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 20, 2020, 9:38 pm
#376
Join Date: Apr 2008
Programs: AA EXPLT, Marriott Titanium (LT PLT), HHonors Gold, AMEX PLT, UA Silver, National EXC
Posts: 1,059
a stamps order From USPS credit ok? Never bad to have more forever stamps
May 20, 2020, 10:11 pm
#377
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: 6,664
You can also buy other random values of stamps including extra ounces, $1, etc., some of which have pretty small minimums. There are also prepaid Priority Mail envelopes -- $7.75 each, but minimum 3 (but at $23.25, not a bad use of the $20 credit). I might buy those rather than stamps going forward, because I rarely use stamps, and I often find myself mailing things by Priority Mail. You can also buy individual stamped envelopes.
I also have a hunch that you could buy whatever you want on there, but maybe someone else wants to be the guinea pig to find out.
May 20, 2020, 11:19 pm
#378
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 235
According to the CSR that I chatted with at Amex, "marketing" was aware of the issue with Google Fi but it was Google's responsibility to code the transaction properly.
May 21, 2020, 6:21 am
#379
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,952
May 21, 2020, 7:44 am
#380
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,783
So much Google Fi chatter. My bill was charged on the 18th, automatic payment, same as each month and the credit is showing posted as streaming. I also paid $20 to my mom's AT&T wireless account the same day which triggered the cell phone benefit. I realize not everybody is thrilled with how this is coding, but I'm not going to complain. 
I don't pay any streaming services on a monthly basis, so it would go unused otherwise.
I don't pay any streaming services on a monthly basis, so it would go unused otherwise.
May 21, 2020, 10:05 am
#381
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: 16,822
Manual payment. My normal payment date is around the 13th. For next month I will let it run through automatically.
May 21, 2020, 9:54 pm
#384
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: AA 1M
Posts: 31,474
May 23, 2020, 9:01 am
#386
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: SIN
Programs: KrisFlyer Gold, Delta Diamond MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 19
I was just about to post that my Google Fi payment triggered the wireless credit this morning. The credit posted 1-day after the payment, was the standard auto-pay, and seemed to code like all past Google Fi payments. Hope that it stays this way!
May 23, 2020, 11:58 am
#388
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 13
Adding a couple data points for the Amex Biz.
Consumer Cellular triggered the phone credit automatically.
Photostamps.com hasn't triggered the shipping credit after 8 days. This is the website that John Oliver is selling his stamps from a recent episode.
Guess I'll go with some more stamps at USPS instead.
Consumer Cellular triggered the phone credit automatically.
Photostamps.com hasn't triggered the shipping credit after 8 days. This is the website that John Oliver is selling his stamps from a recent episode.
Guess I'll go with some more stamps at USPS instead.
May 24, 2020, 3:47 am
#389
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
Programs: BA Gold; Accor Plat; IHG Diamond-Amb; Meliá & HH & Marriott Gold
Posts: 5,447
I changed my Google Fi regular payment method to my Amex Plat at the beginning of the month, before reading that Google Fi probably wouldn't be reimbursed. My monthly payment was charged on May 8 and the $20 credit on May 22.
There are no other charges or credits in this billing period (and no other wireless phone charges in recent years), so it's definitely a reimbursement of the Fi charge. I didn't contact Amex about this.
There are no other charges or credits in this billing period (and no other wireless phone charges in recent years), so it's definitely a reimbursement of the Fi charge. I didn't contact Amex about this.
May 24, 2020, 4:42 am
#390
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: Wyndham Diamond
Posts: 872
This makes the Platinum card more compelling for me to keep when the fee is due.