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Yeah, no thanks Sprint – PASS!
Sprint, as well as other cell companies, is pushing to have you bill your Amazon Prime membership to your cell bill. To me, for under $100 a year, Prime membership is just a must have. From free shipping to video (including downloading for off-line viewing) is well worth the cost per year.
But is this a good idea or value to instead bill it monthly to your cell bill to take advantage of 5x earnings cards like the Chase BANK INK cards that earn you Ultimate Rewards (UR) points? Look at the math:
- $10.99 x 12 months = $131.88
- You could net 660 UR points @ minimum value of $6.60
- You pay $32.88 more vs yearly $99 fee
- You would have to value UR points at over 20 cents each?!
So as you can see, the additional cost to bill it monthly vs simply paying once a year for the subscription is not a good value at all unless you value your UR points at crazy astronomical levels.
Having said that, there can be times where billing to your cell can be the best choice to max out points earnings and I think moving forward “pay by cell” will continue to expand so be on the lookout for great deals – just not paying monthly your Amazon Prime membership! – René
on a side note with Amazon Prime… My wife had her own AP account and she passed away 3 months ago. I need to figure out how to merge hers with mine so we, as a family, dont lose the books and other things she purchased.
@Gregg – Very sorry for your loss and I have no idea how to get that done. Reach out to Amazon.
Thanks René. She also was a Renée, with the extra “e”.
Havent asked Amazon yet. I spoke to a friend of mine that works at AWS and he didnt think they supported merging accounts together.
Gregg