not a bad deal.
harry, for the record, neither the phone, nor verizon, use wifi. if youre speaking of the "ev-do", then you are speaking of verizons broadband internet service. with a range that equals the range of a cell tower, it blows away the ~100 foot range of wi-fi.
if you are in an "ev-do" area, then you should have phone service. the phone WILL NOT ring while you are connected to the internet, however. hope that clears it up a bit.