1. Choose Settings, then select Mail, Contacts, Calendars
2. Under accounts, select Add Account....
3. On the add account screen, choose Other
4. Enter your Name, email address (xxxx@verizon.net), password, and a Description of the account and choose Save
5. At this point, you'll see a message that says Looking Up Account Information and then Verifying Account information 
6. It took about 2-3 minutes to set up and I was connected to WiFi at home during set up - it might take a little longer if you're on the 3G or Edge network
7. Eventually, I had a message pop up that said "cannot connect using SSL - do you want to try setting up the account without SSL?" Click Yes
8. You will see a message that says POP verified and then the Verizon account will show up in the email accounts list