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business swithc from amex for united
« on: September 11, 2012, 11:30:11 AM »
Hi:

I would like to figure out how to reaccumulate miles for united.  We used to use amex.  We put on at least 1mm per year but need to figure out if there are better cards for business that will accuumulate and have higher limits. 

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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2012, 11:53:43 AM »
You can use your amex points to fly United by transferring to Air Canada.
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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2012, 12:00:00 PM »
Or a better option would be an ink bold card to be able to transfer to united. or may be worth your while to get united club card, 1.5 miles per dollar spent
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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2012, 04:47:01 PM »
is the united club card the best card for accumulating miles for a business.  Are there any with more spending limits or business friendly.

thanks

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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2012, 05:00:21 PM »
Limit depends on your credit worthiness, not type of card.
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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2012, 05:56:40 PM »
Limit depends on your credit worthiness, not type of card.
another question, in a statement form

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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2012, 06:10:58 PM »
Are you the only one that understands what you said?
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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2012, 06:11:39 PM »
Gonna have to say I understand exactly what he said.

Are you the only one who doesn't understand? :P
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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2012, 06:12:30 PM »
Could be.
Anyone mind to share?
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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2012, 06:14:46 PM »
Sure.

He's saying that because your statement is incorrect, it therefore must have been a question.

His use of "another" = as usual.
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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2012, 06:22:35 PM »
I'm not that slow. I understood from the beginning what you just explained.
My Q was why does he say my statement is incorrect.
Mind to share?
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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2012, 06:46:55 PM »
I'm not that slow. I understood from the beginning what you just explained.
My Q was why does he say my statement is incorrect.
Mind to share?
where should i start its the farthest thing from correct
1) different banks do have higher spend limits
2)credit worthiness is olso incorrect, because while with one bank they may feel you maxed out on cl another may still give you a cl of 15k
3)if you have a good history with one bank they may be willing to lend you while another not and the list go on

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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2012, 06:57:46 PM »
is the united club card the best card for accumulating miles for a business.  Are there any with more spending limits or business friendly.

thanks
i dont have the ucc but i dont think  you would get a cl of 100k.

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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2012, 07:06:51 PM »
Of course it might differentiate by bank, and the persona relations you have with them, but still not by type of card under any certain bank.
and its very hard to point on any certain bank that, in general, gives higher limits than another.
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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2012, 10:21:08 PM »
You can use your amex points to fly United by transferring to Air Canada.

Do MR transfer 1:1 to Air Canada and then can book UA metal only or any other partners  in Mileage plus ? If so you just made my day.  :)

I have 250 K MR and UA is better for me now than Delta

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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #15 on: September 12, 2012, 03:16:16 AM »
Hi:

I would like to figure out how to reaccumulate miles for united.  We used to use amex.  We put on at least 1mm per year but need to figure out if there are better cards for business that will accuumulate and have higher limits. 

Thanks

Why did you stop using Amex? What card(s) are you using now?
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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #16 on: September 12, 2012, 03:34:40 AM »
Why did you stop using Amex? What card(s) are you using now?
Possibly b/c Amex used to transfer to continental and then stopped

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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #17 on: September 12, 2012, 04:00:49 AM »
Possibly b/c Amex used to transfer to continental and then stopped

If the OP is using UCC then he's good in the 1.5 UA per $1 spent, but I don't get how he's doing over $1mm a year on that card unless he keeps paying down the balance at least several times a month.
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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #18 on: September 12, 2012, 02:53:35 PM »
If the OP is using UCC then he's good in the 1.5 UA per $1 spent, but I don't get how he's doing over $1mm a year on that card unless he keeps paying down the balance at least several times a month.
its possible that on the business version of the card they will give higher CL

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Re: business swithc from amex for united
« Reply #19 on: September 13, 2012, 02:35:12 AM »
its possible that on the business version of the card they will give higher CL

The CL doesn't matter that much if its a revolving line.

I know some cards - from both Citi and Chase - with lines as low as 10k that were allowed to go close to 100k, month after month