Trumpet Mobile

Infobox Company
company_name = Trumpet Mobile
company_logo =
company_type = Limited liability company
company_slogan = Hear the call...
foundation = 2007
location = flagicon|USA Dallas, Texas [cite web|url=http://www.affinitymobile.com/contact.html |title=Affinity Mobile contact information |accessdate=2008-02-16]
key_people =
industry = Mobile Phones
products = CDMA Prepaid Mobile Phones
revenue =
net_income =
num_employees =
parent = Affinity Mobile (d/b/a)
homepage = [http://www.trumpetmobile.com/ Trumpet Mobile website]
footnotes =

Trumpet Mobile is a cellular telephone carrier that is owned by Affinity Mobile, a company specializing in turnkey [cite web|url=http://www.affinitymobile.com/product.html |title=Affinity Mobile product page|accessdate=2008-02-16] mobile virtual network operator products.

A prepaid carrier using the Sprint PCS [cite web|url=http://www.trumpetmobile.com/CustomerPortal/index.aspx?target=cpmap&stateTarget=cphome |title=Trumpet Mobile coverage|accessdate=2008-02-16] network, it was sold exclusively at Radio Shack, but has more recently landed a national deal with Walgreens pharmacy [cite web|url=http://www.trumpetmobile.com/CustomerPortal/index.aspx?target=cpphones&stateTarget=cpmap |title=Trumpet Mobile phones|accessdate=2008-02-16] stores across the United States (including Puerto Rico). Trumpet targets general prepaid customers instead of a niche clientele such as Virgin Mobile USA [cite web|url=http://www.prepaidcompare.com/trumpet.php|title=Trumpet Mobile at Prepaid Compare|accessdate=2008-02-16] and is likely to appeal to adult customers who dislike contracts or would otherwise have to pay a deposit.

Price plans

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 text messages costing $.10 each.

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.

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.

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. [cite web |url=http://www.trumpetmobile.com/customerportal/index.aspx?target=cpintllongdistancerates&alreadyProcessed=true&selectedIndex=5 |title=International Long Distance Rates |accessdate=2008-03-07]

Equipment

Information as of February 162008 [cite web
url=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
title=Trumpet Mobile Wireless phones & plans - RadioShack.com
accessdate=2008-02-16]
*LG 125
*LG 150
*Samsung a420
*Samsung a580
*Samsung a640

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)

References

External links

* [http://www.trumpetmobile.com Trumpet Mobile website]