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Re: Clear
« Reply #20 on: August 02, 2017, 12:31:58 PM »
From what it seems the 2 are mutually exclusive.
what exactly do you mean by this?
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« Reply #21 on: August 02, 2017, 12:42:48 PM »
what exactly do you mean by this?
Clear just let's you skip the wait to get your ID checked, they bring you to the front of the line to go directly to the metal detector/scanner. If you have precheck you'll go to the precheck line, if not, the regular line.
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Re: Clear
« Reply #22 on: August 02, 2017, 12:44:21 PM »
Clear just let's you skip the wait to get your ID checked, they bring you to the front of the line to go directly to the metal detector/scanner. If you have precheck you'll go to the precheck line, if not, the regular line.
Ah, that's why it wasn't making sense.
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Re: Clear
« Reply #23 on: August 02, 2017, 12:50:49 PM »
Clear just let's you skip the wait to get your ID checked, they bring you to the front of the line to go directly to the metal detector/scanner. If you have precheck you'll go to the precheck line, if not, the regular line.
Therefore if there is a line at pre it helps you with that as well.

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Re: Clear
« Reply #24 on: August 02, 2017, 12:51:57 PM »
Therefore if there is a line at pre it helps you with that as well.


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Re: Clear
« Reply #25 on: August 02, 2017, 06:19:32 PM »
w/ the Delta Skymile discount, cost for most people is just $99/yr.

but if you have GE/Precheck, personally I've never observed that line to be long enough that I feel passing that line would saved a material amount of time. Also the availability of Clear is still very limited, and usually only in the Delta terminal of airports that has it. maybe if you fly Delta a lot and the airports you frequent have crazy Precheck ID verification lines...

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Re: Clear
« Reply #26 on: August 02, 2017, 07:07:50 PM »
w/ the Delta Skymile discount, cost for most people is just $99/yr.

but if you have GE/Precheck, personally I've never observed that line to be long enough that I feel passing that line would saved a material amount of time. Also the availability of Clear is still very limited, and usually only in the Delta terminal of airports that has it. maybe if you fly Delta a lot and the airports you frequent have crazy Precheck ID verification lines...
In JFK that seems to be the case as it is only available in Terminal 2 and in LGA it is in A, C, and D but not B which does not service Delta, in other airports such MIA, MCO and others it gets many other ailines
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Re: Clear
« Reply #27 on: August 08, 2017, 10:50:39 PM »
Dont think this was mentioned yet.

The first 200 to sign up get a free 3 month trial for CLEAR at http://www.clearme.com/wendover
Apparently the link is still working
« Last Edit: August 08, 2017, 11:12:52 PM by mendyt »

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Re: Clear
« Reply #28 on: August 19, 2017, 10:21:33 PM »
Dont think this was mentioned yet.

The first 200 to sign up get a free 3 month trial for CLEAR at http://www.clearme.com/wendover
Apparently the link is still working

Thanks for posting, just worked for me. I'll try it out this week.

Even let me turn off auto-renew without cancelling the trial.
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Re: Clear
« Reply #29 on: August 29, 2017, 01:16:21 AM »
Just used Clear tonight at LAX T2.

There was an agent at the Clear lane at the bottom of the staircase who opened the rope to… the main staircase up to screening. At the top of the stairs, there was the regular Pre-Check lane with like 4 people and another roped-off Clear area with one person.

Needless to say, I made it through slower than if I would've stayed with the TSA Pre-Check ID line, as the four people were long gone by the time I finished up with Clear.

Seriously, all that just so you don't have to show an ID??
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Re: Clear
« Reply #30 on: August 29, 2017, 01:20:26 AM »
Just used Clear tonight at LAX T2.

There was an agent at the Clear lane at the bottom of the staircase who opened the rope to… the main staircase up to screening. At the top of the stairs, there was the regular Pre-Check lane with like 4 people and another roped-off Clear area with one person.

Needless to say, I made it through slower than if I would've stayed with the TSA Pre-Check ID line, as the four people were long gone by the time I finished up with Clear.

Seriously, all that just so you don't have to show an ID??
I thought it looked like that, but ti didn't make sense so I assumed I was missing something. I guess not. And I assume you are showing ID to the clear agent at the bottom?
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Re: Clear
« Reply #31 on: August 29, 2017, 01:23:54 AM »
Just used Clear tonight at LAX T2.

There was an agent at the Clear lane at the bottom of the staircase who opened the rope to… the main staircase up to screening. At the top of the stairs, there was the regular Pre-Check lane with like 4 people and another roped-off Clear area with one person.

Needless to say, I made it through slower than if I would've stayed with the TSA Pre-Check ID line, as the four people were long gone by the time I finished up with Clear.

Seriously, all that just so you don't have to show an ID??
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Re: Clear
« Reply #32 on: August 29, 2017, 08:53:21 AM »
Just used Clear tonight at LAX T2.

There was an agent at the Clear lane at the bottom of the staircase who opened the rope to… the main staircase up to screening. At the top of the stairs, there was the regular Pre-Check lane with like 4 people and another roped-off Clear area with one person.

Needless to say, I made it through slower than if I would've stayed with the TSA Pre-Check ID line, as the four people were long gone by the time I finished up with Clear.

Seriously, all that just so you don't have to show an ID??
The theory for it working is in a case with more than 4 people at the pre-check line.
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Re: Clear
« Reply #33 on: August 29, 2017, 10:07:43 AM »
The theory for it working is in a case with more than 4 people at the pre-check line.

But that's a 1:4 ratio!
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Re: Clear
« Reply #34 on: August 30, 2017, 10:03:19 AM »
Just to be clear, Clear doesn't advertise that they take you to the head of the metal detector line, just the head of the TSA ID and ticket check line. They may have an informal deal with a local TSA team that gets them that, but that's not something you can count on. I've never had to wait more than 5 minutes in the line to have TSA check my ID even out of all the NYC and DC airports which I fly out of all the time, so Clear really isn't worth the time it would take for me to sign up, even if it was free.

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Re: Clear
« Reply #35 on: August 30, 2017, 11:59:18 AM »
Just to be clear, Clear doesn't advertise that they take you to the head of the metal detector line, just the head of the TSA ID and ticket check line. They may have an informal deal with a local TSA team that gets them that, but that's not something you can count on. I've never had to wait more than 5 minutes in the line to have TSA check my ID even out of all the NYC and DC airports which I fly out of all the time, so Clear really isn't worth the time it would take for me to sign up, even if it was free.

Well, the screening is right after the ID check. It may be crowded with a wait to get stuff on the belt etc, but not much of a line there per se.

It seems that you still end up waiting about the same amount for someone, just that it's a Clear rep in this case.

I guess it would help if the ID line is endlessly long, but the last time I encountered that was like 5 years ago in EWR without TSA Pre.
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Re: Clear
« Reply #36 on: January 20, 2018, 12:50:43 PM »
Anyone have more of comparison between CLEAR and Global Entry?
Does CLEAR when coming into the country also?



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Re: Clear
« Reply #37 on: November 16, 2018, 01:49:26 PM »
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Re: Clear
« Reply #38 on: November 17, 2018, 05:53:10 PM »
You cant get 3 months anymore?

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Re: Clear
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