The Explorer Credit Card (New AMEX Card!)

[mmchow]

my card was approved on tuesday on the phone,

mailman has come, no card

btw, does the promo expiry date apply to application date or approval date?

Application date.
"Who apply by xx.xx.xx_x, are approved and spend $xx_x within the first x months from card approval date"

 

[rfc4eva]

Sounds like they might be starting to looking at the linking of accounts, people should probably be quick and get them done before they close the gates.

It's amusing to me that after all these years they still don't seem to have an IT solution in place to manage people with multiple types of MR accounts - in the past you used to have to pay a fee per 1,000 points to combine MR accounts of different types to stop people from accruing points in the lower/cheaper MR program then just opening a new account and redeeming them in Ascent...

Do you mean if i have a Platinum Card under Ascent and then get this card under gateway points when I receive the 100k it will go under my ascent program as long as i apply under the same user name and account as the platinum?

 

[oh_lol]

How soon can you use the travel credit?

 

[mmchow]

Do you mean if i have a Platinum Card under Ascent and then get this card under gateway points when I receive the 100k it will go under my ascent program as long as i apply under the same user name and account as the platinum?

To get the Gateway points pooled into your Ascent MR, you'll have to call AMEX and have the MR account link. Otherwise, you'll earn the points into the respective MR account. Same or different username will not have any effect on this.

 

[jaysquared]

How soon can you use the travel credit?

It's was available right after paying the fee.

 

[psi999]

Can anyone here confirm the hard limit for AMEX issued cards being 3 cards in total regardless of type (ie, 3 credit) or a combination of credit and charge (ie, 2 x credit and 1 x charge - no more than 2 x credit). I've always thought this figure to be 2 x credit and 1 x charge but after searching on here ive found conflicting posts (3 x credit being OK?).

I'm currently at 2 x AMEX issued credit cards (edge and velocity) with 15,000 points yet to post from the velocity card i wish to cancel - which may not post until after 31-Jan.

I'd like to apply for the Explorer but not keen to walk away from 15k VFF.

 

[albyd]

I've got 2 charge cards and 2 credit cards. Have had 2 credit cards for years and have had to shut one down when applying for a new credit product.

 

[psi999]

I've got 2 charge cards and 2 credit cards. Have had 2 credit cards for years and have had to shut one down when applying for a new credit product.

Thanks. I thought this was most probably the case (2x credit). I'll have to watch the auto transfer like a hawk in the hope they transfer off prior to 31st.

Any idea if an account closure is 'instant' ie, if i was to cancel over the the phone and then minutes later apply for the Explorer - would the system have already knocked the card on the head and smooth sailing into Explorer?.

My wife has already applied and received 110k points with the explorer - wasn't going to bother but 55,000 SPG points are pretty hard to say no to (or in our case, 110k if i can get my application over the line )

 

[Dr Ralph]

Can anyone here confirm the hard limit for AMEX issued cards being 3 cards in total regardless of type (ie, 3 credit) or a combination of credit and charge (ie, 2 x credit and 1 x charge - no more than 2 x credit). I've always thought this figure to be 2 x credit and 1 x charge but after searching on here ive found conflicting posts (3 x credit being OK?).

I'm currently at 2 x AMEX issued credit cards (edge and velocity) with 15,000 points yet to post from the velocity card i wish to cancel - which may not post until after 31-Jan.

I'd like to apply for the Explorer but not keen to walk away from 15k VFF.

I believe this is correct:

'or a combination of credit and charge (ie, 2 x credit and 1 x charge - no more than 2 x credit).'

But like most things with AMEX YMMV.

 

[Dr Ralph]

Any idea if an account closure is 'instant' ie, if i was to cancel over the the phone and then minutes later apply for the Explorer - would the system have already knocked the card on the head and smooth sailing into Explorer?.

It took until the end of the day to show up as cancelled for me.

 

[SOPOOR]

I believe this is correct:

'or a combination of credit and charge (ie, 2 x credit and 1 x charge - no more than 2 x credit).'

But like most things with AMEX YMMV.

So three credit cards. Are you able to get three sign on bonus?

 

[desafinado74]

If you get approved for a card, how long do you have to wait for it to arrive in the mail ? (I live in Melbourne)

 

[annielee]

for me, within a week only.. approved on Friday, got the card in the mail on Thursday...

If you get approved for a card, how long do you have to wait for it to arrive in the mail ? (I live in Melbourne)

 

[Dr Ralph]

If you get approved for a card, how long do you have to wait for it to arrive in the mail ? (I live in Melbourne)

Amex are quick. Cards often in just a few days.

Supplementary cards may take a little longer.

 

[desafinado74]

Thanks guys for the quick reply ! I better apply for it now...

 

[Steady]

Thanks guys for the quick reply ! I better apply for it now...

Be sure to use an AFF referral link - you get 10k extra bonus points and the referrer also gets some

 

[carwashhair]

Quick question, all - can ONLY an existing Amex Explorer cardholder generate a referral for a new Amex Explorer cardholder? I suspect the answer is a 'yes' but am interested if there's any variations on this...

 

[SOPOOR]

Amex are quick. Cards often in just a few days.

I'm on a week from a pproval and no card yet.
Fingerprint crossed

 

[Steady]

Quick question, all - can ONLY an existing Amex Explorer cardholder generate a referral for a new Amex Explorer cardholder? I suspect the answer is a 'yes' but am interested if there's any variations on this...

I can only generate links for the cards I hold - I have an Explorer so while I believe yes is the answer I cannot say for sure.

 

[Dr Ralph]

Quick question, all - can ONLY an existing Amex Explorer cardholder generate a referral for a new Amex Explorer cardholder? I suspect the answer is a 'yes' but am interested if there's any variations on this...

Referral links can be generated by existing card owners for the same suite of cards.


So for example the owner of an Amex explorer card could also generate a referral link for an Amex express essential card. And the holder of a Qantas American Express Premium Card could generate a link for a Qantas American Express Discovery Card