[sumo911]

my nderstanding is that u can activate the tp2 online yourself with no problem. but if your parents/sister want to receive the mail in rebate, the phone they ordered has to be active on their account for at least 30 days. if you/your family dosent care about the MIR, then i assume what you proposed would be fine, and you should be able to activat the tp2 on your account via the sprint website like a few members here have already done.