Jul 3, 2014, 12:11 pm
Last edit by: muji
Please don't delete this Wiki.
Some of us still earn Delta miles with this card or may want information about past or grandfathered terms and conditions.
Please do not spread panic about miles not posting until after the 10th of each month.
In most cases, miles post in the evening on the 5th of each month if it's a business day, or else the evening of the next business day. "Miles post for purchases made between (inclusive) 5th day of prior month to 4th day of current month."
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Current offer (as of March 2017) is for just 5,000 miles.
https://www.suntrust.com/personal-ba...les-debit-card
Most current 25,000 offer was in-branch only, through May 9, 2016:
History of Recent Past Offers:
Changes as of 7/25/15 :
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If SunTrust closed your account, it would be great if you could share a little info about the account history.
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Some of us still earn Delta miles with this card or may want information about past or grandfathered terms and conditions.
Please do not spread panic about miles not posting until after the 10th of each month.
In most cases, miles post in the evening on the 5th of each month if it's a business day, or else the evening of the next business day. "Miles post for purchases made between (inclusive) 5th day of prior month to 4th day of current month."
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Current offer (as of March 2017) is for just 5,000 miles.
https://www.suntrust.com/personal-ba...les-debit-card
Most current 25,000 offer was in-branch only, through May 9, 2016:
INTRODUCING YOUR NEW EVERYDAY GETAWAY CARD: THE SKYMILES® DEBIT CARD.
Ready for a one-of-a-kind debit card that actually rewards you? Here's one that deposits miles directly into your SkyMiles account. You can earn up to 25,000 bonus miles with the SkyMiles World Debit Card from SunTrust. What's more, when you use your Card for everyday purchases, the miles add up quickly — and they'll never expire.
Here's how it works:
• Present this email at your nearest branch, or call 1-800-650-7277 and mention this offer.
• Get 5,000 bonus miles when you open or upgrade to a new qualifying SunTrust Signature Advantage Checking account with a Delta SkyMiles Debit Card and make your first qualifying purchase. If you already have a Signature Advantage Checking account, ask to upgrade your debit card to a Delta SkyMiles Debit Card.
• Get an additional 20,000 promotional bonus miles when you make 20 qualifying purchases within the first 90 days of account opening.
Continue to earn miles just for using your Card:
• Earn 1 mile for every dollar spent on everyday purchases like groceries, gas and restaurant purchases.1 (up to 4,000 per Card monthly)
• Earn 2 miles per dollar on all direct Delta purchases including flights, Delta Sky Club® passes, in-flight purchases of food and beverages and more.1
• Apply your miles toward upgrades and Award Travel to more than 1,000 destinations worldwide2 on Delta and its partner airlines.
• $75 Annual Fee (reduced fee may apply, ask for details).1
Hurry — this incredible 25,000 bonus mile offer is only available until May 9, 2016.
VISIT YOUR LOCAL BRANCH
Ready for a one-of-a-kind debit card that actually rewards you? Here's one that deposits miles directly into your SkyMiles account. You can earn up to 25,000 bonus miles with the SkyMiles World Debit Card from SunTrust. What's more, when you use your Card for everyday purchases, the miles add up quickly — and they'll never expire.
Here's how it works:
• Present this email at your nearest branch, or call 1-800-650-7277 and mention this offer.
• Get 5,000 bonus miles when you open or upgrade to a new qualifying SunTrust Signature Advantage Checking account with a Delta SkyMiles Debit Card and make your first qualifying purchase. If you already have a Signature Advantage Checking account, ask to upgrade your debit card to a Delta SkyMiles Debit Card.
• Get an additional 20,000 promotional bonus miles when you make 20 qualifying purchases within the first 90 days of account opening.
Continue to earn miles just for using your Card:
• Earn 1 mile for every dollar spent on everyday purchases like groceries, gas and restaurant purchases.1 (up to 4,000 per Card monthly)
• Earn 2 miles per dollar on all direct Delta purchases including flights, Delta Sky Club® passes, in-flight purchases of food and beverages and more.1
• Apply your miles toward upgrades and Award Travel to more than 1,000 destinations worldwide2 on Delta and its partner airlines.
