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[HTC Inspire 4G] iPrevailed YDG:
I work for the wireless kiosk in Costco and we are already selling them. I would buy one today but my manager is off. they are 79.99 to upgrade or 49.99 new contract.
[HTC Inspire 4G] seanfinn:
Seriously? Hmm ima have to check If there's one here ...oh don't u gotta have a membership to shops there? F that
[HTC Inspire 4G] netnerd:
can i change my service plan with costco?

other places i must keep the same plan for 180 days.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bimori:
Do you guys know if it would be possible to pay the $200 early upgrade fee at costco?
[HTC Inspire 4G] javanutsy:
Awesome! Thanks for posting. I might have to swing by Costco :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] iPrevailed YDG:
we can change plans when ever. we just call AT&T for you and then it's changed.

since were not a corpatre store we don't sell the phones out right and you can't pay the early upgrade/termination fee here.

and yeah you need a Costco card. you can borrow someones and just pay cash but hey if you come to me I'd let you use mine so I get commission off your sale haha
[HTC Inspire 4G] andycai:
I just called Costco and was told that they don't have the phones yet

maybe tomorrow
[HTC Inspire 4G] iPrevailed YDG:
I am buying mine tomorrow
[HTC Inspire 4G] samven582:
what is costco's policy on dead pixels and dust?
[HTC Inspire 4G] iPrevailed YDG:
you have 90 days with Costco. you can bring the phone back/exchange for any reason within those 90 days. there's no restocking fee either.

also you get free car chargers with any phone you purchase. I suggest go to Costco. save 20 bucks (phone is 79.99) so you can go buy a case with the money you saved.
[HTC Inspire 4G] netnerd:
really? 90 days returns on cellphone? nice!
[HTC Inspire 4G] ButtonBoy:
I called my local Costco kiosk, and they just got 5 of them this morning. One is set aside for me, and I will drop by after work. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] Donatron:
Damnit. Now I regret pre-ordering at Radio Shack. :(
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gorillapond:
Anyone know if you can just pay full price?
[HTC Inspire 4G] milleirish:
Confirmed...I just picked mine up. You a car charger, Leather case, and headphones in the package. The 90 return policy is for the phone..you only get 30 days to return the phone in case you dont like it. The same AT&T policy.
[HTC Inspire 4G] netnerd:
i called 2 costco around 1:30pm in my area, both said they dont have it. maybe i should call another costco and ask.

update: just called another costco, they said they have 4 left! haha

i going now to take a look!
[HTC Inspire 4G] Soarar:
I'm from modesto ca got mine at the Costco in turlock. The kiosk in modeso said they were getting it today just waiting on ups
[HTC Inspire 4G] alwayslearning:
costco

jsut came home with my new Insipre 4G from costco, they got 5 in two hours ago
[HTC Inspire 4G] substance12:
run this by me again? 90 day return policy for the phone but you only get 30 days to return the phone?
[HTC Inspire 4G] rwon:
wish i had a costco card..
[HTC Inspire 4G] JCreazy:
I have never seen a Costco in my life :(
[HTC Inspire 4G] elrooster:
Ask one of you friends maybe one of them may have one, and they could go with you and buy the phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] iPrevailed YDG:
okay, you have 30 days until your "trial period" with AT&T. if you want to bring the phone back within those 30 days you can get your upgrade back and go somewhere else. the 90 days is like if you get the Inspire and you want to bring it back and switch it for something else or you just break it. that is within 90 days.

hope that clears it up a little without getting confused.

EDIT: come to my kiosk in costco. i will let you use my card if i can sell you the phone ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] legend221:
Thats an awesome deal, the price is nationwide?
[HTC Inspire 4G] iPrevailed YDG:
yuuuup. it is.
[HTC Inspire 4G] legend221:
So I can borrow a friends card and walk into any Costco and buy the phone correct?
[HTC Inspire 4G] aimfire72:
ANyone know if they're being sold off-contract at Costco, and if so, for how much?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Fuze-A-Rama:
I called but they were closed. Tomorrow Im there. Cant beat that with a stick!
[HTC Inspire 4G] thinkhope:
What's the policy on upgrades at costco? Do they run those separate etf deals like wirefly?
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
I got mine at Costco this evening. Thanks for the tip.
[HTC Inspire 4G] kimtyson:
Why can Costco sell the phone already but Radioshack makes us wait till Sunday?
[HTC Inspire 4G] netnerd:
just got the phone at costco too! :)

but they disabled my internet! i'm calling att now to get back my internet.
[HTC Inspire 4G] andycai:
Just came back from Costco

They do have the phones but they won't sell it to me. I can't upgrade it till December. I'm willing to pay the full price but they say no. WTF. Looks like I have to go to RadioShack...
[HTC Inspire 4G] palletguru:
Got mine at Costco today too. Everything checked out, but no data.

