MilesBuzz! - FREE 1,000 United Miles via Thanks Again Visa Offers

I posted this over at Slickdeals (http://slickdeals.net/f/4865544-FREE-1-000-United-Miles-via-Thanks-Again-Visa-Offers) aready, but thought I'd repost here. :)

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Thanks Again, another service that tracks where you spend your credit card at, has a special enrollment bonus of 1000 free miles for enrolling in their version of Visa Offers.

I've only tried doing this through United to get United Mileageplus Miles. Here is how you do it:


Go to United.com
Go to > Mileageplus > Earn Award Miles > Gifts, flowers, wine, daily deals and more > Thanks Again (https://secure.thanksagain.com/united/default.aspx)
Register for a new Thanks Again account (existing users, you can sign in as long as you originally registered through United. Otherwise, you won't be able to get united miles.)
Once you're done registering, click on "My Account".
Underneath your billing info, there should be a link that says "Click Here to Join Thanks Again Offers." Click on it. (There is also a skyscraper-style vertical banner ad on the right side that you can click.)
The offer should appear saying you'll receive 1000 miles for signing up for this Visa Offers. Note two things: 1) you have to enroll your phone via text message, 2) you have to register a visa credit card with this offer. They will track the spending on that card.
That's it! Just wait. Once you're registered, bonus miles should deposit in 4-6 weeks to your Thanks Again account. Awesome. (Takes an additional 4-6 weeks to post from Thanks Again account to your United miles account.)


Free miles? Let's celebrate. :D

Additional Notes:

You are enrolling your phone number and registered card directly with Visa. Thanks Again is just a partner. Visa already has your personal info, they just want your permission to track your spending for marketing and sales purposes, so they can send directed ads to your phone.
You can always opt out of the text messages by replying back via text "STOP"
If you have enrolled in a previous Visa Offers program, as long as it is not through Thanks Again, YOU ARE STILL ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROMOTION!



Terms for the Thanks Again Offer:
*Prepaid cards including Visa Buxx, Visa Gift cards, Visa Healthcare cards, Visa Incentive cards, and Visa TravelMoney, are not eligible for enrollment at this time.
Offers delivered to your mobile device in connection with Thanks Again Offers are valid in the United States. Certain restrictions may apply.
**Upon clicking "Earn 1000 Bonus Miles >>" or "Get Mobile Offers" above, we will send your name, email address and member number to Visa to simplify enrollment in Thanks Again Offers.
1000 Bonus Miles Terms And Conditions: To participate in Thanks Again Offers and receive 1000 Bonus Miles you must: (i) be a Thanks Again member registered to earn miles via Thanks Again and (ii) enroll in Thanks Again Offers using an eligible Visa card. Bonus miles will be deposited to the enrolled member's Thanks Again account within 4 - 6 weeks after successful enrollment in Thanks Again Offers, and any earned miles will be transferred to the enrolled member's valid frequent flyer account within 6 - 8 weeks after successful enrollment in Thanks Again Offers. Limit one (1) set of 1000 Bonus miles per Thanks Again member, regardless of the number of Thanks Again accounts. Offer expires on 9/30/12 and enrollment in Thanks Again Offers must be completed by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on 9/30/12. Void where prohibited. Subject to standard Thanks Again Membership Terms and Conditions.


When will my rewards be credited to my member account with my Participating Reward Provider?
Generally, your account will be credited within 6-8 weeks of your purchase.

Thanks Again counted as a Grand Slam hit last year, so I would rather designate USAir as my earning airline.

(But maybe that's just me)

It looks like MyPoints (http://www.mypoints.com/emp/u/ma/ump750.vm) is also offering 750 miles for joining.

Thanks OP. I have previously signed up for Thanks Again as part of the GS last year. I do not see how this would stop you from using thanks again this year if there is a GS. This is tied to your United account, the miles should post with enough time to cancel this even and re-register for a US account.

