I'm not super tech savvy either, but we head down on Sunday. We have Verizon cell phone service, and I get my emails from a web-based email provider (fastmail.fm) to my phone. Do you mean all emails are blocked that go to a phone using Verizon service, or is it an actual Verizon email address (as opposed to comcast or aol or fastmail) that are blocked? Would really appreciate if anyone knows and can chime in, as I have a mini crisis going on with a volunteer position I hold that I need to be in contact on!