If I buy one of those verizon prepaid cell phones, can I call and activate it for my plan?

Bostonian asked:

I have a plan with verizon but my phone broke and I was stupid enough to not have insurance on it. Ive been looking at phones to replace mine but they all cost so much money. I found some cheap prepaid phones. Would they work with my plan if I called and asked them to activate it with my number?

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