Costco has outsourced cell phone and wireless plan sales to Wireless Advocates , a company wholly owned by Car Toys. Wireless Advocates actually runs the kiosks that are located in the physical Costco locations. The big 4 cellular carriers (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile) products and promotions are available at the Costco Wireless kiosk.
Costco, on the other hand, is a no-frills big box that packs thousands of products to the ceilings in its suburban locations. But both retail environments are good at one thing : Selling cell phones. According to a survey from the Consumer Reports National Research Center, Apple and Costco are two of the best places to purchase a cell phone.
You should be thinking “How do I get a cell phone plan at Costco?”
You Can Get a Plan With Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile Costco offers cell phone plans from Verizon , AT&T and T-Mobile at the kiosks inside its warehouse clubs, which are operated by a company called Wireless Advocates. The plans are identical to what the carriers offer, but the sales representative will work with you to find the best one.
Does Costco give you a free phone when you trade in?
“In addition to whatever deal you might get from your cell phone carrier to trade in your old phone or buy a pair of phones, Costco will give you additional bonuses,” Clark says. Those bonuses may include free or discounted phones, waived activation fees and even Costco Cash gift cards. See the latest offers here.
Does Costco have a return policy for cell phones?
Costco has a 90-day cell phone return policy . Costco is known for its generous return policy on most merchandise, but things work differently for cell phones. When you buy a cell phone through one of the kiosks operated by Wireless Advocates, you have 90 days from the original date of purchase to return it.
The different wireless carriers will also offer rebates that are specific to Costco members . You will def save more than the average person who is just looking for a new phone upgrade because you are switching to a new carrier and carriers give the best deals/discounts to new customers.
Does Costco have a wireless kiosk?
Wireless Advocates actually runs the kiosks that are located in the physical Costco locations. The big 4 cellular carriers (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile) products and promotions are available at the Costco Wireless kiosk . Other carriers are not available and you can’t buy an unlocked phone at Costco (you’ll have to go to the Apple store).