Well, if you want a MasterCard in the US your options are more limited but if you're otherwise happy, the Citi AA MasterCard seems an obvious choice, as noted above - it's essentially Citi's version of the same card. Citi also sucks. Not as bad as Barclay's tho.

If you want excellent customer service above all else (and great protections), Discover and American Express are fantastic choices. They aren't MasterCards though, and acceptance is more limited than MasterCard.

Almost all the good reward cards in the US are NOT MasterCard, sadly. I love my HSBC US MasterCard for service, and global compatibility (EMV contactless, no FTF). But only 1% cash back.

OOPS, thanks for catching that. I was thinking of the Arrival.

Citi has an AAdvantage card which is basically the same as the Aviator card except for those of us with the perpetual 10K miles upon the anniversary of owning it. If the OP has this version of Aviator, I recommend cooling down and holding onto the card. Otherwise can dump it and pick up another 50K miles for signup bonus and have the same benefits as the Aviator.

My first suggestion is don't keep a "backup" funding source on any bank's website. Very few people do that AFAIK, and so there's not many data points about whether such mistakes can occur at other banks too. (You can add a new funding source quickly if you need to for a special situation, your can just "push" a bill pay from your checking account to the credit card if you need to, etc. No point in setting yourself up for this kind of problem by permanently setting up a "backup" funding source which you don't actually want to use.)

And my other suggestion is don't confuse "customer service" in general with your particular unusual situation. Even banks that have better "customer service" in general may sometimes not do well at it.

So if you follow my first suggestion above and set up your account so a mistake of this type is not possible, I would recommend you look at Citi AA Plat, since it's also an AA card, which Aviator is, and also has 0% forex, like Aviator has.

ok anyone have a link to the new american card being offered? Im done with this one for sure..

If you look at top of page of CC forum you will see a thread with referral offers

Read the Wikipost at the top of this thread in the Citi forum where you will find links to offers which are better than those currently on the AA or Citi websites:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...ess-cards.html

There are several in the wiki of this thread. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...cards-110.html

thank you....Im not a newbie, but need to understand what a "wiki" is--thanks

Its the thingy at the top of every page of that thread. Click the link that reads "Click here to Display Full Wiki" It contains live links to the best offers and lots of FAQ

To see the Wikiposts you must use Flyertalk's full desktop view. If you are using the mobile view the Wikiposts are invisible, but even on a mobile device (phone, tablet) you can use the desktop view by scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking [View Full Site].

thanks to all. Im going to get myself some more AA miles

Ok so when I go to the online link it says only 30 K miles, not 50K--should I call? im not terribly experienced with this, I have only a few credit cards

UGH I think the 50K expired.....grrr

You can still apply for and receive the 50,000 mile offer. That is the purpose of the links in the Wikipost. If you have questions, please post them in that thread rather than here.

ok Im trying but there are so many pages and links. would anyone be kind enough to at least give me the appropriate link? I know this is is childs play for some of you but I am really lost here--can anyone help me out??

FYI there are 110 pages..I am doing my best to go through them, I dont want you to think I am not making an effort


ok s i posted in the thread and somsone said "use the link above me" to which there was no link. is this perhaps a hazing of sorts for a newbie? Im not sure what else to do...

This is what the person was talking about. You MUST use a desktop computer for it to be above or at the top of the page.

The WIKI is a link at the top of the page that is usually 1-3 pages at most. But according to mia it only shows on a desktop computer (this is all I use), on portable devices there's a "view full site" on the bottom that needs to be activated? It gives you a lot of information and really is a must for learning. Good luck

Closed temporarily while I work privately with the member to adjust settings to make Wikiposts visible.