The snark is strong with this one ^

9/9/2014 2:27:53 PM

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"Yeah, guess I'm just spoiled since I do all my domestic traveling with Southwest via 1.6 cents/pt and no blackout dates + companion pass. Glad to hear I can get at least 1 cent/pt with delta though."

Spoiled? I doubt that. Flying Southwest is really tough. When I'm sitting in first class on my Delta flights from free upgrades sipping on my free cocktails and getting free meals I'll be thinking about you with all those infrequent flyers.

- Plus you get 2 points/dollar for dining and travel with Chase and that transfers to United, Southwest, and Delta. Plus you get 20% off your point redemption if you book through Chase. I think that review I posted earlier puts that at 2.1 cent/pt. Or am I missing what you guys are talking about?

[Edited on September 10, 2014 at 4:17 PM. Reason : d]

9/10/2014 4:15:25 PM

Hah, I guess I meant spoiled in the fact I, nor anyone I've dated has paid for a flight in years. On the plus side I have lounge access in a bunch of places, so I'm usually feeling pretty good come flight time.

Just came back from EU vis Lufthansa. Sat in coach, and got free meals for all the flights, free booze, and hot towels. Also, had my own entertainment device with tons of new movies and a usb plug to charge my phone. Wish an airline in the states provided such things.

I think you are talking about chase URs vs the credit card bonus we were discussing which was strictly for delta miles.

[Edited on September 10, 2014 at 5:06 PM. Reason : ]

9/10/2014 5:05:20 PM

^the Airbus i just flew back on from Barcelona via US Airways had meals, complimentary wine, in-seat entertainment for coach, and USB device charging.


So my Barclay Arrival World Elite MC with chip+pin technology was rejected everywhere in Spain. Even though it was activated, used in the US multiple times, pin set up correctly, and notified the card company that I was travelling abroad. Thankfully i had my Chase SP which worked flawlessly. That being said, i got the Arrival specifically for this trip to use and quickly meet the bonus. They know i had problems, but couldn't do anything about it while I was travelling and told me to call when i got home. What should I try to get out of them when i call to issue my major complaint? I probably spent half, if not more, of my spending requirements.

9/10/2014 5:48:23 PM

Gotcha. Last over seas flight I had in business class:





Included my own Bose headphones, Tumi goodie bag (socks, tooth brush, eye pad thingy, etc, etc). Plus like a 5 course meal.

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"^the Airbus i just flew back on from Barcelona via US Airways had meals, complimentary wine, in-seat entertainment for coach, and USB device charging."

I think all international flights have free wine/beer and food even in coach. At least with Delta they do. Plus all modern planes have charging ports.

Simply saying getting free upgrades to business/first on Delta is entirely worth it.

9/10/2014 5:54:21 PM

rip amz payments

9/10/2014 11:09:16 PM

I just got an email from them but didn't read it. Terms change?

9/10/2014 11:14:30 PM

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"Our updated User Agreement revises certain terms (including, among other things, the elimination of person-to-person payments)."

9/10/2014 11:15:43 PM

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"Introducing a new way to pay from Apple® and Chase Chase is excited to join Apple in announcing Apple PayTM. It's an easy, secure and private way to pay and will be available soon with the new iPhone® 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. We're proud to partner with Apple to support this exciting new way to pay. Apple Pay, like our award-winning Chase Mobile® App, is another way we're committed to providing the tools you need to manage your finances on-the-go. So what is Apple Pay? Apple Pay will allow you to use the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus to pay for purchases in stores and online at participating merchants with the touch of your finger. And as you'd expect from Apple, it'll be incredibly easy to use. Featuring the latest technology, Apple Pay is secure. Your account number is not stored on your phone, and only your fingerprint can authorize a payment. Using your Chase card with Apple Pay will be easy You'll still enjoy all the benefits, service, and rewards your current Chase card offers. Once your card is set up on iPhone 6, you can checkout and pay quickly. When available in October, many Chase Visa® credit and debit cards will be supported.* Watch for more details on using your Chase Visa card with this great new feature once it becomes available. In the meantime, to learn more about Apple Pay, visit Apple Pay. Thank you for choosing Chase. "

9/10/2014 11:23:17 PM

it was nice while it lasted!

http://www.pointswithacrew.com/person-person-amazon-payments/

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"All good things have to end… With a hat tip to View from the Wing (via the tastefully-named Dans Deals), it looks like Amazon Payments will be eliminating the ability to send money person to person starting on October 13th. Amazon Payments was an easy way to manufacture spending – good for a free $1000 each month (per person). I think the best thing about it was the fact that it was an easy way to explain the concept of manufactured spending to people, as well as a great way for newbies to get started without having to know too much They have recently updated their terms and conditions (HT: Dans Deals) “Additionally, we have updated the terms and conditions of our User Agreement (https://payments.amazon.com/help/Personal-Accounts/User-Agreement-Policies/User-Agreement) that apply to your use of the products and services provided by Amazon Payments. Our updated User Agreement revises certain terms (including, among other things, the elimination of person-to-person payments). Our new User Agreement will become effective on October 13, 2014, which is more than 30 days from when we first posted our updated User Agreement. By continuing to use our services after October 13, 2014, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of our new User Agreement.” dollarcoinYou’ll be able to spend your $1000 for September (what? You haven’t done that yet?) as well as October (assuming you do it before the 12th), but that will be it. Ah well, just like the mint, all good things will end, and creative people will find new ways to meet spending targets."

