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AMEX COVID-19 BONUS EXPERIENCE WIKI

Doctor of Credit database of services that work/dont work for credits: https://www.doctorofcredit.com/amex-benefits-workshop-which-merchants-code-for-streaming-wireless-shipping-credits-sortable-table

Please add services that have worked, or NOT worked, for you, along with any relevant notes. See the bottom of the wiki for information on what's supposed to be covered, per the Amex website.
Program T&Cs: https://about.americanexpress.com/si...n-TCs-FAQs.pdf

Wireless Phone Services (see below for rules)
  • WORKED
    • AT&T Prepaid - post 269
    • Greatcall - autopay, posted as WWW.GREATCALL.COM
    • T-Mobile Prepaid - post 265
    • Verizon Wireless Prepaid - posted as VZW PREPAID INTERNET OT
    • Visible - hardware purchase and monthly bill - both posted as VISIBLE LONE TREE
    • Google Fi - posted as wireless credit for many after May 22 (see posts from #385 onwards)
    • ACN Flash wireless - autopay, posted as ACN Flash wireless. Credit posted 24 hours after charge posted.
  • DID NOT WORK
    • xxx
  • YMMV
    • Google Fi - posted as streaming for some (plat - "GOOGLE *GOOGLE FI G.CO/HELPPAY# CA", pay.google.com, additional information shows "GAMES"); no credit on green (additional information shows "Axxxxxxx SELLER"). Not clear if this was a temporary miscoding since it posted as Wireless for several after May 22. UPDATE: GOOGLE FI still sometimes posts as streaming credit. Worked for me on September 14th 2020. Had already used the $20 wireless credit and paid another $20 go Google FI and it was refunded as streaming credit. My experience is that it works 50% of the time.
Streaming Services (see below for officially covered services)
  • WORKED
    • Amazon Music Unlimited - posted as AMAZON MUSIC
    • Amazon Kindle
    • Apple iCloud data storage - reimbursed as streaming subscription
    • Audible
    • Spotify
    • Disney Plus - posted as DISNEY PLUS ECOM
    • Netflix - posted as NETFLIX.COM
    • YouTube - movie rental, directly through YouTube
    • HBOMax
    • Google Play credits (only if purchased in Android Play app)
    • Google Play "In-Game Purchases" billed through google play
    • Google Domain Services
    • Sirius XM Annual Subscription
  • DID NOT WORK
    • Criterion Channel
  • YMMV
    • xxx
Shipping Services (Business Platinum)
  • WORKED
    • USPS.com - Forever Stamps 5/27/2020
    • USPS.com - gift shop.. toy trucks, etc 5/27/2020
    • UPS - Campusship label generated and scanned into UPS stream 5/22/2020 (have not yet tested label generated but not scanned into stream)
  • DID NOT WORK
    • xxx
  • YMMV
    • xxx


Wireless Credit Rules, Per Amex Website (https://www.americanexpress.com/us/r...fo/retail.html)
To earn additional rewards, the purchase must be for monthly wireless telephone service charges and made directly from a wireless telephone service provider in the United States.

The following types of purchases are NOT included for additional Wireless rewards:
  • Purchases from authorized retailers, resellers or third party sellers
  • Purchases for hardware (e.g phones and accessories) or repair services
  • Bundled services offered by Wireless companies for TV, Internet and VoIP
  • VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) services
Examples of merchants that accept the Card and where you can earn additional rewards for Wireless services include:
  • AT&T
  • Sprint
  • T-Mobile
  • Verizon
*This is not a complete list.

Examples of merchants where you will NOT earn additional rewards include:
  • Authorized retailers or resellers (e.g. Spring Communications, Wireless Zone)
  • Superstores (e.g. Wal-Mart, and Target)
  • Electronics stores (e.g. Best Buy, Staples)
Streaming Services Covered, Per Amex Website (https://www.americanexpress.com/us/r...fo/retail.html)
  • Amazon Music Unlimited
  • Apple Music
  • Apple TV+
  • AT&T Now
  • Audible
  • CBS All Access
  • Disney+
  • ESPN+
  • Fubo TV
  • HBO Max
  • HBO Now
  • Hulu
  • iHeartRadio
  • Kindle Unlimited
  • Luminary
  • MLB.TV
  • NBA League Pass
  • Netflix
  • NHL.TV
  • Pandora
  • Prime Video
  • Showtime
  • Sling TV
  • SiriusXM Streaming and Satellite
  • Spotify
  • Stitcher
  • YouTube Music Premium
  • YouTube Premium
  • YouTube TV
















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Old May 9, 2020, 11:21 am
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Platinum Shipping credit

does anybody know if the shipping credit applies to the ebay in-built shipping label service?

