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{{~~InfoboxCompany~~

{{CompanyCargo

| ~~Name~~ = ~~{{PAGENAME}}~~

|Founded=2025-06-16

| ~~Type~~ = ~~Private~~

|Industry=Telecommunications

| ~~Founded~~ = ~~June 16, 2025~~

|Logo=Trump Mobile.png

| ~~Industry~~ = ~~Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO)~~

|ParentCompany=Trump Organization

| ~~Official~~ Website = https://trumpmobile.com/

|Type=Subsidiary

| ~~Logo~~ = Trump ~~Mobile~~.~~png~~

|Website=https://trumpmobile.com/

|Description=MVNO founded by the Trump Organization. Soon after the launch, issues with signing up, false advertising, and double charges emerged.

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===Unavailability of service (2025)===

When the service was announced, journalists and YouTubers bought into the service to test its functionality as an MVNO. When journalist Shira Ovide signed up for the "47 Plan" (being the only available service package on the website), she noted it was "impossible" to enable the service on her phone, with her credit card being instantly charged.<ref name="WP">{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ |title=I tried signing up for Trump Mobile service. Here’s how it went. |first=Shira |last=Ovide |work=The Washington Post |date=2025-06-17 |access-date=26 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617201221/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ |archive-date=17 June 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> ~~The reason being due~~ to the wait for an activation QR code ~~to be sent through~~ email ~~and the~~ "coming soon" text on the ~~activate new phone~~ number ~~and activate current phone number screens.~~

When the service was announced, journalists and YouTubers bought into the service to test its functionality as an MVNO. When journalist Shira Ovide signed up for the "47 Plan" (being the only available service package on the website), she noted it was "impossible" to enable the service on her phone, with her credit card being instantly charged.<ref name="WP">{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ |title=I tried signing up for Trump Mobile service. Here’s how it went. |first=Shira |last=Ovide |work=The Washington Post |date=2025-06-17 |access-date=26 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617201221/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ |archive-date=17 June 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Contributing factors to the lack of functionality included the long wait-time for an activation QR code via email, alongside "coming soon" text being displayed on the number activation screen.

===False advertising (2025)===

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+{{CompanyCargo
-| Name = {{PAGENAME}}
+|Founded=2025-06-16
-| Type = Private
+|Industry=Telecommunications
-| Founded = June 16, 2025
+|Logo=Trump Mobile.png
-| Industry = Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO)
+|ParentCompany=Trump Organization
-| Official Website = https://trumpmobile.com/
+|Type=Subsidiary
-| Logo = Trump Mobile.png
+|Website=https://trumpmobile.com/
+|Description=MVNO founded by the Trump Organization. Soon after the launch, issues with signing up, false advertising, and double charges emerged.
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 ===Unavailability of service (2025)===
-When the service was announced, journalists and YouTubers bought into the service to test its functionality as an MVNO. When journalist Shira Ovide signed up for the "47 Plan" (being the only available service package on the website), she noted it was "impossible" to enable the service on her phone, with her credit card being instantly charged.<ref name="WP">{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ |title=I tried signing up for Trump Mobile service. Here’s how it went. |first=Shira |last=Ovide |work=The Washington Post |date=2025-06-17 |access-date=26 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617201221/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ |archive-date=17 June 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> The reason being due to the wait for an activation QR code to be sent through email and the "coming soon" text on the activate new phone number and activate current phone number screens.<!-- Rather weird wording. - Sojourna -->
+When the service was announced, journalists and YouTubers bought into the service to test its functionality as an MVNO. When journalist Shira Ovide signed up for the "47 Plan" (being the only available service package on the website), she noted it was "impossible" to enable the service on her phone, with her credit card being instantly charged.<ref name="WP">{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ |title=I tried signing up for Trump Mobile service. Here’s how it went. |first=Shira |last=Ovide |work=The Washington Post |date=2025-06-17 |access-date=26 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617201221/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/17/trump-mobile-phone-signup-wireless-service/ |archive-date=17 June 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Contributing factors to the lack of functionality included the long wait-time for an activation QR code via email, alongside "coming soon" text being displayed on the number activation screen.
 ===False advertising (2025)===