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	====Market control====		====Market control====
	According to the Terms of Use, Trump Mobile operates by using the Liberty Mobile wireless network<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://trumpmobile.com/term-of-use\|title=Terms of Use\|date=2025-06-01\|work=Trump Mobile\|access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref>, which in return operates on the [[T-Mobile]] network and allegedly "calls a luxury apartment in Trump Tower home after the company was founded in 2018".<ref name="MWL">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mobileworldlive.com/5g/trump-mobile-tied-to-small-florida-company/\|title=Trump Mobile tied to small Florida company \|first=Mike\|last=Robuck\|date=2025-06-23\|work=Mobile World Live\|access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref>		According to the Terms of Use, Trump Mobile operates by using the Liberty Mobile wireless network<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://trumpmobile.com/term-of-use\|title=Terms of Use\|date=2025-06-01\|work=Trump Mobile\|access-date=2025-10-03 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260113181919/https://trumpmobile.com/term-of-use \|archive-date=13 Jan 2026}}</ref>, which in return operates on the [[T-Mobile]] network and allegedly "calls a luxury apartment in Trump Tower home after the company was founded in 2018".<ref name="MWL">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mobileworldlive.com/5g/trump-mobile-tied-to-small-florida-company/\|title=Trump Mobile tied to small Florida company \|first=Mike\|last=Robuck\|date=2025-06-23\|work=Mobile World Live\|access-date=2025-10-03 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251127050202/https://www.mobileworldlive.com/5g/trump-mobile-tied-to-small-florida-company/ \|archive-date=27 Nov 2025}}</ref>

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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	===False advertising (2025)===		===False advertising (2025)===
	Shira Ovide noted in her review that the 47 plan has a "plan telecom tax" of $17.25 a month in addition to the $47.45 in the plan.<ref name="WP" /> When on customer support, YouTuber Stetson Doggett was told Trump Mobile had "no underlying network" and "its own plan", meaning the service did not use networks from [[Verizon]], [[T-Mobile]], or [[AT&T]].<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Stetson Doggett \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUtSo7dASg0 \|title=I Signed Up for Trump Mobile So You Don't Have To \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=24 Jun 2025 \|access-date=26 Jun 2025}}</ref> This would be proven false later in the video when under Trump Mobile the service utilized T-Mobile cellular data with an eSim.		Shira Ovide noted in her review that the 47 plan has a "plan telecom tax" of $17.25 a month in addition to the $47.45 in the plan.<ref name="WP" /> When on customer support, YouTuber Stetson Doggett was told Trump Mobile had "no underlying network" and "its own plan", meaning the service did not use networks from [[Verizon]], [[T-Mobile]], or [[AT&T]].<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Stetson Doggett \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUtSo7dASg0 \|title=I Signed Up for Trump Mobile So You Don't Have To \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=24 Jun 2025 \|access-date=26 Jun 2025 \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=KUtSo7dASg0 \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> This would be proven false later in the video when under Trump Mobile the service utilized T-Mobile cellular data with an eSim.

	When the T1 Phone was announced, the product page mentioned the phone having 12GB of storage rather than RAM, the screen being "6.8” (6.78”) Punch-Hole AMOLED", and the phone being advertised as "MADE IN USA". Since then as of 26 June 2025, both claims have been removed or replaced, such as the screen now being a "6.25 inch Punch-Hole AMOLED".<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|title=Trump Mobile still claims its phone is ‘Made in the USA.’ But it pulled that language from its site \|first1=Lisa \|last1=Eadicicco \|first2=Hadas \|last2=Gold \|date=2025-06-26 \|website=CNN \|access-date=26 Jun 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250626235739/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|archive-date=26 Jun 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		When the T1 Phone was announced, the product page mentioned the phone having 12GB of storage rather than RAM, the screen being "6.8” (6.78”) Punch-Hole AMOLED", and the phone being advertised as "MADE IN USA". Since then as of 26 June 2025, both claims have been removed or replaced, such as the screen now being a "6.25 inch Punch-Hole AMOLED".<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|title=Trump Mobile still claims its phone is ‘Made in the USA.’ But it pulled that language from its site \|first1=Lisa \|last1=Eadicicco \|first2=Hadas \|last2=Gold \|date=2025-06-26 \|website=CNN \|access-date=26 Jun 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250626235739/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|archive-date=26 Jun 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mr Pollo at 13:15, 3 October 2025

