sapphire vs freedom

[afbar1114]

so it looks like i will be doing a pc from slate to freedom and getting csp or plain old CS...btw which is better.... insted of bce in a year if i can to have this combo...but if i dont travel as much does it still make sense?

[SwiftTone]

Can you tell me why I can't open a checking account online when I'm out of Chase's footprint. I'm in Boston

I even called a Chase branch in  Manhattan and asked if they can mail me the paperwork, and Ill get everything notarized. Still said no. GRRR

[afbar1114]

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@SwiftTone wrote:

Can you tell me why I can't open a checking account online when I'm out of Chase's footprint. I'm in Boston

I even called a Chase branch in  Manhattan and asked if they can mail me the paperwork, and Ill get everything notarized. Still said no. GRRR

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might be banking laws in each state is diffrent and one needs to have a branch in there state in order to open one?

[Anonymous]

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@Open123 wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:
I agree. I wish i had rolled with the freedom as opposed to the bce, just for the rewards link.

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Right, with this combo, no reason to use my BCE anymore, really.

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BCE is good for 2% at Amazon still (or BCP for 3%).

[clocktick]

What is the maximum amount of personal Chase cards one can have?

[afbar1114]

Can i have the reg sapphire or do i need preferd

[SamsungHDTV]

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@afbar1114 wrote:
Can i have the reg sapphire or do i need preferd

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It's up to you which card you want. Go to chase.com and compare the two cards. Calculate your spending habits into they card rewards system and see if the AF is worth it for you.

[afbar1114]

It looks like you get more with prefered in regards to hotels and flights

[SamsungHDTV]

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@afbar1114 wrote:
It looks like you get more with prefered in regards to hotels and flights

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+ the 7% dividends. The sign up bonus 40K points worth $400 in cash or $500 in travel rewards pays for the card for 4-5 years. IMO I'd only get a card with an AF if my credit was bad, or I spend so much the advantages of an AF card pays for itself as compared to a no AF card.

EDIT: And the preferred has no foreign transaction fees, which is a huge convenience if you are travel outside the US

[Open123]

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@afbar1114 wrote:
Can i have the reg sapphire or do i need preferd

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To transfer points, you need the CSP.

I'm not sure about the combo, but I'd bet the CSP is a pre-requisite.  The 10 points (up to 100 per month) on the Freedom with this combo will more than pay the fee for the CSP.  Not that hard to do, really.  Use it for coffee daily.  Pay your cable/phone bills in $1 increments.  That's an extra 12,000 UR points per year.

This will be my next set-up.