Mobile broadband phone question

 Hi group..

Maybe somebody out there has the answer to my question.
I am going to Verizon mobile broadband for my work.
It has it's own unique phone number.
I'd like to be able to use this number with a phone as well.

The only info I can find is about using a cellphone as a mobile
broadband modem.  But, that is not an option for me.  I only have a
laptop card and I'd like to be able to use it for calls as well.

Any ideas?

PC

  pc wrote:
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IP phone. Something like http://www.skype.com/

Anthony

 Anthony Matonak wrote:

Yes.  I've looked into Skype.  And it's a possibility.  But, if I'm
already paying for a mobile phone number, I'd like to not pay extra
money to make a call.

It's an interesting conundrum I'm in.  If I figure out a way to do it
I'll post it here.

 

What did Verizon have to say?

We have no power to alter Verizon if you don't get the answer you
want.  

 Ward Abbott wrote:

I have not asked Verizon.  I have not asked my IM department.
In large corporations, it's sometimes best to seek things out for
yourself before getting whole departments of wonks involved.

That's why I asked here.  Sometimes brilliance comes from unexpected places.

When I have the mobile broadband card up and running [should happen
tomorrow]I will then go to a Verizon store and pick their brains.

If I have a dedicated phone number for the card..then I should be able
to use that number for a phone..which I can then plug into my laptop.

Then I can use that number for both phone and internet.

But, I'm starting with a card [I have a business cell with a different
carrier] and therein lies the dilemma.

PC