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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 #4920 on: March 15, 2016, 05:42:33 PM »
I tried with and w/o logging in, and I only got the 30k offer. Any other suggestions on how to get the 50k offer? Thanks.
log into (your) other account

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4921 on: March 15, 2016, 06:13:21 PM »
Or apply in-branch

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4922 on: March 15, 2016, 06:22:45 PM »
Related: I was successful SMing to 50k +5k when I got the mail offer after applying for 30k.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4923 on: March 15, 2016, 07:49:38 PM »
log into (your) other account
Or apply in-branch
Thanks for your replies.
What is the advantage of this card over the biz version, which has a public offer of 50k, w/o jumping through any hoops?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4924 on: March 15, 2016, 08:10:03 PM »
Easier approval

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4925 on: March 15, 2016, 08:16:31 PM »
Easier approval
Ahhh... good point. Any down side to applying in branch?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4926 on: March 15, 2016, 08:17:49 PM »
Ahhh... good point. Any down side to applying in branch?
Can't do it in your underwear.
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4927 on: March 15, 2016, 08:22:05 PM »
Can't do it in your underwear.
;D
But it seems more straightforward.
No 5/24 on this card...yet, right?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4928 on: March 15, 2016, 08:29:25 PM »
Can't do it in your underwear, legally.
ftfy

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4929 on: March 15, 2016, 08:32:16 PM »
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4930 on: March 15, 2016, 09:10:43 PM »
Life is as good as you make it...

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4931 on: March 15, 2016, 09:21:14 PM »
Can't do it in your underwear.
Speak for yourself :)

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4932 on: March 15, 2016, 09:22:49 PM »
;D
But it seems more straightforward.
No 5/24 on this card...yet, right?
Anyone notice my question between all the wardrobe discussion? ::)

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4933 on: March 15, 2016, 09:23:28 PM »
Speak for yourself :)
POIDH
;D
But it seems more straightforward.
No 5/24 on this card...yet, right?
Nope.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4934 on: March 15, 2016, 09:26:15 PM »
POIDHNope.
Thanks. Nope on 5/24 applying, or nope on me being right? ???

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4935 on: March 15, 2016, 09:26:45 PM »
Anyone notice my question between all the wardrobe discussion? ::)
co-branded aren't 5/24 (yet)

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4936 on: March 15, 2016, 09:27:32 PM »
co-branded aren't 5/24 (yet)
Had to get me back and beat me here, eh?  ;)

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4937 on: March 15, 2016, 09:29:33 PM »
Had to get me back and beat me here, eh?  ;)
There seem to be several layers to this discussion... ???

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4938 on: March 15, 2016, 09:52:28 PM »
AF waived first year, in branch as well as online, right?

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