what's up, fellow Baystater... sorry to hear about your dilemma, but that's how VZW rolls... anyways i just got mine working via dialup, but i'm on Sprint... i carefully followed the instructions from here:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=1356096
or here
(same thing):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...97#post5010397
i had to setup a bluetooth serial port on my laptop in order to connect, and i used Google to find "ICS_and_WModem_Fix cab" they mentioned in the beginning of the post
GOOD LUCK if you havent gotten it working already, because Verizon is GARBAGE!