MilesBuzz! - Check out NorthWest Airlines orum for 40,0000 Mile Deal

Go to NorthWest Forum, You won't believe your eyes!

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Sydneyjb:
Go to NorthWest Forum, You won't believe your eyes!</font>

Thanx!

FYI, this is a Sprint long distance deal whereby you will get 40,000 miles after 18 months. 7 cents/min with a $3.95 monthly charge.

I would appreciate comments on how best to make sure Sprint complies with this offer [Not that I should not sign up for it, as I intend to do so].

There is nothing comparable on the horizon from the others, and I have been shorted by MCI already! So, what are the best techniques/tricks to make sure that they comply and that I have proof of same. Also, who does one threaten to complain to if they do not comply.

Thanx!

Here's the NW forum link:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum35/HTML/001981.html

Be very, very careful with Sprint. I signed up and was rewarded with a type of Frequent Flyer Fee. It was a percentage of the miles they were "giving" me, turned into dollars! Along with this, there were a couple more hidden, out-there fees that were expensive and just outrageous.

This just happened a couple months ago, so I am sure their tactics are up to date and haven't changed.

I got rid of them that first month, switching back to MCI. In doing so, I did receive the 5,000 for the first month miles toward my NW acct (but I had to pay for it) and, by switching and re-starting with MCI, I got 1000 mi and added another partner, toward 20 partners, to my AA acct.

Just be sure to ask about all other fees and charges.

Good luck!

[This message has been edited by lisamcgu (edited 08-30-2001).]

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by lisamcgu:
Be very, very careful with [b]Sprint. I signed up and was rewarded with a type of Frequent Flyer Fee. It was a percentage of the miles they were "giving" me, turned into dollars! ... I got rid of them that first month, switching back to MCI.</font>

Are you sure it just wasn't the Federal tax on the miles? If I recall correctly, when I used MCI I got taxed on the United miles I collected. This even continued on for a few months after I canceled their service because the miles were posting slower than the bills.


[This message has been edited by FlyByMike (edited 08-30-2001).]

There IS no federal tax imposed on the recipient of frequent flier miles...only on those BUYING frequent flier miles. Sprint passes THEIR tax on to you, even though it's just another cost of thier acquiring the miles.

Looking over my Sprint statements over the last 12 months, it appears that the excise tax which Sprint passes on to the consumer (and recipient of the miles) works out to about 0.1 cents per mile. At that rate, I'd be thrilled to have to $1,000 worth of frequent flier mile excise taxes passed on to me by Sprint.

I haven't had any problem getting Sprint miles. Got 15000 miles a year ago on long distance plus 5000 miles bonus for using Sprint PCS. I still get Sprint PCS miles every month.

I will definitely sign up this Sprint 40,000 miles deal!

Sprint is very generous about miles.

I have to agree wih Vince Lee--I have been very happy (as happy as you can be with a ld carrier--they are all meant to confuse you) with Sprint. They have credited miles as they were supposed to and have not changed my service midstream as Verizon does.

As far as taxes go,this is on the Sprint order form which you must fill out to sign up for this offer.

These additional taxes and fees apply:
Universal Service Fee: 9.9% of your monthly recurring/usage charge, interstate and international usage. Carrier Property Tax: 1.08% of your monthly recurring/usage charge, interstate and international usage. In State Access Recovery: AR $1.59/mo; CO $1.30/mo; KY $1.98/mo; MA $1.01/mo; MI $0.57/mo; NY $1.76/mo. International Mobile Termination Charge: A per minute surcharge will be applied to calls made from your home which terminate to foreign mobile phones in certain countries. See country list and rates.