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Miles Archer

(24,331 posts)
Tue May 19, 2026, 01:10 PM 18 hrs ago

Rapin' Mobile Roamin' Data Grampy's $499 phone is decorated with an American flag with 11 stripes. Not 13. 11. USA! USA! [View all]

Customers looking to pre-order the T1 phone must pay a $100 refundable deposit and join a waitlist for the $499 device, which NBC News describes as a “promotional price.” The service also comes with a $47.45 monthly plan.

Trump Mobile CEO Pat O’Brien told USA Today that customers who pre-ordered the phones should receive them within the coming weeks.

But the rollout has already attracted ridicule over a glaring design error: the American flag printed on the back of the phone appears to contain only 11 stripes instead of the standard 13.

The company has also quietly backed away from earlier claims that the device was “Made in the USA.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-mobile-phone-is-finally-releasedwith-a-major-blunder/

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