• Trump phone

    From Dos@VERT/DOSBBS to All on Thu May 14 16:14:47 2026
    Where are the Trump phones? 590,000 Americans paid $100 dollar down payment to get 'The greatest phone in the history of phones'. $59,000,000...and nobody has phone. The Trump family has $59,000,000 and there hasn't been a single phone delivered to anyone. A GOLD 'Made in America' phone...THE BEST PHONE EVER!!!!! People are asking 'Where's my phone?' Hmmmmmmm, hey MAGA, do you guys have any idea what's going on?? Surely the Trumps aren't scamming us...if anyone can find out what's up let us know.

    Thank you!

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  • From Denn@VERT/OUTWEST to Dos on Thu May 14 22:51:38 2026
    Re: Trump phone
    By: Dos to All on Thu May 14 2026 04:14 pm

    Where are the Trump phones? 590,000 Americans paid $100 dollar down

    Never heard of it.
    I have the Joe Biden watch tho, it runs slow and falls off my wrist alot.

    Denn

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Dos on Fri May 15 07:53:10 2026
    Dos wrote to All <=-

    Where are the Trump phones? 590,000 Americans paid $100 dollar down payment to get 'The greatest phone in the history of phones'. $59,000,000...and nobody has phone.

    They'll be here in 2 weeks. Apparently, it's now a 2024 T-Mobile
    Android phone made in China.


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Denn on Fri May 15 07:53:10 2026
    Denn wrote to Dos <=-

    I have the Joe Biden watch tho, it runs slow and falls off my wrist
    alot.

    OK, that was pretty funny.




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  • From Mike Powell@VERT/CAPTEST to Dos on Fri May 15 20:06:00 2026
    Where are the Trump phones? 590,000 Americans paid $100 dollar down payment to
    get 'The greatest phone in the history of phones'. $59,000,000...and nobody has
    phone. The Trump family has $59,000,000 and there hasn't been a single phone delivered to anyone. A GOLD 'Made in America' phone...THE BEST PHONE EVER!!!!!
    People are asking 'Where's my phone?' Hmmmmmmm, hey MAGA, do you guys have any
    idea what's going on?? Surely the Trumps aren't scamming us...if anyone can find out what's up let us know.

    Thank you!

    From an article I read, the official website says they are now ready to ship. That should make some of the folks in FIDO POLITICS happy.


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  • From Dos@VERT/DOSBBS to Mike Powell on Fri May 15 13:23:50 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: Mike Powell to Dos on Fri May 15 2026 08:06 pm

    They were supposed to be made in America...why does he always lie? Thanks for the update.

    DOS

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Dos on Fri May 15 12:26:26 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: Dos to Mike Powell on Fri May 15 2026 01:23 pm

    They were supposed to be made in America...why does he always lie? Thanks for the update.

    It's hard to find something 100% made in the US, especially electronics, since a lot of electronic components are made in China.

    Nightfox

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri May 15 15:29:56 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Dos on Fri May 15 2026 07:53 am

    Dos wrote to All <=-

    Where are the Trump phones? 590,000 Americans paid $100 dollar down payment to get 'The greatest phone in the history of phones'. $59,000,000...and nobody has phone.

    They'll be here in 2 weeks. Apparently, it's now a 2024 T-Mobile
    Android phone made in China.


    made in china?! oh god!

    like everything else including the device you are using now?


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Dos on Fri May 15 15:30:46 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: Dos to Mike Powell on Fri May 15 2026 01:23 pm

    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: Mike Powell to Dos on Fri May 15 2026 08:06 pm

    They were supposed to be made in America...why does he always lie?
    Thanks for the update.

    DOS


    arent you the guy who was here several years ago posting under other people's names?


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Dos on Fri May 15 15:37:06 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: MRO to Dos on Fri May 15 2026 03:30 pm

    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: Dos to Mike Powell on Fri May 15 2026 01:23 pm

    Re: Re: Trump phone By: Mike Powell to Dos on Fri May 15 2026 08:06
    pm

    They were supposed to be made in America...why does he always lie?
    Thanks for the update.

    DOS


    arent you the guy who was here several years ago posting under other people's names?



    no, that guy knew how to port forward.
    check out your router settings.
    i also see you are on the sbbslist and it's showing your local ip address.


