T-Mobile is reportedly working its own option for customers to use the same number across multiple devices and plans to top AT&T's offer.
In today's mobile-driven world, many people have multiple mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets and would like to share the same number across different hardware. This would not only make things more convenient, but it would also be substantially cheaper than getting several plans and numbers for different devices.
AT&T just announced an exciting new option to allow customers to share the same number across different devices, gearing up to launch a new feature called NumberSync. The news raised great interest on the mobile front and sparked hopes that other carriers could take note and join the party with similar options of their own. It didn't take long for more good news to surface in this regards, as it now looks like T-Mobile will follow suit and introduce its own option to share the same number across multiple devices.
Speaking with T-Mobile operating chief Mike Sievert, Re/code learned that the Uncarrier is not only working on such an option of its own, but plans to top AT&T's NumberSync offering.
"What we are working on will make this version one offering from AT&T look small," Sievert told the publication. "Our strategy is to ask customers what they want and need, and then build it. AT&T's is to build or buy things, and then try to convince customers they asked for it."
The news is even more exciting when considering that T-Mobile is the only major U.S. carrier that doesn't offer shared data buckets for accounts with multiple devices. Verizon and AT&T already offer shared data plans for the vast majority of their customers, Sprint offers shared data options with its family plans, but T-Mobile has so far been absent on this scene.
With AT&T and T-Mobile now gearing up to launch new options for users to share one number across multiple devices, Sprint and Verizon could feel pressure to come up with such offers of their own. Neither Sprint nor Verizon made any comments in this regards so far, however, so it remains unclear whether they intend to join the race.
