Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!

[@Yehuda]

Someone just emailed me. Not PM, actual email. How is that possible? It came from no-reply@dansdeals.com but it also has his email listed...

[sky121]

Someone just emailed me. Not PM, actual email. How is that possible? It came from no-reply@dansdeals.com but it also has his email listed...

You have it set up that you can be emailed. See under your name when you post.

[@Yehuda]

You have it set up that you can be emailed. See under your name when you post.

Ah! Thanks!

[MC]

You can change it under your profile where it says "allow users to email me"... Just uncheck it

[@Yehuda]

You can change it under your profile where it says "allow users to email me"... Just uncheck it

Yeah done. Feel like such a n00b. 

[bentch]

going to israel and want to be able to use my american number there. any way i can forward calls? I was thinking of setting up a virtual number (can it be skype, googile voice?) and forwarding my number to it. any one ever do this before or have reccommendations? I'm sure its been done before just never had to do it so i didnt look into it unitl now

[notanonymous]

going to israel and want to be able to use my american number there. any way i can forward calls? I was thinking of setting up a virtual number (can it be skype, googile voice?) and forwarding my number to it. any one ever do this before or have reccommendations? I'm sure its been done before just never had to do it so i didnt look into it unitl now

What service will you have there?  An Israeli number or American?  If American, just fwd to that number.  If it is a permanent move, just port the number.

[bentch]

What service will you have there?  An Israeli number or American?  If American, just fwd to that number.  If it is a permanent move, just port the number.

I'm going for 10 days. I still have a golan sim with active israeli number, but i never set up an american number with them...do u know of any companies here that will set up for me? i leave on tues night

[Joe4007]

I'm going for 10 days. I still have a golan sim with active israeli number, but i never set up an american number with them...do u know of any companies here that will set up for me? i leave on tues night

You can set it up yourself. Golan gives you up to two US numbers that when called will ring your Israeli number. Just forward your current number to the virtual Golan number and you're all set.

[DovtheBear]

On this topic, can I port a USA American number to Golan?

[Joe4007]

On this topic, can I port a USA American number to Golan?

Assuming you're referring to the two international numbers you get to forward to your Israeli number, I believe you can't. Since it appears that you can't choose any US number, rather are given one by Golan.

[DovtheBear]

Assuming you're referring to the two international numbers you get to forward to your Israeli number, I believe you can't. Since it appears that you can't choose any US number, rather are given one by Golan.

Yes that is I'm referring to and that's what I thought as well.
But he seems to imply otherwise:

What service will you have there?  An Israeli number or American?  If American, just fwd to that number.  If it is a permanent move, just port the number.

[notanonymous]

Yes that is I'm referring to and that's what I thought as well.
But he seems to imply otherwise:

going to israel and want to be able to use my american number there. any way i can forward calls? I was thinking of setting up a virtual number (can it be skype, googile voice?) and forwarding my number to it. any one ever do this before or have reccommendations? I'm sure its been done before just never had to do it so i didnt look into it unitl now

What I was suggesting, was that if it was going to be a permanent move, then port the existing US POTS number to any virtual service of your choice.

Perhaps I misunderstood the OP's question.

[DovtheBear]

What I was suggesting, was that if it was going to be a permanent move, then port the existing US POTS number to any virtual service of your choice.

Perhaps I misunderstood the OP's question.

Ah, yes, I see that now.

[AtallD]

After reading many of the threads on the forums, I see that cashing out UR points instead of transferring them to hotel/airline points is a big "waste."
So can someone explain to me why the following rationale is incorrect?
I would like to stay at a Cat 5 Hyatt for 1 week in the summer. The going rate for a standard room at that time is $192.
This would require 140k UR points. Now if I cash out my 140k UR points, I would get the same room paid, $56 change, and I would earn points on those nights as they are paid.
What am I missing here?

[username]

Why do some posters not have any info next to their names. are they former DDF members?
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=28325.msg484513#msg484513

[Myccrabbi]

Why do some posters not have any info next to their names. are they former DDF members?
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=28325.msg484513#msg484513

cmiiw, I think they are not part of the forums anymore.

[ckmk47]

After reading many of the threads on the forums, I see that cashing out UR points instead of transferring them to hotel/airline points is a big "waste."
So can someone explain to me why the following rationale is incorrect?
I would like to stay at a Cat 5 Hyatt for 1 week in the summer. The going rate for a standard room at that time is $192.
This would require 140k UR points. Now if I cash out my 140k UR points, I would get the same room paid, $56 change, and I would earn points on those nights as they are paid.
What am I missing here?

Your analysis makes sense.  In this case, the cash price is better than the award rate. 
So you should pay cash and earn points on those nights.  BUT you should hold those UR for when you can get a better value.
When you 'cash out' UR with Chase you're buying GC's or *shudder* merchandise at a value of 1 cent (or less) per point.
If the hotel in your summer vacation was $500 a night, and was still 20K points a night, you'd do much better using points.  Then each point would be used in lieu of 2.5 cents. So your points are 'worth' more. 
For many airlines the award 'cost' price is set.  And even when the cash price goes up, the award price stays the same.  So using awards gives you a big cpp (cents per point) value.
So hold the points to use when they're worth using.  Not this time. And not cashing out.

[AtallD]

Your analysis makes sense.  In this case, the cash price is better than the award rate. 
So you should pay cash and earn points on those nights.  BUT you should hold those UR for when you can get a better value.
When you 'cash out' UR with Chase you're buying GC's or *shudder* merchandise at a value of 1 cent (or less) per point.
If the hotel in your summer vacation was $500 a night, and was still 20K points a night, you'd do much better using points.  Then each point would be used in lieu of 2.5 cents. So your points are 'worth' more. 
For many airlines the award 'cost' price is set.  And even when the cash price goes up, the award price stays the same.  So using awards gives you a big cpp (cents per point) value.
So hold the points to use when they're worth using.  Not this time. And not cashing out.

Thanks.
Problem is.. I don't know when I will get a chance to use my points in a more worthwhile way, and right now I don't want to shell out cash if I can use/convert points....

[etech0]

Thanks.
Problem is.. I don't know when I will get a chance to use my points in a more worthwhile way, and right now I don't want to shell out cash if I can use/convert points....

So sell your points now, and use them to pay for your trip.