well called chased back door # again today to follow up on the "recommendation." the rep said its a good thing you called because we needed to ask you a few more security questions. 3 questions later - Congrats you're approved for the $1000 limit and can expect your card in 7-10 days!
w00t!!! its a for sure now

to repeat my question, when I activate the card, should I call the back door # again and request CLIs on both of my Chase cards? Or should I ask to combine the two and request CLI then so that I can take advantage of the APR and do some BTs?