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United MileagePlus Explorer Guide to Benefits

Matching is not guaranteed anymore YMMV

Personal Card
Public offer in the Bank is 50K+5K                            Sign up for the 30+5K offer. You can get matched to the higher offer by sending a secure message after you are approved to be matched to the 55K + $50 offer that you say your colleague received.

If its your:
First time: After you sign for the 30k + 5k for adding an AU offer, you can SM Chase to match you to the 55k + $50 offer.
2nd+: Sign up with a new Frequent Flyer # (FFN), and SM AFTER receiving the first 30k. Make sure to create the new FFN with United BEFORE submitting the Application to Chase, or they'll default to your previous number, even if you leave the field blank.

Make sure to add an AU to receive the final 5k, for a total of 55k +$50.

Business Card
On the business card, you can get matched to 50k.
Follow the same process as the personal card.
Note: There is no 5k bonus for adding an AU to the biz card, so when you SM, make sure to ask to be matched to the 50k offer, not a 55k offer which doesn't exist for this card.


It could take up to a week to get a response from the Secure Message Center

Here is a link within your United account, which some DDFers have reported to received a 50k offer for the Explorer card, and the annual fee waived for the Club Card.

If u have a UMPE card and NO status, then you can do upgrades from a coach pts booking to bus/1st pts booking for just incremental pt + taxes, no fees. If you don't have the card they said they'd charge the all-dreaded rebooking fee of $100/person (always the chance to get it waived).
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3180 on: August 01, 2014, 05:27:34 PM »
How long ago?
2 1/2 months ago, I since called them about it and they said the offer was 55,000 miles but no statement credit. I just sent them another SM, will see what they say
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3181 on: August 01, 2014, 05:29:15 PM »

2 1/2 months ago, I since called them about it and they said the offer was 55,000 miles but no statement credit. I just sent them another SM, will see what they say
I didn't have any issues around that time period. Hopefully you'll get it.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3182 on: August 01, 2014, 05:32:37 PM »
I didn't have any issues around that time period. Hopefully you'll get it.
this is what they wrote back then:
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3183 on: August 01, 2014, 05:37:35 PM »
when I opened the card and SM'd, they didn't say any mention of the $50
Same here

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3184 on: August 03, 2014, 01:59:05 AM »
how long should one wait between closing card and applying again?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3185 on: August 03, 2014, 02:00:11 AM »

how long should one wait between closing card and applying again?
I personally (usually) wait 30 days.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3186 on: August 03, 2014, 09:47:37 AM »
Does anyone know when the 50K offer will expire?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3187 on: August 03, 2014, 09:48:28 AM »
Does anyone know when the 50K offer will expire?
I thought I saw 9/2.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3189 on: August 03, 2014, 10:05:10 AM »
how long should one wait between closing card and applying again?
Could someone please point me in the direction of the post of what to do and not do when closing a card? I know Dan wrote a post and I have been searching it but I can't find it anywhere

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3190 on: August 03, 2014, 10:19:53 AM »
Could someone please point me in the direction of the post of what to do and not do when closing a card? I know Dan wrote a post and I have been searching it but I can't find it anywhere
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3191 on: August 03, 2014, 02:50:58 PM »
if i wait twelve months after my last united do i need a new ff nmbr

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3192 on: August 03, 2014, 05:56:22 PM »
if i wait twelve months after my last united do i need a new ff nmbr
I don't have experience with it but the official rule is 24 months
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3193 on: August 03, 2014, 06:04:14 PM »
Why not make a new FF#? It dosnt cost $ & it takes 2 min.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3194 on: August 03, 2014, 07:12:53 PM »
anyone know the market value for United miles?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3195 on: August 03, 2014, 07:16:42 PM »
anyone know the market value for United miles?
give or take 1.3

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3196 on: August 03, 2014, 07:54:04 PM »
anyone know the market value for United miles?
most brokers r 1.2

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3197 on: August 03, 2014, 10:15:03 PM »

The $25K needs to be in calendar year or my membership year?

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« Reply #3198 on: August 03, 2014, 10:51:56 PM »

The $25K needs to be in calendar year or my membership year?

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Every calendar year.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3199 on: August 04, 2014, 01:22:35 AM »
Yay! Just got approved. First Chase automatic approval in ages!