Chase Q1 categories

[Anonymous]

I've never used Android pay before and was wondering where you guys use it?

Also thinking of paying my Verizon bill ahead a bit to get 5% off as well.

Any thoughts/advice for Chase Q1?

[MrDisco99]

I went ahead and changed the payment method for my cable/internet.  Combined with gas purchases, it should be a pretty productive quarter.

Anyone know if SiriusXM subscription counts as a streaming service for Chase?  I switched them over as well just in case.

[Anonymous]

It’s any purchase made with Apple or chase pay? So anywhere that takes it counts? That’s awesome if so

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:
I've never used Android pay before and was wondering where you guys use it?

Also thinking of paying my Verizon bill ahead a bit to get 5% off as well.

Any thoughts/advice for Chase Q1?

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I was thinking of this as well, how do you do it? Just enter a larger amount than the bill? Also I have a $300 left on my phone payments, do you think it will get 5% if I pay it off, I read that hardware purchases don't count towards the 5%. 

Best buy would be a good place to use mobile payments. ANd I am lucky enough that the local beer bodega accepts Apple pay, so my beer will be 5% woot!

[EAJuggalo]

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@Anonymous wrote:
I've never used Android pay before and was wondering where you guys use it?

Also thinking of paying my Verizon bill ahead a bit to get 5% off as well.

Any thoughts/advice for Chase Q1?

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What phone do you have?  If it's a relatively new Samsung you want to use Samsung Pay.  It includes technology that simulates a card swipe so it is usable just about everywhere.  I took a trip to Chicago for Christmas and didn't use an actual card the whole time, only my phone.  So I'm pretty much getting 5% on my first $1500 in spend this quarter.  Add in the 10% on gas stations and Sam's Club from Disco and I'm going to have a profitable quarter.

[Anonymous]

EAJuggalo, thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately, I've got an old HTC but if Chase decides to continue with mobile wallet categories Samsung will most likely be my next phone.

[UpperNwGuy]

I don't have the Freedom card, so I'm not an expert on the quarterly bonus categories, but it seems to me that "mobile payments" as a bonus category provides a golden opportunity to turn Q1 into a second grocery store quarter.  I often shop at Whole Foods, and their registers accept mobil payments.  I'm guessing that there are other grocery stores that do the same.

[EAJuggalo]

Really it's an extra everything category.  I've only run into a handful of places where my Samsung Pay wouldn't work.  And I guess it doesn't work at drive-thrus, but everywhere else it does.  I know Apple Pay and Android Pay are more restrictive but there are still a great many places that it will work at.