Trump Mobile has quietly raised the price of its golden-colored T1 smartphone, bumping the handset up to $749. That marks a steep $250 increase over the $499 promotional sticker price buyers saw when the . As we noted in our , the T1 Phone was already a tough sell on its merits alone, and this hefty jump does nothing to sweeten the proposition.
According to an update to , first spotted by The Verge, the price change was rolled out with zero fanfare or official explanation.