y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 1 I've read this article before but I could not find it now
10 baozi to the first person who can provide link to this blog article
documenting the following experience:
Bank of America Alaska personal visa card
1. instantly approved but CL < $5,000, therefore it was platinum plus
instead of visa signature - 5,000 miles vs 25,000 miles bonus, big
difference
2. called recon and moved CL from another card to make it above $5,000
3. still qualified for the visa signature bonus in the end
4. interestingly, the author claimed that he/she actually got a better deal
out of this |
x*******g
发帖数: 523 | 2 http://saverocity.com/miles4more/bofa-bait-and-switch/
Miles4More
Navigating the Bank of America Bait and Switch
by KENNY on AUGUST 10, 2014
deal
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: I've read this article before but I could not find it now
: 10 baozi to the first person who can provide link to this blog article
: documenting the following experience:
: Bank of America Alaska personal visa card
: 1. instantly approved but CL < $5,000, therefore it was platinum plus
: instead of visa signature - 5,000 miles vs 25,000 miles bonus, big
: difference
: 2. called recon and moved CL from another card to make it above $5,000
: 3. still qualified for the visa signature bonus in the end
: 4. interestingly, the author claimed that he/she actually got a better deal
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 3 not the one I'm looking for but 2 baozi for your effort
thanks
【在 x*******g 的大作中提到】
: http://saverocity.com/miles4more/bofa-bait-and-switch/
: Miles4More
: Navigating the Bank of America Bait and Switch
: by KENNY on AUGUST 10, 2014
:
: deal
|
x*****d
发帖数: 704 | 4
deal
Perhaps a flyertalk entry:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/26978152-post3688.html
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: I've read this article before but I could not find it now
: 10 baozi to the first person who can provide link to this blog article
: documenting the following experience:
: Bank of America Alaska personal visa card
: 1. instantly approved but CL < $5,000, therefore it was platinum plus
: instead of visa signature - 5,000 miles vs 25,000 miles bonus, big
: difference
: 2. called recon and moved CL from another card to make it above $5,000
: 3. still qualified for the visa signature bonus in the end
: 4. interestingly, the author claimed that he/she actually got a better deal
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 5 pretty sure it was a full article not a post, and this post suggests to
submit another app and close the platinum plus card which is different from
what I've read
thanks
【在 x*****d 的大作中提到】
:
: deal
: Perhaps a flyertalk entry:
: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/26978152-post3688.html
|
l*****1
发帖数: 540 | 6 Haha, I know what you meant...In some cases you can take home 25k on top of
the 5k received initially. I can't find the exact post you mentioned either,
but got a DP for you: https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/comments/4dmaau/boa
_alaska_signature_upgrade/ |
a******0
发帖数: 51 | 7 This one is similar to what you need, though it is a post
https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/comments/4dmaau/boa_alaska_signature_
upgrade/
from
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: pretty sure it was a full article not a post, and this post suggests to
: submit another app and close the platinum plus card which is different from
: what I've read
: thanks
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 8 interesting story but still not it
I don't think it was extra 5,000 miles but $50 airfare discount for platinum
card
I'm getting old now so memory does not serve me as good as before
hehe
of
either,
boa
【在 l*****1 的大作中提到】
: Haha, I know what you meant...In some cases you can take home 25k on top of
: the 5k received initially. I can't find the exact post you mentioned either,
: but got a DP for you: https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/comments/4dmaau/boa
: _alaska_signature_upgrade/
|
l*********3
发帖数: 292 | |
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 10 ding, ding, ding
We have a winner
no wonder I can't find it - it's in Chinese!
hehe
【在 l*********3 的大作中提到】
: 是不是这篇？http://www.uscreditcardguide.com/boa-alaska-airlines-credit-card-application-tips/
|
|
|
s******k
发帖数: 6659 | 11 Just realize that I got the same perk. Almost didn't noticed that!
This is way back last year. I got both $50 voucher on Alaska and free
companion for $99.
Plus $75 back from ATT offer
What a deal !
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: ding, ding, ding
: We have a winner
: no wonder I can't find it - it's in Chinese!
: hehe
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 12 so what was the final tally? did you get the bonuses for both cards?
platinum: $50 AF, $50 airfare discount, 5,000 miles
visa signature: 25,000 miles, $99 companion fare, $100 statement credit
【在 s******k 的大作中提到】
: Just realize that I got the same perk. Almost didn't noticed that!
