How funny that I was thinking the very same thing...
My phone on/off button broke and I ordered another one
from Verizon. I asked the guy to set up my phone.
He said a strange thing about Verizon mail. “Verizon mail
was originally set up for Verizon to communicate with you
only.” He said Verizon doesn’t want to be responsible for
the mail issues they have been having. I get so much garbage
in my email - it seems I have been hacked.