You have both options. If your account is in good standing and you have had it longer than 6 months with good payment history, you will be able to charge it to your wireless account. You will have up to 250.00 per line to charge to the account. This can only be done at corporate stores, indirects can not do this.

Keep in mind that the mail in rebate will take precedence over the ne2. So if you go into a store and buy a $100.00 phone that is free with $100 mail in rebate and you have a $100 NE2. The rebate will be taken first, so your 100.00 NE2 doesn't even matter in this case, you will pay the $100 up front and the MIR will make it free not your NE2. Best choice is to always do it online unless you just have to get the phone that day b/c yours is broken or something.