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Tilly71 Apr 14, 2017 10:27 am

For anyone getting the "error message please try again later", how long does it go on for?

beachmouse Apr 14, 2017 10:04 pm

Don't know what the usual batch processing cycle is, but the Alaska miles I redeemed fo on 4/11 were in my account on 4/14.

wadmak Apr 15, 2017 12:50 am


Originally Posted by Tilly71 (Post 28178598)
For anyone getting the "error message please try again later", how long does it go on for?

Too long, that's for sure.

But maybe it's just another way of saying "We don't want you anymore!"??? :mad:

Tilly71 Apr 15, 2017 5:36 am

last night the error messages finally disappeared. However, getting another one of those pesky survey invites that when you click go to nothing but every email invites you click on you get the same survey again and again.

MDtR-Chicago Apr 15, 2017 11:49 am

I feel like, today, the only way I'm going to reach $100 is $0.25 at a time..........

Tilly71 Apr 16, 2017 6:35 am

Ditto, only need 25 points to make a redemption. Got a survey which actually clicked through, done the what do you see and hear questions correctly and pressed next for the survey to fail.:mad:

charlesonmission Apr 16, 2017 7:06 am

I'm surprised people are still at this after the recent shutdowns. To each their own....


Originally Posted by Tilly71 (Post 28185801)
Ditto, only need 25 points to make a redemption. Got a survey which actually clicked through, done the what do you see and hear questions correctly and pressed next for the survey to fail.:mad:


MDtR-Chicago Apr 16, 2017 8:41 am


Originally Posted by Tilly71 (Post 28185801)
Ditto, only need 25 points to make a redemption. Got a survey which actually clicked through, done the what do you see and hear questions correctly and pressed next for the survey to fail.:mad:

I've had that particular survey twice this month.

Tilly71 Apr 17, 2017 2:22 am


Originally Posted by MDtR-Chicago (Post 28186133)
I've had that particular survey twice this month.

after two days I've still got that 300 points travel and leisure survey which never goes anywhere continously. However, if you do get this or a similar survey keep clicking through your invites as I got a nice 600 pts survey lurking behind.
so with all accounts in tact, definetly still at it! ;)

Tilly71 Apr 17, 2017 2:24 am


Originally Posted by charlesonmission (Post 28185862)
I'm surprised people are still at this after the recent shutdowns. To each their own....

For the people who have had all accounts reinstated after a few days it's definitely worth sticking with it if your a miles/points addict.

blueeagle3 Apr 18, 2017 8:23 am

Is there still any e-rewards sign up bonus? If yes, how do I know which airlines/hotels are giving bonuses?

uxb Apr 18, 2017 11:02 am


Originally Posted by blueeagle3 (Post 28195462)
Is there still any e-rewards sign up bonus? If yes, how do I know which airlines/hotels are giving bonuses?

Most airlines give ~250 miles. HH gives 1250 points. YMMV

blueeagle3 Apr 18, 2017 11:19 am


Originally Posted by uxb (Post 28196214)
Most airlines give ~250 miles. HH gives 1250 points. YMMV

Are there any Links out there? I checked but could not find valid ones..

jaw20 Apr 18, 2017 3:59 pm

Adding my data point. Wasn't able to log in starting about three weeks ago (got the inactive account message). Waited a few days and sent a note to customer service. Took them two weeks to get back to me with the same shutdown message others have posted, even though I hadn't actually violated any T&Cs. E-mailed back for the specific violation I committed and was told I was shutdown and that was it (response was in less than an hour). A few days ago, I did send a PM to the employee who showed up in this thread, but I haven't heard back.

I was using the click though old messages method to increase survey volume. I have to assume that was the cause, since I was compliant with all the T&Cs. Now I'll have to figure out another way to keep a couple of my FF accounts active.

BTA Apr 19, 2017 12:57 pm

Has anyone who has been shut down, then restored received any new surveys?

I got my balance back, but have received 0 invitations, and any attempts to get surveys directly from the site go nowhere.

I guess i'll just fully cash out and call it a day.

wadmak Apr 19, 2017 1:39 pm

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That's the kind of shyte we've been dealing with.....................

bob12403 Apr 20, 2017 1:42 pm


Originally Posted by BTA (Post 28201555)
Has anyone who has been shut down, then restored received any new surveys?

I got my balance back, but have received 0 invitations, and any attempts to get surveys directly from the site go nowhere.

I guess i'll just fully cash out and call it a day.

