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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 #4460 on: June 14, 2015, 11:04:56 AM »
I've been out of this business for a while.

Just reading the wiki, is matching to 50k really hard to get these days, or is it generally doable?
As of 2-3 months ago (the 50k offer was public for the last 2 months iinm) it took a bit work ie asking more than once but totally doable. 

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4461 on: June 14, 2015, 12:25:29 PM »
I've been out of this business for a while.

Just reading the wiki, is matching to 50k really hard to get these days, or is it generally doable?
They matched me recently but there was a public offer that ended recently. I had applied for 30k and they matched me to 50k after 3k spend. 
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4462 on: June 21, 2015, 12:14:59 PM »
First time I did not get free bags.  >:(
Card was not used for any of the fees just like all the other times. It might be because the card was applied for after the bookings.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4463 on: June 21, 2015, 12:22:56 PM »
My dad received in the mail a MPE business offer for 70k!
I never knew there is such a thing.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4464 on: June 21, 2015, 12:23:11 PM »
Showing the card at the check in desk didn't help?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4465 on: June 21, 2015, 12:23:37 PM »
My dad received in the mail a MPE business offer for 70k!
I never knew there is such a thing.

My neighbor just got one too. Very jealous.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4466 on: June 21, 2015, 12:24:12 PM »
My dad received in the mail a MPE business offer for 70k!
I never knew there is such a thing.

About time they raised the bonus! Does it come in the form of a code?

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« Reply #4467 on: June 21, 2015, 12:25:24 PM »
My neighbor just got one too. Very jealous.
I guess they'll be sending around now those.
Do they come with a RSVP code like Amex? I didn't really inspect the whole offer just gave a quick look.
Can these be used by other people?

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« Reply #4468 on: June 21, 2015, 12:36:16 PM »
Showing the card at the check in desk didn't help?
No the agent said at least the booking fee must be paid with the card. Not possible since the flight was booked before the card came. She did move them to economy plus so they could sit together.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4469 on: June 21, 2015, 07:33:18 PM »
My dad received in the mail a MPE business offer for 70k!
I never knew there is such a thing.
Nice, Must be a new thing! Ill keep a lookout ;D
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4470 on: June 21, 2015, 07:34:37 PM »
Showing the card at the check in desk didn't help?
Needs to be purchased with the card
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4471 on: June 22, 2015, 10:10:36 AM »
if i will apply now they will match me the 50K offer?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4472 on: June 22, 2015, 10:38:58 AM »
Needs to be purchased with the card

I know that, however showing the CC to desk agents has worked. YMMV.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4473 on: June 22, 2015, 11:56:00 AM »
if i will apply now they will match me the 50K offer?
It is doable.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4474 on: June 23, 2015, 10:17:05 AM »
how long after reaching spend do the points post?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4475 on: June 23, 2015, 10:17:58 AM »
how long after reaching spend do the points post?

Usually 2-3 days after the statement posts.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4476 on: June 23, 2015, 10:25:29 AM »
how long after reaching spend do the points post?

Usually 2-3 days after the statement posts.
Unless you completed the spend less than 7 days before the statement closed.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4477 on: June 23, 2015, 07:22:26 PM »
does card get me a free bag on a air canada flight booked with UA miles?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4478 on: June 23, 2015, 07:24:55 PM »
does card get me a free bag on a air canada flight booked with UA miles?
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« Reply #4479 on: June 23, 2015, 07:25:30 PM »