2025-10-03T13:15:57Z

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	When the T1 Phone was announced, the product page mentioned the phone having 12GB of storage rather than RAM, the screen being "6.8” (6.78”) Punch-Hole AMOLED", and the phone being advertised as "MADE IN USA". Since then as of 26 June 2025, both claims have been removed or replaced, such as the screen now being a "6.25 inch Punch-Hole AMOLED".<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|title=Trump Mobile still claims its phone is ‘Made in the USA.’ But it pulled that language from its site \|first1=Lisa \|last1=Eadicicco \|first2=Hadas \|last2=Gold \|date=2025-06-26 \|website=CNN \|access-date=26 Jun 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250626235739/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|archive-date=26 Jun 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		When the T1 Phone was announced, the product page mentioned the phone having 12GB of storage rather than RAM, the screen being "6.8” (6.78”) Punch-Hole AMOLED", and the phone being advertised as "MADE IN USA". Since then as of 26 June 2025, both claims have been removed or replaced, such as the screen now being a "6.25 inch Punch-Hole AMOLED".<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|title=Trump Mobile still claims its phone is ‘Made in the USA.’ But it pulled that language from its site \|first1=Lisa \|last1=Eadicicco \|first2=Hadas \|last2=Gold \|date=2025-06-26 \|website=CNN \|access-date=26 Jun 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250626235739/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|archive-date=26 Jun 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	In June, as reported by the ''Financial Times'', Trump Mobile utilized the Liberty Mobile network.<ref name="MWL" /> However, the Liberty Mobile website does not mention the network holding 5G capabilities that the Trump Mobile website claims, despite both websites being updated in 2025. In addition, this conflicts with Trump Mobile's claims that the service "will offer 5G service through all three major cellular carriers", as Liberty Mobile is a T-Mobile-based MVNO.~~<ref name="TTO B" />~~		In June, as reported by the ''Financial Times'', Trump Mobile utilized the Liberty Mobile network.<ref name="MWL" /> However, the Liberty Mobile website does not mention the network holding 5G capabilities that the Trump Mobile website claims, despite both websites being updated in 2025. In addition, this conflicts with Trump Mobile's claims that the service "will offer 5G service through all three major cellular carriers"<ref name="TTO B" />, as Liberty Mobile is a T-Mobile-based MVNO.
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Libertymobileinc USMap.webp\|Liberty Mobile map		File:Libertymobileinc USMap.webp\|Liberty Mobile map

Mr Pollo: more interesting info

2025-10-03T13:14:25Z

more interesting info

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	According to the Terms of Use, Trump Mobile operates by using the Liberty Mobile wireless network<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://trumpmobile.com/term-of-use\|title=Terms of Use\|date=2025-06-01\|work=Trump Mobile\|access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref>, which in return operates on the [[T-Mobile]] network and "calls a luxury apartment in Trump Tower home after the company was founded in 2018".<ref name="MWL">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mobileworldlive.com/5g/trump-mobile-tied-to-small-florida-company/\|title=Trump Mobile tied to small Florida company \|first=Mike\|last=Robuck\|date=2025-06-23\|work=Mobile World Live\|access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref>		According to the Terms of Use, Trump Mobile operates by using the Liberty Mobile wireless network<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://trumpmobile.com/term-of-use\|title=Terms of Use\|date=2025-06-01\|work=Trump Mobile\|access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref>, which in return operates on the [[T-Mobile]] network and allegedly "calls a luxury apartment in Trump Tower home after the company was founded in 2018".<ref name="MWL">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mobileworldlive.com/5g/trump-mobile-tied-to-small-florida-company/\|title=Trump Mobile tied to small Florida company \|first=Mike\|last=Robuck\|date=2025-06-23\|work=Mobile World Live\|access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref>

