Help--does this count as a deposit?
 

I hope someone can help me with this:

Due to illness, my mother is not able to fly (and has not been able to for the last couple of years). She currently has more than 100,000 miles in her OP account. However, her account will probably be cancelled como Dec 1st due to such inactivity. Does any of you know if she has a reward issued would that be considered enough so that they do not cancel her account or does it necessarily have to be a deposit?

Also, in case a deposit is absolutely necessary, if she has a reward issued, does not use it and then re-deposits those miles, would that be enough for CO?

Your help will be greatly appreciated as time is running out and we don't want to lose all those miles.

Maybe it's time for your Madre to do a little shopping! Check out the options on the CO website under Shopping & Gift Partners.

Would some flowers or chocolate cheer her up? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

I am sure other FTers will have some suggestions but why not order something inexpensive from a CO partner like Ebags or office max.

Check out:
http://www.continental.com/onepass/e...F9D92C93180AC7

Any activity will qualify for keeping your account active. OnePass Dining is a great way for an infrequent flyer to keep his/her account active. OnePass Dining is a free program - - just register your credit card and go eat at a participating restaurant and earn 10 miles per $ spent.

Thanks, I hadn't really thought of that. Just two more questions:

a) If I want to have the miles deposited in her OP account, can I have the purchase charged to my credit card (she no longer has a credit card) or does the name in the credit card necessarily have to be the same as the one on the OP account where the miles are being deposited?

b) Any experience on how long the miles take to post (the site says it takes between 6 or 8 weeks, so I may not be able to get the miles before Dec 1st)?

a: The credit card it is charged to does not matter. I would recommend that you link through the CO web site with her OP number.

b: I only have experience with Ebags. After 6 weeks the miles did not post but they cleared it up after one e-mail

Keith

You could also switch her phone service to MCI - even a basic plan will suffice - Miles post pretty soon.......or request MCI post miles immediately - (explain the situation)

If she aint able to fly, why keep them there or lose them. Have her join the Hilton Honors program and transfer her soon fading Nonepass(tm) miles into good valid honest Hilton Honors points and she or her kids can stay free etc at a good HH hotel. Go to www.hilton.com for details, call Hilton directly or do a search on the Hilton Forum.

MisterNice

That would have to be AT&T (not MCI).
AT&T residential service within the USA.
5 miles per dollar spent on residential and long distance services.

CO just put out a bulletin to agents stating that CO has no plans to have 18 month inactive accounts' mileage expire on December 1, 2002, or at any other time. The bulletin states the rule is for legal reasons only, and is not the practice.

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Thanks ResAgent86; that's great news.

Thanks everyone for your help.