• Where is the Trump phone?

    From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to All on Fri Jan 9 10:33:20 2026
    There are probably a few readers of FIDO POLITICS who are very
    disappointed that their gold encrusted phones, which will complement their
    gold sneakers and whatever other accessories they've ordered, have not
    arrived yet.

    Where is the Trump phone? Golden iPhone rival misses another release date as experts suggest it may never arrive

    Date:
    Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:08:14 +0000

    Description:
    The Trump Mobile T1 Phone still hasnt shipped and its future appears to be uncertain.

    FULL STORY

    US President Donald Trump has made a big deal of selling a gold-colored Trump-branded T1 Phone to his loyal supporters, but so far no one has
    anything to show for it, despite $100 pre-orders being taken for the
    mysterious device. Things havent been looking up recently, either, as the T1 Phone has just missed another launch deadline.

    Back when it was announced in June 2025 , it was promised that the device
    would ship in August or September that year. Those dates came and went
    without any phones being sent out to purchasers, and the release date was
    then changed to later this year on the products website.

    That later this year phrasing implied that the T1 Phone would arrive before
    the end of 2025. But with 2026 well underway and no sign of the phone on the horizon, it seems that the device proudly bearing Trumps name is nowhere to
    be found.

    Visit the Trump Mobile website today and youll see the phone is still being promised for later this year, which no indication of which year that actually refers to. With the launch date uncertain, its not known how far the product
    is from being released.

    Missing in action

    Technically, the later this year text on the T1 Phones website could still be correct if it now refers to some point later in 2026. But the fact remains
    that the website had promised a 2025 launch date for the phone, which has now been missed.

    According to the Financial Times , Trump Mobiles customer service team told
    the outlet that the phone was delayed due to the recent US government
    shutdown. Writing in December 2025, the Financial Times said it was told by Trump Mobile that there was a strong possibility that the device would not
    ship by the end of the month which has now come to pass.

    This is not the first time that Trump Mobile has courted controversy. It has apparently renounced its flagship pledge to have the T1 Phone manufactured in America, while its mobile network has thrown up a plethora of issues and worrying limitations to those who have tried to use it.

    Speaking to PBS, International Data Corp. analyst Francisco Jeronimo was doubtful about the phones prospects . We have always been quite skeptical
    about this phone, Jeronimo said. They are probably finding that it is harder
    to build a phone than they thought it would be. Lets see if this thing comes
    to life or not.

    With the calendar ticking over to a new year and the phone still absent, its anyones guess when or if it will finally touch down. Even if it does become
    a reality, it might not bear much resemblance to the promises that were made back when it was first revealed to the world.

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    Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/phones/where-is-the-trump-phone-golden-iphone-rival- misses-another-release-date-as-experts-suggest-it-may-never-arrive

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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to Mike Powell on Fri Jan 9 20:55:41 2026
    On Fri 9-Jan-2026 10:33a, Mike Powell@1:2320/105.0 wrote:
    There are probably a few readers of FIDO POLITICS who are very disappointed that their gold encrusted phones, which will complement their gold sneakers and whatever other accessories they've ordered, have not arrived yet.

    Ha ha.. Love the dig on the POLITICS echo, I am not the only one who prefers the discussions in this ECHO, which for the most part seems to be more objective and almost always start with the actual news source of what the OP wishes to discuss. Vs. the Vitrolic subjective responses that basically all say, "I don't care what evidence you give me, I believe what I believe and nothing will change my mind, and you're stupid and I'm not.." I was married to someone with that mindset for 13 years, and learned to just immediately tune out...

    "There's no point in talking when there's nobody listening."

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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to All on Fri Jan 9 20:56:53 2026
    Hey! I'm still waiting for the cost of my groceries to go down, and my $5000 DOGE refund... I could care duck all about a golden phone!

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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to Mike Powell on Sat Jan 10 12:18:41 2026
    On Sat 10-Jan-2026 9:55a, Mike Powell@1:2320/105.0 said to Rug Rat:

    To be fair, the subject matter is supposed to be a little different. This

    Understand vis - visa the subject matter. The main thing I like about this ECHO is as mentioned above, the topics usually start out with an actual objective news article, if people want to follow up with a subjective response they can. So far it seems to keep things focused.

    The politics echo is always just the same 2 or 3 far right wing users posting, anyone replying even if they quote, link, or copy/paste objective evidence. The original posters just say they don't care. It's almost as bad as trying to have a logincal debate with a woman..

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