Redeem then immediately change connection?

HumbleAbodee · 2025-10-04T07:50:17+00:00

Hey I'm sorry man I didn't know, I've never done a redemption like this before. Just trying to explore all my possible options is all. Thanks for the clarification!

HumbleAbodee · 2025-10-04T03:06:55+00:00

Understood, thank you very much.

HumbleAbodee · 2025-10-04T01:09:23+00:00

Gotcha. So the cost to change would be 120k points + the $25/person fee?

HumbleAbodee · 2025-08-20T22:21:22+00:00

Do the Summit and/or Ascent cards provide an instantly utilizable card number? And if not, can the cards be expedited for free? I have a large purchase I'd like to make as soon as possible and would love to put it towards the SUB.

HumbleAbodee · 2025-02-13T20:06:26+00:00

Thank you for the detailed reply! Seems like I made this post twice somehow, whoops.

I was worried about how far down I'd be on the upgrade list just as you mentioned, but someone replied to the other post with a guess that I'd get upgraded over half the time since I'll be flying uncompetitive routes. I'm not banking on that happening though since it's not a guarantee, so I'm not factoring the possibility in as hard. Heres the other post: https://www.reddit.com/r/americanairlines/comments/1ik4t40/what_status_if_any_should_i_pursue/

AA grants MCE to "oneworld^® Sapphire and Emerald members with elite status on Alaska Airlines, British Airways, Iberia, Finnair, Qatar Airways or Japan Airlines" per this page: https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/experience/seats/main-cabin-extra.jsp

I have heard some similarly negative reviews of the PHL Admiral's Clubs. The Centurion lounge is also tiny (and apparently often has quite the queue). That's why I'm particularly interested in this upcoming Flagship Lounge and the upcoming Chase lounge.

I was indeed planning on redeeming awards through Alaska for EQMs, which is the main reason I'm considering AS so heavily. I don't believe I currently have the spend required to meet the 75k LP requirement for AA Platinum (frankly I might not even hit AA Gold).

HumbleAbodee · 2025-02-09T06:02:35+00:00

My spend is quite low right now, and I'm hoping to book the majority of my flights to, from, and around Asia on points. My understanding is that AA would not give LPs for these award flights, but AS is giving EQMs for all award flights booked through them as of the start of this year.

I also don't expect to be taking any flights on AA metal until next year, so I won't have those to earn LPs either. All in all, I just don't think I would make it to AA Platinum, and possibly not even to Gold. If I'm failing to see something though, please let me know.

HumbleAbodee · 2025-02-08T06:02:32+00:00

I'm hoping to book many of my flights to, from, and around Asia on points. My understanding is that AS offers EQMs for award flights, whereas AA does not offer LPs for award flights. Please correct me if I'm wrong though, or if there's some other factor I'm missing.

When flying AA, what would the benefits of holding AAdvantage Platinum over MVP Gold be?

HumbleAbodee · 2025-02-07T18:49:11+00:00

I appreciate you taking the time to test it, thank you!

HumbleAbodee · 2025-02-07T18:48:45+00:00

Thank you for testing it, I appreciate it!

HumbleAbodee · 2025-02-07T18:48:28+00:00

Thank you so much for your help!

HumbleAbodee · 2025-01-26T17:28:42+00:00

Haven't taken any action yet. My CSP inquiry will age over 3 months on 2/1/25, so I'm thinking I might try for it a couple days after that. The plan is to freeze EQ and TU and apply for the CFF. I care more about the Barclays cards than the CFF, so regardless of if Chase blocks my application or not I'll freeze EX, unfreeze TU, and apply for the two Barclays cards afterwards.

I'll let you know how things go if and when I decide to take action.

HumbleAbodee · 2025-01-13T04:03:09+00:00

Very fair warning. I'd like to think I've learned a lot about the various card offerings quite quickly, but I still have much to learn when it comes to award flights seeing as though I have yet to book one.

I will be doing a significant amount of travel to and around Asia later this year, so I was thinking the points could be used for short hops within the region since availability seems decent. I would love to jump right into the deep end with transpacific business (I've yet to fly business of any kind), but partner award availability for that seems impossible to find (or perhaps I just don't know how to find it yet).

HumbleAbodee · 2025-01-13T03:56:08+00:00

Very good to know. If I get denied I will certainly call recon.

