IPhone5 Preorder Family Members Upgrade

Hi all,
As everyone knows the iPhone 5 is now available for pre-order, only problem is I have one more year till I can upgrade for the price of $200 with my carrier AT&T.  However, a family member of mine has an upgrade and said I could use theirs, so that is the route I am considering.
So my question is...
Could I order a new phone online, imputing their number as the phone to be upgraded and when it arrives just put my sim card in it?? Will it work like that or do I have to go to an AT&T retail store and do it?
Any help will be great, Thanks
M

allisonevans wrote:
Hello,
In the past I have used a family members upgrade to get a phone and it was fine. Are they still allowing this with the iphone? My dad had to use my upgrade a few months ago because he lost his phone and I was the only one with an upgrade. 
Thanks!
not at this time, you have to work around it
see other posts in this forum and the upgrade forum

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