+1 ^ I too wish there was a quick easy foolproof way to open up one of these accounts online. I did this deal last year when I was out in Dayton Ohio on work, & it was a very easy 21,000 Miles. I never thought I would want to go back to Dayton on work, but I'd have the miles by now if I was there...

Has anyone had any recent success in opening one of these & receiving the miles without physically going to a branch at any stage of the process or without talking to like a half a dozen different telephone bankers & spending several hours on the phone only to then have to fight for the miles?