johna

I called Sprint Rewards today about a different matter, and the customer service rep warned me that come September they will do a "sweep" and drop all members whose average monthly billings are under $50. I asked what would happen to my points and she said they would be forfeited.

Therefore, it behooves Rewards members who are at risk of this either to cash in your points before September, or start making more long distance calls!

Phil

What "points" will they remove ? How can they cause me to "forfeit" ff miles that have already been added to my ff account ?

BA Fan

By August I should have all my 25K miles posted to my WP account so no chance they will be able to 'redeem' them from my WP account!
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I do have to compliment Sprint though that after running their 25K promo for about a year that they yet figured out how many customers they have just for the miles and not for their outstanding (customer) service.

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LorettaG

Points are different than miles. It's a different program. Call Sprint and find out.

juuceman

i believe johna is referring to the SPRINT REWARDS program and not their awarding of frequent flyer miles.. SPRINT REWARDS was orinally designed for "Sprint Gold" members who spent in excess of $50 on their monthly long distance charges.. it awards 7 points for every dollar spent which is then redeemable for cash or FREE TICKETS.. ticketed directly through their travel center with (as far as i know) no restrictions other than a 14 day advance purchase.. (i.e. no blackouts, maximum ticket prices, etc.) although they don't allow upgrading of the tickets unless you pay the cash value difference between the lowest fare they find and the upgraded ticket price..

johna: thanks for the info.. while i used to be a high volume customer my usage has since dropped below the $50 minimum..

BA Fan

THanks for the explanation Juuceman.

johna

juiceman is correct, both as to the program I was refering to (points, not miles), and to the limitations on their free tickets (no upgrades, no miles). I just cashed in 3/4 of my points for a freebie come December SFO/EWR roundtrip. For the same points I could have gotten three tickets at $100 off (with upgrades and miles), but since you have to be an active member at the time you book (have to use their travel agency) I didn't want to count on identifying that many qualifying trips in time.

monitor

Sprint Rewards is a pretty good program because a few years ago I was able to pick up 3 UA RT's that had no Saturday night stay restrictions. I haven't looked lately to see if that has been changed, but at that time those tix were worth serious dollars to me.

juuceman

i'm pretty sure that they have placed some restrictions on the tickets since then.. now a 14 day advance purchase and a saturday night stay is required.. but still.. no blackout dates and no other restrictions (ie: maximum ticket price) that i'm aware of make it a decent program.. that and the fact that they give you 10,000 bonus points for every year you remain make it a pretty good deal..

enjoystravel

Actually I get 20 points for every dollar and I believe that is the norm now. I need some specific advice and will post after a more thorough search.