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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 #3800 on: December 17, 2014, 03:56:55 PM »
Do ppl have more success replying to old msg or sending new one?
I usually reply, rather reply unless you don't have what to answer to the message ur replying,  IE. If they asked you for a screen shot & you don't have 1 then I guess don't reply.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3801 on: December 17, 2014, 09:22:13 PM »
How soon after approval did you guys SM for the 55k match? Was just approved this am.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3802 on: December 18, 2014, 01:17:09 AM »
How soon after approval did you guys SM for the 55k match? Was just approved this am.

It's in the wiki.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3803 on: December 18, 2014, 06:38:57 AM »
:doh:

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3804 on: December 18, 2014, 01:00:51 PM »
how much do I need to spend in order to get matched to the 55 offer . I applied for spend 1k for 30k points ?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3805 on: December 18, 2014, 01:05:16 PM »
how much do I need to spend in order to get matched to the 55 offer . I applied for spend 1k for 30k points ?
The offers I received for 50k + 5k were for 2k spend.
I just found a new supply of forks!

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3806 on: December 18, 2014, 01:11:08 PM »
The offers I received for 50k + 5k were for 2k spend.
-0.5
Success just got matched after only 2nd try!
& I didn't even have to spend 2k!
At least that's what the rep wrote: "I've issued an additional 20k points which will be reflected in ur next statement"
And I only did $1400 in spending.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3807 on: December 18, 2014, 05:11:22 PM »
After 4 SMs and speaking with 2 different supervisors, I finally got Chase to match for 55K signup bonus :). I'm gonna name my first born child HUCA.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3808 on: December 18, 2014, 05:12:50 PM »
WTG! Sent my first SM this morning. Surprisingly, no response yet. Will definitely keep trying.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3809 on: December 18, 2014, 05:22:56 PM »
I just found a new supply of forks!

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3810 on: December 18, 2014, 05:27:56 PM »
If u work for a living, why kill urself working?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3811 on: December 19, 2014, 09:17:57 AM »
-1000  >:(

+1 that didn't  make sense.
Should I tell her that ddf says it doesn't make sense???!!

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3812 on: December 19, 2014, 10:13:58 AM »
Should I tell her that ddf says it doesn't make sense???!!
I see you still didn't get it...
CM was saying his own expiriance,
So it doesn't make sense to - on that.
(Personally Ime I didn't have to spend either)
If u work for a living, why kill urself working?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3813 on: December 19, 2014, 10:16:30 AM »
I see you still didn't get it...
CM was saying his own expiriance,
So it doesn't make sense to - on that.
(Personally Ime I didn't have to spend either)
Ok I guess in that case.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3814 on: December 19, 2014, 10:17:42 AM »
And that's the reason I -0.5 him and didn't -1 him.....

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3815 on: December 19, 2014, 10:20:35 AM »
CM was saying his own experience,
+1000  :)
I just found a new supply of forks!

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3816 on: December 19, 2014, 10:21:06 AM »
And that's the reason I -0.5 him and didn't -1 him.....
So I was half wrong?  ???
I just found a new supply of forks!

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3817 on: December 19, 2014, 10:25:11 AM »
And that's the reason I -0.5 him and didn't -1 him.....
Forget it man! Just forget it!!
Ok I guess in that case.
If u work for a living, why kill urself working?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3818 on: December 22, 2014, 12:18:36 AM »
looked at the T&C, and says not applicable to ppl who have had this card in past 24 months... how is this card churnable but not other cards with same writing? (BA, marriot, etc) unless im wrong about it

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3819 on: December 22, 2014, 12:25:42 AM »
looked at the T&C, and says not applicable to ppl who have had this card in past 24 months... how is this card churnable but not other cards with same writing? (BA, marriot, etc) unless im wrong about it
It's no more churnable than BA, people churn it with Different FFN, which works YMMV