Another case in point, flew MSN-MSP-BOS yesterday at noon and didn't have access to a computer 24 hours beforehand because I was driving to MSN. Checked-in OLCI the morning of around 9AM and was put on the waitlist for MSN-MSP, already EUA on the MSP-BOS 3 days out. Another GE woman checked-in at the airport in front of me around 11 AM flashing her GE card (the lack of use of the self-service kiosk at MSN is ridiculous, everyone was waiting for an agent).

GE woman double checked at the gate and the GA said she was on the list and she'd let her know. Neither my name nor her name was called at the gate and I didn't even bother to check where I was on the list since I hadn't done 24 hours in advance and since the flight is normally full of PE from Epic Systems. When my row was called (no elite pre-board) I handed my boarding pass to the gate agent and the sensor went off and he handed me back an upgrade to 1-C. Made my afternoon for a $279 RT T-fare.