Naweed Ali, Khobaib Hussain, Mohibur Rahman and Tahir Aziz confirmed their names and addresses in Birmingham and Stoke on Trent.
Charged with preparing terrorist acts they will now remain in prison until they appear at the Old Bailey in 10 days.
The BBC understands the allegation is that they were chatting on social media about wanting to do something and were in possession of potential weapons and extremist material.
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Four men from the West Midlands charged with terror offences have appeared before magistrates.
Naweed Ali, 28, and Khobaib Hussain, 24, both of Sparkhill in Birmingham, and Mohibur Rahman, 32, and Tahir Aziz, 37, of Stoke-on-Trent, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with preparing for terrorist acts.
The men have been remanded in custody and are due to appear at the Old Bailey on 19 September.
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The men were driven to Westminster Magistrates this morning by a police convoy.
Terror arrests: Four men arrive at Westminster Magistrates' Court
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Four men from the West Midlands accused of preparing acts of terror have arrived in London.
A police convoy drove into Westminster Magistrates' Court where they are due to appear.
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