Yes, the first one came within hours of reinstatement. Have received probably 4-5 since reinstatement 3 days ago.

rickminn Apr 20, 2017 2:04 pm

What happened to my e-rewards dollars?
 

Originally Posted by eRewardsOllie (Post 28070293)
Hi Guys,

I'm Ollie from e-Rewards (admins can check my email address for validation) as you all have noticed we've made some changes to the site.

First of all we've now closed our mobile app, this is so we can refocus our efforts to a better mobile web experience. It may come back in the future, but for now we recommend you delete the app from your device as it will be non-functional.

As part of the new changes we have also deactivated a number of accounts, the most common reason is inconsistent survey activity. Which could mean you've entered contradictory data or answers to surveys are inconsistent with your profile. The accounts are however just deactivated. If you believe your account really is valid please either PM me here or message us on Facebook referencing this thread and I'll make sure your account is investigated properly.

If anyone has any other questions please feel free to leave them here, I'll be hanging around to sort out any queries.

Ollie,
I had over almost the past year completed many surveys, including items that were sent to me to test for different companies. I completed each survey, and study appropriately and had built my e-rewards dollar amount up to over $1675. Then two days ago (4/18/17) I finally was going to make a purchase only to find that when I tried to log in I received an error message telling me that my account was deactivated due to inactivity. Listen, I'm a busy man and therefore do not appreciate wasting my time for nothing. I spent a very great deal of time and effort (including some private info regarding the company I work for) only to have all that taken away. This is inexcusable!! Please reinstate my account and restore all my e-reward dollars ASAP. Thank you.

viajero boricua Apr 23, 2017 5:51 pm

Hi, Ollie! I have been to e-Rewards for about 10 years and answered all questions to the best of my truthfulness. Then all of a sudden, with a balance of close to "$1K" (for not redeeming anything lately) I've discovered (after what it happened with several members here) that the Company suspended my account without notification and with just a VERY VAGUE EXPLANATION.

I've sent a message immediately, but received the same VERY VAGUE ANSWER...

I've NEVER had more than 1 account and answered truthfully as per the Company's regulations. Also, I've never had inactivity troubles (I answered EVERY EMAIL SENT).

Please PM me, so I can give you my details so you can investigate what it really happened and see if you can intercede with your Company to get back my rewards points....

Thanks!

Mauibaby2008 Apr 23, 2017 6:11 pm


Originally Posted by rickminn (Post 28206984)
Ollie,
I had over almost the past year completed many surveys, including items that were sent to me to test for different companies. I completed each survey, and study appropriately and had built my e-rewards dollar amount up to over $1675. Then two days ago (4/18/17) I finally was going to make a purchase only to find that when I tried to log in I received an error message telling me that my account was deactivated due to inactivity. Listen, I'm a busy man and therefore do not appreciate wasting my time for nothing. I spent a very great deal of time and effort (including some private info regarding the company I work for) only to have all that taken away. This is inexcusable!! Please reinstate my account and restore all my e-reward dollars ASAP. Thank you.

$1675? What on earth ..

viajero boricua Apr 23, 2017 6:16 pm

Unless they've changed the system recently eRewards accumulates that way. $100 of their currency buys 2K Frequent Flyer Points in several airlines 1x month....

I was guilty of that too, not at that such level, but...

mirror74 Apr 24, 2017 12:44 am

There seems to be more account culling among UK account holders...

uxb Apr 24, 2017 4:00 am


Originally Posted by mirror74 (Post 28221379)
There seems to be more account culling among UK account holders...

I suspect that might have been how I was netted. The language/regional settings of my OS is EN_UK, which causes my region to be detected as UK even though I'm physically located in the US.

uxb Apr 24, 2017 4:00 am


Originally Posted by blueeagle3 (Post 28196306)
Are there any Links out there? I checked but could not find valid ones..

I don't think you need a special link.

MileageAddict Apr 25, 2017 1:39 pm

Anyone else getting the privacy error warning screen when attempting to visit Erewards?

WARNING: Your connection is not private

"This server could not prove that it is erewards.com; its security certificate is from *.e-rewards.com. This may be caused by a misconfiguration or an attacker intercepting your connection."

ankomonkey Apr 26, 2017 1:16 am


Originally Posted by MileageAddict (Post 28228670)
Anyone else getting the privacy error warning screen when attempting to visit Erewards?

WARNING: Your connection is not private

"This server could not prove that it is erewards.com; its security certificate is from *.e-rewards.com. This may be caused by a misconfiguration or an attacker intercepting your connection."

