BigMal:

Kopkiwi: How can this be bought using play store in nz?

You have to use a VPN to buy devices in the play store, along with a mail forwarder with your google wallet credit card set to the billing address of your mail forwarder.  That's how I got my Galaxy Nexus.

motorwayne: The Verge review is up!

0riginalViper:

BigMal:

Kopkiwi: How can this be bought using play store in nz?

You have to use a VPN to buy devices in the play store, along with a mail forwarder with your google wallet credit card set to the billing address of your mail forwarder.  That's how I got my Galaxy Nexus.

Hi BigMal


Could you please post links or details on how to do this. Especially the mail forwarding. Im really keen to buy in U.S play store then send to that New Zealand post shipping from america thing. I could have the 8gb Nexus 4 imported for under $400 meaning I wouldn't have to pay GST or import duties.

Any help would be appreciated thanks.

Wade: Will be interesting to hear people's views on this once available, I am a very content SIII owner but the lure of similar spec and always up to date OS is rather appealing. The other factor is I will be buying a nexus tablet in the near future and having two devices on different versions of android will rightly pee me off I am sure :P

BigMal:

0riginalViper:

BigMal:

Kopkiwi: How can this be bought using play store in nz?

You have to use a VPN to buy devices in the play store, along with a mail forwarder with your google wallet credit card set to the billing address of your mail forwarder.  That's how I got my Galaxy Nexus.

Hi BigMal


Could you please post links or details on how to do this. Especially the mail forwarding. Im really keen to buy in U.S play store then send to that New Zealand post shipping from america thing. I could have the 8gb Nexus 4 imported for under $400 meaning I wouldn't have to pay GST or import duties.

Any help would be appreciated thanks.

Here's what I did.

1. Go to www.shipito.com and register.  You'll be given a US postal address in Oregon.
2. Go to wallet.google.com and sign in with your gmail credentials.  If you haven't already done so add a credit card and use the Oregon address for the credit cards billing address.
3. Download tunnel bear VPN www.tunnelbear.com and turn it on and set it to USA.
4. While the VPN is on go to to the Play store, select shop for devices and buy what you want.  It'll get shipped to your US address and they'll forward it to your NZ address.

It'll be touch and go whether you get it for under $400 NZD as shipping charges getting included when they calculate GST.

Kopkiwi:

BigMal:

0riginalViper:

BigMal:

Kopkiwi: How can this be bought using play store in nz?

You have to use a VPN to buy devices in the play store, along with a mail forwarder with your google wallet credit card set to the billing address of your mail forwarder.  That's how I got my Galaxy Nexus.

Hi BigMal


Could you please post links or details on how to do this. Especially the mail forwarding. Im really keen to buy in U.S play store then send to that New Zealand post shipping from america thing. I could have the 8gb Nexus 4 imported for under $400 meaning I wouldn't have to pay GST or import duties.

Any help would be appreciated thanks.

Here's what I did.

1. Go to www.shipito.com and register.  You'll be given a US postal address in Oregon.
2. Go to wallet.google.com and sign in with your gmail credentials.  If you haven't already done so add a credit card and use the Oregon address for the credit cards billing address.
3. Download tunnel bear VPN www.tunnelbear.com and turn it on and set it to USA.
4. While the VPN is on go to to the Play store, select shop for devices and buy what you want.  It'll get shipped to your US address and they'll forward it to your NZ address.

It'll be touch and go whether you get it for under $400 NZD as shipping charges getting included when they calculate GST.

That's one thing that has always right trucked me off, getting charged GST on SHIPPING.

 You complete the customs declaration for yourself at Shipito.

Kopkiwi:
That's one thing that has always right trucked me off, getting charged GST on SHIPPING.

BigMal:

 You complete the customs declaration for yourself at Shipito.

Are you suggesting we should use poetic license when declaring the actual cost? ;-)  I'm considering it :-)