Will a new Verizon phone activiate on a grandfathered Alltel plan?

My daughter has a 2 Feature $0.75/day plan that was grandfathered in from Alltel. She ONLY uses it for calling and texting (no data) and I know that it will still work on the network, but the phone is getting old. She wants to change to a new Verizon phone, but I didn't know if one of their phones would activate on her account. My instinct tells me that they will make her upgrade to a more expensive account, but I'm hopeful. If they do, I'll just find a different carrier...
Thanks for any insights.
Robert

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