With the “Trump Phone” against the iPhone: Made in America?

June 16, 2015 is a historical day for the supporters of Donald Trump. On this day, the real estate millionaire announced his ambitions to the presidential office on the golden escalator in the New York Trump Tower. Ten years later, the Trump-Sons and Donald Jr. used the unofficial festival day of the “Make America Great Again” community to announce the Trump Mobile mobile phone service there and their own smartphone. Trump Mobile costs $ 47.45 a month in the “47 Plan” – an allusion to the 45th and 47th presidency that Donald Trump won.

The catch on the item for customers: At peak times you will be reduced at the speed, while premium customers can surf online at the classic providers without limits. Because Trump Mobile is not a provider that operates its own mobile network-such as AT&T, Verizon Mobile or T-Mobile-but a so-called MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator). The operators of these virtual networks sell the unused network capacities of the real mobile networks at discount prices under their own brand.

The Trump plan can be used in any smartphones. Trump Mobile primarily wants to mix up the market with its own device, the T1 Phone 8002. The gold-colored Trump mobile phone should be loud Press release coming onto the market for $ 499 (plus VAT). However, many questions remained open to the announcement in the Trump Tower. The start date of August was also questioned. Suddenly there was only talk of “Later This Year”, so someday in 2025.

That was the reading sample of our Heise Plus article “with the” Trump Phone “against the iPhone: Made in America?”. With a Heise Plus subscription you can read the whole article.


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