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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 #220 on: July 09, 2012, 03:01:14 PM »
I sent a sm about getting the better offer and this is the reply i got

Dear
I have received your e-mail inquiring about the rewards
offer.

I have forwarded your message to the appropriate
department for review and you should receive a response
within 7 business days.

If you require immediate assistance, please contact the
number listed below and one of my colleagues will be able
to assist you. For your convenience, we are available to
assist you 24 hours a day.

If you have any further questions, please reply using the
Secure Message Center.

Thank you,

Shama Moosa
Customer Service Specialist

Nothing abnormal about that.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #221 on: July 09, 2012, 03:36:58 PM »
I sent a sm about getting the better offer and this is the reply i got

Dear
I have received your e-mail inquiring about the rewards
offer.

I have forwarded your message to the appropriate
department for review and you should receive a response
within 7 business days.

If you require immediate assistance, please contact the
number listed below and one of my colleagues will be able
to assist you. For your convenience, we are available to
assist you 24 hours a day.

If you have any further questions, please reply using the
Secure Message Center.

Thank you,

Shama Moosa
Customer Service Specialist

you get that every time!
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #222 on: July 09, 2012, 03:42:52 PM »
sure call them, i got the same letter for the same card, i called them and they offerd to close an old card to get this approved (i was more then glad to close that one to save the AF) she did it gladly for me, even i did the same thing 2 months ago

the only issue is that my wife really doesnt have any cards with them, i thought she did when we both signed up for freedom cards but turns out there both under my name i guess...... i dont get how that happened...but all her savings and what not is with chase...does that work for leverage....
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #223 on: July 09, 2012, 03:45:35 PM »
Nothing abnormal about that.
Her name is Shama Moosa and you say there is nothing abnormal?? ;)
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #224 on: July 09, 2012, 03:49:54 PM »
THAT NAME IS A REGULAR FOR THOSE PEOPLE BUT THANKS FOR THE REPLY

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #225 on: July 09, 2012, 03:59:46 PM »
Her name is Shama Moosa and you say there is nothing abnormal?? ;)
lol. Her husband is a fisherman and she has 2 daughters. #Facebookstalker
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #226 on: July 09, 2012, 04:05:05 PM »
you must be board did u find out my social?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #227 on: July 09, 2012, 04:19:03 PM »
THAT NAME IS A REGULAR FOR THOSE PEOPLE
+1 lol

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #228 on: July 09, 2012, 11:36:00 PM »
I applied for united explorer and a sapphire (2bm) last week and was approved instantly for the sapphire. Got the sapphire today as well as a letter from chase fraud department asking me if I has applied for the explorer and gave me a number to call. I called and the rep approved my card without making mention of the fact that I already own a united visa signature :) And I thought it would be an uphill battle to get approved.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #229 on: July 10, 2012, 12:16:44 AM »
congrats :)

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #230 on: July 10, 2012, 02:00:51 PM »
Is the 65k + $50 statement matching dead now?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #231 on: July 10, 2012, 02:05:00 PM »
Is the 65k + $50 statement matching dead now?

Take a screenshot https://www.theexplorercard.com/MPConsumer65k50AFWIC.aspx

Sign in to your FF account (may need to have something in it) browse incognito and you should be able to see it.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #232 on: July 10, 2012, 02:11:23 PM »
Take a screenshot https://www.theexplorercard.com/MPConsumer65k50AFWIC.aspx
Your link is showing a spend of a Thousand dollars now

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #233 on: July 10, 2012, 02:22:23 PM »
Your link is showing a spend of a Thousand dollars now

1k spend for the 65k offer or 40k offer? I only see the 40k offer when I click his link

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #234 on: July 10, 2012, 03:00:49 PM »
This is a screenshot I got

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #235 on: July 10, 2012, 03:08:00 PM »
That's not bad at all, just means you need to spend 1k.

Do you have miles in your UA account?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #236 on: July 10, 2012, 03:09:03 PM »
That's not bad at all, just means you need to spend 1k.

Do you have miles in your UA account?
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #237 on: July 10, 2012, 04:06:51 PM »
Your link is showing a spend of a Thousand dollars now

Interesting, the screenshot I took 2 days ago makes no mention of a spend threshold.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #238 on: July 10, 2012, 04:09:08 PM »
This is a screenshot I got


well thers also no $50 credit in this offer!!

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #239 on: July 10, 2012, 04:13:56 PM »
The original deal of 50K miles with first spent appears to be dead. previously it was showing as soon as we sign in to account. it is not showing now. if we post above link it shows new offer of 50K miles with $1000 spent (as bad, but still not same).