Originally Posted by thegingerman
OK, y'all seem to know what's up on this. I asked a somewhat more specific question, asking if EasyCheckin 24 hours early helps if I want to VDB. Another poster flatly told me NO and that getting on the DM early doesn't help out for anything, including upgrades.
Yes, you asked a more specific question. And no, no one said that that Easy Checkin Online does not help for upgrades.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=457710
Things happen in a particular order at UA and so that makes a difference on what you can or cannot do. It will also affect the answers you get on here depending on the specifics you ask. (e.g. You can get seat assignments before you ticket; you cannot get on the upgrade list with 500 milers until after you ticket. You can get on the VDB list for any flight that you are checked in for at any UA ticket counter, RCC, or gate; you cannot try to upgrade for a flight that you are trying to standby on until you are cleared into coach on the new flight first.)
BillJ
P.S. I answered the last question you left in this thread. Did you find it in the paragraph above?