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  • From Ogg@VERT/CAPCITY2 to Mike Powell on Fri May 15 19:08:00 2026
    Hello Mike Powell!

    ** On Friday 15.05.26 - 20:06, Mike Powell wrote to Dos:

    From an article I read, the official website says they are now ready to ship. That should make some of the folks in FIDO POLITICS happy.


    I find no claim ready-to-ship. Instead, a lot of "maybe"s:

    "Deposit Purpose

    "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.

    "A binding sales contract is formed only if all of the following occur: (1) Trump Mobile makes the Device available for sale; (2) you complete checkout; (3) you submit full payment; and (4) Trump Mobile accepts and successfully processes payment. Until those conditions are satisfied, no enforceable agreement for purchase exists. No Price Lock or Promotion Guarantee

    "The deposit does not lock in pricing, promotions, service plans, taxes,
    fees, shipping costs, or other commercial terms. Final pricing and offers
    will be disclosed at the time of purchase..

    "Estimated ship dates, launch timelines, or anticipated production schedule
    are non-binding estimates only. Trump Mobile does not guarantee that: the Device will be commercially released; regulatory approvals (including FCC authorization) will be obtained; carrier certification will be secured; production will commence or continue; or delivery will occur within any specific timeframe. Trump Mobile will not be responsible for delay, modification, or failure to release a Device..
    No Guarantee of Network Compatibility or Performance

    At least, the $100 deposits can be refunded by request:

    "If you cancel your deposit before completing a purchase, you may request a full refund. Refund requests must be submitted through Trump Mobile customer support prior to completion of a final sale. If Trump Mobile cancels or discontinues the Device offering prior to sale, Trump Mobile will issue a
    full refund of the deposit amount paid. Deposits do not accrue interest, are non-transferable, and have no independent cash value except as expressly provided in these Terms or required by applicable law. Approved refunds will
    be issued to the original payment method and may take several business days
    to process, depending on your financial institution and other events outside our reasonable control. Exclusive Remedy; Limitation of Liability


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  • From Mike Powell@VERT/CAPTEST to Dos on Sat May 16 05:31:00 2026

    They were supposed to be made in America...why does he always lie? Thanks for
    the update.

    Supposedly, they realized there was no way to 100% make them in America. I believe he, as an allegedly smart businessman, should have already known that.


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  • From Mike Powell@VERT/CAPTEST to MRO on Sat May 16 05:34:00 2026
    They'll be here in 2 weeks. Apparently, it's now a 2024 T-Mobile
    Android phone made in China.

    made in china?! oh god!

    like everything else including the device you are using now?

    It wouldn't be a big shock, or big deal, had they not made such a big deal of claiming it would be "Made in the USA!"

    If they'd not made a big deal about it, no one would have ever expected it to be made here. It would be, as you say, like everything else.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Ogg on Sat May 16 03:27:49 2026
    Re: Trump phone
    By: Ogg to Mike Powell on Fri May 15 2026 07:08 pm

    I find no claim ready-to-ship. Instead, a lot of "maybe"s:


    https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/14/business/the-trump-phone-will-start-shipping-fo llowing-months-of-delays


    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-mobile-t1-phone-shipping-preorder-terms/


    https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2026/05/13/trump-t1-phone-ship-release-florida- assembly/90051169007/


    https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/trump-phone-will-finally-ship-this-week-after -months-long-delay/



    "The deposit does not lock in pricing, promotions, service plans,
    taxes, fees, shipping costs, or other commercial terms. Final
    pricing and offers will be disclosed at the time of purchase..




    this is a non issue. shit takes time.
    i'm doing spacex shit now. things dont work out the way the way the office boys say.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Mike Powell on Sat May 16 03:29:44 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: Mike Powell to Dos on Sat May 16 2026 05:31 am


    They were supposed to be made in America...why does he always lie?
    Thanks for the update.