[Edited on September 11, 2014 at 11:59 AM. Reason : http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/51004]

9/11/2014 11:56:39 AM

Yeah, kind of annoying for my aug-nov churn but at least I signed up for serve last month.

9/11/2014 12:18:48 PM

bummer

9/11/2014 12:44:24 PM

well damn. Back to the drawing board.

9/11/2014 1:04:26 PM

^ check out that link I posted in my edit

9/11/2014 2:20:32 PM

hmmm...guess I better get in on it before it gets canned.

9/11/2014 2:53:27 PM

^^can you dumb that down for me? I read it twice and have no idea what that shit says

9/11/2014 8:14:47 PM

The way I understand it, Serve functions similar to Bluebird but cuts out the requirement for a middle man (amazon payments)

9/11/2014 8:57:08 PM

I think I'm going to sign up for Serve. If anybody wants me to use their referral link, PM me.

[Edited on September 12, 2014 at 9:03 AM. Reason : nevermind, mobile doesn't give you the chance to use referral]

9/12/2014 8:43:39 AM

"This phone has been rooted. Isis is not supported"

9/12/2014 9:26:24 AM

^ did you have to wait after cancelling your Bluebird to get a Serve? My mom still has Verizon so think I'll steal her phone this weekend to create an account through the ISIS(Softcard) app just to get the $1500/mo load instead of $1000.

9/12/2014 10:50:42 AM

Yes. Guess I'm stuck with 1K load.
Waited like 5 min, but def need to cancel first
Do I just need the app to create an account, or do all the loads have to be done via phone?

[Edited on September 12, 2014 at 11:03 AM. Reason : ]

9/12/2014 11:02:50 AM

Not 100% sure. Read somewhere that the account needed to be created within the app to get the extra $500/mo but haven't seen anywhere where it explicitly says you need to load it from the app. Guess I'll find out tonight. The daily limit of $200 ($500 with ISIS) seems annoying too.

9/12/2014 11:10:01 AM

Yeah, luckily app is super user friendly aside from the fact you can only have like 1-2 cards loaded at once. Keep me posted.

9/12/2014 11:17:03 AM

I read that once you set it up via the app and get the Serve with ISIS or whatever the card says, you're free to do everything else via computer.

9/12/2014 3:56:22 PM

Looks like the loads are still limited to $200/day and $1k/mo even when trying to add through the ISIS app or the web. Did read somewhere that you don't get the full limit until you activate the physical card so guess it's a wait and see.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23375264-post6115.html

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"Until you get the actual S-I card in the mail, you are limited to $200 load per day via CC. Soon as you get your card and activate it, you can load $500. If you can't load, just call CPS with the toll number on the screen and they usually ask you to upload some docs to verify your identity and that the cards you're loading are in your name. 5 minutes after they verify your docs, you'll be able to load w/o a problem. You don't need the app anymore once you're registered with S-I, you can load using your desktop/laptop."

9/12/2014 8:46:12 PM

Are you all using any particular point earning debit cards when doing the VR->Serve loads?

9/14/2014 3:29:18 AM

I use credit cards.

9/14/2014 1:32:49 PM

^^^ Can't I just sign up on another phone, get the card, activate it, and do loads through my laptop?

9/15/2014 9:29:45 AM

^ That's how I understand it and what I plan on doing once I get my physical card.

9/15/2014 9:32:53 AM

That's what some are doing that don't have an ISIS compatible phone. I'm waiting until the card gets here so I can make sure the $500/$1500 loads show up on the web. Also their emails are a bit out of date.

Quote :

" PLUS for a limited time, enroll in Direct Deposit to get a $50 Account credit after you receive your second Direct Deposit of $250 or more1."

At the bottom of same email

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"1To receive the $50 credit from American Express Serve, you must: (i) successfully sign up for a new American Express Account, (ii) activate your American Express Serve Card, (iii) successfully enroll in Direct Deposit if your employer or government benefits provider participates and (iv) receive a minimum of two qualifying Direct Deposit transfers of $250 or more to your American Express Serve Account, the second of which must post on or before June 30, 2014."

9/15/2014 9:41:51 AM

Signed up for ISIS but still wasn't able to send more than $200
Maybe it takes some time to sync up?

