US Dividend Miles - Award Booking Questions and General Discussion

[Beta4Me]

Don't appreciate this comment at all. Borderline offensive

Wow. Now I see your problem. Don't work yourself up so much.
The original comment by KVS was a humerous comment about first class travel being nice but not a necessity and, similarly, KVS wraps up a bunch of search tools across various airlines and alliances that make it somewhat neater and more efficient to search. It was self-explanatory and a bit of a joke, but you took it literally and persisted as such.

 

[sergeyvzn]

Wow. Now I see your problem. Don't work yourself up so much.
The original comment by KVS was a humerous comment about first class travel being nice but not a necessity and, similarly, KVS wraps up a bunch of search tools across various airlines and alliances that make it somewhat neater and more efficient to search. It was self-explanatory and a bit of a joke, but you took it literally and persisted as such.

It is neater and more efficient to use than separate numerous airlines sites but not the only tool in the market. You may or may not use it but please don't make any assumptions about people you don't know saying "still not getting it". It does not sound nice and merely an assumption on your part

 

[MEL_Traveller]

The original comment by KVS was a humerous comment about first class travel being nice but not a necessity and, similarly, KVS wraps up a bunch of search tools across various airlines and alliances that make it somewhat neater and more efficient to search. It was self-explanatory and a bit of a joke, but you took it literally and persisted as such.

the post could have been interpreted either way... including that without KVS you may not get to fly first class.

i think for a potential customer trying to decide if they wish to purchase a subscription or not, it was relevant to point out the distinction.

 

[whole-lotta-moxie]

Hi k974 just a heads up when searching for cx flights on the KVS tool its best to use the JL method for cx flights as often when searching using cx you will find seats that only the Marco Polo (cx frequent flyers) can book
Ps don't bother trying to use it on a Mac it won't work
I actually found it hard finding any f flights out of oz there was a comment earlier about getting f flights on Qantas, these were hard to come by

 

[bcworld]

Hi k974 just a heads up when searching for cx flights on the KVS tool its best to use the JL method for cx flights as often when searching using cx you will find seats that only the Marco Polo (cx frequent flyers) can book
Ps don't bother trying to use it on s Mac it won't work

Another thing to be aware of, is that JL can give different results depending on whether your JMB account is registered in Oceania, Europe, Americas etc...so who knows what the US agent will actually see!

CX availability can also be cross checked on BA and QF so if all 3 sources match up your are probably looking good!

 

[Beta4Me]

Another thing to be aware of, is that JL can give different results depending on whether your JMB account is registered in Oceania, Europe, Americas etc.

Didn't know that! Good thing I have US, AU & Japan accounts (no, it wasn't intentional ).

 

[Masonic Phantom]

still not getting it, are you? :shock:

You do seem to like the last word..... take it easy mate.

 

[sioux]

For someone who didn't appreciate that comment originally & suggested it was "borderline offensive" why would you say it yourself?? It doesn't give a good impression.

Some people have more knowledge than others & some people need a little more hand holding. Sometimes it's hard to interpret what people are saying & the intent through written word because you can't see their expressions.

At the end of the day everyone is here to help each other to achieve the same goal. So let's all help each other.

 

[jgm]

Ps don't bother trying to use it on a Mac it won't work

It works fine on my Mac. You just need to learn a little about CrossOver!

 

[Limewood]

It works fine on my Mac. You just need to learn a little about CrossOver!

Only if you like windoze and I don't.

 

[hossein_au]

It works fine on my Mac. You just need to learn a little about CrossOver!

I use it under VMware. But having said that, a native Mac version would be sweet, and I cannot see why it is too difficult to port. Unless, of course, at the start they decided to stick with "advanced" windows-only technologies such as .Net...

 

[whole-lotta-moxie]

It works fine on my Mac. You just need to learn a little about CrossOver!

I tried to use cross over. It worked fine in the trial period but then I couldn't get it to work after.

 

[KVS]

Hi k974 just a heads up when searching for cx flights on the KVS tool its best to use the JL method for cx flights as often when searching using cx you will find seats that only the Marco Polo (cx frequent flyers) can book

Indeed, as noted in the KVS Tool User Guide, the [Awards/JL-OneWorld] Engine is most authoritative for CX Partner Award Availability:

http://Help.KVSTool.com/#US

Another thing to be aware of, is that JL can give different results depending on whether your JMB account is registered in Oceania, Europe, Americas etc...

Indeed, CX does vary its partner Award Availability by POS.

so who knows what the US agent will actually see!

You can expect the US DM main call centres to use POS US.

The POS for your JL MB account is shown in the KVS Tool results as follows:

[KVS Tool 7.7.4/Diamond - Awards/JL-OneWorld/US]

HKG  Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok Intl HK [VHHH]
NYC  New York Metro NY US = JFK LGA
SAT  07 Feb 2015

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Award Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  ------------------
CX         830     HKG   09:35     JFK   12:10     77W  0   FS0  CS0  YS0
CX         840     HKG   16:25     JFK   19:15     77W  0   FS0  CS0  YS4
CX         890     HKG   18:20     EWR   21:00     77W  0   CS4  YS4
CX         846     HKG   19:45     JFK   22:25     77W  0   FS0  CS1  YS4
CX         888     HKG   01:00     JFK   06:00     77W  1   FS0  CS0  YS0
CX         838     HKG   16:20     YVR   11:45     77W  0   FS/  CS0  YS0
 -> CX     888     YVR   21:50     JFK   06:00 +1  77W  0   FS0  CS0  YS0

CX availability can also be cross checked on BA and QF so if all 3 sources match up your are probably looking good!

Results displayed via the [Awards/JL-OneWorld] Method should not, generally, be cross-checked with less accurate data sources.

 

[KVS]

It works fine on my Mac. You just need to learn a little about CrossOver!

I use it under VMware.

Indeed, many KVS Tool Members run it on their Macs every day:
http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Mac

I tried to use cross over. It worked fine in the trial period but then I couldn't get it to work after.

Could you please clarify what "trial period" are you referring to?

 

[Limewood]

Why not make a Mac version??

 

[whole-lotta-moxie]

Could you please clarify what "trial period" are you referring to? [/QUOTE]

Cross over gives you a 14/15 day trial period after that you have to purchase their product. So it worked during the trial period but then I didn't want to pay around $90 for the cross over software when I've already paid for my diamond KVS tool. The information on your user guide is not very helpful for Mac users

 

[KVS]

Why not make a Mac version??

It is neither feasible, nor necessary. As noted previously, Apple users are able to run the KVS Tool on their Macs, should they wish to do so.

Cross over gives you a 14/15 day trial period after that you have to purchase their product. So it worked during the trial period

Thanks for confirming.

but then I didn't want to pay around $90 for the cross over software

A basic CrossOver Mac license has a one-time cost of $40 USD and there are also other Mac solutions available, some of which are free:
http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Mac

The information on your user guide is not very helpful for Mac users

If you have any specific suggestions in that regard, please do let us know.

 

[Limewood]

It is neither feasible, nor necessary uh??

I'm Mac user have been for 20+ years I don't want this add on SW or windoze,

 

[sergeyvzn]

It is neither feasible, nor necessary uh??

I'm Mac user have been for 20+ years I don't want this add on SW or windoze,

+1

Macs are becoming more and more popular, especially in Australia. How it is "not feasible" - I don't know

 

[Limewood]

+1

Macs are becoming more and more popular, especially in Australia. How it is "not feasible" - I don't know

I'd recon 80% of our friends now have Apple gear of some sort, the largest selling computers world wide, yet KVS can't make or don't want to make it Mac friendly, beats me too.