Just had a lengthy conversation with my small business CSR. Looks like the provisioning for the inspire is currently incorrect in their system: it does not show up as a smartphone. So, my grandfathers unlimited was wiped out. I needed to submit a case to petition to get it back.

Right now , data is impossible to get on the inspire, until the provisioning is corrected. Hopefully that happens soon.

That being said, this is an awesome phone. Worth the wait. Battery consumption seems no worse than the captivate.
[HTC Inspire 4G] netnerd:
i got no data too. just call ATT, and told them you using your old phone (example. captivate), tell them to add data plan to your old phone. when data is working on old phone, just switch simcard!
[HTC Inspire 4G] palletguru:
We actually tried that - it didn't work for us. Do you have data on your inspire now?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Balkin:
Just picked mine up at Costco also... thanks for the heads up! Mine has the data working because the salesman called ATT to get it setup and found out that ATT changed the code in the system for the data plans..

Lovin this phone the screen is huge!!
[HTC Inspire 4G] palletguru:
@Balkin

Glad you got yours working. Looks like its all about getting through to the right rep. I'll try again tomorrow to get data on this bad boy.

Agreed about the screen - makes typing on the keyboard very easy!
[HTC Inspire 4G] Naytwan:
I got mine from costco in Poway, CA. They had a few of them.
[HTC Inspire 4G] sn707:
So it sounds like its upgrade only? I pre ordered at Radio Shack guess its not a big deal but ive got the fever... Ive got a Costco card.but was going to buy the phone out right.
[HTC Inspire 4G] laxwillsch:
I got the fever too! I was gonna buy outright also. sucks for us I guess....Radioshack sunday it is!
[HTC Inspire 4G] aimfire72:
Bah, just got back from my Costco. They didn't have it in yet, and won't sell off contract. Gotta wait til Sunday @ RadioShack then.

They did have a demo model though, and the phone is definitely solid as a rock! Weight felt comparable to my iPhone 4.
[HTC Inspire 4G] netnerd:
Yes, data is working over here! Default apn is not working! You need to create new apn! Name: att apn: wap.cingular

that's it!
[HTC Inspire 4G] milleirish:
How do you create one again? And where do you add the names and settings at?

Edit: Nevermind figured it out... why did it come like that and we have to create a new network?
[HTC Inspire 4G] palletguru:
Netnerd - thanks. Data is working perfectly. I am tempted to call small biz and let them know too (they don't).
[HTC Inspire 4G] alwayslearning:
to fix data issue

I made a new APN and it worked :D here are my setteings I used:

Name: AT&T

APN: wap.cingular

Proxy: wireless.cingular.com

Port: 80

Username:WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM

Password:CINGULAR1

Server: leave blank

MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com

MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.32

mms protocol: wap 2.0

MMS Port: 80

MCC:310

MNC:410

APN Type: leave blank
[HTC Inspire 4G] King Shady:
Hey are you guys getting 4G speeds or just 3G? I heard AT&T isnt activating the 4G network until March for some reason. Also if you are on 4G how do you know? Thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] palletguru:
It says H +, but only getting 3g speeds. Small biz rep said march too.

Also - didnt have to punch in additional AP settings listed above. Per netnerd, just name: att and wap.cingular worked just fine ( I assume their servers auto fill the settings where appropriate)
[HTC Inspire 4G] King Shady:
Oh ok. Thanks for the reply. Its weird that AT&T would be releasing a "4G" phone without activating the 4G network first
[HTC Inspire 4G] wookiefoot:
Just picked my phone up. You will only need to sign a contract with AT&T. Costco does not require you to sign a separate contract with them like Wirefly does.

