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Oct 23, 2011, 8:33 pm
#211
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SEA
Posts: 1,887
I did my account and my GF's account before the blogfest and the hit for each posted immediately. I did a trade / GF did not do a trade so it didn't seem to matter. Did a friend's account after the blogfest and still waiting. He was an existing SB account holder and signed up for a new account. He hasn't funded or done a trade yet, but not sure whether that matters if they are also limiting the bonus to new accounts, hence the question.
Oct 24, 2011, 7:58 am
#213
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,161
Hmm... signed up for sharebuilder 10/5, waited for credit the next week. Nothing happened on 10/11, as the blogfest made ING look at the accounts, so I funded and did a trade. Waited for 10/18, nothing.
I also have a ING direct account (signed up for a 25$ bonus ages ago) and a ING Retirement account from Work.
10/20 I get this mail:
Hmmm... so they detected I was a existing customer.
So no hit and no miles?
PS: a colleague tells me his wife's attempt to get a sharebuilder account (rejected for lack of credit history) got her the sign up bonus last month...
I also have a ING direct account (signed up for a 25$ bonus ages ago) and a ING Retirement account from Work.
10/20 I get this mail:
Consolidation may be the key to keeping your online life from engulfing your real life. Now you can come one step closer by linking your ShareBuilder and ING DIRECT accounts. Advantages include:
See your ShareBuilder balance, and zip there without another sign-in.
Transfer funds instantly between ING DIRECT and ShareBuilder.
Free up brain cells you were using to manage separate accounts.
Get more time in your real life.
You can link your accounts right now - it only takes a minute.
See your ShareBuilder balance, and zip there without another sign-in.
Transfer funds instantly between ING DIRECT and ShareBuilder.
Free up brain cells you were using to manage separate accounts.
Get more time in your real life.
You can link your accounts right now - it only takes a minute.
So no hit and no miles?
PS: a colleague tells me his wife's attempt to get a sharebuilder account (rejected for lack of credit history) got her the sign up bonus last month...
Oct 24, 2011, 8:23 am
#214
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: MSP
Programs: AA Plat Pto, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,536
ING Direct customer for years, opened a Sharebuilder regular investment account for GS2010. On 9/30 opened and funded a Sharebuilder IRA account with ING funds. Token $10 trade processed on 10/4, still waiting on miles. 
Replacing the expected hit will not be an issue but it will deter me from going for a level higher (32 vs. 28) as I would need 3 ~$50 hits rather than 2.
Replacing the expected hit will not be an issue but it will deter me from going for a level higher (32 vs. 28) as I would need 3 ~$50 hits rather than 2.
Oct 24, 2011, 12:48 pm
#216
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SE coast USA
Programs: US, AA, AM, BA, HH, SPG, PC, Carlson, Marriott, Choice
Posts: 306
Yes, I am 3 for 3. Miles posted quickly without funding and trading. I have since completed the funding and trading for one account and have funded, but not traded (yet) in the other two.
Oct 24, 2011, 1:50 pm
#218
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 368
Yes, I'm looking to see how miles are posting now that you have to make a trade to get the miles. I don't know if I've heard of anyone getting the miles since that crackdown.
Oct 24, 2011, 2:12 pm
#219
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Swamps of Jersey
Programs: US Silver, Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 376
Opened my wife's account on 10/5, funded it, and made a trade on 10/6. No miles yet. E-mailed c/s on 10/11 and 10/17. The 10/17 response mentioned about having to manually approve the miles. Hers was a new account, funded and traded, so I'm not sure they can weasel out of it.
Oct 24, 2011, 7:31 pm
#220
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 368
Opened my wife's account on 10/5, funded it, and made a trade on 10/6. No miles yet. E-mailed c/s on 10/11 and 10/17. The 10/17 response mentioned about having to manually approve the miles. Hers was a new account, funded and traded, so I'm not sure they can weasel out of it.
Oct 24, 2011, 8:16 pm
#221
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SE coast USA
Programs: US, AA, AM, BA, HH, SPG, PC, Carlson, Marriott, Choice
Posts: 306
Opened 1st SB account on 9/25 and the second and third on 10/3. Did not fund the first until a couple of weeks later and then waited another week for the trade. I funded the last two a week ago, but have not traded yet because I'm having problems with the Android App after a flawless trade with it for the first account. Anybody else have a problem with that App?
Oct 24, 2011, 8:30 pm
#222
Join Date: Dec 2006
Programs: United 1k aa exec plat
Posts: 1,842
I have to say they are very reassuring in their
Thanks for staying vigilant! There has indeed been progress in finding out why they haven't posted. Now we're just working on posting them! Our system that automatically posts the miles had a couple wrinkles in it, so we had to do some ironing out. Until it is back up and running, we're manually approving them all. Unfortunately this takes a little more time. One of our .[/I]
Thanks for staying vigilant! There has indeed been progress in finding out why they haven't posted. Now we're just working on posting them! Our system that automatically posts the miles had a couple wrinkles in it, so we had to do some ironing out. Until it is back up and running, we're manually approving them all. Unfortunately this takes a little more time. One of our .[/I]
good job points guy
Oct 24, 2011, 8:34 pm
#223
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SEA
Posts: 1,887
We still don't know anything was killed. If it was, View from the Wing should get credit not TPG.
Oct 24, 2011, 8:44 pm
#224
Join Date: Dec 2006
Programs: United 1k aa exec plat
Posts: 1,842
We still don't know anything was killed. If it was, View from the Wing should get credit not TPG.
Oct 24, 2011, 9:17 pm
#225
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Programs: Starwood, Delta, American Airlines, USA, United
Posts: 223
Sharebuilder: to fund or not to fund?
I opened up 2 sharebuilder accounts back on oct 1 2011 and 2 accounts on Oct 12 2011 (managing 4 accounts). did not fund
Decided to fund tonight - set up for a fund and a free $25 from this thread (INVEST91511) the two accouns from 10/1/11.
Can't figure out how to trade! can you help? I think I have to wait until the accounts get funded and they don't fund until Wednesday, so looks like the next time to trade would be for next Tuesday for some kind of
discount?