Wells Fargo Prepaid Cards
Oct 16, 2012, 12:56 pm
#406
Suspended
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 2,998
check the bluebird from AMEX at http://bluebird.com. why do you still need WF PPC or any other suckers like NS or PP.
Oct 16, 2012, 8:21 pm
#407
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: san francisco.
Programs: Marriott Ti, OW Ruby
Posts: 1,852
check the bluebird from AMEX at http://bluebird.com. why do you still need WF PPC or any other suckers like NS or PP.
Oct 16, 2012, 9:54 pm
#410
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Paris
Posts: 235
Oct 16, 2012, 10:23 pm
#411
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,047
Based on my experience and ones I've seen posted here, changing your funding source can incur security reviews. Even one change, in my case, started a review. I'm keeping it simple now, and no more problems. This means no help with minimum spends, but I'm OK with that.
Oct 17, 2012, 3:09 am
#412
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: BOS, MHT
Programs: AA ltg, B6, DL, UA, AS, SPG/Marriott Plt, HH, Hyatt
Posts: 10,052
check the bluebird from AMEX at http://bluebird.com. why do you still need WF PPC or any other suckers like NS or PP.
May be useful for some people.
Oct 17, 2012, 10:56 am
#413
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Paris
Posts: 235
Based on my experience and ones I've seen posted here, changing your funding source can incur security reviews. Even one change, in my case, started a review. I'm keeping it simple now, and no more problems. This means no help with minimum spends, but I'm OK with that.
Oct 17, 2012, 6:41 pm
#415
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: BOS, MHT
Programs: AA ltg, B6, DL, UA, AS, SPG/Marriott Plt, HH, Hyatt
Posts: 10,052
I know with my now defunct WF card, I had only ever loaded with the UA Explorer card.
I can think of only one other thing I have done recently:
I signed up for one of those Wells Fargo free credit report things online and had a code someone gave me. Maybe somehow this is related.
I can think of only one other thing I have done recently:
I signed up for one of those Wells Fargo free credit report things online and had a code someone gave me. Maybe somehow this is related.
Oct 18, 2012, 10:38 am
#417
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 301
was under review, but now OK
My account was under review for 4-5 days last week, I called in 3 times (they took the last 24 cents in my account as fee for talking to CSR), and was told the review would take 4-5 days and there would be no communication for review. During that time the option to add funds in the web is removed. But finally the option was add back on last Saturday.
I was doing $500 withdraw/safeway cashback every other days to drain the account with funding from Chase SW & BoH CC (no points from BoH). But it looks like for whatever reason, what I was doing was OK according to the rule.
I'm now taking it a bit slower, and will focus more energy on Bluebird instead.
I was doing $500 withdraw/safeway cashback every other days to drain the account with funding from Chase SW & BoH CC (no points from BoH). But it looks like for whatever reason, what I was doing was OK according to the rule.
I'm now taking it a bit slower, and will focus more energy on Bluebird instead.
nuther datapoint for me...
Today I called into WF again and was again told it is still in some sort of security freeze sorry. I asked for how long and they cant say. It goes to some outside entity blah blah. So I asked for a super. I got one who told me once it's been escalated (which I first was told they did on 10/10) it takes 7-10 BUSINESS days to get an answer, but she thought my freeze was not about to shut me down, just temp hold it. She thinks by the 24th I should be able to call in and find out my card is open again. I asked if they could just close it now but they cannot while it is in this hold.
Stupid.
But I guess I gotsta wait. Then if it is good to go, I will end up using it up and closing the thing.
it worked fine for UA EXPL and while you had to have a 'window' that allowed up to say $2500 of CA on your credit limit, it did go through only and always as a purchase with chase UA and always gave me the miles. The $5 fee to load it also goes on the CC side. So I got miles but I figured it was too costly and now too frustrating to keep using. For me at least.
I will report back I guess in a week+!
Today I called into WF again and was again told it is still in some sort of security freeze sorry. I asked for how long and they cant say. It goes to some outside entity blah blah. So I asked for a super. I got one who told me once it's been escalated (which I first was told they did on 10/10) it takes 7-10 BUSINESS days to get an answer, but she thought my freeze was not about to shut me down, just temp hold it. She thinks by the 24th I should be able to call in and find out my card is open again. I asked if they could just close it now but they cannot while it is in this hold.
Stupid.
But I guess I gotsta wait. Then if it is good to go, I will end up using it up and closing the thing.
it worked fine for UA EXPL and while you had to have a 'window' that allowed up to say $2500 of CA on your credit limit, it did go through only and always as a purchase with chase UA and always gave me the miles. The $5 fee to load it also goes on the CC side. So I got miles but I figured it was too costly and now too frustrating to keep using. For me at least.
I will report back I guess in a week+!
Oct 19, 2012, 10:10 am
#418
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Anaheim Hills, CA
Programs: UA 1K, 1.3mm
Posts: 918
Haven't seen this occur before. 2500 CSP 15 days ago, went through fine.
Tried 1500 Platinum just now, WF stated "try another source". Went to Chase online and I shows 2 pending charges one for 1505 and one for -1505.
Looks like WF tried to complete the transaction but Chase denied it.
Anyone else seen this?
Tried 1500 Platinum just now, WF stated "try another source". Went to Chase online and I shows 2 pending charges one for 1505 and one for -1505.
Looks like WF tried to complete the transaction but Chase denied it.
Anyone else seen this?
Oct 19, 2012, 10:15 am
#419
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Twin Cities, MN
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 99
Haven't seen this occur before. 2500 CSP 15 days ago, went through fine.
Tried 1500 Platinum just now, WF stated "try another source". Went to Chase online and I shows 2 pending charges one for 1505 and one for -1505.
Looks like WF tried to complete the transaction but Chase denied it.
Anyone else seen this?
Tried 1500 Platinum just now, WF stated "try another source". Went to Chase online and I shows 2 pending charges one for 1505 and one for -1505.
Looks like WF tried to complete the transaction but Chase denied it.
Anyone else seen this?
Oct 19, 2012, 10:17 am
#420
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Anaheim Hills, CA
Programs: UA 1K, 1.3mm
Posts: 918