How many times a day do you log-in to check your mileage balances?
Oct 5, 2009, 3:13 pm
#1
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How many times a day do you log-in to check your mileage balances?
Just wondering if others are addicted to logging into their mileage summaries multiple times a day to check postings, DiningRewards, etc.
Oct 5, 2009, 4:29 pm
#3
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Location: Pennsylvania
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It depends. If I'm waiting for miles to post I'll look daily especially if there are missing miles to be posted. In the latter situation I might even check a few times a day. Yeah, I'm addicted too. My name is b1513 and I'm a ......
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Oct 5, 2009, 6:15 pm
#5
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I check my miles everyday around 1:00pm. No particular reason for that time, just out of habit. If I am anticipating the posting of something like DBEQM, then several times each day.
Oct 5, 2009, 8:08 pm
#7
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Grasshopper, time was when I would call the Mileage Plus 800# at least daily. (That is, pre-web.)
Today, not as often as I log into FlyerTalk...
Seriously, back in the day, everything things worked a lot more as they should.
Today, not as often as I log into FlyerTalk...
Seriously, back in the day, everything things worked a lot more as they should.
Oct 5, 2009, 8:35 pm
#8
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I log in very rarely anymore as notifications of new activity via PageOnce are pushed to my iPhone via the Assistant app instantly. (Well, as soon as PageOnce finds out about them--I don't know how often it checks.)
Oct 5, 2009, 8:47 pm
#9
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Several times a day due to the Priority Club and US Grand Slam promos and I am getting lots of small hits due to shopping purchases. Otherwise, normally once or twice a week to see if there are any surveys or promos.
Oct 5, 2009, 9:04 pm
#10
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I guess I'm the "strange" one here. I might check 2 or 3 of my balances on a given weekend and refresh Mile Tracker every couple of months. I know that I have more miles than I can use for several years, and with status on all relevant programs completed for the year, I don't really have a compelling need to check.
Oct 5, 2009, 10:07 pm
#11
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I don't bother checking mileage balances, but I do check itineraries for schedule changes once or twice a day.
Oct 5, 2009, 11:30 pm
#12
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: HAK / HFE / NYC / SIN / SZX
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Fuuny that you ask.... I just returned home (SIN) from HKG last evening (UA895 11.30pm arrival) and I have been checking my mileage balance every hour (when I am awake and at my laptop) since last Saturday...
The reason being... my EQM stands at 98,647
Was wishing the DEQM would update by the time my return trip comes. But this did not happen.
With the latest flight (1,603 miles) I would cross over to 1K (100,250 with DEQM should be 103,456)...
It is an important milestone for me, a bit excited
The reason being... my EQM stands at 98,647
Was wishing the DEQM would update by the time my return trip comes. But this did not happen.
With the latest flight (1,603 miles) I would cross over to 1K (100,250 with DEQM should be 103,456)...
It is an important milestone for me, a bit excited
Oct 6, 2009, 10:54 am
#13
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Perhaps once a day if I'm waiting for something to post, especially if I anticipate perhaps having to request missing mileage credit.
Maybe more often if it involves a milestone, such as requalifying for a status level or qualifying for a new one.
Other than that, only incidentally en route to redeeming an award or doing something else that displays the information.
Maybe more often if it involves a milestone, such as requalifying for a status level or qualifying for a new one.
Other than that, only incidentally en route to redeeming an award or doing something else that displays the information.
Oct 6, 2009, 2:30 pm
#15
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Like others have said, only when I'm owed miles. I usually check first thing in the morning after getting to work. AA is the exception to this as I have all my dining/credit cards/hotels/rental car earnings set to them so miles are always trickling in.