The verizon screwed up and now we might end up getting screwed?

Yes the feature itself is free. There is no monthly charge for the internet feature to be on your account. It is NOT however free to use it. You will be charged for every KB you have used, sometimes as much as $0.01 per KB. I do not know for sure what they charge per KB but at that rate you would have additional charges in the amount of $165.00. You really need to contact them and find out more