• $75 Annual Fee (reduced fee may apply, ask for details).1
Hurry — this incredible 25,000 bonus mile offer is only available until May 9, 2016.
VISIT YOUR LOCAL BRANCH
History of Recent Past Offers:
Changes as of 7/25/15 :
Balanced Banking (no longer available): 95a/f, 1mile/$2 up to 2000 miles, $3000 daily collected balance to avoid monthly fee
Signature Advantage: $75a/f, 1mile/$1 up to 4000 miles, $25000 daily collected balance to avoid monthly fee
Solid Choice: $95a/f, 2m/$1 up to 2000 miles, $5000 daily collected balance to avoid monthly fee
SunTrust has a list of items that aren't supposed to earn miles, but some do anyway: cash advances, cash back, ATM transactions, tax payments, payments for stored value cards, wire transfers, money transfers, money orders, cashier checks, quasi cash, travelers cheques, purchase of monetary instrumentsSignature Advantage: $75a/f, 1mile/$1 up to 4000 miles, $25000 daily collected balance to avoid monthly fee
Solid Choice: $95a/f, 2m/$1 up to 2000 miles, $5000 daily collected balance to avoid monthly fee
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If SunTrust closed your account, it would be great if you could share a little info about the account history.
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Truist (fka Suntrust) Skymiles Check Card [see WIKI for offers]
May 17, 2012, 6:17 pm
#196
Join Date: May 2010
Location: SoCal
Programs: SPG PLAT, AA Plat (2MM), BA, UA/CO
Posts: 442
Am I Out of Luck?
Vital info:
Located in CA.
Signed up online.
Transfered $ from my local checking account.
Money transferred from local account.
Set up online account.
Received card in mail.
So....when I try to log into my account, I get the following mesage:
"The requested service is temporarily unavailable. Please try later."
Anyone else have this issue. Not sure if it's the Suntrust system acting up or their passive-aggressive way of shutting me down.
xlax
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Located in CA.
Signed up online.
Transfered $ from my local checking account.
Money transferred from local account.
Set up online account.
Received card in mail.
So....when I try to log into my account, I get the following mesage:
"The requested service is temporarily unavailable. Please try later."
Anyone else have this issue. Not sure if it's the Suntrust system acting up or their passive-aggressive way of shutting me down.
xlax
"
May 17, 2012, 7:19 pm
#197
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: Marriott Plat, Hilton Gold, CC Gold, IHG Gold, UA Silver
Posts: 32
So far so good
Opened an account each for both me and mrs. in NC. Funded both with $3075. Received my card few days back and used it y'day. Wife's a/c is showing active online but no sign of her card. Employer allows for DD in 2 A/Cs. Have set it up for ST a/c. Let's see how it goes from here.
May 17, 2012, 11:42 pm
#198
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: SAN
Programs: DL SM, Marriot PLT, Tall guy in need of legroom
Posts: 1,478
Has anyone in CA been able to "
1) complete application process online or via chat and/or
2) received their cards in the mail yet confirming that account is active etc?
inquiring minds would like to know
1) complete application process online or via chat and/or
2) received their cards in the mail yet confirming that account is active etc?
inquiring minds would like to know
May 17, 2012, 11:58 pm
#199
Used to be highman123
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 3,541
May 18, 2012, 5:43 am
#200
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Atlanta, GA
Programs: delta skymiles
Posts: 14
I signed up for one last September and I currently reside in Wisconsin. I did it online and they had no problems giving one to me.
However, when we were in Atlanta two weeks ago and I wanted to add my husband to the account, they would NOT issue him a SunTrust Delta Check Card even though we would have paid the annual fee again for his, too. They said it was because they aren't issuing the card to our account level anymore, but it's the same as this promotion.
Have to say that doesn't sit well with me from a customer service standpoint. I guess I'll just have him open his own account to get this bonus, and then we'll close it out.