In for 2, an easy 1k. Thanks again.

In 4 1

Anybody having difficulties getting the text? I used my Google Voice number, which sends/receives texts just fine, but I can't get the verification code to come through.

My Google Voice number has never worked with services like this.

Tried for like half an hour-never got sms code . I tried to 3 numbers

Thanks OP. I have previously signed up for Thanks Again as part of the GS last year. I do not see how this would stop you from using thanks again this year if there is a GS. This is tied to your United account, the miles should post with enough time to cancel this even and re-register for a US account.

In for 2, an easy 1k. Thanks again.

How does one cancel/re-register a Thanks Again account? I originally signed up with Thanks Again with United, but would like to have the option of going for a GS hit.

I think this deal is dead. I signed up but there wa sno mention of the bonus.

nevermind.

I think this deal is dead. I signed up but there wa sno mention of the bonus.It still seems to be alive - link (https://secure.thanksagain.com/ta/RTMLanding500.aspx).

To those who have signed up previously. Does this not open the door to solitication on a grander scale that kind of goes against the "do-not-call" program to keep solicitors off your phones? How often are you getting pop-up ads and promos?

Is the 1000 free miles really worth the mouse trap?
To each their own, but until I hear more feedback on what you are getting pimped for and how often, I'll sit this one out and just let the card companies sell my spending habits and the gov't track my cell phone like normal.

I've used ThanksAgain with DL as my earning partner for years. It's always nice to find random miles pop up in your account that you didn't expect. For example, the parking vendor at my home airport is a partner, so any time I pay there with a registered card, miles show up on top of the miles I earn from the card spend.

I registered for a new account with US as partner during the GS last year. This worked just fine. You can even use the same credit card from the other account, but unlike Rewards Network, you'll have to delete it from the other account first -- it won't automatically de-register it.

I just registered for a new account again with UA as a partner and enrolled my cell# for this offer. Once I get the miles, I'll de-enroll from the texting offer. This is similar to the Priority Club/VISA offer that's been floating around.

Do these miles automatically post to your UA account? Or do you have to transfer them from Thanks Again when they hit there?

can you cancel the text subscription right away? i enrolled for a 500 mile offer, hasn't been that intrusive, but would like to not have too much clutter

Do these miles automatically post to your UA account? Or do you have to transfer them from Thanks Again when they hit there?
According to their terms for the promotion, it takes 4-6 weeks for the miles to be posted to your Thanks Again account. And then once the miles are posted to your Thanks Again account, it takes another 4-6 weeks for it to posted to your United Mileageplus account.

So you're looking at a total of 8 to 12 weeks before you see the miles.

It looks like MyPoints (http://www.mypoints.com/emp/u/ma/ump750.vm) is also offering 750 miles for joining.

750 mypoints equates to ~375 United miles. If you are going for the offer, go for the outright United miles. More bang for the miles.

I use mypoints almost strictly for click-thrus and surveys to top off my accounts. Points earned by shopping etc, can usually be maximized on some other shopping portal.

So in 4 to 6 weeks I will get 1000 Thanks again points. And then I will have to log on to my Thanks Again account and transfer them manually to my Mileage Plus account. Is that how it works?

So in 4 to 6 weeks I will get 1000 Thanks again points. And then I will have to log on to my Thanks Again account and transfer them manually to my Mileage Plus account. Is that how it works?

I signed up for Thanks Again on my account in February. It took them about 8 weeks to hit my United account. I did not have to do anything. It happened automatically. I did do a follow up at 6 weeks to check and they let me know it would post soon...and it showed up about 2 weeks later.

750 mypoints equates to ~375 United miles. If you are going for the offer, go for the outright United miles. More bang for the miles.

I use mypoints almost strictly for click-thrus and surveys to top off my accounts. Points earned by shopping etc, can usually be maximized on some other shopping portal.

You're getting 750 UA miles as a signup bonus for MyPoints.

