Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Showing Original Post only (View all)

struggle4progress

(126,732 posts)
Sun May 24, 2026, 06:46 AM Sunday

The Trump phone is here. Critics say it's junk [View all]

Salon
Garrett Owen
Thu, May 21, 2026 at 6:30 AM EDT

... the phone’s release faced delays, with the launch date originally set for August 2025. It was pushed back to October but failed to be released a second time.

Last week, the Trump family’s mobile phone company announced in a social media post that the phones would be “shipping this week” to customers who preordered the device. Reportedly, some 590,000 customers placed $100 preorders for the device, creating a collective $59 million in deposits.

“Phones that were preordered are starting to be delivered to customers this week,” Trump Mobile ​CEO Pat O’Brien said in a statement to Reuters last Wednesday. At the time, there was no indication from the company nor from customers that the devices had been delivered. When asked for clarification on shipping and deliveries, neither Trump Mobile nor the Trump Organization responded to Salon’s request for comment ...

The T1 appears to be a slightly modified, Chinese-manufactured Android device called the T-Mobile REVVL 7 Pro 5G that was briefly recalled after its launch 2024 due to quality control and regulatory issues ...

https://tech.yahoo.com/phones/articles/trump-phone-critics-junk-103004613.html

30 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
... there are no signs that a single T1 Phone has shipped ... struggle4progress Sunday #1
The "shipped" phones Roy Rolling Sunday #12
... rump Mobile confirms it exposed customers' personal data, including phone numbers and home addresses ... struggle4progress Sunday #2
A similar phone sells for $179 at Walmart gab13by13 Sunday #3
$126.99 on Amazon William Seger Sunday #5
+1 dalton99a Sunday #25
Yeah, but...... SergeStorms Sunday #9
Don't forget the American flag on the back! mwmisses4289 Sunday #17
"american" flag Tben Sunday #24
It's hard for them to count when they run out of fingers. GreenWave Sunday #27
Couldn't you just put the phone you have in a gold case? karynnj Sunday #21
Of course they could. SergeStorms Sunday #28
"How stupid are Magats?" IronLionZion Sunday #15
You can't cure stupid Blumancru Sunday #18
Tin can with string. Emile Sunday #4
Speaking of string... BH liberal Sunday #6
A most excellent point. niyad Sunday #13
This message was self-deleted by its author niyad Sunday #14
Found a picture of his new phone he's conning off. Emile Sunday #22
;-{) LEGACY MODEL Goonch Sunday #7
ha ha. Of course it is Trumpy gold colored!! riversedge Sunday #10
The Trump Phone is exactly the bad deal you expected We called it "hard to recommend" two years ago Celerity Sunday #8
And who's gonna wanna pull out one of these beauties in public after all this? Might as... OGBuzz Sunday #11
Eric. rubbersole Sunday #16
It's true: a fool and his money are soon parted MIButterfly Sunday #19
This message was self-deleted by its author MineralMan Sunday #20
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! Sneederbunk Sunday #23
Who would pay $500 for a refirbished 2024 model in 2026? aeromanKC Sunday #26
Dumpster diving to fill the orders lame54 Sunday #29
The American flag on the new Trump mobile phone only has 11 stripes LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #30
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»The Trump phone is here. ...