Prepaid phone for contract use

I've seen this mentioned elsewhere, and was wondering if anyone else can confirm this. 
I've had a smart phone for Verizon for a few months and have enjoyed it, but due to unforeseen circumstances, the $29.99 unlimited data plan isn't really necessary for my long-term budget needs. I've heard of users going to Best Buy to purchase a prepaid phone (like that Samsung flip one BB offers) and registering that phone at BB/Verizon for their contract line. 
Can anyone confirm/deny the legitimacy of such an act? Seems alright to me. I just don't want to go ahead with the process myself if I'm going to waste $40 on a second phone if I can't do it myself. 

Hello!  Welcome to the Forums!
Nokia is mostly correct in stating that Verizon will not normally allow their own No Contract or Prepaid phones to be activated onto a contract plan, but there is an exception to this.
Per Verizon, if the prepaid phone that is going to be activated to the contract account has been used as a prepaid phone on a prepaid plan for at least 6 months prior to being used on the contract plan, then it can be done. Before that point, Verizon's systems will not allow the prepaid ESN number to be activated on the contract plan.
Hope this helps clarify some information.
Regards,
Miranda
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