Any bonus promotions with AT&T Wireless?
Aug 19, 2009 | 12:26 pm
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Any bonus promotions with AT&T Wireless?
Does anyone know of any promotions with AT&T wireless? I'm thinking of making the switch to an iPhone but want to sweeten the pot by earning some bonus points at the same time. Any leads would be appreciated. Thanks!
Aug 19, 2009 | 12:41 pm
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Aug 19, 2009 | 12:58 pm
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As mentioned above a number of airline ff programs have mileage offers for wireless. However, when I was looking (about a year ago) I was never able to find one that worked for the iPhone. You can generally get about 5,000 miles to sign up but no one seems to offer the deal with the iPhone.
Aug 19, 2009 | 2:06 pm
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There is a referral program for AT&T, where both the referrer and the referred get a $25 gift card to spend on AT&T (which you can use to pay your bill). If you're interested, I'd be happy to refer you. There is a (very old) thread here about that, too... search for "cingular." The referral program is still in place. It's not miles, but it's not nothing. 
(The iPhone does qualify.)
(The iPhone does qualify.)
Aug 19, 2009 | 2:14 pm
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You don't mention which airlines you want miles or points for but both Alaska ( http://www.mileageplanwireless.com/ ) and United ( http://www.mileagepluswireless.com/ ) have 5,000 miles through their programs; I don't know if iPhone is one of the choices but they offer all the carriers including AT&T.
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Last edited by bestbet33; Aug 19, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Aug 20, 2009 | 1:14 am
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Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry9000/4.6.0.167 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102)
Got my miles from the AS program
Signed up late march and they posted in around a month ^$
Not sure the iphone was an option either- I got the BB Bold...
Got my miles from the AS program
Signed up late march and they posted in around a month ^$
Not sure the iphone was an option either- I got the BB Bold...
Aug 20, 2009 | 5:05 pm
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Please let me know of any dead links. I haven't looked at that page for awhile.
Thanks.
Aug 24, 2009 | 9:23 am
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compare prices first
Before purchasing or upgrading phone service with a seller who provides miles, I suggest you compare the phone prices to those offered from the cell phone company directly (either online, at store or by phone). I found that the intermediate seller offering miles often had higher prices, and since the purpose of miles is typically to save money by getting free tickets, unless you need the miles for a particular award or to keep your mileage account alive, getting miles for phone service may not be a good value.
Aug 24, 2009 | 12:40 pm
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I should note then that the referral program should be combinable with bonuses given by intermediate sellers. I'm not positive about this, but it seems like that's the case.