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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 #540 on: October 30, 2012, 06:32:42 PM »
guys i am sorry

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #541 on: October 30, 2012, 06:34:13 PM »
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #542 on: October 30, 2012, 06:34:37 PM »
for even asking publically

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #543 on: October 30, 2012, 06:35:25 PM »
Seems that the thread on going rates has unfortunately been deleted  ??? :'(.
Lol was wondering why I have like 30 less posts. But ya people were posting exactly how much miles they selling...           
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #544 on: October 30, 2012, 06:36:09 PM »
Lol was wondering why I have like 30 less posts. But ya people were posting exactly how much miles they selling...           

So why delete the whole thread and not just those posts?
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #545 on: October 30, 2012, 06:36:54 PM »
Lol was wondering why I have like 30 less posts. But ya people were posting exactly how much miles they selling...           
I was wondering why that thread wasnt deleted in first place.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #546 on: October 30, 2012, 06:37:21 PM »
for even asking publically

you gotta toughen up a bit, my friend.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #547 on: October 30, 2012, 06:49:35 PM »
Lol was wondering why I have like 30 less posts. But ya people were posting exactly how much miles they selling...           

But people werent actually selling on that thread..were they?

Or just the fact that they posted how much they wanted to sell is against rules?

Anyways its sad
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #548 on: October 30, 2012, 06:50:28 PM »
for even asking publically

If you dont ask...you'll never know..unless of course you search first and find the answer that way  :)
It's not about the quantity of your posts.  It's about the quality.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #549 on: October 30, 2012, 07:23:01 PM »
If you dont ask...you'll never know..unless of course you search first and find the answer that way  :)

The search option IMO is lousy.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #550 on: October 30, 2012, 07:24:40 PM »
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #551 on: October 31, 2012, 08:08:52 AM »
But people werent actually selling on that thread..were they?

Or just the fact that they posted how much they wanted to sell is against rules?

Anyways its sad

Someone took it a little too far at the end, which I assume caused it's demise.

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Re: Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #552 on: October 31, 2012, 08:12:15 AM »
I was wondering why that thread wasnt deleted in first place.

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Re: Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #553 on: November 01, 2012, 01:29:08 AM »
BUMP!
when applying for a second UMPE with a new FFN, do you guys make sure to cancel the first one before applying or you leave the previous open ?
if anyone else with experience here, please post it.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #554 on: November 01, 2012, 01:47:19 AM »
I don't see why recon should easily approve you if you don't close first.
Unless the first one is a MC (old CO).
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Re: Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #555 on: November 01, 2012, 01:54:34 AM »
I don't see why recon should easily approve you if you don't close first.
Unless the first one is a MC (old CO).
good point. still I would like to see hands-on experience
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #556 on: November 01, 2012, 02:02:17 AM »
BUMP! if anyone else with experience here, please post it.
thanks
I didn't cancel. I sold recon a good story and they approved me :) I now have 2 open and the club card so that's 3 united cards...
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #557 on: November 01, 2012, 02:03:33 AM »
I have 4 active different UA cards.
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: Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #558 on: November 01, 2012, 02:12:52 AM »
I didn't cancel. I sold recon a good story and they approved me :) I now have 2 open
are they both visa or 1 mc 1 visa?


I have 4 active different UA cards.
that doesn't necessarily mean that between them, 2 UMPE visa cards.
it can be UMPE,UMPCC,  CO OPP+ CO OPPP
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #559 on: November 01, 2012, 02:15:43 AM »
that doesn't necessarily mean that between them, 2 UMPE visa cards.
it can be UMPE,UMPCC,  CO OPP+ CO OPPP
No offense, but I used the word "different"
It's not too hard to make your existing card different.
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