TSA PreCheck Program - Questions/Experiences for United Airlines Travellers
Oct 11, 2012, 11:18 pm
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Oct 12, 2012, 12:48 pm
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Oct 12, 2012, 12:58 pm
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searching this thread for "neoreader" shows a few solutions, such as
On your iPhone, pressing the home button and the sleep button at the top at the same time saves a screenshot to your photo album. Then you can send this somewhere else (email it to yourself, message it to a friend, or do like I do and upload it to Dropbox so I can open it from my iPad) and then scan it with your phone from there.
It's a bit of a pain, but in my experience it's better to use the mobile BP at TSA because the barcode is more reliable, so it's helpful to confirm in advance that you've got the 3.
It's a bit of a pain, but in my experience it's better to use the mobile BP at TSA because the barcode is more reliable, so it's helpful to confirm in advance that you've got the 3.
Oct 12, 2012, 1:51 pm
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I had to use my iphone to take a screenshot of my mobile bp, then email it to myself...then display on my computer in normal size (don't stretch or zoom)...the neoreader decoded it right away and I saw ^3, so it looks like I'm good for Pre tomorrow - except there is no Pre lane at FLL 
Oct 12, 2012, 2:14 pm
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So far I'm 5/5 when travelling alone, 0/3 when travelling with the missus on the same PNR. Anyone had any luck when travelling with someone else on the same PNR?
Oct 12, 2012, 2:26 pm
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Our PreCheck failures have come when traveling on tickets purchased via a travel agency (credit card reward programs).
Oct 12, 2012, 3:17 pm
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I read through this and connot figure out where the magical 3 might be??
I just flew a few weeks ago and didnt even realize that I might or might not be picked for pre check.
But after reading all this, I pulled up one of my tickets and there is not a three anywhere?? There is a box on the ticket about Pre check:
TSA pre-screening participants
At New York/Newark Liberty (EWR), TSA pre-screening checkpoints are located at
Terminal C, Checkpoint C3. If you are enrolled in the TSA pre-screening program,
please proceed to the security lanes at Terminal C after you have finished checking in
and checking your baggage.
For more information, go to united.com/tsaprescreening
does this mean i could have went through pre check?
(i did put my ID into the pre check page a while back)
I just flew a few weeks ago and didnt even realize that I might or might not be picked for pre check.
But after reading all this, I pulled up one of my tickets and there is not a three anywhere?? There is a box on the ticket about Pre check:
TSA pre-screening participants
At New York/Newark Liberty (EWR), TSA pre-screening checkpoints are located at
Terminal C, Checkpoint C3. If you are enrolled in the TSA pre-screening program,
please proceed to the security lanes at Terminal C after you have finished checking in
and checking your baggage.
For more information, go to united.com/tsaprescreening
does this mean i could have went through pre check?
(i did put my ID into the pre check page a while back)
Oct 12, 2012, 3:34 pm
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I read through this and connot figure out where the magical 3 might be??
I just flew a few weeks ago and didnt even realize that I might or might not be picked for pre check.
But after reading all this, I pulled up one of my tickets and there is not a three anywhere?? There is a box on the ticket about Pre check:
TSA pre-screening participants
At New York/Newark Liberty (EWR), TSA pre-screening checkpoints are located at
Terminal C, Checkpoint C3. If you are enrolled in the TSA pre-screening program,
please proceed to the security lanes at Terminal C after you have finished checking in
and checking your baggage.
For more information, go to united.com/tsaprescreening
does this mean i could have went through pre check?
(i did put my ID into the pre check page a while back)
I just flew a few weeks ago and didnt even realize that I might or might not be picked for pre check.
But after reading all this, I pulled up one of my tickets and there is not a three anywhere?? There is a box on the ticket about Pre check:
TSA pre-screening participants
At New York/Newark Liberty (EWR), TSA pre-screening checkpoints are located at
Terminal C, Checkpoint C3. If you are enrolled in the TSA pre-screening program,
please proceed to the security lanes at Terminal C after you have finished checking in
and checking your baggage.
For more information, go to united.com/tsaprescreening
does this mean i could have went through pre check?
(i did put my ID into the pre check page a while back)
Oct 12, 2012, 3:34 pm
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Post 1100 and a few following should be instructive:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/19247765-post1100.html
Oct 12, 2012, 3:34 pm
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Oct 12, 2012, 4:27 pm
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OK, neoreader is crap. i used an old barcode reader i had downloaded and it read my BP perfectly.
I only scanned the first ticket EWR to SFO(was trip to MNL)
here is what it breaks down to:
M1lastname/firstnameMR YHBSNJ4
GUMMNLUA 183 270K007D3
11F>30B WW268 BUA 0E016
0
was I accepted for pre check?
and what is the 3 beeps? The noise the precheck makes?
I only scanned the first ticket EWR to SFO(was trip to MNL)
here is what it breaks down to:
M1lastname/firstnameMR YHBSNJ4
GUMMNLUA 183 270K007D3
11F>30B WW268 BUA 0E016
0
was I accepted for pre check?
and what is the 3 beeps? The noise the precheck makes?
Oct 12, 2012, 4:37 pm
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I think you won't be getting pre-check with the "0" instead of a "3"
The bp scanner gives the Three Beeps of Joy before the TSA agent says "Enter into the Kingdom"
The bp scanner gives the Three Beeps of Joy before the TSA agent says "Enter into the Kingdom"
Oct 12, 2012, 4:43 pm
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how are we suppose to know this? it doesnt mention it on any TSA site about scanning a BP and seeing a magic 3. So if that day I walked into the precheck lane, they would have scanned my ticket and booted me out?
if that is case, this is a lousy system. Shouldn't the ticket just say approved for pre check? Instead of getting into another lane to maybe enter the kingdom of pre check??
Oct 12, 2012, 4:44 pm
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I think you're misunderstanding the nature of the program.... Here's hoping the next one will indeed be a "3" for you.
Oct 12, 2012, 4:49 pm
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nope -- appears you have a 0 not a 3. yes
agree (on both)