The Consolidated CLEAR Information Thread (Locations, Promotions, Value)
Oct 17, 2016, 11:02 am
#196
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So with CLEAR in DEN, for example, you use the CLEAR machines, then you get directed into the Pre-Check screening area* or general screening area* depending on what your boarding pass says.
In short, CLEAR is basically a paid elite security line.
* - You do have to rescan your boarding passes with TSA to make them happy.
In short, CLEAR is basically a paid elite security line.
* - You do have to rescan your boarding passes with TSA to make them happy.
Oct 17, 2016, 11:13 am
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I'm sorry I keep making that assumption. Let me guarantee you that you will have to rescan your boarding pass in DEN. It's the only place I've been where I have been able to use CLEAR.
Oct 17, 2016, 11:17 am
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At the airports I've been to, if you don't have Pre-Check, there is no separate screening machines for elite lines, they all funnel into the general screening area.
So with CLEAR in DEN, for example, you use the CLEAR machines, then you get directed into the Pre-Check screening area* or general screening area* depending on what your boarding pass says.
In short, CLEAR is basically a paid elite security line.
* - You do have to rescan your boarding passes with TSA to make them happy.
So with CLEAR in DEN, for example, you use the CLEAR machines, then you get directed into the Pre-Check screening area* or general screening area* depending on what your boarding pass says.
In short, CLEAR is basically a paid elite security line.
* - You do have to rescan your boarding passes with TSA to make them happy.
Oct 17, 2016, 5:30 pm
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FWIW I've used CLEAR+Precheck a number of times in several different locations and while I can't 100% swear to it, I do not remember my boarding pass ever being rescanned by the TSA checker. The CLEAR employee just says "one for Precheck" and then escorts me past the checker. But I could certainly believe that this varies by airport and/or who's working the line on any given day.
Oct 17, 2016, 6:20 pm
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I know TSA wants to verify the PreCheck via the beeps, so they trust the Clear staff to have heard them during their scan?
Oct 17, 2016, 6:36 pm
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Oct 17, 2016, 6:46 pm
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Oct 17, 2016, 7:16 pm
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Curiouser and curiouser ... paid my $79 fee, off to have biometrics taken tomorrow. With my luck there'll be absolutely no one on the PreCheck line on Saturday when I arrive at BWI.
Oct 18, 2016, 1:56 pm
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), the Pre-Check line had a few people, and the CLEAR line was empty.On Monday mornings at DEN, the Pre-Check line can be 40-60 people long. That is when I value CLEAR.
Oct 18, 2016, 2:35 pm
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After my biometrics were taken, I asked the Clear employee (DCA) whether I'd need to have my bp re-scanned by TSA. She replied with mild disgust it seemed, "No, it's not supposed to work that way!" This afternoon, the PreCheck line was busy, while the regular line was nearly empty.
Oct 18, 2016, 7:42 pm
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Guys you wont believe what I just stumbled upon! 
http://enroll.clearme.com/p/DSPVISION4 a 4 month free trial!
http://enroll.clearme.com/p/DSPVISION4 a 4 month free trial!
Oct 20, 2016, 2:44 pm
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Clear at LAX
Looks like it went to the Board of Airport Commissioners meetings today:
http://lawa.granicus.com/MetaViewer....&meta_id=27550
http://lawa.granicus.com/MetaViewer....&meta_id=27550
Oct 21, 2016, 1:18 pm
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Guys you wont believe what I just stumbled upon!
http://enroll.clearme.com/p/DSPVISION4 a 4 month free trial!
http://enroll.clearme.com/p/DSPVISION4 a 4 month free trial!
Oct 21, 2016, 1:33 pm
#209
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FYI, when you apply even for a free membership (as a DL DM), a credit card number is required. It seems to automatically renew and there's a $30 voluntary termination fee in their T&C, which you see by scrolling down in the window at the very end. Read carefully before signing up.
Oct 21, 2016, 2:12 pm
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I read the T&C to mean that $30 is charged against a pro-rated early refund, not against an actual non-renewal situation. They keep the credit card info in case of losing Diamond status before renewal.