“AT&T announces Any Mobile Number; carriers get competitive” |
| AT&T announces Any Mobile Number; carriers get competitive Posted: 09 Feb 2011 11:00 AM PST AT&T has started a new plan today that will allow AT&T subscribers to make unlimited voice calls to any mobile number, regardless of carrier. This is similar to Sprint's unlimited mobile-to-mobile plan. The Any Mobile Number plan will be effective this Thursday, and requires a minimum of a $20 a month unlimited messaging plan plus an existing voice plan. This is indicative of a growing trend from carriers to stay competitive, perhaps in the wake of the Verizon iPhone. T-Mobile recently announced it is offering free phones this weekend, for example, and in addition to the new Any Mobile Number plan, AT&T has said that it would reinstate the unlimited data plan for some iPhone customers. While Sprint hasn't made significant changes to its plans aside from an increase of $10 for its smartphone plans, it is increasing its marketing efforts with phones like the Kyocera Echo (A press conference with David Blaine is quite the attention-grabber). We won't be surprised if carriers start getting much more aggressive with their pricing strategies going forward as more phones are available on more carriers. It's a good time to start shopping around for the best deals right about now.  If you have a question or comment for Nicole Lee, you can submit it here. However, because our editors and writers receive hundreds of requests, we cannot tell you when you may receive a response. Nicole Lee is a senior associate editor for CNET, covering cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, and all things mobile. She's also a fan of comic books, video games, and of course, shiny gadgets. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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