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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	When the T1 Phone was announced, the product page mentioned the phone having 12GB of storage rather than RAM, the screen being "6.8” (6.78”) Punch-Hole AMOLED", and the phone being advertised as "MADE IN USA". Since then as of 26 June 2025, both claims have been removed or replaced, such as the screen now being a "6.25 inch Punch-Hole AMOLED".<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|title=Trump Mobile still claims its phone is ‘Made in the USA.’ But it pulled that language from its site \|first1=Lisa \|last1=Eadicicco \|first2=Hadas \|last2=Gold \|date=2025-06-26 \|website=CNN \|access-date=26 Jun 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250626235739/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|archive-date=26 Jun 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		When the T1 Phone was announced, the product page mentioned the phone having 12GB of storage rather than RAM, the screen being "6.8” (6.78”) Punch-Hole AMOLED", and the phone being advertised as "MADE IN USA". Since then as of 26 June 2025, both claims have been removed or replaced, such as the screen now being a "6.25 inch Punch-Hole AMOLED".<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|title=Trump Mobile still claims its phone is ‘Made in the USA.’ But it pulled that language from its site \|first1=Lisa \|last1=Eadicicco \|first2=Hadas \|last2=Gold \|date=2025-06-26 \|website=CNN \|access-date=26 Jun 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250626235739/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|archive-date=26 Jun 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

			In June, as reported by the ''Financial Times'', Trump Mobile utilized the Liberty Mobile network.<ref name="MWL" /> However, the Liberty Mobile website does not mention the network holding 5G capabilities that the Trump Mobile website claims, despite both websites being updated in 2025. In addition, this conflicts with Trump Mobile's claims that the service "will offer 5G service through all three major cellular carriers", as Liberty Mobile is a T-Mobile-based MVNO.<ref name="TTO B" />
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			File:Libertymobileinc USMap.webp\|Liberty Mobile map
			File:Screenshot 2025-10-03 at 09-03-28 Trump℠ Mobile Putting Excellent 5G Coverage on the Map.png\|Trump Mobile map
			</gallery>

	In August, a new image of the T1 Phone was posted on the company's X account that featured a photo-shopped Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/trump-mobile-posts-new-image-of-t1-phone-is-it-just-a-samsung-galaxy-ultra\|title=Trump Mobile Posts New Image of T1 Phone. Is It Just a Samsung Galaxy Ultra?\|first=Michael\|last=Kan\|date=2025-08-20\|work=PCMag\|access-date=2025-08-23\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250823153319/https://www.pcmag.com/news/trump-mobile-posts-new-image-of-t1-phone-is-it-just-a-samsung-galaxy-ultra\|archive-date=2025-08-23\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also noted the Spigen logo was still visible on the case, with the company responding to the tweet with "??? bro what".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/764175/trump-mobile-t1-phone-samsung-s25-ultra-spigen\|title=Trump Mobile’s fake iPhone is now a fake S25 Ultra\|first=Dominic\|last=Preston\|work=TheVerge\|date=2025-08-22\|access-date=2025-08-23\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250822232346/https://www.theverge.com/news/764175/trump-mobile-t1-phone-samsung-s25-ultra-spigen\|archive-date=2025-08-22\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In August, a new image of the T1 Phone was posted on the company's X account that featured a photo-shopped Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/trump-mobile-posts-new-image-of-t1-phone-is-it-just-a-samsung-galaxy-ultra\|title=Trump Mobile Posts New Image of T1 Phone. Is It Just a Samsung Galaxy Ultra?\|first=Michael\|last=Kan\|date=2025-08-20\|work=PCMag\|access-date=2025-08-23\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250823153319/https://www.pcmag.com/news/trump-mobile-posts-new-image-of-t1-phone-is-it-just-a-samsung-galaxy-ultra\|archive-date=2025-08-23\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also noted the Spigen logo was still visible on the case, with the company responding to the tweet with "??? bro what".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/764175/trump-mobile-t1-phone-samsung-s25-ultra-spigen\|title=Trump Mobile’s fake iPhone is now a fake S25 Ultra\|first=Dominic\|last=Preston\|work=TheVerge\|date=2025-08-22\|access-date=2025-08-23\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250822232346/https://www.theverge.com/news/764175/trump-mobile-t1-phone-samsung-s25-ultra-spigen\|archive-date=2025-08-22\|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mr Pollo: Interesting info