I went through the whole process, but nothing popped up about 1,000 miles

I went through the whole process, but nothing popped up about 1,000 miles

Read this (copied and pasted from first post):

Go to United.com

Go to > Mileageplus > Earn Award Miles > Gifts, flowers, wine, daily deals and more > Thanks Again
Register for a new Thanks Again account (existing users, you can sign in as long as you originally registered through United. Otherwise, you won't be able to get united miles.)

Once you're done registering, click on "My Account".

Underneath your billing info, there should be a link that says "Click Here to Join Thanks Again Offers." Click on it. (There is also a skyscraper-style vertical banner ad on the right side that you can click.)

The offer should appear saying you'll receive 1000 miles for signing up for this Visa Offers.

Note two things: 1) you have to enroll your phone via text message, 2) you have to register a visa credit card with this offer. They will track the spending on that card.

So in 4 to 6 weeks I will get 1000 Thanks again points. And then I will have to log on to my Thanks Again account and transfer them manually to my Mileage Plus account. Is that how it works?
Everything is automatic. Once you sign up for the offer, you sit back and relax. It'll post to your TA account automatically. Then TA will automatically transfer it to your UA MileagePlus acct.

Just submit the offer and go on doing your normal travel hacking, miles running, and/or money making day to day operations. And once the miles post to your UA acct, feel free to cancel the texting subscription if you don't like what you've been getting. You can do that by just texting back the texting number with the word "STOP". That will opt you out of the text offers.

I signed up and in my account. Clicked on the button and it say OOPs you must not have an account???

anyone else getting an error message? I can't get it to register after I enter the code. Keeps saying: Something's not working with the information you’ve provided. Please verify and try again.

I've gotten the code 3 times and it's not working. Strange.

anyone else getting an error message? I can't get it to register after I enter the code. Keeps saying: Something's not working with the information you’ve provided. Please verify and try again.

I've gotten the code 3 times and it's not working. Strange.
Same problem here. Z64 is not working!

than I care to spend signing up. Sounds like serious hassle for paltry mileage and spam texts.

1000 miles posted to my united account today! thanks OP

Nothing here yet...

I am still waiting.. did you sign up for 500 mile visa offer before or only this offer?1000 miles posted to my united account today! thanks OP

I am still waiting.. did you sign up for 500 mile visa offer before or only this offer?

yeah I did that back in june, the 500 miles posted within a month i believe

For what it's worth, I gave them my google voice number just in case this turns out to be harder to unsubscribe to then we think.

Under the rewards history in my Thanks Again account it shows 1000 points awarded on 8/22 but they are yet to hit my Mileage Plus account.

Registered. Thanks for the post.

Under the rewards history in my Thanks Again account it shows 1000 points awarded on 8/22 but they are yet to hit my Mileage Plus account.

Same here, 8/22 post date.

Same here, 8/22 post date.

Me too!!! Same exact date 08/22, shows Manual Reward 1,000 but nothing in my United account! What to do?

Is this offer still active? I only see the MileagePlus Dining Program offer now - is this the same?

Me too!!! Same exact date 08/22, shows Manual Reward 1,000 but nothing in my United account! What to do?

I'm hoping they just do a periodic sweep to MileagePlus accounts, and the miles will transfer over automatically. I don't see anyway to manually transfer points to an MP account. I didn't read the terms of the offer, so maybe it's all spelled out there.

Is this offer still active? I only see the MileagePlus Dining Program offer now - is this the same?

I am also wondering if it is still active? I looked at it last night and don't see anything about 1,000 miles.

Well - i had completely given up on this offer. I checked my United account a few times and saw nothing. Glad you guys bumped the thread. Now, I do see the 1000 points posted in my ThanksAgain account on 8/22. Please update if anyone knows when/how these get transferred into United miles.

I'd really like these miles to post quickly. I have 0 United miles at this point, and I'm hoping this might make the 65k offer show up for me. Wishful thinking if I had to guess.

