JD Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Amazon gift card will change to 525 points instead of current 475. New point system will be 10 points compared to one credit under old system so Amazon card will be 5250 points. See your Bing email for more info. Since I'm on a Mac any points for use of Edge won't be available to me. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksedwar Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 They are trying to get more people to use the MS Edge browser on a regular basis. Until they open it up to add-ons though I can't see myself even considering it. Hopefully the points don't stay at 525 for long. They go up and come back down once or twice a year. You could pick up a cheap Windows 10 Tablet on Amazon but it would take a while to recoup your money if it's just used for Bing points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kafei-Nation Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 I have not gotten an email, but there is a general announcement: https://www.bing.com/explore/ms-rewards-announcement?FORM=ML13UU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgro Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 I got the email but I don't use Edge of Bing. I use Firefox and Google for searches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosiesmom Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Well, I will be wasting my time there. I love how it is now points, no longer credits. So what? Unless they offer something besides Microsoft stuff, I will have to just accrue points and never spend them. When it first started they had quite a few nice GC's. Now, only Amazon that interests me. I hate new and improved things. It means "we are finding a way to make you work harder". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksedwar Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 The Hulu subscription is tempting but if they drop Amazon I'm probably done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Posted September 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 New point system started for me last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksedwar Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Same system for me today and it's double point day. Haven't seen double points in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosiesmom Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 I got the regular amount of points only X10, but nothing extra. I don't see myself staying since I won't be using their Edge. My Mac hates windows stuff. And I don't want to try and make it work. Soooo, I may be kissing another one goodbye. That's OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957horses Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 I absolutely hate the way the points are set up..................................... 5 points per click, do they think this is tennis............................................................. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosiesmom Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 I absolutely hate the way the points are set up..................................... 5 points per click, do they think this is tennis............................................................. Bahahaha! I love tennis, but I don't love their new system. I did try installing the new search thing, and my Mac all but convulsed and spit it back out. Wow, I guess I will be missing out on those searches. As soon as I can cash out I will and then I might need to wave goodbye to them. You know when they "fix" or "improve" something it means bad news for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Posted September 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Bahahaha! I love tennis, but I don't love their new system. I did try installing the new search thing, and my Mac all but convulsed and spit it back out. Wow, I guess I will be missing out on those searches. As soon as I can cash out I will and then I might need to wave goodbye to them. You know when they "fix" or "improve" something it means bad news for us. I didn't really notice any new search and I use a Macbook. I always hit PC search from the Rewards page and then hit "web" and choose a topic where I get a lot of search topics off to the right under "related searches" and keep hitting those links under "related searches" page after page until I max out my PC searches. Easy peasy unless the link goes to a page with no related searches and then I just hit back arrow and choose another link under "related searches". Works the same as the old way for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosiesmom Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 I didn't really notice any new search and I use a Macbook. I always hit PC search from the Rewards page and then hit "web" and choose a topic where I get a lot of search topics off to the right under "related searches" and keep hitting those links under "related searches" page after page until I max out my PC searches. Easy peasy unless the link goes to a page with no related searches and then I just hit back arrow and choose another link under "related searches". Works the same as the old way for me. Thanks for the info JD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosiesmom Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 Well, I have done mobile searches this morning and I am getting nothing but 5 points total. For all of them, 10 searches = 5 points total. I think it is time to pull the plug on this time waster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Posted October 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 October bonus of 500 points for 1000 searches plus I got 500 points for my 3rd anniversary with Bing a couple of days ago. 1000 searches will take 20 days at cap of 50/day. BTW, no issues with mobile search today. Usually takes me 16 days to cash out for $5 Amazon. Still need to see if that will hold with the revised site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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