Upgrading to iPhone and adding old phone back onto plan later... is it possible?

I am on the verge of upgrading my non-smart-LG Octane to an iPhone. Currently my husband has a very very cheap Tracfone, which is fine for him as he rarely uses it- we don't have a land line so it's basically an emergency phone. However, Tracfone is not that great and his cheap phone is falling apart. My current Verizon plan is just for one phone, with no data plan. If I upgrade to an iPhone now, can I hang onto my Octane and add it back to my current plan as his phone later on if he decides he would rather do that than keep the Tracfone? Last time I upgraded I was able to let him have my old phone and use it as the second phone on the Verizon plan, but I want to be sure I can do it later on instead of having to decide when I get the iPhone. I'm trying to keep my costs down as much as possible, and he won't be needing a data plan (I don't have one currently) so I want to wait until know for certain what the iPhone will cost monthly before deciding if it's a good idea to add another Verizon line and give up the very cheap Tracfone line. Thanks for any help you can give!

edna_million wrote:
... If I upgrade to an iPhone now, can I hang onto my Octane and add it back to my current plan as his phone later on if he decides he would rather do that than keep the Tracfone? Last time I upgraded I was able to let him have my old phone and use it as the second phone on the Verizon plan, but I want to be sure I can do it later on instead of having to decide when I get the iPhone.
Yes, you can upgrade now, add the data plan for the iPhone ($30 for 2 GB data), and then later add a second line using the Octane. At that point you MAY have to switch to the Share Everything, since you are on an individual (I'm assuming) Nationwide plan with limited minutes; the option to add a line and make it shared plan may convert it to SHare Everything (unlimited minutes and texting, shared data).
In either case, you don't need to decide when you upgrade to the iPhone. The options will be similar now or later.

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