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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 #3740 on: December 03, 2014, 12:16:05 AM »
Anyone know how long it really takes for the merger of two UA FF accounts? The site states it takes 7-10 days but I'm curious to know if it will happen sooner than that.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3741 on: December 03, 2014, 02:07:38 AM »
Anyone know how long it really takes for the merger of two UA FF accounts? The site states it takes 7-10 days but I'm curious to know if it will happen sooner than that.

If you do it over the phone will probably go faster.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3742 on: December 03, 2014, 10:06:33 AM »
Will I get the first bag free on a domestic United flight redeemed with lufthansa miles for me and my wife, regardless of how the taxes were paid,  if I am a primary UMPE account holder?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3743 on: December 03, 2014, 11:10:39 AM »
Will I get the first bag free on a domestic United flight redeemed with lufthansa miles for me and my wife, regardless of how the taxes were paid,  if I am a primary UMPE account holder?

I have gotten it free by just waving the card at the airport desk, but YMMV.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3744 on: December 03, 2014, 11:11:41 AM »
I signed up for the UMPE and followed this script trying to get them to match me for 50K.

Email #1: Saw 50K in branch please match, etc.
Response #1: We are unable to confirm a current offer entitling you to
receive 50,000 bonus miles.... Same exact response as Geshmak25 received.
Email #2: Like I said, I saw it in branch, etc.
Response #2:        "Thank you for contacting Chase about your interest in
50,000 bonus miles promotion for your MileagePlus®
Explorer credit card.
     I certainly empathize with your disappointment regarding
this matter.
     Please understand that the MileagePlus Explorer Card
select offer of 50,000 bonus miles is by invitation.
Since you were not solicited for this offer by mail, you
are not eligible for the additional 20,000 bonus miles.
     I regret our efforts to assist you did not result in the
outcome you had expected. I assure you, we made every
effort to bring this matter to a satisfactory conclusion."

Anyone have a similar experience? Any suggestions?
Any recent success with "Saw in branch" to match 50K? Is Branches still offering 50K offers to All public?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3745 on: December 03, 2014, 11:14:02 AM »
Any recent success with "Saw in branch" to match 50K? Is Branches still offering 50K offers to All public?

Mine was a few weeks ago success, guess you want more recent than that.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3746 on: December 03, 2014, 11:20:28 AM »
I churned this card and forgot to make a new ff mileage account. The odds of me getting the miles are next to zero . Any ideas what to say as to when I do call up and try and get the miles?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3747 on: December 03, 2014, 11:24:54 AM »
Mine was a few weeks ago success, guess you want more recent than that.
Yes. I had seen your positing on success. In fact I myself had it right with you as well. However, for my wife, I am facing little bit stiffer resistance now. So trying to figure, if I should keep going and pushing or leave it alone now. I should admit, it is not at all like before. when a simple SM will get the work done. now it is much stiffer. wiki need to be updated. as this is not certainty now. also have to find better and easier way to get 50K.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3748 on: December 03, 2014, 02:31:48 PM »
Thank you for contacting us about the enrollment bonus on
your United MileagePlus® Explorer credit card account.

We are unable to confirm a current offer entitling you to
receive 50,000 bonus miles after $2,000 in purchases in
the first three months the account is open. Please provide
us with a copy of the offer addressed to you or the unique
invitation number included on the direct mail offer. We
will be happy to review the offer extended and take any
appropriate action on your account. Please send the offer
you received as an attachment, or fax the information to
us at 1-888-643-9628.

We hope to resolve this to your satisfaction, and we
apologize for any inconvenience this situation may have
caused you.

If you have any further questions, please reply using the
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Thank you,

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3749 on: December 03, 2014, 02:46:01 PM »
So does anyone have a screen shot of the offer recently that could PM it to me and Baruch?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3750 on: December 03, 2014, 03:17:24 PM »
I churned this card and forgot to make a new ff mileage account. The odds of me getting the miles are next to zero . Any ideas what to say as to when I do call up and try and get the miles?
I just churned this card and they issued me a new ffn!

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3751 on: December 06, 2014, 06:53:12 PM »
I got the explorer more then 2 years ago downgraded it 3 months ago just reapplied and I only got 5k bonus points "for new account" after first statement what do I do now? should I sm? Or wait?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3752 on: December 06, 2014, 06:54:50 PM »
Did you set up a new ffn and alter some of the information before you applied?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3753 on: December 06, 2014, 07:24:15 PM »
I got the explorer more then 2 years ago downgraded it 3 months ago just reapplied and I only got 5k bonus points "for new account" after first statement what do I do now? should I sm? Or wait?

The 5k is probably for the AU account. Maybe the primary points will come next statement?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3754 on: December 06, 2014, 07:33:49 PM »
Did you set up a new ffn and alter some of the information before you applied?
Didn't but they anyways issued me a new one

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3755 on: December 06, 2014, 07:34:17 PM »
The 5k is probably for the AU account. Maybe the primary points will come next statement?
So wait another statement?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3756 on: December 06, 2014, 07:53:03 PM »
So wait another statement?

Did you finish the 1k or 2k spending before the first statement closed?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3757 on: December 07, 2014, 12:11:33 AM »
Did you finish the 1k or 2k spending before the first statement closed?
$1350 before statement closed.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3759 on: December 09, 2014, 09:50:51 PM »
Any recent matches on the UA business? Keep on getting denied >:(