Originally Posted by
crimsona
I applied Nov 11 or so, and according to my Mileageplan statement, I got the bonus miles on the 16th. I didn't have an account prior to this so I had no idea what my number was until I actually received my card though.
Originally Posted by
JJonahJ
Whoops...ok, so ignore my post above. I thought points post, based on the bill statement.
Whoa, so that's faster than SPG then!
Ok, I will apply rather than transferring SPG

(ahh, how little regard we have for our credit histories these days).
Thanks!