2025-10-03T12:57:20Z

Interesting info

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			According to the Terms of Use, Trump Mobile operates by using the Liberty Mobile wireless network<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://trumpmobile.com/term-of-use\|title=Terms of Use\|date=2025-06-01\|work=Trump Mobile\|access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref>, which in return operates on the [[T-Mobile]] network and "calls a luxury apartment in Trump Tower home after the company was founded in 2018".<ref name="MWL">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mobileworldlive.com/5g/trump-mobile-tied-to-small-florida-company/\|title=Trump Mobile tied to small Florida company \|first=Mike\|last=Robuck\|date=2025-06-23\|work=Mobile World Live\|access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref>

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

Mr Pollo: another day another dimwhit using photoshop/AI

2025-08-23T15:36:07Z

another day another dimwhit using photoshop/AI

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	When the T1 Phone was announced, the product page mentioned the phone having 12GB of storage rather than RAM, the screen being "6.8” (6.78”) Punch-Hole AMOLED", and the phone being advertised as "MADE IN USA". Since then as of 26 June 2025, both claims have been removed or replaced, such as the screen now being a "6.25 inch Punch-Hole AMOLED".<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|title=Trump Mobile still claims its phone is ‘Made in the USA.’ But it pulled that language from its site \|first1=Lisa \|last1=Eadicicco \|first2=Hadas \|last2=Gold \|date=2025-06-26 \|website=CNN \|access-date=26 Jun 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250626235739/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|archive-date=26 Jun 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		When the T1 Phone was announced, the product page mentioned the phone having 12GB of storage rather than RAM, the screen being "6.8” (6.78”) Punch-Hole AMOLED", and the phone being advertised as "MADE IN USA". Since then as of 26 June 2025, both claims have been removed or replaced, such as the screen now being a "6.25 inch Punch-Hole AMOLED".<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|title=Trump Mobile still claims its phone is ‘Made in the USA.’ But it pulled that language from its site \|first1=Lisa \|last1=Eadicicco \|first2=Hadas \|last2=Gold \|date=2025-06-26 \|website=CNN \|access-date=26 Jun 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250626235739/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|archive-date=26 Jun 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

			In August, a new image of the T1 Phone was posted on the company's X account that featured a photo-shopped Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/trump-mobile-posts-new-image-of-t1-phone-is-it-just-a-samsung-galaxy-ultra\|title=Trump Mobile Posts New Image of T1 Phone. Is It Just a Samsung Galaxy Ultra?\|first=Michael\|last=Kan\|date=2025-08-20\|work=PCMag\|access-date=2025-08-23\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250823153319/https://www.pcmag.com/news/trump-mobile-posts-new-image-of-t1-phone-is-it-just-a-samsung-galaxy-ultra\|archive-date=2025-08-23\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also noted the Spigen logo was still visible on the case, with the company responding to the tweet with "??? bro what".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/764175/trump-mobile-t1-phone-samsung-s25-ultra-spigen\|title=Trump Mobile’s fake iPhone is now a fake S25 Ultra\|first=Dominic\|last=Preston\|work=TheVerge\|date=2025-08-22\|access-date=2025-08-23\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250822232346/https://www.theverge.com/news/764175/trump-mobile-t1-phone-samsung-s25-ultra-spigen\|archive-date=2025-08-22\|url-status=live}}</ref>
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			File:Trump Mobile X T1 iPhone.jpg\|June 2025
			File:Trump Mobile X T1 Spigen.jpg\|August 2025
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	==Products==		==Products==

Mr Pollo at 14:05, 6 August 2025

2025-08-06T14:05:33Z

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Mr Pollo at 14:05, 6 August 2025