: This is way back last year. I got both $50 voucher on Alaska and free
: companion for $99.
: Plus $75 back from ATT offer
: What a deal !
|
c***u
发帖数: 2023 | 13 我读过一个说自己拿到了2次 bonus after convert platinum to visa signature, 一
个是补的2万，还有一个是新卡的 2万5千。
我自己的例子： 交了 50 的年费， 受到补的2 万点 ，可是不再收25 多余的年费。 |
s******k
发帖数: 6659 | 14 I got 5,000 first and then 20,000 after upgrade to visa signature
So for the miles, no, I only got 25,000 in total
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: so what was the final tally? did you get the bonuses for both cards?
: platinum: $50 AF, $50 airfare discount, 5,000 miles
: visa signature: 25,000 miles, $99 companion fare, $100 statement credit
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 15 looks like there were different outcomes in this and similar cases
I've never encountered this situation before even though I've handled more
than two dozens of BofA Alaska apps, until now
it was one of the three apps for LD on the same day
1st app instantly approved visa signature, no dramas there
2nd app, which was this one, instantly approved for platinum plus, funny
thing was that BofA system automatically took the CL from another card
without asking, called recon right away, moved enough CL over to make it
above $5,000, requested an upgrade to signature. let's see how it pans out
3nd app was a rejection, recon call didn't help, they would not budge - too
many accounts and enough total CL with BofA. cancelled one MLB and converted
another to BBR while waiting for letter, called recon again after receiving
the rejection letter, approved for visa signature
【在 s******k 的大作中提到】
: I got 5,000 first and then 20,000 after upgrade to visa signature
: So for the miles, no, I only got 25,000 in total
|
s******k
发帖数: 6659 | 16 Any suggestion on converting unused card to BBR? Called a couple of time for
my previous card but no luck
too
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: looks like there were different outcomes in this and similar cases
: I've never encountered this situation before even though I've handled more
: than two dozens of BofA Alaska apps, until now
: it was one of the three apps for LD on the same day
: 1st app instantly approved visa signature, no dramas there
: 2nd app, which was this one, instantly approved for platinum plus, funny
: thing was that BofA system automatically took the CL from another card
: without asking, called recon right away, moved enough CL over to make it
: above $5,000, requested an upgrade to signature. let's see how it pans out
: 3nd app was a rejection, recon call didn't help, they would not budge - too
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 17 what card do you want to convert?
3-month old MLB cards got converted successfully last month
for
【在 s******k 的大作中提到】
: Any suggestion on converting unused card to BBR? Called a couple of time for
: my previous card but no luck
:
: too
|
s******k
发帖数: 6659 | 18 I tried one-year VA card before, no luck there.
After I converted that VA card to a travel rewards card, still couldn't get
it converted to BBR after some lengthy talk with the customer service people
Did you just call the number on the back of your card?
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: what card do you want to convert?
: 3-month old MLB cards got converted successfully last month
:
: for
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 19 yes I called the number on the back of MLB card
few questions for you regarding Alaska card -
did you activate and use the platinum plus card while waiting for the
signature card? was told the two cards would have different card numbers
if yes, did you spend $1,000 on the platinum plus card?
thanks
get
people
【在 s******k 的大作中提到】
: I tried one-year VA card before, no luck there.
: After I converted that VA card to a travel rewards card, still couldn't get
: it converted to BBR after some lengthy talk with the customer service people
: Did you just call the number on the back of your card?
|
s******k
发帖数: 6659 | 20 Not 100% sure but just by looking at the record, it seems that I activated
the platinum card first and spent 1000 on it
Would be very interesting if there's some nuance in here :)
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: yes I called the number on the back of MLB card
: few questions for you regarding Alaska card -
: did you activate and use the platinum plus card while waiting for the
: signature card? was told the two cards would have different card numbers
: if yes, did you spend $1,000 on the platinum plus card?
