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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 #4880 on: February 16, 2016, 12:03:29 PM »
You've had it happen to just one account on a login ? I've had it happen on all accounts on a login but I don't recall on just one account.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4881 on: February 16, 2016, 12:09:36 PM »
Are you able to use the card ?
Haven't tried.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4882 on: February 16, 2016, 12:10:58 PM »
Just logged in again and it's back to normal. Weird, but I'll take it.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4883 on: February 16, 2016, 12:12:25 PM »
Just logged in again and it's back to normal. Weird, but I'll take it.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4884 on: February 18, 2016, 12:49:15 PM »
Could a kind person please ime me a link to the 50k offer for the united explorer personal card or directions as to how to get it, since I am reading here that sm match is not working well lately.
Thank you!  :)

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4885 on: February 18, 2016, 12:50:28 PM »
Could a kind person please ime me a link to the 50k offer for the united explorer personal card or directions as to how to get it, since I am reading here that sm match is not working well lately.
Thank you!  :)

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4886 on: February 18, 2016, 12:53:07 PM »
Could a kind person please ime me a link to the 50k offer for the united explorer personal card or directions as to how to get it, since I am reading here that sm match is not working well lately.
Thank you!  :)
I'm not a kind person. I hope I'm allowed to answer.
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=14560.msg1410012#msg1410012
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4887 on: February 23, 2016, 11:04:56 AM »
If the 50K widely available if signing up in branch?  Wife signed up for a new account a couple weeks ago but didn't get an offer yet. She probably last got the bonus for this card a little under 2 years ago, but want to get a couple last Chase apps in, and have some others cards I want to do at the same time this week.


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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4888 on: February 23, 2016, 06:13:53 PM »
To receive the sign up bonus you need to complete the spend 10 days before statement closes ? I see my base points in my united account not the bonus points , completed spend 1 day before statement closes

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4889 on: February 23, 2016, 06:14:52 PM »
To receive the sign up bonus you need to complete the spend 10 days before statement closes ? I see my base points in my united account not the bonus points , completed spend 1 day before statement closes

7 days, not 10.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4890 on: February 23, 2016, 06:26:53 PM »
With the new rules coming, I was just charged AF, should I pay it to keep the card, so I get the expanded availability? I am afraid if I close I will never be able to get it back. thoughts?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4891 on: February 23, 2016, 08:52:30 PM »
With the new rules coming, I was just charged AF, should I pay it to keep the card, so I get the expanded availability? I am afraid if I close I will never be able to get it back. thoughts?

New rules coming ? Link please .

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United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4892 on: February 24, 2016, 12:38:30 AM »
New rules coming ? Link please .
5/24 applying on co-branded Chase cards...
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4893 on: February 29, 2016, 12:55:01 AM »
I just got an offer for 50K +5K but no $50 statement credit offer. Does that offer still exist? And if so, would they match it if I apply with the current offer I have?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4894 on: February 29, 2016, 01:06:39 AM »
I just got an offer for 50K +5K but no $50 statement credit offer. Does that offer still exist? And if so, would they match it if I apply with the current offer I have?
I tried getting them to match it a little while ago and they said no.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4895 on: February 29, 2016, 01:56:34 AM »
I tried getting them to match it a little while ago and they said no.

bummer...  :-\

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4896 on: February 29, 2016, 01:59:20 AM »
bummer...  :-\

Be happy you at least have the 55k offer.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4897 on: February 29, 2016, 03:32:04 AM »
Be happy you at least have the 55k offer.

Ofcourse I'm happy. Was just wondering if it was possible to match the best offer is all

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4898 on: February 29, 2016, 09:18:05 AM »
Of course I'm happy. Was just wondering if it was possible to match the best offer is all
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4899 on: February 29, 2016, 01:21:13 PM »
I just got an offer for 50K +5K but no $50 statement credit offer. Does that offer still exist? And if so, would they match it if I apply with the current offer I have?
log in to your united account and search to book a ticket and the offer should come up