I signed up online at
http://www.mci7.com/aadvantage After the bonus miles didn't post for several months, I sent an E-mail to MCI. This was their reply:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Dear Darien-l,
Thank you for contacting MCI (R) e-Customer Service.
Upon reviewing your account, I found the account does not
have the proper promotional code for the 5000 bonus miles.
Unfortunately, your account does not have an active calling card. It
is necessary to have an active calling card on the account in order to
add the promotional code for the 5000 bonus miles. It is not required
that you use the calling card to receive the mileage, it is just
necessary to have the card on the account.
Your business is important to us, and MCI WorldCom appreciates that
you have chosen us as your long distance carrier. If you have any
additional questions or concerns, please visit Online Account
Manager at
www.mci.com/service.
Sincerely,
Diana
MCI e-Customer Service</font>
The website I signed up at didn't mention anything about the necessity of having a phone card to receve the miles. It says "Just sign up for MCI 7¢ Anytime and get up to 5,000 AAdvantage miles. (1,000 miles each month for the next five months)
" The complete rules are:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Existing MCI customers are not eligible for this offer. Bonus
is awarded 1,000 miles after your first 30 days with MCI
and 1,000 miles per month for the next four months of service with
MCI. Please allow up to eight weeks for bonus miles to be posted to your AAdvantage account. Limit one enrollment bonus per AAdvantage member. The names on your MCI and AAdvantage accounts must match to participate in the program and earn AAdvantage miles. You must remain an MCI customer through time of fulfillment in order to receive full bonus. Enrollment in the MCI/AAdvantage program is in lieu of any other MCI bonus program or promotion. MCI reserves the right to end/amend its program with six months notice. Miles earned are subject to a U.S. Federal Excise Tax surcharge.</font>
Despire the fact that the rules were changed on me halfway through I decided to stay with MCI for now. I added a phone card to my list of services, and an MCI rep assured me that my first 1,000 bonus miles will post "within 8 weeks." Given the experience of other people here, I'm a little skeptical
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