: thanks
:
: get
: people
|
|
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 21 the devil is in the detail
hehe
anyway, plan to spend $1,000 on both cards and see what happens
【在 s******k 的大作中提到】
: Not 100% sure but just by looking at the record, it seems that I activated
: the platinum card first and spent 1000 on it
: Would be very interesting if there's some nuance in here :)
|
s******k
发帖数: 6659 | 22 Would very much like to hear about your experimental results when you are
done
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: the devil is in the detail
: hehe
: anyway, plan to spend $1,000 on both cards and see what happens
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 23 will do
【在 s******k 的大作中提到】
: Would very much like to hear about your experimental results when you are
: done
|
g****y
发帖数: 489 | 24 Just realized I'm in the same shoes, applied for my first Alaska visa for
the 30k miles but got platinum plus instead. It's been a month since I got
the card, haven't completed the 1k spending yet.
Should I call recon to convert to visa signature now or wait after 1k
spending is met? Have been a long time BOA customer but this is the first
credit card with them |
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 25 too late now
if you don't get approved for visa signature instantly you need to call
recon right away
【在 g****y 的大作中提到】
: Just realized I'm in the same shoes, applied for my first Alaska visa for
: the 30k miles but got platinum plus instead. It's been a month since I got
: the card, haven't completed the 1k spending yet.
: Should I call recon to convert to visa signature now or wait after 1k
: spending is met? Have been a long time BOA customer but this is the first
: credit card with them
|
c*******8
发帖数: 1500 | 26 啊哈，这篇文章是我几个月前请瑞安大神来写的
我就没有baozi么，呜呜 |
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 27 catch baozi!
【在 c*******8 的大作中提到】
: 啊哈，这篇文章是我几个月前请瑞安大神来写的
: 我就没有baozi么，呜呜
|
c*******8
发帖数: 1500 | 28 多谢老余！
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: catch baozi!
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 29 I've read this article before but I could not find it now
10 baozi to the first person who can provide link to this blog article
documenting the following experience:
Bank of America Alaska personal visa card
1. instantly approved but CL < $5,000, therefore it was platinum plus
instead of visa signature - 5,000 miles vs 25,000 miles bonus, big
difference
2. called recon and moved CL from another card to make it above $5,000
3. still qualified for the visa signature bonus in the end
4. interestingly, the author claimed that he/she actually got a better deal
out of this |
x*******g
发帖数: 523 | 30 http://saverocity.com/miles4more/bofa-bait-and-switch/
Miles4More
Navigating the Bank of America Bait and Switch
by KENNY on AUGUST 10, 2014
deal
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: I've read this article before but I could not find it now
: 10 baozi to the first person who can provide link to this blog article
: documenting the following experience:
: Bank of America Alaska personal visa card
: 1. instantly approved but CL < $5,000, therefore it was platinum plus
: instead of visa signature - 5,000 miles vs 25,000 miles bonus, big
: difference
: 2. called recon and moved CL from another card to make it above $5,000
: 3. still qualified for the visa signature bonus in the end
: 4. interestingly, the author claimed that he/she actually got a better deal
|
|
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 31 not the one I'm looking for but 2 baozi for your effort
thanks
【在 x*******g 的大作中提到】
: http://saverocity.com/miles4more/bofa-bait-and-switch/
: Miles4More
: Navigating the Bank of America Bait and Switch
: by KENNY on AUGUST 10, 2014
:
: deal
|
x*****d
发帖数: 704 | 32
deal
Perhaps a flyertalk entry:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/26978152-post3688.html
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: I've read this article before but I could not find it now
: 10 baozi to the first person who can provide link to this blog article
: documenting the following experience:
: Bank of America Alaska personal visa card
: 1. instantly approved but CL < $5,000, therefore it was platinum plus
: instead of visa signature - 5,000 miles vs 25,000 miles bonus, big
: difference
: 2. called recon and moved CL from another card to make it above $5,000
: 3. still qualified for the visa signature bonus in the end
: 4. interestingly, the author claimed that he/she actually got a better deal
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 33 pretty sure it was a full article not a post, and this post suggests to
submit another app and close the platinum plus card which is different from
what I've read
thanks
【在 x*****d 的大作中提到】
:
: deal
: Perhaps a flyertalk entry:
: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/26978152-post3688.html
|
l*****1
发帖数: 540 | 34 Haha, I know what you meant...In some cases you can take home 25k on top of
the 5k received initially. I can't find the exact post you mentioned either,
but got a DP for you: https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/comments/4dmaau/boa
_alaska_signature_upgrade/ |
a******0
发帖数: 51 | 35 This one is similar to what you need, though it is a post
https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/comments/4dmaau/boa_alaska_signature_
upgrade/
from
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: pretty sure it was a full article not a post, and this post suggests to
: submit another app and close the platinum plus card which is different from
: what I've read
: thanks
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 36 interesting story but still not it
I don't think it was extra 5,000 miles but $50 airfare discount for platinum
card
I'm getting old now so memory does not serve me as good as before
hehe
of
either,
boa
【在 l*****1 的大作中提到】
: Haha, I know what you meant...In some cases you can take home 25k on top of
: the 5k received initially. I can't find the exact post you mentioned either,
: but got a DP for you: https://www.reddit.com/r/churning/comments/4dmaau/boa
: _alaska_signature_upgrade/
|
l*********3
发帖数: 292 | |
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 38 ding, ding, ding
We have a winner
no wonder I can't find it - it's in Chinese!
