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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 #1480 on: April 24, 2013, 02:31:51 PM »
Wait until the signup bonus posts on the 1st card?

No, on the second.


If you ask to be matched to a better offer before the sign up posts and its your second card they might deny your request.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1481 on: April 24, 2013, 02:53:16 PM »
No, on the second.


If you ask to be matched to a better offer before the sign up posts and its your second card they might deny your request.
Oh gotcha. I was thinking of going for my 2nd UA. I already have a 2nd FF# I can use that, right?

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« Reply #1482 on: April 24, 2013, 03:05:55 PM »
Oh gotcha. I was thinking of going for my 2nd UA. I already have a 2nd FF# I can use that, right?

Yup, as long as its not been used for an application go for it!
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1483 on: April 24, 2013, 03:07:05 PM »
Yup, as long as its not been used for an application go for it!
Will do. Thanks.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1484 on: April 24, 2013, 03:11:34 PM »
Yup, as long as its not been used for an application go for it!
Do I transfer the Mileage I currently have now to the new FF?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1485 on: April 24, 2013, 03:12:48 PM »
Do I transfer the Mileage I currently have now to the new FF?

After you get the second bonus to the new FF you can merge the two accounts online.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1486 on: April 24, 2013, 03:14:27 PM »
After you get the second bonus to the new FF you can merge the two accounts online.
Ok, but dont I have to close the 1st card before I go for the new one?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1487 on: April 24, 2013, 03:16:34 PM »
Ok, but dont I have to close the 1st card before I go for the new one?

I would. Closing the first card has nothing to do with the FF account.
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« Reply #1488 on: April 24, 2013, 03:17:32 PM »
I would. Closing the first card has nothing to do with the FF account.
Got it. So even if I close the card on my online account the mileage will still be there.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1489 on: April 24, 2013, 03:19:26 PM »
Got it. So even if I close the card on my online account the mileage will still be there.

yup cuz its in ur ua account not chase

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1490 on: April 24, 2013, 03:19:39 PM »
Got it. So even if I close the card on my online account the mileage will still be there.

Yes.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1491 on: April 24, 2013, 05:21:35 PM »
But i think only for a yr unless its active.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1492 on: April 24, 2013, 05:56:52 PM »
FWIW IMRE they are not adding the bonus miles or the statement credit till you spend the 1k.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1493 on: April 24, 2013, 07:16:05 PM »
My statement is showing the 55K signup, but this has not been reflected in the associated UA account.
It is four days already since statement issue.
Any point in waiting longer?
[Would rather not SM if I don't have to, in case rep uncovers previous signups associated with different FFN's.]

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1494 on: April 24, 2013, 07:17:21 PM »
My statement is showing the 55K signup, but this has not been reflected in the associated UA account.
It is four days already since statement issue.
Any point in waiting longer?
[Would rather not SM if I don't have to, in case rep uncovers previous signups associated with different FFN's.]
Patience my friend.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1495 on: April 24, 2013, 07:25:29 PM »
Patience my friend.
How long is normal?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1496 on: April 24, 2013, 07:27:02 PM »
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1497 on: April 24, 2013, 07:28:34 PM »
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1498 on: April 24, 2013, 09:28:49 PM »
Got the 50k and $50 statement credit!  :)
+4  ;)
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« Reply #1499 on: April 24, 2013, 09:42:29 PM »
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