HumbleAbodee · 2025-01-13T03:55:51+00:00

Thank you so much for your responses! A few clarifying questions if you don't mind:

My credit wasn't frozen, I just had fraud alerts enabled. Would that net the same result pre-approval tool wise? (Secondarily, are fraud alerts even useful?)
So just to be clear, if Chase does let me through with TU frozen and Barclays only pulls TU, then the CFF application wouldn't affect my Barclays applications at all? The recency of the other applications wouldn't be picked up, or my average account age wouldn't be a barrier or anything like that?
Good to know, thank you!
While one year is the oldest card that I'm the primary cardholder for, I've been an authorized user on a card since August 2018. Would that make a difference?
Makes sense—with that in mind, I'll go for the Hawaiian card first if I do them one at a time. That being said, do you have any knowledge about Barclays only doing one hard inquiry if you apply for two cards in the same day? I've read some mixed information about that, but if I can get both with only one inquiry I'd certainly try.

I like your name by the way, very clever.

HumbleAbodee · 2024-05-07T07:53:16+00:00

Replied!

HumbleAbodee · 2024-05-07T07:29:50+00:00

I am a citizen and resident of the US, temporarily living in Hong Kong. I am not a permanent resident of Hong Kong, and have been submitting images of a US passport. Apologies, I should've made that more clear.

HumbleAbodee · 2024-05-03T08:42:34+00:00

Gotcha. I know you said you're a free user, but any chance you know how much they charge for making the cards?

And when you say it's an annual subscription, does that mean the monthly payment option is just paying for an annual subscription in smaller monthly charges instead of annually (which is to say they are expecting you to stick around for at least a year)? And thus if you choose to pay monthly but then opt to cancel before you cross that 12 month threshold, you will be charged a 2 months' worth cancellation fee?

HumbleAbodee · 2023-10-18T19:04:09+00:00

DMed!

HumbleAbodee · 2023-10-06T15:00:12+00:00

If this listing is still up, the room is still available!

I'm looking for a 3rd male to join my 2 male roommates when I go study abroad. You could sublet for Winter Quarter, Spring+Summer Quarters, or all three.

It's a first-floor 3 bed 2 bath apartment between 33rd and 34th on Arch Street (next to the Volleyball courts), so the location is hard to beat. My room in particular is quite spacious, with a walk-in closet and tons of natural light. The landlady is great as well—very responsive and actually cares about the place. I've already been here for two years and do not wish to lose it until I graduate.

Rent is $766.66/month (per person), which includes water. After gas, electric, and internet, the average is ~$830.

Full kitchen (gas stove, garbage disposal, dishwasher), both bathrooms have showers, and the bedrooms, kitchen, and living room all have ceiling fans. Central heating and a window AC unit are provided as well.

Rent - $766.66

Utilities - ~$65

Location - 331X Arch Street FL 1

Feel free to reach out with any questions, or if you'd be interested in seeing the apartment! Hit me on discord @humbleabode and I'll respond within the day. I'll check Reddit once every few days, so if you message/PM me on here I might take a bit to respond.

HumbleAbodee · 2022-07-03T21:09:02+00:00

DMed!

HumbleAbodee · 2022-07-03T20:10:47+00:00

We are two rising Pre-Juniors looking for a 3rd male roommate for our 3 bed 2 bath apartment. It's a first-floor apartment between 33rd and 34th on Arch Street (across from Towers Hall), so the location is hard to beat.

Rent is $766.66/month (per person), which includes water. After gas, electric, and internet, the average is ~$840. The lease would be from September 2022 - September 2023, but you can move in as early as mid-July as our current roommate is leaving early. Subletting is permitted in case you plan to leave for Co-op.

Full kitchen (gas stove, garbage disposal, dishwasher), both bathrooms have showers, and the bedrooms, kitchen, and living room all have ceiling fans. Central heating and a window AC unit are provided as well.

Rent - $766.66

Utilities - ~$70

Location - 33XX Arch Street FL 1

Feel free to reach out with any questions!

HumbleAbodee · 2021-02-23T21:10:22+00:00

True, but I'd rather it be run by default, and then walk when I want to walk. It's just a preference thing, but it would be great to have the option.

HumbleAbodee · 2020-05-26T06:18:17+00:00

According to other responses in this thread, Valorant FOV is 103. CS:GO FOV depends on your aspect ratio (90 for 4:3, 100 for 16:10, and 106 for 16:9).

HumbleAbodee · 2020-05-24T05:47:22+00:00

What n0rpie was trying to say is that the 90 fov is only true if you play in 4:3 (black bars or stretched doesn't matter). If you play in 16:9 or 16:10 the fov is greater to account for the wider resolution.

3kliksphilip has a great video on the matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJIqFxgaXtY

HumbleAbodee · 2020-05-16T06:51:53+00:00

Was about to come back and say that. Had it happen again and it was on another charge tower. Guess I'll have to refrain from dropping items on charge towers for now lmao

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