    Supposedly, they realized there was no way to 100% make them in
    America. I believe he, as an allegedly smart businessman,
    should have already known that.



    as someone who's been in mfg for 30 years, NOTHING is truly made in america. it's all china. we might get shit and stamp something on it, but it's made someplace else. or part of it is. the important part.
    that is what happens when democrats shipped out everything in the 90s to
    other countries.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Mike Powell on Sat May 16 03:31:25 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: Mike Powell to MRO on Sat May 16 2026 05:34 am

    They'll be here in 2 weeks. Apparently, it's now a
    2024 T-Mobile Android phone made in China.

    made in china?! oh god!

    like everything else including the device you are using now?

    It wouldn't be a big shock, or big deal, had they not made such a big
    deal of claiming it would be "Made in the USA!"


    a lot of made in america things are just assembled in america with
    foreign parts. then they put a made in the usa sticker on it.

    people just dont understand how shit works.

    people get their dick hard about trump making mistakes. they should get a life.


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  • From Mike Powell@VERT/CAPTEST to Ogg on Sat May 16 19:26:00 2026
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    Hello Mike Powell!

    ** On Friday 15.05.26 - 20:06, Mike Powell wrote to Dos:

    From an article I read, the official website says they are now ready to ship. That should make some of the folks in FIDO POLITICS happy.


    I find no claim ready-to-ship. Instead, a lot of "maybe"s:


    I was going by what was said in the article. Didn't check the website. I have now seen other articles and news stories about how it is "coming," and that it appears to be based on a phone (made in China) that is already available in the USA via T-mobile for considerably less than this gold-painted version.


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  • From Mike Powell@VERT/CAPTEST to MRO on Sat May 16 19:33:00 2026
    as someone who's been in mfg for 30 years, NOTHING is truly made in america.
    it's all china. we might get shit and stamp something on it, but it's made someplace else. or part of it is. the important part.

    Most people know that. The problem comes when you claim something is made here that is not.

    IIRC, Wal-Mart got in hot water for that a few years ago, so catching flack for doing it is also now new.

    that is what happens when democrats shipped out everything in the 90s to other countries.

    Cannot argue against this. The Clinton's had a plan to offshore a lot of "dirty" manufacturing. Most people think that was NAFTA but it was actually after their trip to China and SE Asia that the plan really kicked off. The other half of the plan was to set up social programs for the "losers" who lost their jobs. That half never really got done.

    A plan that creates a class of "losers" should have been their hint that it wasn't a good plan.


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  • From Roger@VERT/OUTWEST to MRO on Sat May 16 22:46:30 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: MRO to Mike Powell on Sat May 16 2026 03:29 am

    They were supposed to be made in America...why does he always lie?
    Thanks for the update.

    as someone who's been in mfg for 30 years, NOTHING is truly made in america. it's all china. we might get shit and stamp something on it, but it's made someplace else. or part of it is. the important part. that is what happens when democrats shipped out everything in the 90s to other countries.

    Where I work, most of our components are made in Utah, However one component is made in Mexico, I work at the assembley plant as a trainer where we put the parts together for shipment to all the auto companies.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Mike Powell on Sun May 17 17:46:00 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: Mike Powell to MRO on Sat May 16 2026 07:33 pm

    as someone who's been in mfg for 30 years, NOTHING is
    truly made in america. it's all china. we might get shit and stamp something on it, but it's made someplace else. or part of it is. the important part.


    it's not really IMPORTANT; people just like to hang onto shit trump says.
    like when he made a typo people were making mugs and tv shirts.

    He could have been told that it was made in america. It could be a deal fell through. and like i said, things can be 'made in the usa' but be entirely comprised of foreign parts.

    if our country was a better country that didn't sell itself out due to politicians, we could have phones built here. Sadly, china is a better country through hard work.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Roger on Sun May 17 17:48:28 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: Roger to MRO on Sat May 16 2026 10:46 pm


    Where I work, most of our components are made in Utah, However
    one component is made in Mexico, I work at the assembley plant as a
    trainer where we put the parts together for shipment to all the auto companies.



    if you look up china's industrial revolution you will see that they took over basically everything.

    i know all this but i'll paste from the internets because i'm lazy:

    Proto-industrialization (1978-1988): Moving away from centrally planned mandates, China encouraged rural enterprises and collective ownership in
    small towns. This unleashed localized market competition, boosted peasant incomes, and provided millions of jobs outside of traditional state-owned enterprises.


