Trumpet Mobile
| Type | Limited liability company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mobile Phones |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas[1] |
| Products | CDMA Prepaid Mobile Phones |
| Parent | Ready Wireless, L.L.C. (d/b/a) |
| Website | Trumpet Mobile website |
Trumpet Mobile is a cellular telephone carrier that is owned by Affinity Mobile, a company specializing in turnkey[2] mobile virtual network operator products.
A prepaid carrier using the Sprint PCS[3] network, it was sold exclusively at RadioShack, but has more recently landed a national deal with Walgreens pharmacy[4] stores across the United States (including Puerto Rico). Trumpet targets general prepaid customers instead of a niche clientele such as Virgin Mobile USA[5] and is likely to appeal to adult customers who dislike contracts or would otherwise have to pay a deposit.
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[edit] Price plans
Trumpet offers two basic calling plans:
- The "Ten Cent Plan" is $.10 per minute and $.50 per day of use, with text messages costing $.05 each.
- The "Basic Plan" is $.20 per minute to most numbers, $.10 to other members of the same Family Plan (see Family Plan below), and text messages costing $.10 each.
[edit] Family plan
Trumpet has a family plan option where between 2 and 9 accounts can be linked, with one account named "Family Administrator", which can distribute funds from a family pool to other accounts, maintain a shared pool of funds, and receive notices when individual accounts in the family plan are low on individual funds.
[edit] Money transfers
Along with the telephone, the box contains a Green Dot "Cash Card", which acts as a debit card. With a sufficient balance on the card, the customer can transfer money to others via Western Union using an on-phone application.
[edit] International long distance
Trumpet Mobile has international rates starting at $.03 per minute depending on the country and type of call. Typically, mobile-to-mobile calls cost more than mobile-to-land-line calls.[6]
[edit] Equipment
Information as of February 16, 2008[7]
[edit] Competitors
- AT&T GoPhone
- Alltel U Personalized Prepaid
- Boost Mobile (from Sprint Nextel)
- Page Plus Cellular (Verizon Wireless MVNO)
- T-Mobile To Go
- TracFone Wireless
- INpulse from Verizon Wireless
- Virgin Mobile USA (Sprint Nextel MVNO)
[edit] References
- ^ "Affinity Mobile contact information". http://www.affinitymobile.com/contact.html. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ "Affinity Mobile product page". http://www.affinitymobile.com/product.html. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ "Trumpet Mobile coverage". http://www.trumpetmobile.com/CustomerPortal/index.aspx?target=cpmap&stateTarget=cphome. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ "Trumpet Mobile phones". http://www.trumpetmobile.com/CustomerPortal/index.aspx?target=cpphones&stateTarget=cpmap. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ "Trumpet Mobile at Prepaid Compare". http://www.prepaidcompare.com/trumpet.php. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ "International Long Distance Rates". http://www.trumpetmobile.com/customerportal/index.aspx?target=cpintllongdistancerates&alreadyProcessed=true&selectedIndex=5. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ^ "Trumpet Mobile Wireless phones & plans - RadioShack.com". http://www.radioshack.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2032064&cp=2032052&allCount=106&fbc=1&f=PAD%2FPrepaid+Type%2FTrumpet+Mobile&fbn=Prepaid+carrier%2FTrumpet+Mobile. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
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