2025-08-06T14:05:13Z

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Mr Pollo: rewording the sentence would be better than removing it completely

2025-07-14T15:04:08Z

rewording the sentence would be better than removing it completely

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	===Unavailability of service (2025)===		===Unavailability of service (2025)===
	When the service was announced, journalists and YouTubers bought into the service to test its functionality as an MVNO. When journalist Shira Ovide signed up for the "47 Plan" (being the only available service package on the website), she noted it was "impossible" to enable the service on her phone, with her credit card being instantly charged.<ref name="WP">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ \|title=I tried signing up for Trump Mobile service. Here’s how it went. \|first=Shira \|last=Ovide \|work=The Washington Post \|date=2025-06-17 \|access-date=26 June 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617201221/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ \|archive-date=17 June 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref> <!-~~- Rather weird wording~~. ~~- Sojourna -->~~		When the service was announced, journalists and YouTubers bought into the service to test its functionality as an MVNO. When journalist Shira Ovide signed up for the "47 Plan" (being the only available service package on the website), she noted it was "impossible" to enable the service on her phone, with her credit card being instantly charged.<ref name="WP">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ \|title=I tried signing up for Trump Mobile service. Here’s how it went. \|first=Shira \|last=Ovide \|work=The Washington Post \|date=2025-06-17 \|access-date=26 June 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617201221/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ \|archive-date=17 June 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Contributing factors to the lack of functionality included the long wait-time for an activation QR code via email, alongside "coming soon" text being displayed on the number activation screen.

	===False advertising (2025)===		===False advertising (2025)===

DzLamme: removed incoherent sentence.

2025-07-14T11:10:28Z

removed incoherent sentence.

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	===Unavailability of service (2025)===		===Unavailability of service (2025)===
	When the service was announced, journalists and YouTubers bought into the service to test its functionality as an MVNO. When journalist Shira Ovide signed up for the "47 Plan" (being the only available service package on the website), she noted it was "impossible" to enable the service on her phone, with her credit card being instantly charged.<ref name="WP">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ \|title=I tried signing up for Trump Mobile service. Here’s how it went. \|first=Shira \|last=Ovide \|work=The Washington Post \|date=2025-06-17 \|access-date=26 June 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617201221/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ \|archive-date=17 June 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref> ~~The reason being due to the wait for an activation QR code to be sent through email and the "coming soon" text on the activate new phone number and activate current phone number screens.~~<!-- Rather weird wording. - Sojourna -->		When the service was announced, journalists and YouTubers bought into the service to test its functionality as an MVNO. When journalist Shira Ovide signed up for the "47 Plan" (being the only available service package on the website), she noted it was "impossible" to enable the service on her phone, with her credit card being instantly charged.<ref name="WP">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ \|title=I tried signing up for Trump Mobile service. Here’s how it went. \|first=Shira \|last=Ovide \|work=The Washington Post \|date=2025-06-17 \|access-date=26 June 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617201221/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ \|archive-date=17 June 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- Rather weird wording. - Sojourna -->

	===False advertising (2025)===		===False advertising (2025)===

Sojourna at 01:48, 14 July 2025

2025-07-14T01:48:05Z

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	'''Trump Mobile''' is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) founded in 2025 by the Trump Organization.<ref name="TTO B">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.trump.com/media/trump-mobile-launches-a-bold-new-wireless-service\|title=Trump Mobile Launches A Bold New Wireless Service for Americans\|date=2025~~-06-16~~\|~~work~~=The Trump Organization\|access-date=2025~~-06-26~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620101923/https://www.trump.com/media/trump-mobile-launches-a-bold-new-wireless-service\|archive-date=2025-06-20\|url-status=live}}</ref> The service as stated is offering no contracts, complete device protection, telehealth services, unlimited talk, text, and data, and roadside assistance for $47.45 per month.<ref name="TTO B" />		'''Trump Mobile''' is a {{Wplink\|Mobile virtual network operator\|Mobile Virtual Network Operator}} (MVNO) founded in 2025 by the Trump Organization.<ref name="TTO B">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.trump.com/media/trump-mobile-launches-a-bold-new-wireless-service \|title=Trump Mobile Launches A Bold New Wireless Service for Americans \|date=16 Jun 2025 \|website=The Trump Organization \|access-date=26 Jun 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620101923/https://www.trump.com/media/trump-mobile-launches-a-bold-new-wireless-service\|archive-date=2025-06-20 \|url-status=live}}</ref> The service as stated is offering no contracts, complete device protection, telehealth services, unlimited talk, text, and data, and roadside assistance for $47.45 per month.<ref name="TTO B" />