--wookiefoot
[HTC Inspire 4G] sorrer92:
I just got home with one in my hands. The kiosk guy had to call att to apply the data but it didn't work, so he used my old sim to apply it to. Upgrading from a Raphael (fuze, touch pro) it is so nice bright and big. The kiosk guy didn't know about any official release day. I now love costco.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bmolloy:
I got mine at Costco today and in the process lost my unlimited data plan. They took it off and could not get it put back on. I will have to go to battle tomorrow to get it back. If you have unlimited data go to at&t tomorrow. I'm regretting getting it a day early because it was a 2 hour act of frustration. But, this phone is AWESOME!
[HTC Inspire 4G] mentalcase:
Don't go back tomorrow. Just call up customer care and they can put it back on for you. Escalate it if they give you issues.
[HTC Inspire 4G] alwayslearning:
I got mine at costco yesterday and the sales person had to call ATT to make sure they did not stop my unlimited data, they turned it back on over the phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] alwayslearning:
H+ is 3g it has been out for a long time now, I get it using my desire on AT&T, I even got it with my HD2. ATT is just rebanding it. The ture 4g on ATT will not be start until the Fall and not in most places until 2012 when they us LTE
[HTC Inspire 4G] beepbloop:
I also work at costco and sold an Inspire today, and was able to switch the customer from the old unlimited data plan to a new one called unlimited data for hspa+ smartphones, so it's pretty much the employees fault if they can't keep it on there. However, there seems to be a problem with att's system and selling this phone early. I switched the customer to the new sim that came with the phone but it was telling me that it wasn't provisioned. After troubleshooting with customer service for a while and rebooting the phone several times it just randomly started working. Hopefully that gets fixed when it officially launches tomorrow.
[HTC Inspire 4G] laxwillsch:
What? New sim? Why would I need a new sim? I am still using my original sim from my iPhone like 2 yrs ago and it has worked fine for my captivate. I was planning on just dropping my sim into a inspire tomorrow after I buy it off contract from radio shack. Do u think that wont work for some reason??
[HTC Inspire 4G] beepbloop:
Well, the customer requested the new sim be used because he was having issues with his old one, or something like that. The phone definitely does not require a new sim.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bmolloy:
Thanks. I will give it a whirl and let you know how it goes. I am worried they will say that now that I have the 2GB plan I can't go back.
[HTC Inspire 4G] doctahjeph:
how much is the Shack selling it outright?
[HTC Inspire 4G] iPrevailed YDG:
lol you work at ocean?
[HTC Inspire 4G] beepbloop:
yep this is jack
[HTC Inspire 4G] iPrevailed YDG:
i figured because when you called kyre i heard the same situation with the inspire.

the reason mine works is because im still using my old sim card.
[HTC Inspire 4G] beepbloop:
wasted a brand new inspire because of that sim card fiasco :[
[HTC Inspire 4G] iPrevailed YDG:
they seriously returned it? they could have waited a day for it to work. thats what the guy i sold it to is going to do.

EDIT: do you think its necessary to use the new sim card? the reason i didnt use it was because i wanted my contacts then i found out iPhones dont use the sim card for contacts and theres no way to put them on it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] doctahjeph:
so it uses the smaller sim card that the iPhone4 uses? or normal size?
[HTC Inspire 4G] iPrevailed YDG:
is uses a regular sim card but it came with a new one that doesnt say 3G.
[HTC Inspire 4G] beepbloop:
it uses the same exact sim card as the 3g phones, so your old one should work fine. i believe the LTE phones coming out eventually will require a new sim. i'm guessing the issue i ran into was caused by at&t not provisioning the new sim correctly because their system was not set up properly yet to support the inspire. maybe.
[HTC Inspire 4G] doctahjeph:
sweet! I plan on picking one up on CL hopefully later this week. I already have my Captivate listed for sale. The Inspire is already up on AT&T's site and you can buy it out right for $399, that is cheaper than what the Captivate is going for. So hopefully it wont be a tough swap.
[HTC Inspire 4G] RICExIZxGOOD:
So Costco doesn't sell the phone at a no commitment price?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gorillapond:
No. New line and upgrade only.
[HTC Inspire 4G] iPrevailed YDG:
only upgrades and new contracts.

EDIT: didnt see the post on the next page. sorry.
[HTC Inspire 4G] substance12:
is costco charging the typical $18 upgrade fee as well?
[HTC Inspire 4G] iPrevailed YDG:
yes, it is 18 dollars. the only provider that doesnt charge at Costco is Verizon but you are saving 20 dollars on the phone and getting a free car charger so it evens out.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jboz:
Returning Captivate for Inspire after the 90 days ... Any possibility?