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Old May 9, 2020, 11:33 am
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The official shipping benefit list includes only three merchants. Does eBay use a separate merchant account to bill shipping services?
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Old May 9, 2020, 2:34 pm
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Rakuten/ebates has a deal for new subscribers to the Disney+ triple bundle, $10 back on a $12.99 bundle. Since Amex is reimbursing the $12.99, that's a good double dip.
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Old May 9, 2020, 2:51 pm
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Has anyone made a VUDU purchase to see if it qualifies for the streaming credit? I know it's not on the list, but neither is ITunes and my recent iTunes purchase (cloud storage) triggered the credit.

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Old May 9, 2020, 7:33 pm
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Originally Posted by mia
The official shipping benefit list includes only three merchants. Does eBay use a separate merchant account to bill shipping services?
Endicia, which supplies USPS postage, works. So there's a chance eBay will.
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Old May 10, 2020, 9:36 am
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Originally Posted by jimmielin
Charged 5/1 Amex Green, posted 5/2, no credit.
Charged 5/4 Amex Plat, posted 5/5, credited as streaming for 5/8. Bummer. I had use for the other $20 -- I will have to call Amex and get that fixed if that is even possible! Wouldn't want to miss out on the $10 on the Green and $20 on the Plat.
My Google Fi charge dated 5/5 has not (yet) triggered a credit on my Plat.
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Old May 10, 2020, 9:41 am
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Originally Posted by notquiteaff
My Google Fi charge dated 5/5 has not (yet) triggered a credit on my Plat.
One of my credits took almost 5 days and the other 2 days. It's the weekend so don't expect too much. I'm still waiting on a Saks credit too.
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Old May 10, 2020, 9:53 am
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Originally Posted by notquiteaff
My Google Fi charge dated 5/5 has not (yet) triggered a credit on my Plat.
Has to be automatic payment in order to receive the streaming credit in around 4 days. If you make a one-time push payment by yourself, the merchant code of the charge is slightly different from the auto-payment and renders it ineligible for the credit.
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Old May 10, 2020, 10:06 am
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Originally Posted by walkingingotham
Has to be automatic payment in order to receive the streaming credit in around 4 days. If you make a one-time push payment by yourself, the merchant code of the charge is slightly different from the auto-payment and renders it ineligible for the credit.
My experience differs although there may be luck involved. I did two separate push (manual $10) payments, one to the Green (coded as Internet Services with name "GOOGLE FI PAY") and one to the plat (coded as "GOOGLE FI" but details show "GAMES") and the plat was successfully reimbursed. It may be Google using different payment processors depending on when you do it. But I did get reimbursed for a manual payment on the Plat under streaming. YMMV
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Old May 10, 2020, 10:38 am
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Originally Posted by jimmielin
My experience differs although there may be luck involved. I did two separate push (manual $10) payments, one to the Green (coded as Internet Services with name "GOOGLE FI PAY") and one to the plat (coded as "GOOGLE FI" but details show "GAMES") and the plat was successfully reimbursed. It may be Google using different payment processors depending on when you do it. But I did get reimbursed for a manual payment on the Plat under streaming. YMMV
How do you initiate a manual payment for Fi?
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Old May 10, 2020, 10:54 am
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Originally Posted by moe8555
How do you initiate a manual payment for Fi?
pay.google.com
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Old May 10, 2020, 2:16 pm
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Originally Posted by walkingingotham
Has to be automatic payment in order to receive the streaming credit in around 4 days. If you make a one-time push payment by yourself, the merchant code of the charge is slightly different from the auto-payment and renders it ineligible for the credit.
Here's a DP: I did a one-time manual payment to AT&T Wireless, since my automatic payment is to another card, and I got the credit a couple of days later.
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Old May 10, 2020, 2:27 pm
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Originally Posted by Steve M
Here's a DP: I did a one-time manual payment to AT&T Wireless, since my automatic payment is to another card, and I got the credit a couple of days later.
Same here. Took 3 days.
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Old May 10, 2020, 4:01 pm
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Originally Posted by Steve M
Here's a DP: I did a one-time manual payment to AT&T Wireless, since my automatic payment is to another card, and I got the credit a couple of days later.
Can you please share how it was posted - the specific text displayed on AMEX.com?
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Old May 10, 2020, 5:21 pm
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Originally Posted by lax01
Can you please share how it was posted - the specific text displayed on AMEX.com?
The charge was "AT&T MOBILITY PAYMEN800-288-2020 TX $20.00"
The credit was "AMEX WIRELESS PHONE SERVICE CREDIT -$20.00"
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