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

	===Unavailability of service (''2025'')===		===Unavailability of service (2025)===
	When the service was announced, journalists and YouTubers bought into the service to test its functionality as an MVNO. When journalist Shira Ovide signed up for the "47 Plan" (being the only available service package on the website), she noted it was "impossible" to enable the service on her phone, with her credit card being instantly charged.<ref name="WP">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/\|title=I tried signing up for Trump Mobile service. Here’s how it went.\|first=Shira\|last=Ovide\|work=The Washington Post\|date=2025-06-17\|access-date=2025~~-06-26~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617201221/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/\|archive-date=2025~~-06-17~~\|url-status=live}}</ref> The reason being due to the wait for an activation QR code to be sent through email and the "coming soon" text on the activate new phone number and activate current phone number screens.		When the service was announced, journalists and YouTubers bought into the service to test its functionality as an MVNO. When journalist Shira Ovide signed up for the "47 Plan" (being the only available service package on the website), she noted it was "impossible" to enable the service on her phone, with her credit card being instantly charged.<ref name="WP">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ \|title=I tried signing up for Trump Mobile service. Here’s how it went. \|first=Shira \|last=Ovide \|work=The Washington Post \|date=2025-06-17 \|access-date=26 June 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617201221/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ \|archive-date=17 June 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref> The reason being due to the wait for an activation QR code to be sent through email and the "coming soon" text on the activate new phone number and activate current phone number screens.<!-- Rather weird wording. - Sojourna -->

	===False advertising (''2025'')===		===False advertising (2025)===
	Shira Ovide noted in her review that the 47 plan has a "plan telecom tax" of $17.25 a month in addition to the $47.45 in the plan.<ref name="WP" /> When on customer support, YouTuber Stetson Doggett was told Trump Mobile ~~was~~ "no underlying network" and "~~it's~~ own plan", meaning the service did not use networks from [[Verizon]], [[T-Mobile]], or [[AT&T]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUtSo7dASg0\|title=I Signed Up for Trump Mobile So You Don't Have To\|~~author=Stetson Doggett\|work~~=YouTube\|date=2025~~-06-24~~\|access-date=2025~~-06-26~~}}</ref> This would be proven false later in the video when under Trump Mobile the service utilized T-Mobile cellular data with an eSim.		Shira Ovide noted in her review that the 47 plan has a "plan telecom tax" of $17.25 a month in addition to the $47.45 in the plan.<ref name="WP" /> When on customer support, YouTuber Stetson Doggett was told Trump Mobile had "no underlying network" and "its own plan", meaning the service did not use networks from [[Verizon]], [[T-Mobile]], or [[AT&T]].<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Stetson Doggett \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUtSo7dASg0 \|title=I Signed Up for Trump Mobile So You Don't Have To \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=24 Jun 2025 \|access-date=26 Jun 2025}}</ref> This would be proven false later in the video when under Trump Mobile the service utilized T-Mobile cellular data with an eSim.

