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United MileagePlus Explorer Guide to Benefits

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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 #420 on: October 03, 2012, 11:08:49 AM »
IME there is no need for that...just PM them after you purchased something and you should receive it
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But if you want one anyways, here's one
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=20258.msg305682#msg305682

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #421 on: October 03, 2012, 08:13:21 PM »
Can the $50 statement credit be transferred to a different cc in same account?

If it can is it done via phone or SM?
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #422 on: October 03, 2012, 08:20:10 PM »
You can SM for them to cut you a check.
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #423 on: October 03, 2012, 08:25:06 PM »
You can SM for them to cut you a check.
Thanks
Im guessing that means they wont transfer it to another cc?

what about to my checking account?
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #424 on: October 03, 2012, 10:50:46 PM »
how long did you have the card open for?
one year

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #425 on: October 03, 2012, 11:45:28 PM »
Thanks
Im guessing that means they wont transfer it to another cc?

what about to my checking account?
They can, just sm em. I did it.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #426 on: October 04, 2012, 01:58:12 AM »
They can, just sm em. I did it.
they can to another cc or checking account?
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #427 on: October 06, 2012, 12:52:51 PM »
Why even risk it?  ??? You applied using the app, trust in the system to post them.

In spite of all of above. they posted 55K + 1096  (for actual spend) miles as soon as first statement ended. so system and app works in - spite of denials.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #428 on: October 06, 2012, 12:54:33 PM »
I had created new Mileage plus account. new FFN number. I had put that one on application as well. Following happened. any suggestions? Should have not inquired to begin with? How to counter it now? Looks like I am sheer unlucky, that all my churning cards are becoming non-churning now.

Dear XXX,

Thank you for contacting us about your United MileagePlus®
credit card account.

We reviewed your account and see you recently opened a new
United MileagePlus credit card account, which offers bonus
miles after your first purchase using the new card.
Unfortunately, you will not be able to receive the bonus
miles since you received a similar offer in the past.

Here is additional information to help explain the
enrollment bonus:

?The terms and conditions associated with the credit card
indicate that the one-time offer is only for first-time
United MileagePlus cardmembers with a new account.
?Since you received 50,000 bonus miles in March 2012 on
your previous account ending in XXX, you are not
considered a first time cardmember.
?Based on this information, this new account is not able
to receive the enrollment bonus miles.

If you have any questions, please call us at the number on
the back of your card. We?re here to assist you anytime.

Thank you for being our customer. We appreciate your
business.

Thank you,

Brittany Navarro
Customer Service Specialist

1-800-436-7927

Account is owned by Chase Bank USA, N.A. and may be
serviced by its affiliates.

Original Message Follows:
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Hello. I have activated my new united mileage explorer
card today. I have also added XXX as authorized
user. My understanding is that promotion, that I signed up
for is that I will get 50000 miles after spending $1000
within first 3 months. Also I will get 5000 additional
miles to add XXX as authorized user. In addition, I
will get $50 in statement credit. My first year fee of $95
will be waived.

Can you please confirm above terms of my promotional
offer.

In spite of all of above. they posted 55K + 1096  (for actual spend) miles as soon as first statement ended. so system and app works in - spite of denials.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #429 on: October 06, 2012, 04:49:50 PM »
Do I need to wait till all my united points are in account before downgrading the explorer card to lets say a freedom card?
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #430 on: October 09, 2012, 08:44:39 PM »
All links are now dead for this looks like :(

New offer is 30k after 1k spend and 5k after adding AU

The 65k offer doesn't even show up anymore in peoples mileage plus accounts that have miles in them.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #431 on: October 10, 2012, 01:53:41 AM »
All links are now dead for this looks like :(

New offer is 30k after 1k spend and 5k after adding AU

The 65k offer doesn't even show up anymore in peoples mileage plus accounts that have miles in them.

No more matching through SM to 55k?
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #432 on: October 10, 2012, 08:42:55 AM »
No more matching through SM to 55k?
I tried matching they told me I must spend $1000 in 3 months and then message them again.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #433 on: October 10, 2012, 09:18:35 AM »
I tried matching they told me I must spend $1000 in 3 months and then message them again.

When did you try the match? The links died yesterday afternoon.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #434 on: October 10, 2012, 10:36:00 AM »
When did you try the match? The links died yesterday afternoon.
I sent the SM this past sunday.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #435 on: October 10, 2012, 11:27:45 AM »
Yeah the offer was still alive then. This doesn't bode well :(

How come no heads up about the offer changing? Usually they tell people ahead of time and Dan would post an update about the changing offer.

This sucks, I was about to do a Chase 3BM with UA :(

Guess it's Sapphire + Ink Plus instead for me

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #436 on: October 10, 2012, 11:29:04 AM »
Yeah the offer was still alive then. This doesn't bode well :(

How come no heads up about the offer changing? Usually they tell people ahead of time and Dan would post an update about the changing offer.

This sucks, I was about to do a Chase 3BM with UA :(

Guess it's Sapphire + Ink Plus instead for me
But they only answered me yesterday.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #437 on: October 10, 2012, 11:32:22 AM »

This sucks, I was about to do a Chase 3BM with UA :(


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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #438 on: October 10, 2012, 11:33:12 AM »

Guess it's Sapphire + Ink Plus instead for me

Is it not worth it that much to not include it in a 3bm?
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #439 on: October 10, 2012, 11:38:34 AM »
Do I need to wait till all my united points are in account before downgrading the explorer card to lets say a freedom card?
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