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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 #4420 on: June 03, 2015, 02:32:44 PM »
never had the Business version before
can I use my FFN from the UMP card which I closed 2 months ago?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4421 on: June 03, 2015, 02:42:34 PM »
IINM its 2 different products.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4422 on: June 03, 2015, 02:43:34 PM »
never had the Business version before
can I use my FFN from the UMP card which I closed 2 months ago?
yes

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4423 on: June 03, 2015, 02:46:47 PM »
i just approved via my FFN for the 50,000 / $2000 spend. I had the card probably 6-9 months ago but I was under the assumption that as long as Chase gives you the card you can get the points. that's fine, right?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4424 on: June 03, 2015, 02:52:26 PM »
i just approved via my FFN for the 50,000 / $2000 spend. I had the card probably 6-9 months ago but I was under the assumption that as long as Chase gives you the card you can get the points. that's fine, right?
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4425 on: June 03, 2015, 02:53:58 PM »
No

not fine... i.e. i won't get the points?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4426 on: June 03, 2015, 03:03:33 PM »
Getting the bonus if you're approved works for CSP & ink, not the mileage cards.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4427 on: June 03, 2015, 03:10:20 PM »
Getting the bonus if you're approved works for CSP & ink, not the mileage cards.

Unfortunately he is correct .

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4428 on: June 03, 2015, 03:11:23 PM »
on a new FFN it would be possible? the issue is only that I used my current ffn?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4429 on: June 03, 2015, 03:12:25 PM »
on a new FFN it would be possible? the issue is only that I used my current ffn?
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4430 on: June 03, 2015, 03:14:06 PM »
Correct
silly me. thanks to the four of you (clearthinker, TimT, PETERP, and Red) for your responses

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4431 on: June 03, 2015, 03:17:15 PM »
Correct

I suggest new email, home address etc with new ff number and change home address to correct home during application if applying while logged in to UA Site
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4432 on: June 03, 2015, 06:57:31 PM »
I suggest new email, home address etc with new ff number and change home address to correct home during application if applying while logged in to UA Site
Just putting in new FFN isn't enough? Will chase tell me if I'm getting the bonus?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4433 on: June 03, 2015, 07:02:15 PM »
Just putting in new FFN isn't enough? Will chase tell me if I'm getting the bonus?
They'll tell you that you won't get it.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4434 on: June 03, 2015, 07:19:34 PM »
They'll tell you that you won't get it.

And then you will, anyways.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4435 on: June 03, 2015, 07:21:55 PM »
And then you will, anyways.
Only if you did it right.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4436 on: June 03, 2015, 07:23:28 PM »
Only if you did it right.

Happened recently on same FF.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4437 on: June 03, 2015, 07:23:58 PM »
Happened recently on same FF.
You got the bonus on the same card ?

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« Reply #4438 on: June 03, 2015, 07:33:26 PM »
You got the bonus on the same card ?

Yup.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4439 on: June 03, 2015, 07:39:20 PM »
Yup.
Everything the same & you got it ? Interesting