			When the T1 Phone was announced, the product page mentioned the phone having 12GB of storage rather than RAM, the screen being "6.8” (6.78”) Punch-Hole AMOLED", and the phone being advertised as "MADE IN USA". Since then as of 26 June 2025, both claims have been removed or replaced, such as the screen now being a "6.25 inch Punch-Hole AMOLED".<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|title=Trump Mobile still claims its phone is ‘Made in the USA.’ But it pulled that language from its site \|first1=Lisa \|last1=Eadicicco \|first2=Hadas \|last2=Gold \|date=2025-06-26 \|website=CNN \|access-date=26 Jun 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250626235739/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change \|archive-date=26 Jun 2025 \|url-status=live}}</ref>
	When the T1 Phone was announced, the product page mentioned the phone having 12GB of storage rather than RAM, the screen being "6.8” (6.78”) Punch-Hole AMOLED", and the phone being advertised as "MADE IN USA". Since then as of June 26, both claims have been removed or replaced, such as the screen now being a "6.25 inch Punch-Hole AMOLED".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change\|title=Trump Mobile still claims its phone is ‘Made in the USA.’ But it pulled that language from its site \|first1=Lisa\|last1=Eadicicco\|first2=Hadas\|last2=Gold\|date=2025-06-26\|~~work~~=CNN\|access-date=2025~~-06-26~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250626235739/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/tech/trump-t1-phone-made-in-us-website-change\|archive-date=2025~~-06-26~~\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==
	*T1 Phone (2025): A gold colored phone priced at $499 and claimed "MADE IN USA". Website now states, "American-Proud Design" and "...brought to life right here in the USA." Purism is currently the only U.S. smartphone manufacturer , the Liberty Phone relies partly on imported components. The $169 Revvl 7 Pro 5G, made in China, has the same screen size, battery capacity and camera setup.<ref name=":0">{{Cite ~~news~~ \|~~last=Eadicicco \|first~~=Lisa \|~~last2~~=~~Gold~~ \|first2=Hadas \|~~date~~=~~June 17, 2025~~ \|title=Trump’s sons say their new phone will be built in the US. Experts say it looks a lot like a phone from China \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/tech/trump-mobile-t1-phone-built-in-us-experts-china \|~~work~~=CNN}}</ref>		*T1 Phone (2025): A gold colored phone priced at $499 and claimed "MADE IN USA". Website now states, "American-Proud Design" and "...brought to life right here in the USA." Purism is currently the only U.S. smartphone manufacturer, while the Liberty Phone relies partly on imported components. The $169 Revvl 7 Pro 5G, made in China, has the same screen size, battery capacity and camera setup.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|first1=Lisa \|last1=Eadicicco \|first2=Hadas \|last2=Gold \|title=Trump’s sons say their new phone will be built in the US. Experts say it looks a lot like a phone from China \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/tech/trump-mobile-t1-phone-built-in-us-experts-china \|website=CNN \|date=17 Jun 2025 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250618000817/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/tech/trump-mobile-t1-phone-built-in-us-experts-china \|archive-date=18 Jun 2025}}</ref>
	*47 Plan (2025): The first and only data plan for the Trump Mobile service. It has been noted the service is more expensive compared to other MVNOs such as [[Mint Mobile]], Visible and [[US Mobile]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/we-did-the-math-trump-mobile-is-a-bad-deal-for-consumers/\|~~title=We Did the Math: Trump Mobile Is a Bad Deal for Consumers\|first1=Patrick\|last1~~=~~Holland\|first2=Jeff\|last2=Carlson~~\|date=2025~~-06-18\|work=CNET~~\|access-date=2025-~~06-26~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619032707/https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/we-did-the-math-trump-mobile-is-a-bad-deal-for-consumers/\|archive-date=2025~~-06-19\|url-status=live~~}}</ref>		*47 Plan (2025): The first and only data plan for the Trump Mobile service. It has been noted the service is more expensive compared to other MVNOs such as [[Mint Mobile]], Visible and [[US Mobile]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|first1=Patrick \|last1=Holland \|first2=Jeff \|last2=Carlson \|title=We Did the Math: Trump Mobile Is a Bad Deal for Consumers \|url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/we-did-the-math-trump-mobile-is-a-bad-deal-for-consumers/ \|website=CNet \|date=18 Jun 2025 \|access-date=13 Jul 2025 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619032707/https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/we-did-the-math-trump-mobile-is-a-bad-deal-for-consumers/ \|archive-date=19 Jun 2025}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	==References==		==References==
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