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Author Topic: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!  (Read 1737840 times)

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8460 on: February 01, 2018, 03:03:00 PM »
My head's not on now at this time of day, can you help me read this;

  Aegean charges a mere 30K miles in coach or 45K miles in business class one-way and you’ll need even fewer Starpoints than that thanks to the Starwood 20K:25K transfer ratio. Factoring in a 25% discount that’s effectively 24K Starpoints in coach or 36K Starpoints in business class one-way. They don’t charge fuel surcharges for United flights. Transfers from Starwood can take 2-10 days. You must call Aegean to book at +30-21-0626-1000



 If the flight cost 30,000 points how do you get 24,000 after transferring from starwood's?

 And the same question for business class how do you get 36000 points used when the flight cost 45000 points even after factoring the 25% discount from Starwoods for every 20,000 you transfer get an additional 5,000 reward points?
Seems they are factoring a 25% bonus, which may require you to transfer extra
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8461 on: February 01, 2018, 03:23:34 PM »
Seems they are factoring a 25% bonus, which may require you to transfer extra
even if you told me there's a 25% bonus on the 20,000 points you transfer how you getting 24000 points unless aegean transfer rate from SPG is a bit less?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8462 on: February 01, 2018, 03:59:41 PM »
even if you told me there's a 25% bonus on the 20,000 points you transfer how you getting 24000 points unless aegean transfer rate from SPG is a bit less?
24k x 1.25
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8463 on: February 01, 2018, 04:06:16 PM »
24k x 1.25
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So the transfer rate is at 1:1.25 ?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8464 on: February 01, 2018, 04:08:48 PM »
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So the transfer rate is at 1:1.25 ?
Effectively.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8465 on: February 01, 2018, 04:12:32 PM »
Without having done this before..

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8466 on: February 01, 2018, 04:16:41 PM »
Thanks
So the transfer rate is at 1:1.25 ?
Effectively.
No, it's 20k:25k, anything else is 1:1. Dan just means that if you were to transfer to Agean in 20k increments only, that it would be an affective 24k SPG.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8467 on: February 01, 2018, 04:22:57 PM »


No, it's 20k:25k, anything else is 1:1. Dan just means that if you were to transfer to Agean in 20k increments only, that it would be an affective 24k SPG.
Like I said

Seems he is factoring a 25% bonus, which may require you to transfer extra
Hence
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So the transfer rate is at 1:1.25 ?
Effectively.






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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8468 on: February 01, 2018, 04:44:48 PM »
Thanks. Even a first grader should be able to follow this so I should be good.  :)

Wasn't implying anything


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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8469 on: February 01, 2018, 05:03:06 PM »
How do I quote something, meaning you see a quote with no name.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8470 on: February 01, 2018, 05:14:30 PM »


How do I quote something, meaning you see a quote with no name.

Just remove the author from the quote. If you want to quote from elsewhere, just put [quote*]your content here[*/]
Remove stars obviously.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8471 on: February 04, 2018, 03:28:54 PM »
What’s the issue if a canon pixma printer is printing/copying at times a few lines fine then blank then fine or it’s so light almost invisible ? I put new ink but it’s still so faded.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8472 on: February 07, 2018, 07:51:14 PM »
What’s the issue if a canon pixma printer is printing/copying at times a few lines fine then blank then fine or it’s so light almost invisible ? I put new ink but it’s still so faded.
I don't know the answer. But at least put the contrast up as high as possible until you figure out what to do.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8473 on: February 09, 2018, 11:24:04 AM »
I am trying to figure out which currency I should be collecting, UR, SPG, or MR, can anyone point me to a thread that discusses this or a DDMS post about it? TIA

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I am trying to figure out which currency I should be collecting, UR, SPG, or MR, can anyone point me to a thread that discusses this or a DDMS post about it? TIA
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8475 on: February 09, 2018, 11:27:08 AM »
I am trying to figure out which currency I should be collecting, UR, SPG, or MR, can anyone point me to a thread that discusses this or a DDMS post about it? TIA
Probably depends on where you wanna transfer to

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8476 on: February 09, 2018, 12:09:49 PM »
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Probably depends on where you wanna transfer to
Thats what I was thinking also, mostly domestic flights. I would think UR would be the best then- SW, BA- AA, UA. anything else I am missing? I finally got my fairmont to go from CSP, to a freedom unlimited :D

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Thanks, any easy MS methods you would like to share? PMs welcome

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #8478 on: February 09, 2018, 12:30:52 PM »
What is an easy way to extend BA miles expiring in a few days. Have no UR/MR unless I add AU. Does book/cancel extend expiration? Anything else?
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« Reply #8479 on: February 09, 2018, 12:32:27 PM »
What is an easy way to extend BA miles expiring in a few days. Have no UR/MR unless I add AU. Does book/cancel extend expiration? Anything else?
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