00:00The Trump Mobile T1 phone has finally shipped.
00:02The first major review called it a urine sample.
00:06So was it worth the wait?
00:07Here's what's happening.
00:08Now when we last covered this, 590,000 people had paid $100 deposits on a $499 gold smartphone.
00:15And Trump Mobile had quietly rewritten its terms to say the phone may never ship at all.
00:20Well, it shipped.
00:21Sort of.
00:21Units started reaching media outlets in mid-May.
00:24Standouts?
00:25It's gold, it has an American flag on the back, and it comes preloaded with Truth Social.
00:30Notably, the flag on the phone only has 11 stripes, the American flag has 13 stripes.
00:34CNET Managing Editor Patrick Holland went on CNN and described the gold finish somewhere
00:38between Scrooge McDuck's coin vault, a jar of mustard, and in his words, a urine sample.
00:44He also noted that the hardware performs nearly identically to a phone that currently sells
00:48on Amazon for $110.
00:50According to Quandary Peak Research, another comparable device is available for free on
00:55some carrier plans.
00:56But what about those who pre-ordered the phone and still haven't received it?
00:59Well, your data might have been leaked.
01:01According to TechCrunch, Trump Mobile confirmed it exposed the names, home addresses, phone
01:06numbers, and emails of roughly 27,000 pre-order customers directly to the open internet, meaning
01:11that information was publicly accessible to anyone who knew where to look.
01:15The company insists no financial information was accessed.
01:18Critics in the tech press say the price was never justified, and that a phone preloaded
01:22with the president's social media app raises real questions about how much data users will
01:27actively be sharing with the government.
01:29Supporters say the reviews are politically motivated.
01:32For buyers who wanted patriotic branding, US-based customer support, and a headphone jack in 2026,
01:38you get what you pay for.
01:39If you get one.
01:39So here's the big question.
01:41Does the brand make the phone worth $4.99, or is this just an overpriced Android with
01:46a Trump sticker on the back?
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