I've had that or something very similar for a few weeks. I've also had similar messages on other sites though, so, for me at least, it doesn't seem to be specific to e-rewards.

jonmch Apr 28, 2017 8:20 am


Originally Posted by ankomonkey (Post 28230692)
I've had that or something very similar for a few weeks. I've also had similar messages on other sites though, so, for me at least, it doesn't seem to be specific to e-rewards.

I get that message if I typo it as "erewards.com". I don't get message if I use "e-rewards.com"

The_Bouncer May 2, 2017 10:19 am

If anyone gets the survey on household appliances today, I advise you to screen yoursrlf straight out of it. I just spent a long time getting to around 90% complete, then was screened out with only the 25 point "reward". A very dishonest way to operate.

Mauibaby2008 May 2, 2017 9:44 pm

This must be new. Redeemed for Alaska miles, and the website required me to enter my phone number to be texted a code to confirm my identity , I guess

Tilly71 May 3, 2017 1:22 am

Is all sorted itself out for everyone with recent issues with erewards?

KathyWdrf May 3, 2017 2:51 am


Originally Posted by The_Bouncer (Post 28257063)
If anyone gets the survey on household appliances today, I advise you to screen yoursrlf straight out of it. I just spent a long time getting to around 90% complete, then was screened out with only the 25 point "reward". A very dishonest way to operate.

Did you get as far as the videos of ads? (This was for Airport Home Appliance, right?)

I managed to finish and get the 4 erewards "dollars." I noticed that I was over 90% through the survey before these video clips appeared.

The_Bouncer May 3, 2017 2:55 am


Originally Posted by KathyWdrf (Post 28260353)
Did you get as far as the videos of ads? (This was for Airport Home Appliance, right?)

I managed to finish and get the 4 erewards "dollars." I noticed that I was over 90% through the survey before these video clips appeared.

Nope, no videos. Just huge long list of questions about what appliances I have at home, how much I paid for them, how often I use them, etc. I got to about 90%, then screened out when questioned about my oven (I obviously don't use it enough for their liking).

Is this the same survey? I am on the UK site.

KathyWdrf May 3, 2017 3:46 am


Originally Posted by The_Bouncer (Post 28260362)
Nope, no videos. Just huge long list of questions about what appliances I have at home, how much I paid for them, how often I use them, etc. I got to about 90%, then screened out when questioned about my oven (I obviously don't use it enough for their liking).

Is this the same survey? I am on the UK site.

No, does not sound at all like the same survey. I thought maybe it was because you initially said it was about appliances, but no.

Dai.Lo May 3, 2017 12:51 pm


Originally Posted by Mauibaby2008 (Post 28259693)
This must be new. Redeemed for Alaska miles, and the website required me to enter my phone number to be texted a code to confirm my identity , I guess

this is annoying

Mauibaby2008 May 3, 2017 12:53 pm


Originally Posted by Dai.Lo (Post 28262847)
this is annoying

must be their way of stopping multiple accounts. But yeah, annoying for sure

nomii May 3, 2017 5:27 pm

With the cellphone verification, they have effectively killed managing multiple accounts (cannot use same phone number across two accounts, and webbased phones like google voice don't work). Unless someone can PM a workaround for it.

With that, time to say goodbye to e-rewards. In its heydey, it enabled me to get IHG Spire status for 2 years straight for me and SO combined (which I then statusmatched for diamond etc status with other hotels).

It enabled many hertz, choice, accor and several other points.

Thanks for all the free vacations and goodbye.

Dai.Lo May 3, 2017 10:23 pm


Originally Posted by nomii (Post 28264083)
With the cellphone verification, they have effectively killed managing multiple accounts (cannot use same phone number across two accounts, and webbased phones like google voice don't work). Unless someone can PM a workaround for it.

yah too bad didn't know that beforehand. effectively wasted my number on a low earning account :mad:

anyone know how to switch it? hit me up with a PM or a workaround.

beachmouse May 3, 2017 10:37 pm

If they've tightened that up, it would be nice if they then allowed more surveys per day per verified account than the current three. USA users can get five surveys a day across the different SSI survey programs.

shahr04360 May 4, 2017 6:10 am

It's my turn acct get deactivated. What a mess!

neuromancer May 4, 2017 1:53 pm

At what point do they ask for a phone number? I got to the final confirmation page and wasn't asked.
Do not want to really redeem right now, as I want to use my phone number with the right mileage account and it is too early to redeem there :)


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