However, when we were in Atlanta two weeks ago and I wanted to add my husband to the account, they would NOT issue him a SunTrust Delta Check Card even though we would have paid the annual fee again for his, too. They said it was because they aren't issuing the card to our account level anymore, but it's the same as this promotion.
Have to say that doesn't sit well with me from a customer service standpoint. I guess I'll just have him open his own account to get this bonus, and then we'll close it out.
Joann
May 18, 2012, 10:53 am
#203
Join Date: May 2009
Location: TPA Bay area
Posts: 485
Yes--all you have to do is request the card and pay the one-time fee. You will get a new check card with the Suntrust AND Delta logos on it, tied to your present account numbers.
May 18, 2012, 1:24 pm
#204
Used to be highman123
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 3,541
I just added a second checking account (with my kid as beneficiary) - over the phone. The agent told me I'm eligible for a second 30k bonus (same conditions as first one) but miles go to his account. No need to go to a branch.
So maybe I can even do a third one?
Oh and the agent also said ONE direct deposit is good enough to get the bonus.
So maybe I can even do a third one?
Oh and the agent also said ONE direct deposit is good enough to get the bonus.
May 18, 2012, 1:41 pm
#205
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: San Diego, CA
Programs: UA Silver/Marriott Gold/Hilton Gold
Posts: 540
So for a data point. I just called up to try and do my initial funding.
I asked if I could fund with an Amex Debit Card (I wanted to use the new Amex pre-paid), and she said yes. I asked if I could do $500, but then she said they can only do an initial funding of $100 with a debit card. At that point I tried to used a Visa Gift Card, but she said they couldn't do that either. So I had her run the Amex Prepaid (since it has my name on it).
She said she said it up and it should transfer the funds within 7 business days.
I asked if I could fund with an Amex Debit Card (I wanted to use the new Amex pre-paid), and she said yes. I asked if I could do $500, but then she said they can only do an initial funding of $100 with a debit card. At that point I tried to used a Visa Gift Card, but she said they couldn't do that either. So I had her run the Amex Prepaid (since it has my name on it).
She said she said it up and it should transfer the funds within 7 business days.
May 18, 2012, 3:13 pm
#206
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Orlando area, FL
Posts: 42
This explicitly says for "new accounts only". I have both a business and personal checking account with ST. However, I had to open a new, next tier checking account for it to qualify which did count as a new account. So.. it's possible.
This is in direct conflict to what I was told when I went in person and opened up a new personal account with the branch manager. She said that you could have as many joint accounts as you wanted with whomever you want, and that the miles could all go to one account. She also said that in order to open up a joint account, both parties must be present.
May 18, 2012, 4:20 pm
#209
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: southern california
Posts: 19
- Opened an account online via chat (in California)
- Got a letter in the mail stating my deposit was on hold (funded by ACH deposit from another bank)
- Got my signature card in the mail and sent it in the next day
- The day after, I got another letter stating that my deposit was on hold again because my signature card was not returned yet...LOL
- Called in and was told a hold was on my account until the signature card is returned but that I still need to call back to take the hold off even after it is received. No timeline given on when that would be.
Hehe...these guys are like the Keystone cops.
Last edited by milesnow; May 18, 2012 at 4:58 pm
May 18, 2012, 4:29 pm
#210
Join Date: May 2009
Location: TPA Bay area
Posts: 485
You CAN order this card on an existing personal and/or business account. I know, I did it--when I walked into my bank it was offered to me, I didn't even have to ask. There was a greeter at the door asking customers if they wanted to avail themselves of this new offer. You don't have to be a new customer.
What you have to do, though, is change out of the Standard checking account and into the Balanced (or higher tier) plan, like you said. Those are the plans that have the higher minimums. I had to do that, upgrade my account category. However, my card and checks have the same account number as my previous, lower tier account category. But my card looks different, as does the balance in my account--it's higher than it used to be, because it has a higher minimum requirement.