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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 #1460 on: April 24, 2013, 10:39:02 AM »
It does show under recent award activity.
It takes another gew days to reach your UA account.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1461 on: April 24, 2013, 10:45:22 AM »
Pic please.
I am trying to take a screen shot and post, but its not letting me.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1462 on: April 24, 2013, 10:45:34 AM »
It does show under recent award activity.
It takes another gew days to reach your UA account.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1463 on: April 24, 2013, 10:47:06 AM »
Wrong. When I logon to Chase and look under my UA card it shows the mileage there. Not as UR, but it does show the mileage there.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1464 on: April 24, 2013, 10:49:37 AM »
Wrong. When I logon to Chase and look under my UA card it shows the mileage there. Not as UR, but it does show the mileage there.

yes its will show in chase but they r in ur united account, and usually if its showing in chase it sud show in ua

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1465 on: April 24, 2013, 10:52:10 AM »
yes its will show in chase but they r in ur united account, and usually if its showing in chase it sud show in ua
That's what I was saying. They are showing on Chase, but not on my UA.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1466 on: April 24, 2013, 10:52:53 AM »
That's what I was saying. They are showing on Chase, but not on my UA.

mayb u r checking the wrong ua account

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1467 on: April 24, 2013, 10:54:26 AM »
mayb u r checking the wrong ua account
I am not.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1468 on: April 24, 2013, 11:13:54 AM »
I am not.

When did your statement end? It should take a couple days since the statement ended.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1469 on: April 24, 2013, 11:16:53 AM »
When did your statement end? It should take a couple days since the statement ended.
I think like 2 days ago.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1470 on: April 24, 2013, 11:17:47 AM »
I think like 2 days ago.
Takes up to a week

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1471 on: April 24, 2013, 11:18:27 AM »

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1472 on: April 24, 2013, 01:19:31 PM »
30k just posted to my wifes account. I SMd Chase for the 55k and $50 statement credit waiting for a response.
Got the 50k and $50 statement credit!  :)

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1473 on: April 24, 2013, 01:20:47 PM »
Got the 50k and $50 statement credit!  :)

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1475 on: April 24, 2013, 02:15:04 PM »
Just got the additional 20K from the SM.  :)
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1476 on: April 24, 2013, 02:21:42 PM »
if i closed my united account about 14 weeks ago can i apply for it again and get the 50k again ?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1477 on: April 24, 2013, 02:23:57 PM »
if i closed my united account about 14 weeks ago can i apply for it again and get the 50k again ?

Yup, just remember to wait until the first sign up bonus points post before asking to be matched to the better offer since its your second card.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1478 on: April 24, 2013, 02:24:35 PM »
if i closed my united account about 14 weeks ago can i apply for it again and get the 50k again ?
Certainly, just remember to use a new FF#.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1479 on: April 24, 2013, 02:27:06 PM »
Yup, just remember to wait until the first sign up bonus points post before asking to be matched to the better offer since its your second card.
Wait until the signup bonus posts on the 1st card?