infrastructure. Google's stated aim for Nexus is as a showcase device, leading its Android partners (more than 80 partners in the Android Open Handset Alliance) to view the device as a reference for their future design and implementation. Nexus has previously been an inexpensive device, sometimes lacking in one hardware attribute or another, but devs are the first to buy in to help them develop for the next software iteration. However, as this Board shows, Nexus has begun to have a large and loyal following.
In my opinion, we Nexus users are used to pain and delays in the ordering process!! It makes for a convivial community! And this year, Google appears to have gone to a fuller priced device with excellent hardware specs. We know the software is very good and subject to bug fixes anyway. Hence the popularity catching Google and Moto off guard.
Just my take. Maybe others agree?
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I have been watching the stock availability for the Nexus 6 and it seems fair to say that it has improved somewhat, even though it is still a bit spotty. Stock appears then gone. Just need to keep checking back really, just as they say to do.
I don't mind the delays, I don't mind if there's no stock what I don't like is them not informing us what's going on. "Coming soon" is not what i want to see on the website that i now have to check every day at multiple times just in case they've decided to release it.
just let me pre order the damn phone and i'll buy it and be happy to wait.
just let me pre order the damn phone and i'll buy it and be happy to wait.
Looks like Google/Motorola cant meet the demand supplying to public and the carriers.
They either must have miscalculated the number of units to produce or they didn't expect to sell so many.
Personally, I'm glad Google/Motorola are in this position as i want to see Motorola do well (they have been producing great devices for a while) and its more incentive on Google to fix bugs and what not quicker knowing they have more handsets now to maintain and keep updated.
And....Google never gave a date for official UK release
They either must have miscalculated the number of units to produce or they didn't expect to sell so many.
Personally, I'm glad Google/Motorola are in this position as i want to see Motorola do well (they have been producing great devices for a while) and its more incentive on Google to fix bugs and what not quicker knowing they have more handsets now to maintain and keep updated.
And....Google never gave a date for official UK release
It's plain and simple that Google went about the Nexus 6 launch all wrong. There is literally nothing right about how they executed it.
As said by Lareon, alleast give us some pre-order info FFS!
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@kona786
Believe me I share the frustration of eager buyers of the Nexus 6. I am just a punter here too.
But I do politely disagree that the Nexus launch was handled "all wrong". As photoshop says, Google never gave an official release date. They appeared to know in advance that stock would be tight with a multi-country launch plan. They and Moto clearly gave carriers/operators priority and forecasting demand through carriers (esp ones that have never sold a Nexus device before--eg Verizon) was always going to be a difficult exercise. Sure Voda has sold Nexus devices before (often SIM free), but Voda put emphasis on the 2 year contract buyers. And Nexus 6 launched in countries which an early launch had not occurred with previous Nexus launches---so again difficult to project demand.
And most of all, worth remembering that Google is not trying to compete with its Android partners! It is trying to ease their path to success by showcasing a new device which others can use to build their strategies. That makes it difficult to please everyone.
Just sayin....
Believe me I share the frustration of eager buyers of the Nexus 6. I am just a punter here too.
But I do politely disagree that the Nexus launch was handled "all wrong". As photoshop says, Google never gave an official release date. They appeared to know in advance that stock would be tight with a multi-country launch plan. They and Moto clearly gave carriers/operators priority and forecasting demand through carriers (esp ones that have never sold a Nexus device before--eg Verizon) was always going to be a difficult exercise. Sure Voda has sold Nexus devices before (often SIM free), but Voda put emphasis on the 2 year contract buyers. And Nexus 6 launched in countries which an early launch had not occurred with previous Nexus launches---so again difficult to project demand.
And most of all, worth remembering that Google is not trying to compete with its Android partners! It is trying to ease their path to success by showcasing a new device which others can use to build their strategies. That makes it difficult to please everyone.
Just sayin....
the problem is it's not the release date it's the pre-order system....pre-order gives the indication you can order before it's released....but you can't unless they have stock..that's called ordering not pre-ordering.
they gave a pre-order date but it wasn't met.