hehe
【在 l*********3 的大作中提到】
: 是不是这篇？http://www.uscreditcardguide.com/boa-alaska-airlines-credit-card-application-tips/
|
s******k
发帖数: 6659 | 39 Just realize that I got the same perk. Almost didn't noticed that!
This is way back last year. I got both $50 voucher on Alaska and free
companion for $99.
Plus $75 back from ATT offer
What a deal !
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: ding, ding, ding
: We have a winner
: no wonder I can't find it - it's in Chinese!
: hehe
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 40 so what was the final tally? did you get the bonuses for both cards?
platinum: $50 AF, $50 airfare discount, 5,000 miles
visa signature: 25,000 miles, $99 companion fare, $100 statement credit
【在 s******k 的大作中提到】
: Just realize that I got the same perk. Almost didn't noticed that!
: This is way back last year. I got both $50 voucher on Alaska and free
: companion for $99.
: Plus $75 back from ATT offer
: What a deal !
|
|
|
c***u
发帖数: 2023 | 41 我读过一个说自己拿到了2次 bonus after convert platinum to visa signature, 一
个是补的2万，还有一个是新卡的 2万5千。
我自己的例子： 交了 50 的年费， 受到补的2 万点 ，可是不再收25 多余的年费。 |
s******k
发帖数: 6659 | 42 I got 5,000 first and then 20,000 after upgrade to visa signature
So for the miles, no, I only got 25,000 in total
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: so what was the final tally? did you get the bonuses for both cards?
: platinum: $50 AF, $50 airfare discount, 5,000 miles
: visa signature: 25,000 miles, $99 companion fare, $100 statement credit
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 43 looks like there were different outcomes in this and similar cases
I've never encountered this situation before even though I've handled more
than two dozens of BofA Alaska apps, until now
it was one of the three apps for LD on the same day
1st app instantly approved visa signature, no dramas there
2nd app, which was this one, instantly approved for platinum plus, funny
thing was that BofA system automatically took the CL from another card
without asking, called recon right away, moved enough CL over to make it
above $5,000, requested an upgrade to signature. let's see how it pans out
3nd app was a rejection, recon call didn't help, they would not budge - too
many accounts and enough total CL with BofA. cancelled one MLB and converted
another to BBR while waiting for letter, called recon again after receiving
the rejection letter, approved for visa signature
【在 s******k 的大作中提到】
: I got 5,000 first and then 20,000 after upgrade to visa signature
: So for the miles, no, I only got 25,000 in total
|
s******k
发帖数: 6659 | 44 Any suggestion on converting unused card to BBR? Called a couple of time for
my previous card but no luck
too
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: looks like there were different outcomes in this and similar cases
: I've never encountered this situation before even though I've handled more
: than two dozens of BofA Alaska apps, until now
: it was one of the three apps for LD on the same day
: 1st app instantly approved visa signature, no dramas there
: 2nd app, which was this one, instantly approved for platinum plus, funny
: thing was that BofA system automatically took the CL from another card
: without asking, called recon right away, moved enough CL over to make it
: above $5,000, requested an upgrade to signature. let's see how it pans out
: 3nd app was a rejection, recon call didn't help, they would not budge - too
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 45 what card do you want to convert?
