Rumor: Verizon May Offer Rollover And 'Unlimited' Data Soon Updated with comment from Verizon below. Internet rumblings suggest that Verizon Wireless is getting ready to unveil a new promotion that could include rollover data, something the company had previously stated wouldn't be offered. Posts over at Reddit suggest that Verizon will not only offer users the ability to roll over unused data in some fashion from month to month, but they'll also be launching something they're calling "safety mode." Under this sort-of-unlimited option, users would be able to continue using their plans at unspecified throttled speed instead of having to pay overage fees.

"Choose safety mode and you can remain connected at a reduced speed until you buy more 4G LTE data or until your next billing cycle," says an image found at Verizon's publicly viewable “testman” page for the company's online shop. According to that image, "safety mode" will be available for the company's XL (12GB, $80) and XXL (18GB, $100) shared data plans for free. Users on cheaper shared data plans will need to pay $5 per month extra according to the image. Technically safety mode means unlimited data, but at the speed Verizon's likely to throttle users back to -- it won't be quite the same thing. Still, if the leak is genuine, it would be relatively big deal for a company that had backed away from unlimited data years ago, and just last year proudly proclaimed it wouldn't be following T-Mobile in offering rollover data options. "We're a leader, not a follower," Verizon CFO Fran Shammo said last year after T-Mobile launched its Data Stash rollover data option. That Verizon has buckled in such a fashion reflects a pretty major sense of unease among Verizon Wireless executives regarding T-Mobile's growing threat to Verizon's postpaid subscriber base. I've reached out to Verizon Wireless for comment but have yet to hear back. Update: Verizon offered me the following statement, suggesting that there's likely something to this leak, but it won't be announced until next week: quote: We’re going to have some fireworks next week – stay tuned. : Verizon offered me the following statement, suggesting that there's likely something to this leak, but it won't be announced until next week:







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ctaranto

join:2011-12-14

MA 24 recommendations ctaranto Member Regardless... Sharing still sucks.



I'll likely get a bunch of down votes, but those are from people without teenage kids. T-Mo has it right with dedicated data for each line.

TestBoy

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join:2009-10-13

Irmo, SC 20 recommendations TestBoy Premium Member Say it isn't so... But Verizon did not need to compete....

Mmmhmmmm thxultra

join:2015-04-14

Aurora, IL 12 recommendations thxultra Member Looks like T-Mobile is hurting profits Looks like Verizon is starting to get scared at T-Mobile. T-Mobile continues to be customer friendly and improve their network. As T-mobile builds out their network Verizon is losing the only trump card they used to have. Great to see T-Mobile shake up the market and bring real competition. shmerl

join:2013-10-21 10 recommendations shmerl Member "We're a leader, not a follower" Verizon follow T-Mobile's features, and claim they aren't a follower. Lol. tired_runner

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join:2000-08-25

New York 230.4 37.3

·callwithus

3 recommendations tired_runner Premium Member Verizon shills anyone? I was gonna say where's the usual Verizon shills, but I see they're running amock as anonymous.



So.... Let me see if I understand this correctly; the new groundbreaking offer is to reduce your speeds after a certain amount of data for a cool $5 per month if you're in already in anemic, overpriced S, M, and L plans?



Doesn't T-Mobile already offer you reduced speeds after 21 GB per month, for FREE?



Try again dumbass

srtdodge05

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join:2011-10-16

Ypsilanti, MI 2 recommendations srtdodge05 Premium Member I'll take it I have 28gb of data and it's so hard to do a month without going over. With 7 lines it goes fast. Having not to worry about added fee's to the bill would be great. tdouglas22

join:2001-09-25

Memphis, TN 2 recommendations tdouglas22 Member LOL!!! Way to go T-MOBILE!!!