I know there is a 90 day return policy at Costco, but has anyone been able to negotiate a return beyond the 90 days? I bought a Captivate 5 months ago and the GPS issue is driving me crazy. I have been waiting for a fix, just like everyone else, and it is yet to come. Sometimes the Captivate GPS works OK and other times it cannot keep me on a straight road at all. The only reason I did not return the Captivate during the 90 days was because of the Samsung reassurances that a fix was coming either separately or with the Froyo update. Of course, nothing yet, and I'm fed up with the Captivate not working as advertised.

I am not looking for a free phone, but since customer satisfaction is a huge part of Costco policy, has anyone been able to swap a Captivate after the 90 days for another phone, even if it means paying the upgrade price again on the new phone? Before, there was no other phone in a similar class as the Captivate. Now with the Inspire and maybe next month if Costco carries the Atrix, there are viable alternative phones.
[HTC Inspire 4G] iPrevailed YDG:
that is something you need to discuss with a Costco manager because after 90 days they lose money. 5 months is a long time though. ive seen them do it on the 95th day but not 5 months.
[HTC Inspire 4G] omaralt:
Your probably outta luck with costco but what may work is calling AT&T customer service and they may sell you the inspire for $99 or better yet switch out your captivate for the inspire. Worth a shot and I think you have better luck with AT&T than Costco. Good luck
[HTC Inspire 4G] ButtonBoy:
Costco waived the $18 paperwork fee for me. I bought the first Inspire at my store, and there was quite a fiasco of paperwork before I was able to leave with my new toy Friday. I have managed to keep my unlimited data plan, BTW.
[HTC Inspire 4G] n4v1n:
Can I buy the phone with no contract from costco? How much would it be?
[HTC Inspire 4G] iPrevailed YDG:
nope. only contracts.
[HTC Inspire 4G] secretasianman:
Picked up mine at the Sparks, NV Costco. They had 4 when I got there. For some reason the instant rebate code wasn't coming up so they did an over-ride and gave it to me for $79.99 + tax based on the $79.99 price. I don't know if NV usually charges tax on the full price of the phone like CA does. No upgrade or activation fee. They threw in a case and car charger.

Walked out happy to be rid of my POS Captivate.
[HTC Inspire 4G] javanutsy:
I'm wondering how long did the whole process take? Walk-in, walk-out with phone in 1/2 hour? If it is fast, I might try and get one today... :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] secretasianman:
Well it depends on whether or not you're going to do any shopping in Costco... in which case you'll probably wander about for at least an hour stocking up :)

For me: There were two employees at the cell phone kiosk with only one customer. I walked up. Told the guy I wanted to do an upgrade. He looked up my phone number then wrote up a slip for me to take to the Costco cash register. I did some shopping so an hour later I went through the checkout line, went to the merchandise pickup cage, was escorted back to the cell phone kiosk, and completed the activation. I'd say the actual cell phone transaction only took a max of 30 minutes.
[General Questions and Answers] MikeB89:
I have searched and searched for how to get to the programming menu for the DROID X.

We bought this phone from a guy that flashed it to Metro PCS and it worked perfect.

We want to use it for Metro as well. But for some reason the workers say they need a programming code for it because it's not one of their own phones. We tried telling the worker the model number because I guess sometimes you can get the code from the M#, but it didn't work. I have searched online that you can do ##PROGRAM and then send, then 000000, but the only screen we had was the "Touch the Droid to activate" and it has Emergency call and Change language at the bottom. We tried typing ##PROGRAM 000000 in the E. Call but it just tells us it's not an emergency number.

Since we've called the MetroPCS customer service, the first time, we couldn't get the ESN, because the MEID HEX isn't behind the battery, so that worker did us no good. Then we rebooted the phone and it actually came up past the "Click the Droid to activate" screen and we're actually at a home screen now, but with no service and etc. We talked to another worker and we got disconnected. The third worker supposedly set up our account and gave us a phone number but couldn't program because the model number wouldn't work. IDK. :(

All I want is the programming menu code, so they can fully activate the phone. I'm sorry if this is confusing, it was very confusing to us too! :(

Sorry this is so long, I thought maybe more details is better than too little details. Thanks for whoever replies.

Sara

EDIT:: Since we have been able to get to the homescreen somehow, I guess we could try doing ##PROGRAM on the normal dial pad, but my boyfriend has the phone so I will wait for him to come over. I also have seen that on some Droid X's the ##PROGRAM doesn't work and just dials the number because of some ROM. Will I have that problem since the phone is flashed over to Metro?
[General Questions and Answers] topper727:
Droid X

I had same issue, if the phone is waiting for network program and you can't do anything but press a green droid then you can't enter ##program.. Once the phone is one with metro you can then enter the ##program and 000000 .. I just did that here.

