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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 #2380 on: December 07, 2013, 11:32:41 PM »
i saw it advertised in one of the weekly magazines! (bp)
Please pm me the number.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2381 on: December 08, 2013, 05:17:38 AM »
I asked to be matched to 1K Spend and was told they can't but if i end up spending only 1K after 3 months I should SM Again and they will award the miles manually
had the same and i didn't bother sm back one AP is faster ;)

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2382 on: December 11, 2013, 01:53:47 PM »
any way to merge my wifes mp acct with mine as i have the club card?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2383 on: December 16, 2013, 01:24:26 AM »
For asking to be matched, does it still work for the $50 statement credit or are people only getting matched to the 55k offer these days?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2384 on: December 16, 2013, 02:04:24 AM »
For asking to be matched, does it still work for the $50 statement credit or are people only getting matched to the 55k offer these days?
just got both a few days ago

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2385 on: December 16, 2013, 08:19:13 AM »

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2386 on: December 16, 2013, 09:53:16 AM »
i saw it advertised in one of the weekly magazines! (bp)
I looked through the BP this week couldn't find it. I already threw out last weeks. Can you please pm me the number?
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2387 on: December 16, 2013, 10:22:30 AM »
It says in the topic wiki to "Sign up for the 35k offer. You can be matched to the 55k + $50 offer." can't find a link for 35k anywhere, should use the 30k link and follow the same process?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2388 on: December 16, 2013, 10:38:50 AM »
It says in the topic wiki to "Sign up for the 35k offer. You can be matched to the 55k + $50 offer." can't find a link for 35k anywhere, should use the 30k link and follow the same process?
The actual offer is 30k plus an additional 5k for adding an AU, so that's probably what you're seeing. Look closer at the T&Cs.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2389 on: December 16, 2013, 10:40:39 AM »
Can you still get matched if you're churning the card? The previous time I signed up through the 50+5K link.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2390 on: December 16, 2013, 10:42:31 AM »
Can you still get matched if you're churning the card? The previous time I signed up through the 50+5K link.
Yes, just make sure to follow what it says in the wiki

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2391 on: December 16, 2013, 11:30:19 AM »
anybody ever get a retention bonus on this card?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2392 on: December 16, 2013, 12:14:12 PM »
I looked through the BP this week couldn't find it. I already threw out last weeks. Can you please pm me the number?

its actually 1.45 per point

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2393 on: December 16, 2013, 12:29:38 PM »
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2394 on: December 16, 2013, 01:05:35 PM »
The actual offer is 30k plus an additional 5k for adding an AU, so that's probably what you're seeing. Look closer at the T&Cs.
Thanks for clarifying.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2395 on: December 16, 2013, 03:23:43 PM »
Just got approved with a 2k CL, was hoping I would get denied so I could cancel a older card with recon..same thing happened with my freedom wanted to get denied and instead got approved with a 6K CL... guess we'll see how many cards Chase will let me have.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2396 on: December 16, 2013, 04:38:35 PM »

Just got approved with a 2k CL, was hoping I would get denied so I could cancel a older card with recon..same thing happened with my freedom wanted to get denied and instead got approved with a 6K CL... guess we'll see how many cards Chase will let me have.
Why can't you cancel your old one and transfer your line of credit to the new one??

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2397 on: December 16, 2013, 08:58:12 PM »

Why can't you cancel your old one and transfer your line of credit to the new one??
Yeh just move over your CL and close the ones you don't want open.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2398 on: December 17, 2013, 01:47:12 PM »
Why doesn't Dan mention about the 55K+50$ last few month, and when someone does mention it in the comments so he replied "nice!" as if it's something unusual.

#justwondering


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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #2399 on: December 17, 2013, 04:04:31 PM »
I have a feeling this is no longer churnable.

When was the last time  thatsomeone who has gotten this bonus once, applied and got the 30k?

I know a few who've not gotten the 30k - just 6k. 5k for AU, 1k for spend. 2 of them finished 1k at least 5 days b4 statement date.

I might be wrong

I hope I'm wrong.


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