May 28, 2020, 7:36 am
Last edit by: Enigma368
AMEX COVID-19 BONUS EXPERIENCE WIKI
Doctor of Credit database of services that work/don’t 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)
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:
Examples of merchants where you will NOT earn additional rewards include:
Doctor of Credit database of services that work/don’t 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.
- 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
- 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
- AT&T
- Sprint
- T-Mobile
- Verizon
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)
- 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
Amex USA COVID-19 temporary bonuses
May 11, 2020, 7:04 am
#301
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 4
The Mint transaction itself shows as the 'Communications - Mobile Telecom' category.
May 11, 2020, 1:00 pm
#309
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Brooklyn
Programs: Delta Diamond, Bonvoy something good; sometimes other things too
Posts: 5,050
Also, separate data point: charged my entire AT&T wireless bill to Platinum, charge showed up sometime over the weekend, and $20 credit appeared this morning.
May 11, 2020, 3:12 pm
#311
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: BDL, BOS
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, AA EXP, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 627
I purchased a $25.00 Verizon Gift Card online yesterday. The pending charge shows VERIZON as merchant. Nothing yet on the credit. I will update. I also want to see if paying by gift card invalidates the autopay discount. If it does not, then I will pay with gift cards in the future in order to get points for my monthly bill.
May 11, 2020, 3:27 pm
#312
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, AS 75k, AA Plat, Bonvoyed Gold, Honors Dia, Hyatt Explorer, IHG Plat, ...
Posts: 16,856
May 11, 2020, 3:46 pm
#313
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 240
Edit. Upon looking at my app (as opposed to my computer) it appears the girftcard posted as "equipment" vice "bill pay"
Last edited by Sloflyer032; May 11, 2020 at 6:29 pm
May 11, 2020, 4:19 pm
#314
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Live: IWI; Work: DCA/Everywhere; Play: LAS/SJU/MLE
Programs: AA EXP, DL PM, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Ambassador/LTP, Nat'l Exec Elite, LEYE Gold
Posts: 6,671
The website (https://www.americanexpress.com/us/r.../business.html) doesn't appear to rule out stamps. I'm going to try now and see what happens!
There are various other things for sale on usps.com too.
May 11, 2020, 5:45 pm
#315
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: BDL, BOS
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, AA EXP, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 627
Having bought Verizon gift cards earlier this year with my AMEX previously, I can verify that they do post as the same merchant as the $20 one time payment I made to my verizon cellphone bill (which was credited) last week. I tried to do the gift card thing earlier this year but after receiving my 4th $100 gift card with zero dollars loaded on it, I got tired of spending hours on hold with Verizon to fix the problem.