3-month old MLB cards got converted successfully last month
for
【在 s******k 的大作中提到】
: Any suggestion on converting unused card to BBR? Called a couple of time for
: my previous card but no luck
:
: too
|
s******k
发帖数: 6659 | 46 I tried one-year VA card before, no luck there.
After I converted that VA card to a travel rewards card, still couldn't get
it converted to BBR after some lengthy talk with the customer service people
Did you just call the number on the back of your card?
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: what card do you want to convert?
: 3-month old MLB cards got converted successfully last month
:
: for
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 47 yes I called the number on the back of MLB card
few questions for you regarding Alaska card -
did you activate and use the platinum plus card while waiting for the
signature card? was told the two cards would have different card numbers
if yes, did you spend $1,000 on the platinum plus card?
thanks
get
people
【在 s******k 的大作中提到】
: I tried one-year VA card before, no luck there.
: After I converted that VA card to a travel rewards card, still couldn't get
: it converted to BBR after some lengthy talk with the customer service people
: Did you just call the number on the back of your card?
|
s******k
发帖数: 6659 | 48 Not 100% sure but just by looking at the record, it seems that I activated
the platinum card first and spent 1000 on it
Would be very interesting if there's some nuance in here :)
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: yes I called the number on the back of MLB card
: few questions for you regarding Alaska card -
: did you activate and use the platinum plus card while waiting for the
: signature card? was told the two cards would have different card numbers
: if yes, did you spend $1,000 on the platinum plus card?
: thanks
:
: get
: people
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 49 the devil is in the detail
hehe
anyway, plan to spend $1,000 on both cards and see what happens
【在 s******k 的大作中提到】
: Not 100% sure but just by looking at the record, it seems that I activated
: the platinum card first and spent 1000 on it
: Would be very interesting if there's some nuance in here :)
|
s******k
发帖数: 6659 | 50 Would very much like to hear about your experimental results when you are
done
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: the devil is in the detail
: hehe
: anyway, plan to spend $1,000 on both cards and see what happens
|
|
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 51 will do
【在 s******k 的大作中提到】
: Would very much like to hear about your experimental results when you are
: done
|
g****y
发帖数: 489 | 52 Just realized I'm in the same shoes, applied for my first Alaska visa for
the 30k miles but got platinum plus instead. It's been a month since I got
the card, haven't completed the 1k spending yet.
Should I call recon to convert to visa signature now or wait after 1k
spending is met? Have been a long time BOA customer but this is the first
credit card with them |
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 53 too late now
if you don't get approved for visa signature instantly you need to call
recon right away
【在 g****y 的大作中提到】
: Just realized I'm in the same shoes, applied for my first Alaska visa for
: the 30k miles but got platinum plus instead. It's been a month since I got
: the card, haven't completed the 1k spending yet.
: Should I call recon to convert to visa signature now or wait after 1k
: spending is met? Have been a long time BOA customer but this is the first
: credit card with them
|
c*******8
发帖数: 1500 | 54 啊哈，这篇文章是我几个月前请瑞安大神来写的
我就没有baozi么，呜呜 |
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 55 catch baozi!
【在 c*******8 的大作中提到】
: 啊哈，这篇文章是我几个月前请瑞安大神来写的
: 我就没有baozi么，呜呜
|
c*******8
发帖数: 1500 | 56 多谢老余！
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: catch baozi!
|
y****i
发帖数: 17878 | 57 Platinum plus card finally got updated to signature card exactly 8 weeks
after calling recon on the date of application
original platinum plus offer: 5,000 miles, $50 discount code, $50 AF
original signature card offer: 30,000 miles, $99 companion fare, $100 credit
, $75 AF
in the end, received 5,000 + 25,000 miles, $50 discount code, $99 companion
fare, $100 statement credit, all for $50 annual fee
【在 s******k 的大作中提到】
: Would very much like to hear about your experimental results when you are
: done
|
s******k
发帖数: 6659 | 58 You are the man!
credit
companion
【在 y****i 的大作中提到】
: Platinum plus card finally got updated to signature card exactly 8 weeks
: after calling recon on the date of application
: original platinum plus offer: 5,000 miles, $50 discount code, $50 AF
: original signature card offer: 30,000 miles, $99 companion fare, $100 credit
: , $75 AF
: in the end, received 5,000 + 25,000 miles, $50 discount code, $99 companion
: fare, $100 statement credit, all for $50 annual fee
|
