@mimmo
I could be wrong, but the details I've observed:
AutoPay Reward is applied at the end of a billing cycle. The AutoPay discount which appears at the beginning of the cycle is actually from the previous cycle (or from initial Plan signup/promo).
Loyalty Reward is also applied at the end of a billing cycle. Days (or months!) of service on interrupted billing cycles don't get counted. (Which seems especially stupid since days of Suspended No Service do get counted, lol. )
Referral Reward seems to be more random. I think because your Referrals need to complete a billing cycle before you do. (It's unlikely you and your referrals sync your plan dates, especialy if one or both interrupts billing cycles.)
It's the least consistent and most fail-prone Reward (ignoring broken AitoPay issues)... I suspect the majority of complaints about unpaid Referral Rewards are really caused by Referral not yet completing a full billing cycle before the Referrer completes a cycle.
Community Rewards are of course paid out whenever PM pays them out. Usually within the first few days of each month. There's endless speculation about exactly how these are assigned, they might only apply to the end of uninterrupted billing cycles (consistency) or they might be arbitrary fiat (unconditional).
So - short version - Rewards seem to be assessed at the end of each billing cycle, so when you push the cycle ahead you also push your Rewards further away.
