T-Mobile Nexus 4 vs Play Store Nexus 4

[ChromeJob]

Yes it is the same exact phone. It's 100% unlocked. I bought mine when it was free on the T-Mobile site, paid the first months bill and then cancelled the contract....

Smart girl. :thumbup: :beer:

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[itslikeimsayin]

Looks like this thread has been dormant for a month and a half or so, but I think it's probably the best place to ask my question. Obviously earlier in the thread it's well established that the Nexus 4 from the Play Store and in a T Mobile store are the exact same phone. However, I just got back from a T Mobile store where I announced my intent to purchase it on the Play Store and informed the sales rep of the price difference, and he claimed the price difference is because it's a different version on the Play Store. He said the Play Store version doesn't support 4G.

I'm pretty sure I was being swindled or else he's really misinformed. Sorry for my ignorance, but has anything changed of late and what is the actual scenario? Thanks.

 

[Slender Troll]

Looks like this thread has been dormant for a month and a half or so, but I think it's probably the best place to ask my question. Obviously earlier in the thread it's well established that the Nexus 4 from the Play Store and in a T Mobile store are the exact same phone. However, I just got back from a T Mobile store where I announced my intent to purchase it on the Play Store and informed the sales rep of the price difference, and he claimed the price difference is because it's a different version on the Play Store. He said the Play Store version doesn't support 4G.

I'm pretty sure I was being swindled or else he's really misinformed. Sorry for my ignorance, but has anything changed of late and what is the actual scenario? Thanks.

He's most likely trying to swindle you. They are the exact same phones. Get it from the Play Store. It's the same phone for less. The Nexus 4 doesn't support 4GLTE, but it does support HSPA+, which is essentially 4G.

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[Unicorn Rancher]

The specs on the Play Store clearly say it's a 3G device, unless you consider HSPA+ fourth gen.
The specs on the T-Mobile site look much the same.

 

[ChromeJob]

** Warning! FUD detected! Warning! **

Looks like this thread has been dormant for a month and a half or so, but I think it's probably the best place to ask my question. Obviously earlier in the thread it's well established that the Nexus 4 from the Play Store and in a T Mobile store are the exact same phone. However, I just got back from a T Mobile store where I announced my intent to purchase it on the Play Store and informed the sales rep of the price difference, and he claimed the price difference is because it's a different version on the Play Store. He said the Play Store version doesn't support 4G.

I'm pretty sure I was being swindled or else he's really misinformed. Sorry for my ignorance, but has anything changed of late and what is the actual scenario? Thanks.

Did you notice ... were his eyes brown? If they weren't ... he was a quart low.

He was giving you 100% industrial strength BS. Either through ignorance, or bad salesmanship. Sorry I one of us couldn't be there to loudly tell him how wrong he is.

... Now, "4G" is largely a marketing term that can refer to any number of frequency schemes and capabilities. If you ask them, "Doesn't the Nexus 4 have HSPA+ 42? Isn't that 4G? If it ISN'T, then what are you selling people that don't get the new T-Mobile LTE frequencies? Does the 'T-Mobile Nexus 4' have LTE?" See if their eyeballs get a little large and jaw sags in that patented expression meaning "Customer isn't buying the FUD, need another tape to plug in and play back, heeellllllllp...."