[UPDATED: Unfortunately Discover is ending the wifi reimbursement benefit on March 31, 2019]

I was reading through some Facebook travel group posts and someone asked if the Discover It Miles credit card was any good.

A few people responded with that the 3% cash back bonus the first year of card membership was good but no one mentioned the $30/year credit for in-flight wifi purchases.

After I commented about it, one person replied

“Wait what?  All Airlines?”

 

 

I did a little digging to make sure Discover had not discontinued this amazing perk for a no annual fee credit card.  So I went directly to the Discover it Miles credit card page but couldn’t find any mention in their rewards comparison chart to other credit cards.

 

 

I got concerned that this benefit was discontinued without me knowing.  So I clicked on ‘Apply‘ to search the fine print and was happy to see the benefit is still alive.

This box popped up when I clicked on the ‘Card Info’ button.

It clearly mentions the $30/year in-flight wifi credit:

 

 

I also found this in the fine print link:

Also to answer Andy’s question from the Facebook post – yes this airline wifi credit works with every airline.  You might have to call into Discover if you are flying some obscure airline on the other side of the world.

The wifi credits have always posted for me automatically on the domestic routes that I’ve used it on.

[9.13.2017 UPDATE]

The credit posted automatically on a recent United flight:

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Discover ‘Miles’

Let me explain the 1.5 miles you earn for each dollar spent – you don’t actually earn miles that can be transferred to airlines (Southwest, United, etc).

You will be earning a Discover mile which is worth 1¢.  So 100 miles = $1, so this is essentially a 1.5% cash back credit card.

You can then cash in your miles for a credit of Travel Purchases on your statement made within in last 180 days. Travel Purchases include airline tickets, hotel rooms, car rentals, travel agents, online travel sites and commuter transportation

Or to make things even easier, you can even have money directly deposited into your bank account.

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Other Perks

• No annual fee
• No foreign transaction fee
• Discover will double your miles after your first year – essentially making this a 3% cash back credit card the first year
• Free FICO score monthly
• Free monitoring of your Social Security number on risky websites
• Free alerts when any new credit card, mortgage, loan, etc shows up on your credit report

 

 

I love the free FICO score graph.  Proof my 18+ credit cards don’t affect my credit score!

 

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Need To Knows

The Discover it Miles credit card is a great card 3% cash back credit card for the first year of membership, after that I would switch to a 2% cash back credit card such as Citi Double Cash.

But I would keep the card for the free FICO scores and credit monitoring and most importantly the free $30/year credit for any in-flight wifi charges.

And remember there is NO annual fee for this card.

And for the best part, if you use my referral link – you will get a $50 sign up bonus after your first purchase and will be helping to support this site which I am always grateful for.

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