Is it possible to receive text messages from a regular phone on an iPhone?

I have a regular old Verizon slide phone (Samsung Intensity 2) and an iPhone 5 (with no service/SIM card). Is it possible to have the text messages automatically sent to the iMessage on the iPhone so I can read and reply to them from the iPhone?

Also, it's probably not possible, but can the calls from the Verizon phone be forwarded to the iPhone too so I can use that instead?

Thanks!

Added (1). If it's possible to do this, can someone please tell me how to do it?

Yes definitelty - though if not a smart phone it may not display the smilies other than as the puncuation charecters used to make them up

All text messages through your cell your network same SMS format. Both phones can receive regular text messages but the old phone can't receive iMessage messages. If messages are sent from an iPhone to a another iPhone it will be an iMessage message, if sent from an iPhone to another phone that is not an iPhone it will default as a regular text message.

in any case to make such changes you will have to contact your carrier in person. There's no other way for you to do it yourself.

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