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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 #3520 on: September 30, 2014, 05:19:45 PM »
So I recently applied for my second card, i did not put in my ff number, they automatically applied it to my new card. Does that mean I wont be getting the miles? if yes what did i do wrong?

You should have made a new ffn & put it in.
is it 24 months since your last bonus points posted?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3521 on: September 30, 2014, 06:20:05 PM »
You should have made a new ffn & put it in.
is it 24 months since your last bonus points posted?


ye I realized that after :( nope it hasnt been 24 months

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3522 on: September 30, 2014, 06:21:23 PM »
ye I realized that after :( nope it hasnt been 24 months
Then I dunno what to tell you.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3523 on: September 30, 2014, 07:12:10 PM »
so not getting any miles? lesson learned

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3524 on: September 30, 2014, 08:55:09 PM »
so not getting any miles? lesson learned
Hey u never know!

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3525 on: September 30, 2014, 11:13:10 PM »

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3526 on: October 02, 2014, 08:16:29 AM »
Sorry for the noob question:
If I buy someone a ticket on my card and Im not flying with them will they get the free suitcase?
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3527 on: October 02, 2014, 09:22:54 AM »
Sorry for the noob question:
If I buy someone a ticket on my card and Im not flying with them will they get the free suitcase?
TIA
no

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3528 on: October 02, 2014, 10:35:36 AM »
make him an AU & its possible he'll get it

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3529 on: October 02, 2014, 10:59:19 AM »
Thanks for the answers

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3530 on: October 03, 2014, 01:51:37 PM »
If I add someone as an AU on my account will that be put on his credit report ?
I don't want to hurt his credit rating but I do want him to get the free bag on United flights

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3531 on: October 03, 2014, 02:04:30 PM »
If I add someone as an AU on my account will that be put on his credit report ?
I don't want to hurt his credit rating but I do want him to get the free bag on United flights


It won't be a hard pull to the AU if you add him on to your account. If they ask you to enter a SS number it will just be so he can earn credit. And the free bags benefit does not always work for an AU, YMMV depending on the rep.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3532 on: October 04, 2014, 08:26:41 PM »
Got rejected for the 50k match. I will try again and report back

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3533 on: October 04, 2014, 10:35:43 PM »
Got rejected for the 50k match. I will try again and report back

I got a offer in the mail for 50k so there is still such a offer going around, so they should match

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3534 on: October 04, 2014, 11:35:57 PM »
to confirm i apply for the explorer second time with a new FF number judt got my statement 50k miles reported  :) thanks to super speed for the info (when applying for new FF change your email. address. and phone number)

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3535 on: October 05, 2014, 05:48:34 PM »
Is there a way to get matched for a 50K offer for the United Business Card? Current offer is 30K.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3536 on: October 05, 2014, 08:56:18 PM »
to confirm i apply for the explorer second time with a new FF number judt got my statement 50k miles reported  :) thanks to super speed for the info (when applying for new FF change your email. address. and phone number)
Email, address, and phone number or email address and phone number?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3537 on: October 08, 2014, 12:26:10 PM »
I have a personal united and want to apply for business. Wiki is not explicit in this case:

Do I use a brand new ffn?
Do I treat this like "first time" and SM right away? Or "second time" and only SM after completing spend?

TIA

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3538 on: October 08, 2014, 12:27:50 PM »

I have a personal united and want to apply for business. Wiki is not explicit in this case:

Do I use a brand new ffn?
Do I treat this like "first time" and SM right away? Or "second time" and only SM after completing spend?

TIA
Not sure about SM (when I did it the 50k offer was public) but you can use the same ffn. Personal and business are considered different products.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3539 on: October 11, 2014, 08:47:11 PM »
Is there a way to get matched for a 50K offer for the United Business Card? Current offer is 30K.

tried myself and got rejected, anyone have a screenshot of the offer?
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