<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by UNITED959:
True, but I just called Rez last night to price out an ORD-CGN for March. They would not confirm the upgrade using a new e-SWU w/o them being in my account; she'd only price out an H fare. Maybe my CSR was just a stickler. 
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I have successfully secured upgrades, for Int'l V fare flights in April 2004, using my earned e-SWU's. ( I have ~ 130k flight miles credited to my M+ account in 2003.) The CSR was somewhat hestitant to do this but when I explained the details, quoting from the email I received from UA about these new SWU's, she went ahead and confirmed my upgrades. (A Mileage Plus CSR previously mentioned to me that this was acceptable, and that Reservations Supervisors are both aware of these new e-SWU's and can approve their use in advance of having them deposited based upon your YTD mileage accrual activity being greater than 100,000 EQM's.)
One can of course purchase an H fare, confirm upgrades with miles, then refare to a V, take the difference, and substitute e-SWU's anytime through check-in.
The original poster might just consider sticking with the S fare, and locate someone who might swap Sweet Spot SWU's for his 2004 e-SWU's?
[This message has been edited by transpac (edited Dec 13, 2003).]