Overview
- Customer service told multiple outlets the $499 gold-colored T1 will not ship in December and is now expected in mid to late January, though the company has issued no formal revised date.
- Support representatives attributed the slip to the recent government shutdown and a pause in FCC activity, a rationale analysts say can slow approvals but rarely halts private supply chains entirely.
- Trump Mobile continues to take $100 deposits for the device and promotes a $47.45 monthly plan, while some preorder customers report only receipt confirmations and no firm delivery commitments.
- With the flagship phone still unavailable, the website is listing refurbished Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy models as alternatives.
- The venture operates as an MVNO delivered via Liberty Mobile Wireless with customer service by Ensurety Ventures, and earlier marketing that emphasized U.S. manufacturing has been toned down amid ongoing questions about the handset’s origins.