Broken phone, switch to iphone?

So i currently have a basic phone, I believe it's an LG Cosmos. It just broke, and it's definitely irreparable.
My friend offered me an old iPhone, and I'm wondering, how can I make the switch to an iPhone? Can I just bring it into a Verizon store and have them activate it for me?
Also, I'm looking around my phone and it doesn't seem to have an SD card in it, which seems odd. Will that impact my ability to easily switch to iphone?
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
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