    Light Mass Production (1988-1998): The country shifted its focus to labor-intensive mass production. By utilizing its vast labor force, China became the world's largest producer and exporter of textiles, toys, and furniture.


    Heavy and Advanced Manufacturing (1998-Present): This phase shifted from manufacturing simple consumer goods to mastering the "means of mass production". This saw massive infrastructure scaling, steel production, and a transition into high-tech manufacturing, culminating in global dominance in sectors like electric vehicles (EVs) and green tech


    those parts from utah probably have something from china in them.


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  • From Denn@VERT/OUTWEST to MRO on Sun May 17 20:50:40 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: MRO to Mike Powell on Sun May 17 2026 05:46 pm

    it's not really IMPORTANT; people just like to hang onto shit trump says. like when he made a typo people were making mugs and tv shirts.

    He could have been told that it was made in america. It could be a deal fell through. and like i said, things can be 'made in the usa' but be entirely comprised of foreign parts.

    It was probably assembeled in the USA, Alot of components are maufactured abroad, then assembled in the USA.

    Denn

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  • From Roger@VERT/OUTWEST to MRO on Sun May 17 21:13:47 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: MRO to Roger on Sun May 17 2026 05:48 pm

    Where I work, most of our components are made in Utah, However one
    component is made in Mexico, I work at the assembley plant as a trainer
    where we put the parts together for shipment to all the auto companies.

    those parts from utah probably have something from china in them.

    Nope, we actually manufacture everything at various plants in Utah except for the component that we manufacture in Mexico, due to material costs.
    We own the plant in Mexico.
    I agree most companies source out manufacturing to cheap labor countries.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Roger on Sun May 17 23:13:43 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: Roger to MRO on Sun May 17 2026 09:13 pm

    those parts from utah probably have something from china in them.

    Nope, we actually manufacture everything at various plants in Utah
    except for the component that we manufacture in Mexico, due to
    material costs. We own the plant in Mexico. I agree most companies
    source out manufacturing to cheap labor countries.


    it's not the cheap labor. these countries are good at what they do.
    there's little competition in some cases.

    china is the biggest producer of steel and other metals and minerals.
    and several other things.

    look up their industrial revolution. it's pretty remarkable.


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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Denn on Mon May 18 09:51:55 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: Denn to MRO on Sun May 17 2026 08:50 pm

    It was probably assembeled in the USA, A lot of components are maufactured abroad, then assembled in the USA.

    I heard California passed a law saying you can't label a product as "made in the USA" if a certain percentage or higher of its parts were not made in the US. I heard of this because I follow some guitar forums, and Fender (guitar maker, located in California) was affected by this, because now they can't label their US-made guitars as made in the USA. Apparently they're labeling those guitars with "Coronoa, California" now instead.

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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to MRO on Mon May 18 11:20:22 2026
    He could have been told that it was made in america. It could be a deal fell through. and like i said, things can be 'made in the usa' but be entirely comprised of foreign parts.

    Those products usually say "ASSEMBLED in the USA," not "Made in..." As I pointed out before, Wal-Mart got in trouble for putting "Made in..." on products that were only assembled here (if even that!) several years ago.

    So it isn't just a pile on Trump thing. Companies have been piled on
    before for doing it.

    if our country was a better country that didn't sell itself out due to politicians, we could have phones built here. Sadly, china is a better country through hard work.

    I covered that in my last response, i.e. that this is correct and who was
    most responsible for getting us here.


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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to DENN on Mon May 18 11:20:22 2026
    it's not really IMPORTANT; people just like to hang onto shit trump says.
    like when he made a typo people were making mugs and tv shirts.

    He could have been told that it was made in america. It could be a deal fell through. and like i said, things can be 'made in the usa' but be entirely comprised of foreign parts.

    It was probably assembeled in the USA, Alot of components are maufactured abroad, then assembled in the USA.

    The phone? No, if you read about it, is is a model made and assembled in
    China starting in 2025. T-Mobile has it on offer, but not in special Trump gold, for significantly less than the rebadged Trump T1.

    After it was announced that it would start shipping, a company in China
    even trolled them about it.


