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The Trump Organization teases the $499 “T1 Phone”, a gold phone “designed and built” in the US, and Trump Mobile, an MVNO that uses AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile

President Trump and his family are getting into the wireless business, in partnership with the three major U.S. carriers.

Variety Todd Spangler

Discussion

  • @karlbode.com Karl Bode on bluesky
    This Verge writeup of “Trump Mobile” is better than the others; notes that the press release has a bunch of lazy errors (like conflating battery storage and camera terminology), and that this is just another lazy rebranding of a different, almost-as-lazy MVNO, Liberty Mobile:
  • @stevekovach Steve Kovach on bluesky
    So which off-the-shelf Android phone is this?  Also, I'm not aware of any facility in the U.S. that can manufacture these.  (@ me if you know)  —  It's going to be hilarious when we learn this is made in Vietnam or India.  —  www.theverge.com/news/687418/ ...
  • @thedextriarchy Adi Robertson on bluesky
    *the sound of every verge writer jumping into action to figure out what rebadged cheapo android phone this is*
  • @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com Lauren on bluesky
    www.theverge.com/news/687418/ ... every day a new shakedown, every day a new reminder we put the most chintzy scam artists this country ever produced in charge of the government
  • @goldengateblond Shauna on bluesky
    once upon a time the right wingers derided (fake) free phones from obama.  the term “obama phones” became a (really dumb) thing.  —  not to be outdone, trump said “hey yall watch this”
  • @atrupar Aaron Rupar on x
    “Now we're doing Trump Mobile. And Trump mobile is going to revolutionize cell phones” — Eric Trump announces the new Trump phone [video]
  • @mattyglesias Matthew Yglesias on x
    Trump just really loves white collar crime
  • @sino_market @sino_market on x
    TRUMP ORG. RELEASES ITS MOBILE BRAND TRUMP MOBILE WITH T1 SMARTPHONE AT $499, AVAILABLE IN SEPTEMBER. TRUMP MOBILE ALSO OFFERS UNLIMITED TALK, TEXT AND DATA SERVICES, CHARGING $47.45 PER MONTH. [image]
  • r/politics r on reddit
    The Trump Mobile T1 Phone looks both bad and impossible
  • r/Economics r on reddit
    Trump Organization announces mobile plan, $499 smartphone
  • r/TheBusinessMix r on reddit
    Trump Organization announces mobile plan, $499 smartphone
  • r/Destiny r on reddit
    Trump Organization Announces $499 Trump Smart Phone and Mobile Plan
  • r/centrist r on reddit
    The Trump Organization on Monday unveiled a mobile phone plan and a $499 smartphone that is set to launch in September.
  • r/facepalm r on reddit
    Trump Mobile launches $47 service and a gold phone |  The Trump-branded T1 Phone will apparently be made in America.
  • r/AnythingGoesNews r on reddit
    Trump Mobile launches $47 service and a gold phone |  The Trump-branded T1 Phone will apparently be made in America.
  • r/technology r on reddit
    Trump Mobile: President's Company Unveils Wireless Service Delivered via AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, Plans to Launch a U.S.-Made ‘Sleek, Gold’ Android Smartphone
  • r/inthenews r on reddit
    Trump Mobile launches $47 service and a gold phone
  • r/politics r on reddit
    Trump Mobile launches $47 service and a gold phone