With United's 1K threshold moving from 100 EQS to 120 EQS, 1K has become all but unreachable to me after this year, so I can't realistically count on those benefits.

With everything I've read here, and with my travel schedule getting me to Summit by March or April, I'm going to make the switch to F9 and see how it goes.

Again, thanks to everyone for all the input. It is greatly appreciated.

-btr