Verizon's new 'SafetyMode' would offer 128Kbps throttle instead of overages

Verizon's new 'SafetyMode' would offer 128Kbps throttle instead of overages

Verizon on Wednesday is preparing to "transform the wireless experience," according to the heads up it gave the media on Tuesday. CNET apparently has been slipped the news a bit early, however, and does a good job of rounding up the changes. The short version? A higher monthly allotment of data, but it'll cost more money.

Here's the breakdown, from CNET:

The low-end "S" plan will go up by $5 to $35 a month, but will include 2 gigabytes of data, twice as much as before. The "M" plan will go up by $5 to $50 a month, while its data will rise from 3GB to 4GB. The "L" plan will go up by $10 to $70 a month, while data increases from 6GB to 8GB. The "XL" plan will go up by $10 to $90 a month, but you'll get 16GB, up from 12GB before. Lastly, the "XXL" plan will cost $10 more at $110 a month, but you will get 24GB instead of 18GB.

Also mentioned is a new "SafetyMode" that would throttle your data for the rest of your billing cycle — instead of charging a per-gigabyte overage — should you reach your data allotment. Android Central has learned that the throttling wold take you down to a mere 128 Kbps — the same throttle rate you'll find for "free" on T-Mobile.

We've confirmed the rest of CNET's details on that front, with XL (and higher) plans receiving the optional throttling for free, and S, M and L plans getting it for $5 per month. And you'll have to opt-in to SafetyMode using the new MyVerizon app. We'll have to see what the overages would cost, but Verizon says you'll be able to "step up to a large data size," or you can buy a "data boost."

Stay tuned for more on Wednesday.