Trump’s phone is not here

Where is Trump’s phone? We will continue to talk about it every week. We reached out as usual to ask about the whereabouts of Trump’s phone. It’s now been over a week since Trump Mobile announced that the phones would “start shipping this week.”

Last week Trump Mobile announced The T1 is ready to start shipping by the end of the week. Almost two weeks later, there’s no sign of this actually happening, and the company still hasn’t shipped either phone I ordered Edge.

Depending on where you get the news, you might believe the company when it says the phone has now been launched: the phone is “here” according to Newsweek“has finally been released” according to The daily monsterand is now “shipping” according to Reuters.

None of this seems to be true. no one EdgeBoth phones ordered were shipped from Trump Mobile and are not possible at this time – Trump Mobile still has not requested our shipping address or charged us beyond the initial deposit of $100. Outside of us, I can’t find a single regular buyer who claims to have received a phone or even an email confirming that their phone is ready to ship or that the company intends to collect the remaining $399 from them after their deposit. The large-scale rollout that the company promised does not appear to have begun yet.

At least two phones He owns I got out, but not through normal channels. both of them nbc and CNET I have received T1 phones; The first said that she received her phone after an email from the company promising that “the devices will be released to the media,” while CNET She says her order was “expedited” by Trump Mobile, “because we are cnet.com.” I have contacted Trump Mobile for the umpteenth time and have now been told that our particular order will be expedited, although at the time of writing there has been no change in the status of our order.

The good news is that both phones have been sent to NBC and… CNET It matches what was in the company’s latest promotional video. Each ships with a braided USB-C cable, wall charger, and plastic case, and looks identical to the latest announced design – 11 American flag stripes Included. You also get two unusual apps pre-installed: Trump Social Network Social truth; and Doctegrity, the telehealth service included in Trump Mobile plans. No NBC or… CNET NBC has only reviewed the phone so far, though NBC has at least “tested its basic features, such as calling, texting, web browsing, and taking photos, all of which work normally.” It’s a low bar, but Trump’s phone exceeds it.

Trump’s phone release isn’t the only unsubstantiated claim I’ve seen recently. Many outlets are still repeating that 590,000 buyers have pre-ordered the phone, What I explained in January has not been proven -And this week Customer data leak It indicates that at most 30,000 phones have been ordered. Others say the phone is based on the $250 T-Mobile Revvl 7 Pro 5G – We considered the same thing Back when the T1 was first announced, but the newer version of the phone doesn’t match the Revvl at all. Some posts even suggest the phone is made in China – it may be, but we don’t know, and if anything, the available evidence suggests Taiwan is more likely.

All the hype aside, Trump Mobile seems to have gotten what it wanted. By announcing a plan to ship the phones and sending two to the media, the impression was created that the phone existed, buyers were satisfied, and the whole thing was done. There’s nothing to see here, guys.

Over the course of 11 months of covering this company, I’ve learned not to take Trump Mobile at its word. This is a company that has missed every deadline it has ever set, changed the design and specifications of its phone multiple times, and lied about where it was manufactured.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I think the Trump phone is here and not just when both models are present Edge Purchased in our hands, but when a lot of other buyers also have their own products. Even then, Trump’s phone has not been released, has not shipped, and is not here.

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