User:Ionek/Telispire
| Company type | Limited liability company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mobile Phones |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters |  Dallas, Texas[1] |
| Products | CDMA Prepaid Mobile Phones |
| Parent | Affinity Mobile (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 using the Sprint PCS[3] network and sold exclusively in RadioShack[4] stores across the United States (including Puerto Rico), Trumpet targets general prepaid customers instead of a niche clientèle such as Virgin Mobile USA[5] and is likely to appeal to adult customers who dislike contracts or would have to pay a deposit otherwise.
Price Plans
[edit]Trumpet offers two basic calling plans:
- The "Ten Cent Plan" is $.10 per minute and $.50 per day, 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 with text messages costing $.10 each.
Family Plan
[edit]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.
Money transfers
[edit]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.
International Long Distance
[edit]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.[6]
Equipment
[edit]Information as of 16 February2008[7]
Competitors
[edit]- AT&T GoPhone
- Alltel U Personalized Prepaid
- Boost Mobile - from Sprint Nextel
- Page Plus Cellular - MVNO on Verizon Wireless
- T-Mobile To Go
- TracFone Wireless
- INpulse from Verizon Wireless
- Virgin Mobile USA - MVNO on Sprint Nextel
References
[edit]- ^ "Affinity Mobile contact information". Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ "Affinity Mobile product page". Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ "Trumpet Mobile coverage". Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ "Trumpet Mobile phones". Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ "Trumpet Mobile at Prepaid Compare". Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- ^ "International Long Distance Rates". Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ^ "Trumpet Mobile Wireless phones & plans - RadioShack.com". Retrieved 2008-02-16.