An estimated 590,000 buyers paid a £74 ($100) deposit to secure one, collectively handing the venture roughly £43.7 million ($59 million). As of May 2026, not a single confirmed customer has received the device. Now, a fresh wave of anger is spreading across MAGA forums after buyers received communication making clear that their money is, for all practical purposes, gone.

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[–] 9 points 4 months ago

A quick search did not reveal it, but the article above states

The clearest signal yet that buyers may never see either a phone or their money came with a revised terms of service published on 6 April 2026.

And an AOL article has some text

"A preorder deposit provides only a conditional opportunity if Trump Mobile later elects, in its sole discretion, to offer the Device for sale. A deposit is not a purchase, does not constitute acceptance of an order, does not create a contract for sale, does not transfer ownership or title interest, does not allocate or reserve specific inventory, and does not guarantee that a Device will be produced or made available for purchase."

Let that sink in: they revised the TOS after people already paid. I truly hope they get sued.

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