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For all that is holy, why can't Google show to folks outside US/Canada at least some specs and promo pages of the device? I'm not even asking for ability to put a preorder, but why are we left only with the silent void with literally nothing but "Sorry! Devices on Google Play is not available in your country yet"? What a brilliant way to disappoint people and divert thousands of potential customers away.
Can anybody confirm if the 16GB was ever available? I see 8GB available but not 16GB.
it was. I was able to add it to my shopping cart, but kept getting errors when pressing a 'proceed' button. Others succeeded though.
Cart Updated: The following items have been removed from your cart because they are currently unavailable. Nexus 4 (8GB) - Out of Stock Also, I can't believe that Google of all people, can't run a store that can handle load. Instead, it's server errors and mysterious blank pages and "Sorry, a problem happened" pages. Disgusting.
I have had a phone in my shopping cart at least 5 times, only to have it disappear. This is unacceptable.
Can anybody confirm if the 16GB was ever available? I see 8GB available but not 16GB.
It was available and I think I managed to get one. I have yet to receive an email confirmation, but it shows up in my list of past purchases from Play. I bought it around 8:40 PST.
Given the resources and experience available to Google, the obviously high demand for a product such as this on launch day, and the absurd number of errors and issues at almost every step along the way, it's hard not to consider the possibility that Google is doing this on purpose. I mean really -- a caching issue that causes the phone to show as sold out every so many refreshes? Then again, all they'd really be accomplishing is making the "Play Store" look dumb and unusable.
Anyway, I digress. Here are some tips to getting through:
1) If you haven't ordered something via Google Wallet before, go here (https://wallet.google.com/manage) to fill out your payment info and billing address in advance. It's much faster and more reliable to do it here than to try to do it in your shopping cart while buying the phone.
2) Once the phone is in your shopping cart, just repeatedly click "Proceed" every second or two, even if the button is gray. Eventually you will get a popup that will let you order.
3) It's normal for the phone to have disappeared from your shopping cart if. Just go back and add it again. It's also normal for the phone to show as sold out. Just refresh until it says you can buy it again.
At one point, I was able to get it into my cart. Then I had 2. Then I had none. Great experience /s.