9/16/2014 4:28:28 PM

Have you received and activated the physical card yet? Even if you're signed up through ISIS, you're still limited to $200 per day/$1000 per month until that happens.

9/16/2014 4:42:29 PM

There's an additional isis card in addition to the serve card?

9/16/2014 6:21:06 PM

If you already have a Serve card, you'll need to cancel it and sign up through ISIS for a new account to get the extra load amounts. Then you wait for the new card to come in the mail. Think it's a joint branded Serve-ISIS card and not the usual one.

9/16/2014 7:13:07 PM

Quote :

"Signed up for ISIS but still wasn't able to send more than $200"

Well, that probably triggered some NSA alarms

9/16/2014 7:32:11 PM

^^ Eugh. I just fucking cancelled bluebird to get serve, and now I have to cancel it again to get isis?

9/16/2014 8:23:34 PM

if you created the serve account via the app, then you have serve-isis.

9/16/2014 9:52:09 PM

No, I already had a serve account.
I created an Isis account through the app.

9/16/2014 11:02:21 PM

ah my bad. yeah well then I think you're stuck with the 200/1000 limits.

9/17/2014 8:27:32 AM

Eugh. Life is hard. FWP. :-(
For anyone else interested

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"I just did the switch from Serve to Serve with Isis today. Here are some details. Preparations: Bought an Optimus F6, activated a $3 pay-by-day prepaid plan on t-mobile.com and got a secure SIM from a T-mobile store. Downloaded ISIS app from play store. Zeroed old account and saved all statements. Today: Logged in to serve.com and closed old account. Opened the ISIS app and signed up an account*. Note: I was stupid enough not to use a referral link that would give $10 each to the referrer and the referee (if you need an ISIS referral, PM me). Applied for a Serve card via the ISIS app. Used old information, except (i) phone number set as "home" and not "mobile"; and (ii) swapped digits in SSN by mistake. Got the "pending for review, you'll get an email" message. Same message when logging in to serve.com. Called Serve (number in wiki) and asked how can I help them verify my account. After verifying me**, I was told to upload verifying documents to https://secure.serve.com/user/SecureFileUpload and call back. Possibly can avoid this phone call by uploading the documents beforehand. Uploaded SSN card and DL photos and called again. CSR examined these and approved my account immediately. Logged in to serve.com, there's already $25 credit. Linked debit and credit card; it seems that I can load online, but I didn't try. Limits are still $200/$1000. Hope this change soon. Linked Serve card to ISIS via the app*. Special offer from Coca Cola: 90 MCR points. You get an email with a loyalty card number (636...) that you can link to your MCR account. These are worth 3 free drinks, but it's better to get free drinks via the Serve $1 back promotion To Do (in 7-10 business days, after physical card arrives): Need activated card to view account number for DD, bill pay, or withdraw to bank. Need card number to load GDMP or to connect twitter for Amex Sync offers. Swipe it at WM Going to try paying at CVS and at a Coke vending machine now. * This step requires you to have a working T-mobile data connection. No WiFi. ** When asked, I used the real last 4 digits of SSN."

[Edited on September 17, 2014 at 9:38 AM. Reason : quote]

9/17/2014 9:35:35 AM

yeah, it's a co-branded card. The pre-selectable amounts never changed from the default +20,+50,+100,+200 values but was able to manually enter $500 and successfully load it from the website.

9/21/2014 2:10:18 PM

isis?

9/21/2014 9:14:45 PM

It's the Google Wallet competitor that Verizon, AT&T and TMobile are using. They're in the process of changing the name to Softcard though since the ISIS name doesn't exactly give people a warm fuzzy feeling.

9/21/2014 10:04:33 PM

Got my card last week and have successfully loaded the $500 from a CC so I'm good to go even though my account still says I have a $200 per day limit. Working on the direct deposit bonus now.

How is everybody going to get their money out of Serve? I just paid a different credit card bill than the one I loaded.

9/22/2014 8:21:59 AM

Amazon payments needs to hurry up and verify my Serve account so I can get that $50 direct deposit credit.

9/22/2014 9:35:37 AM

how far apart did you do the $250 deposits

9/22/2014 9:36:21 AM

Gotta wait until Amazon puts the test deposits into the Serve account so I can verify it. $50 Direct Deposit promotion apparently ends Sept 29th so they better hurry.

9/22/2014 9:39:53 AM

^^^^ Bank account

[Edited on September 22, 2014 at 12:23 PM. Reason : ]

9/22/2014 12:21:58 PM

Wait I'm confused. Once you load $1000/month you then have to like use your phone for payments? Doesn't seem like it's worth it.

9/22/2014 12:27:13 PM

no, you don't have to use the phone ever again once you've set it up.

9/22/2014 12:40:09 PM