Anyone out there who can offer advice on this Verizon service?
I have existing email addresses on a domain I own (form: Name@myfamily.com"). They are the ones I use most, since they existed for years before I began service with Verizon. These are "third-party" emails at this point because when I first got highspeed internet, Verizon did not handle private domains. I got a Verizon.net address at that time, which was necessary to access the internet, but I don't use it for much else. Sometimes the third-party arrangement becomes a problem as Verizon makes changes to ports and such (most recently in October 2014).
Recently I heard of "Verizon Your Domain." Reading the info sheet that pops up when I search the concept is described this way:
"...an easy way for individuals and businesses to link a set of [up to 9] personalized and permanent email addresses (e.g. you@your-name.com) with your verizon.net email accounts. You are able to view and reply to your domain name email messages.....It also lets you create a website..."
Seemed perfect for me! I don't use this domain for anything except e-mail, so why not set them up within the Verizon framework and avoid all the hassle of conflicts, security issues, and resetting ports? All I should have to do is re-set the registration/provider/DNS info on the domain, kick that "third-party" to the curb, right?
Wrong! No one I contacted at Verizon seems to know of this service. They tell me "Your Domain" is just a way to hold on to my Verizon address if I want to leave Verizon. No, they say - directly contradicting the info from their own site above - there is no way to have an address ending in anything but "verizon.net."
Does anybody know if this service still exists and who is knowledgeable about it?
