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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 #5820 on: April 02, 2025, 01:05:31 AM »
Because it is the Explorer in features plus a few Biz ones and minus one or so Personal Explorer ones. Anyway - good catch

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5821 on: April 04, 2025, 11:12:05 PM »
United card instacart credits: Is it possible to add multiple cards (one personal card and one business card) to the same instacart account to get multiple credits per month.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5822 on: April 05, 2025, 08:58:24 PM »
United card instacart credits: Is it possible to add multiple cards (one personal card and one business card) to the same instacart account to get multiple credits per month.
Yes.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5823 on: April 08, 2025, 06:54:50 PM »
Do you need to enroll in JSX credit? It says you do, but when I spoke to a rep, it didn't sound like it.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5824 on: April 17, 2025, 03:28:01 PM »
Just got an email that I can get 5x points on my next $1000 spent on my Explorer.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5825 on: April 18, 2025, 09:31:00 AM »
Just got an email that I can get 5x points on my next $1000 spent on my Explorer.
5x on gateway grocery dining gas
However my 7k from prior promo hasn't posted yet

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5826 on: April 24, 2025, 10:37:57 AM »
Any successful bonus matches?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5827 on: April 27, 2025, 05:07:26 PM »
With the rideshare purchases cash monthly statement can you use two cards and double dip on the purchases?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5828 on: April 27, 2025, 05:52:53 PM »
With the rideshare purchases cash monthly statement can you use two cards and double dip on the purchases?
You can do "Split Fare"

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5829 on: May 01, 2025, 09:50:53 AM »
When does the $10 instacart post? Didn't post yet for this month.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5830 on: May 01, 2025, 09:51:57 AM »
When does the $10 instacart post? Didn't post yet for this month.
Just got mine on two cards.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5831 on: May 01, 2025, 09:54:43 AM »
Just got mine on two cards.
Hmm mine only posted last month.  You think should remove card and re-add?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5832 on: May 01, 2025, 09:59:24 AM »
Hmm mine only posted last month.  You think should remove card and re-add?
Could be it just takes time to load.
I had issues last month and that didn't help. But you can always try

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5833 on: May 01, 2025, 12:03:42 PM »
can united credit be combined with gc?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5834 on: May 01, 2025, 12:25:57 PM »
can united credit be combined with gc?
Yes.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #5835 on: May 09, 2025, 11:15:22 AM »
@Dan Bolt (European countries mostly) counts as a rideshare app.

I'm assuming a top up of Bolt Cash would work, but it's not supported in many countries.