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  • From JB@VERT/RIVERBBS to Nightfox on Sun May 17 20:49:31 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: Nightfox to Dos on Fri May 15 2026 12:26 pm

    Trump would never lie.

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  • From JB@VERT/RIVERBBS to MRO on Sun May 17 20:51:10 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: MRO to Dos on Fri May 15 2026 03:30 pm

    certainly not,,,just discovered BBSing.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to JB on Tue May 19 20:46:56 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: JB to MRO on Sun May 17 2026 08:51 pm

    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: MRO to Dos on Fri May 15 2026 03:30 pm

    certainly not,,,just discovered BBSing.


    so you are this dos person?


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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to JB on Tue May 19 20:15:38 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: JB to Nightfox on Sun May 17 2026 08:49 pm

    Trump would never lie.

    It would help if you'd quote what you're replying to. I don't know what you're referencing here.

    Nightfox

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  • From JB@VERT/RIVERBBS to All on Tue May 19 19:56:08 2026
    Just read the phone is a 2 year old model. The greatest phone ever.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to JB on Thu May 21 03:04:56 2026
    Re: Trump phone
    By: JB to All on Tue May 19 2026 07:56 pm

    Just read the phone is a 2 year old model. The greatest
    phone ever.


    my phone model is old (5 years) and i'm still happy with it.


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  • From Ogg@VERT/CAPCITY2 to Nightfox on Wed May 20 19:06:00 2026
    Hello Nightfox!

    ** On Tuesday 19.05.26 - 20:15, Nightfox wrote to JB:

    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: JB to Nightfox on Sun May 17 2026 08:49 pm

    Trump would never lie.

    It would help if you'd quote what you're replying to. I don't know what you're referencing here.

    Nightfox

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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to Ogg on Thu May 21 08:11:51 2026
    Ogg wrote to Nightfox <=-

    Trump would never lie.

    It would help if you'd quote what you're replying to. I don't know what you're referencing here.

    Your Synchronet doesn't offer navigating through message linking/threading? The MSGIDs seem to be there.

    Of course Synchronet offers that. Not really the point.

    Quoting should always be done to help with context.

    People who read with an Offline Mail Reader don't have those other
    messages readily available.



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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to MRO on Thu May 21 08:04:01 2026
    MRO wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    They'll be here in 2 weeks. Apparently, it's now a 2024 T-Mobile
    Android phone made in China.

    made in china?! oh god!

    like everything else including the device you are using now?

    I find your argument reductive at best.

    I didn't pay a now, non-refundable deposit for a phone that advertised
    the following, but is a chinese-made phone available on Amazon for
    $126.

    "MADE IN THE USA!"
    "DESIGNED AND BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES"
    "Proudly American"
    "American-Proud Design"
    "brought to life right here in the USA"
    "designed with American values in mind"
    "American hands behind every device"
    "all-American performance"

    And, my phone shipped. And I'm using it. Unlike the people who paid a
    deposit for a Trump phone months ago and still haven't received one,






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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Nightfox on Thu May 21 08:04:01 2026
    Nightfox wrote to Dos <=-

    It's hard to find something 100% made in the US, especially
    electronics, since a lot of electronic components are made in China.

    Then they shouldn't have advertised it as MADE IN THE USA, when it's
    readily obvious that it's a knock-off chinese phone.

    I suppose they finally took the call from Trump's own FTC reminding
    them of the rules regarding MADE IN USA claims.

    So, what's the interest over 10 months on 59 million dollars?



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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Mike Powell on Thu May 21 08:04:01 2026
    Mike Powell wrote to Dos <=-

    Supposedly, they realized there was no way to 100% make them in
    America. I believe he, as an allegedly smart businessman, should have already known that.

    Fleece MAGA fanatics for their money, earn interest on their money,
    then move on with the next news cycle, the next embarassment, the next
    corruption.





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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to MRO on Thu May 21 08:04:01 2026
    MRO wrote to Mike Powell <=-

    if our country was a better country that didn't sell itself out due to politicians, we could have phones built here. Sadly, china is a better country through hard work.

    How could we pay living wages to American workers to build something
    competitively that other countries could do with a fraction of the
    labor costs?