Am I reading it right in their FAQ that it takes
even more time to transfer to United?

Am I reading it right in their FAQ that it takes
even more time to transfer to United?

Yeah, 6-8 weeks so I guess we should wait another 4 weeks...

i see the 1000 points posted on 8/22 to my thanks again account. i guess any day now it should transfer to the UA account...

After getting errors for a month and contacting them on the issue. I gave up. :mad:

Under the rewards history in my Thanks Again account it shows 1000 points awarded on 8/22 but they are yet to hit my Mileage Plus account.

Same exact thing for me.

These text message offers are getting kind of annoying. Should I wait until I receive my United miles to cancel the text offers?

Took a long time but, miles posted to my UA account over the weekend.

Took a long time but, miles posted to my UA account over the weekend.

Wask, did the miles post to your Thanks Again account on 8/22? Trying to get a sense of how long it takes for the miles to transfer to UA.

Did anyone get these miles yet?

Yes, but had to work for the miles.
Completed ThanksAgain 7/11/12. Posted to ThanksAgain with Transaction Date of 8/22/12.
Emailed customer.service@thanksagain.com 10/13/12 inquring when points would be deposited into United. Was told on 8/15/12 it would take 6 - 8 weeks, 8 weeks from 8/22/12 is 10/17/12.
So I waited & emailed 10/24/12 that it was past the 8 weeks.
Took couple of days, but recieved the 1K.
Like I said, had to work for it.

Yes, but had to work for the miles.
Completed ThanksAgain 7/11/12. Posted to ThanksAgain with Transaction Date of 8/22/12.
Emailed customer.service@thanksagain.com 10/13/12 inquring when points would be deposited into United. Was told on 8/15/12 it would take 6 - 8 weeks, 8 weeks from 8/22/12 is 10/17/12.
So I waited & emailed 10/24/12 that it was past the 8 weeks.
Took couple of days, but recieved the 1K.
Like I said, had to work for it.

Thanks, I will email them now.

What do you email them for customer service? I don't have a confirmation # or anything for subscribing...

Whoops.

I have yet to receive 1000 united miles from this offer and can't find them in ThanksAgain.com. I think not going to receive them :confused:

I got the 1,000 posted after sending this:

"On July 15th I signed up for a promotion offering 1,000 miles if I linked my Mileage plus card. I did so and was told to expect the miles 8-10 weeks after the end of the promotion (Promo ended July 31st). 10 weeks would be Oct 15th. I have not seen these miles yet."

Keep it short and sweet--the robots at cartera get confused by too many words.

I used this same approach and the miles posted for me sometime last night.

Just sent an email. Crossing my fingers.

Just to update, I received my Thanks Again 1,000 miles on 11.9.12

Activity calls it "Thanks Again"

Great recommendation to email them, once I did that, I saw the bonus in a couple days. I just hate how we have to chase after something we are owed; they clearly were not in compliance with their terms and conditions in regard to when the miles should have posted. There needs to be a U.S. law that if these companies that promote these things don't comply with their T&C, they have to pay a penalty fee for each day they don't comply. This should be an incentive to get things right the first time.

I emailed them early last week and they responded quickly saying that the miles would post by the end of the week (11/9). Miles still have not posted. I emailed again today. This is getting annoying.

11/09/2012 THANKS AGAIN 1,000

got it today. emailed them last week.

11/09/2012 THANKS AGAIN 1,000

got it today. emailed them last week.

Same here. I just sent a request to close my Thanks Again account. Now I can finally stop following this thread.

Signed up, disconnected the next day, didnt get points. I didnt see a rule that you had to be connected for a minimum length of time in order to receive points. Filed a claim. Will see if they pay up!

Did this deal end? I clicked on "Click Here to Join Thanks Again Offers" and it doesn't say anything about earning 1000 bonus points. I don't want to enroll to the Visa special offer if the special is gone.