FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Topguest additional points for checkins [Update Jan 2014 - program has ended]
Old Oct 16, 2012 | 4:28 am
  #1150  
mooper
10 Countries Visited
20 Countries Visited
30 Countries Visited
20 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: BZN
Programs: AA:LT Platinum DL:LT Gold UA:1P MAR:LT Titanium
Posts: 8,292
Originally Posted by SkyTeam777
Problem with that is that often my mobile device is "off" in terms of coordinates. I know that because when using Maps, it is off as well.
If you're not physically located at the property and still want the points, then you *want* your location data indeterminate/disabled, not inaccurate. Use common sense about how often a given account checks in to a given property, and into multiple places in short order. I still don't see how anyone finds it worth their time to do this manually, but if you're dealing with a bunch of accounts and some simple programming (macros, even)...
mooper is offline