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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Ogg on Thu May 21 10:10:04 2026
    Re: Trump phone
    By: Ogg to Nightfox on Wed May 20 2026 07:06 pm

    It would help if you'd quote what you're replying to. I don't know what
    you're referencing here.

    Your Synchronet doesn't offer navigating through message linking/threading? The MSGIDs seem to be there.

    Yes, but it's generally considered good etiquette (and common practice) to quote when you're replying to a message.

    Nightfox

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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to MRO on Thu May 21 09:31:26 2026
    Just read the phone is a 2 year old model. The greatest
    phone ever.

    my phone model is old (5 years) and i'm still happy with it.

    I had read it was a 2025 model and had a similar thought. IIRC, my current phone was at least a year old when I bought it new. I bought it because a relative had one and was happy with theirs.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu May 21 15:00:05 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to MRO on Thu May 21 2026 08:04 am


    I find your argument reductive at best.

    I didn't pay a now, non-refundable deposit for a phone that

    the deposit is refundable.

    advertised the following, but is a chinese-made phone available
    on Amazon for $126.

    "MADE IN THE USA!" "DESIGNED AND BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES" "Proudly American" "American-Proud Design" "brought to life right here in the
    USA" "designed with American values in mind" "American hands behind
    every device" "all-American performance"

    And, my phone shipped. And I'm using it. Unlike the people who paid
    a deposit for a Trump phone months ago and still haven't received
    one,

    you're just using information from liberal propaganda.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu May 21 15:01:45 2026
    Re: Re: Trump phone
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to MRO on Thu May 21 2026 08:04 am

    MRO wrote to Mike Powell <=-

    if our country was a better country that didn't sell itself out due
    to politicians, we could have phones built here. Sadly, china is a better country through hard work.

    How could we pay living wages to American workers to build something competitively that other countries could do with a fraction of the
    labor costs?



    you dont know anything about manufacturing. it's not about labor costs.
    atleast not in the way that you think.

    furthermore other countries just do a better job than america.


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to MRO on Fri May 22 08:01:11 2026
    MRO wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    I didn't pay a now, non-refundable deposit for a phone that

    the deposit is refundable.

    You are correct sir - the deposit is refundable, the promise to deliver
    a phone wasn't - that changed.

    5D chess people! It's only 7 months late in order to hype up that
    anticipation. 5D chess! Enjoy the greatest phone man has ever created.
    Some are saying. And they don't have names, just take our word for it!


    "MADE IN THE USA!" "DESIGNED AND BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES" "Proudly American" "American-Proud Design" "brought to life right here in the
    USA" "designed with American values in mind" "American hands behind
    every device" "all-American performance"

    you're just using information from liberal propaganda.

    No, that's from their marketing material!




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  • From Mike Powell@VERT/CAPTEST to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri May 22 14:50:00 2026
    poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Mike Powell <=-

    Supposedly, they realized there was no way to 100% make them in
    America. I believe he, as an allegedly smart businessman, should have already known that.

    Fleece MAGA fanatics for their money, earn interest on their money,
    then move on with the next news cycle, the next embarassment, the next
    corruption.

    Lather, rinse, repeat.


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  • From Mike Powell@VERT/CAPTEST to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri May 22 14:56:00 2026
    poindexter FORTRAN wrote to MRO <=-

    I didn't pay a now, non-refundable deposit for a phone that advertised
    the following, but is a chinese-made phone available on Amazon for
    $126.

    "MADE IN THE USA!"
    "DESIGNED AND BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES"
    "Proudly American"
    "American-Proud Design"
    "brought to life right here in the USA"
    "designed with American values in mind"
    "American hands behind every device"
    "all-American performance"

    And, my phone shipped. And I'm using it. Unlike the people who paid a deposit for a Trump phone months ago and still haven't received one,

    Yeah, they went pretty all-in with the initial advertising. It is
    difficult to ignore that.


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  • From Utopian Galt@VERT/BEERS20 to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri May 22 10:29:00 2026
    5D chess people! It's only 7 months late in order to hype up that anticipation. 5D chess! Enjoy the greatest phone man has ever created. Some are saying. And they don't have names, just take our word for it!

    I may support 75% of what he wants, but the Trump phone is overrated. :)

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