T-Mobile announced a new technology that allows customers to use the same phone number for all their devices and add multiple numbers to one phone.
T-Mobile announced on Wednesday that the technology, called Digits, will work with virtually all internet-connect devices, such as phones, tablets, wearables and computers.
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Users can then make and take calls and texts on whatever device they choose. Once they log in, call history, messages and voicemail can be accessed. No matter what device is used, only one number will show up when the user texts or calls from another device.
Using Digits, users can also put multiple numbers on one device and then switch back and forth between their numbers.
Digits also works across other carriers such as AT&T and Verizon.
“So if you juggle identical phones with work and personal numbers, you can stop paying for two devices, two plans and two times the network access fees,” a release from the company said.
The technology is already built into the newest Samsung smartphones (Note 5 and Galaxy S6 and later) and T-Mobile is working to integrate Digits into other devices.
Until then, Digits is available through an app on Apple’s App Store and Google Play as well as via browsers on PCs or Mac computers.
Currently, the technology is in beta testing with a limited number of customers, but will be released to everyone early next year.
T-Mobile has not said how much the service will cost customers inside or outside of a T-Mobile plan.
Read the full news release from T-Mobile at this link.
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