Is it possible?
You can retrieve contacts if they are backup on your device. Backup Assistance allows the contacts on your phone to be saved and stored at which if you activate a different phone to your line, the contacts can be transferred to that device. To access Backup Assistance, you would sign into your online account.
Here is a link for assistance with Backup Assitance
https://wbillpay.verizonwireless.com/vzw/nos/ba_nab/howtoGet_def.jsp
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