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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 #4700 on: November 19, 2015, 12:24:22 PM »

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4701 on: December 01, 2015, 01:29:47 PM »
The 50k offer was pulled and now there is only 30k offer available (for 1k spending). If I apply today for the 30k offer will the match me to the 50k?
Will the same apply to the biz card?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4702 on: December 01, 2015, 01:30:43 PM »
The 50k offer was pulled and now there is only 30k offer available (for 1k spending). If I apply today for the 30k offer will the match me to the 50k?
Will the same apply to the biz card?

Probably not ! Chase getting tougher.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4703 on: December 01, 2015, 01:43:04 PM »
The 50k offer was pulled and now there is only 30k offer available (for 1k spending). If I apply today for the 30k offer will the match me to the 50k?
Will the same apply to the biz card?

Business is still 50k online.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4704 on: December 01, 2015, 03:30:38 PM »
I forgot to create a new united number
they put old number
called to change to new number before i used the card
will i get the miles
first statement closed first week
met spending
didnt yet get the miles
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4705 on: December 01, 2015, 03:36:47 PM »
You can try, but IMO it's not worth risking the sign up bonus. Either sign up for the 30k and get matched or make a new FFN and try pull up a 50k link with it.
How do you "try pull up a 50k link with" a new FFN?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4706 on: December 01, 2015, 04:25:30 PM »
I forgot to create a new united number
they put old number
called to change to new number before i used the card
will i get the miles
first statement closed first week
met spending
didnt yet get the miles
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is that a question or statement?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4707 on: December 01, 2015, 04:27:30 PM »
How do you "try pull up a 50k link with" a new FFN?

WIYF

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4708 on: December 02, 2015, 08:28:52 AM »

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4709 on: December 02, 2015, 08:38:04 AM »
Wikipedia is your friend?

Wiki is your friend.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4710 on: December 02, 2015, 09:16:25 AM »
any downgrade options for the card?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4711 on: December 02, 2015, 09:18:10 AM »
any downgrade options for the card?
Why not just cancel and churn.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4712 on: December 02, 2015, 09:19:45 AM »
Why not just cancel and churn.
not at a churning point in my life (house hunting)

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4713 on: December 02, 2015, 09:23:44 AM »
not at a churning point in my life (house hunting)
So just cancel.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4714 on: December 02, 2015, 09:28:49 AM »

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4715 on: December 02, 2015, 09:31:42 AM »
Yes
which cards in particular, just so im ready to suggest the idea in case the rep doesnt.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4716 on: December 02, 2015, 09:41:00 AM »
which cards in particular, just so im ready to suggest the idea in case the rep doesnt.

There's a fee free UA card.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4717 on: December 02, 2015, 09:43:04 AM »
There's a fee free UA card.
thank you
this can be used as proof that you are, indeed, a live person

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4718 on: December 02, 2015, 09:53:31 AM »
There's a fee free UA card.

I can't seem to find it online, would you mind sharing a link?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #4719 on: December 02, 2015, 09:55:24 AM »
I can't seem to find it online, would you mind sharing a link?

Doesn't exist online.