Basic phone obsolete?

Hello everyone.  My elderly parents are in the market for a basic phone. My question is once Verizon converts their network to 4G, will these phones even work?  I live in the smartphone world and it's been awhile since I've held a basic feature phone. So this might be a stupid question.... :) 
Thanks.

ahhh....well if you're talking BASIC basic, then here you go:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=5713
it costs a bit more than i think it should, but has good ratings, and i always thought LG's were pretty good basic phones.

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