Phone has to be activated before you can enter.. Is what I found.

hope I helped

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[Windows Phone 7 General] thesecondsfade:
Anyone have some input on the best WP7 phone to get if I want to use it to replace my Kodak digital camera? The camera on the HD7 kind of sucks.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sure haven't:
Don't go with the LG Quantum either. In bright daylight it's sort of ok, but as soon as you need flash, it's like taking a picture on a RAZR from 2007. Awful.

-edit-

I think the HTC Mozart is the only wp with an 8mp camera. Probably the best?
[Windows Phone 7 General] nycdemons:
I would say pretty much all of them are the same; the only phone that has more mp is the HTC Mozart (8mp). Idk if that might make a difference though as mp doesn't necessarily define the whole aspect of good pictures. I hear the focus is nice for taking pictures (in terms of clarity and color balance) as well. It also has the SAMOLED screen, which means the pictures show up more vibrant on your phone :)

I'm interested in hearing what other people say
[Windows Phone 7 General] emigrating:
Don't know about the Focus, but the Samsung Omnia 7 is definitely the best one available in Europe. I would rank them Samsung, LG, HTC - with the Mozart's 8MP not really being any better than the other HTC phones.
[Windows Phone 7 General] captobie:
I've been extremely satisfied with the photo quality on my Focus.
[Windows Phone 7 General] dazza9075:
its worth pointing out that higher MP does not equal better quality.

Most 5MP cameras will be fine in teh correct lighting conditions, low light is the biggest issue, the reason for this is down to optics and CCD size.

If you had a 12MP camera with a lense the size of the HD2/7 the pictures will be crap in low light as well, to be perfectly honest unless you get a phone with a big arse lense and 5+MP you wont get good "poor" light photos

I find the HD2/7 camera is grand in good lighting, had some cracking shots, mess with the lighting a bit and i pull out my slim line 12MP camera with its 32mm lense
[Windows Phone 7 General] hboos:
yeah, don't replace your camera.

Just buy a second hand canon Ixus series (60 - 95) for less than £70 on ebay and you won't ever be disappointed! They are ultracompact but the picture quality has always been so good!

I don't really understand people who try to replace their camera with their mobile phone.. the mobile phone will take mediocre shots but i guess you have it with you all the time.

BUt even a cheapo crappy dedicated camera with LOWER MP will shoot better pictures than a 5MP-10MP phone.

Get one of the ultracompacts whcih are actually smaller than a lot of the new smartphones anyway! :D

I don't think I've used my Omnia 7 camera except for when taking lecture notes on Onenote!

Otherwise I stick to using my Canon 550D and Ixus 95
[Windows Phone 7 General] emigrating:
You just answered yourself - it's because you've always got your phone with you. The less gadgets you have to carry the better.

I tend to use my Omnia7 for photos several times a day. Quick snaps of just about anything. The fact they're snaps doesn't mean I'll be happy with ****ty quality though, you never know, you might get lucky enough to catch that one moment and decide you want it printed.

Now, if I'm out specifically for taking photos I'll obviously use my Nikon DSLR, but for everyday use I want a phone that gives at least half decent results.

The fact is that all WP7 cameras could be better. Especially the HTC ones.
[Windows Phone 7 General] hboos:
Yeah agreed it is slightly more convenient..

But I personally don't like swapping quality for slight convenience

I still use my Cowon for music (better sound quality than phone) and carry my ultra compact when out with friends and my DSLR when I want to take decent photos!

I also find that the lens of the phone camera is always grubby resulting in slightly soft photos!

BUt coming back to the topic..I think the OMnia 7 takes fairly decent photos compared to other phones although I don't know how it compares to other WP7

Engadget reckons the Focus has an "impressive camera" and the Omnia 7 has a "good camera" while the others either aren't mentioned in the scorecard or specifically mention "subpar camera"

They've actually posted all the photos so you should have a look yourself.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/29/htc-trophy-review/

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/22/samsung-focus-review/

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/22/lg-optimus-7-review/

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/21/htc-7-mozart-review/

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/htc-hd7-review/

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/samsung-omnia-7-review/

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/htc-surround-review/
[Windows Phone 7 General] jmerrey:
I'm having real problems with the focus camera. I can't seem to get a steady shot. Maybe it's because of the hardware button, and I'm slightly moving the camera when I take it. I hope that's it, because it usually takes me 5 or 6 shots to get a decent one...