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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 #1360 on: April 09, 2013, 12:40:43 PM »
I just noticed that I was only got 50k and not 55k. Did that happen to anyone else?
was it the biz version?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1361 on: April 09, 2013, 12:46:44 PM »
was it the biz version?

No, but I think I forgot to add an AU. Can I see my AU's using the website? Couldn't find the link.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1362 on: April 09, 2013, 01:15:54 PM »
Can I see my AU's using the website?
Only for the biz cards.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1363 on: April 09, 2013, 01:18:26 PM »
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1364 on: April 09, 2013, 01:20:35 PM »
Stupid.
Imagine they're smart, you don't want that.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1365 on: April 09, 2013, 01:42:31 PM »
Imagine they're smart, you don't want that.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1366 on: April 10, 2013, 12:21:23 PM »
I tried to sm to have something done abt the af and they basically said since I have the 50 25 25 they can't do anything

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1367 on: April 11, 2013, 08:07:31 AM »
thank you sky, and mmerms, i just recieved another 20k points and a 50$ statement credit!

unique, its 50k not 55k
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1368 on: April 11, 2013, 08:47:57 AM »
unique, its 50k not 55k

Wrong. Only biz is 50k.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1369 on: April 11, 2013, 09:04:39 AM »
How long does it take for the matched 20,000 points to post to the account? I only requested it after my first statement posted. Will it not post until my next statement?
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1370 on: April 11, 2013, 09:08:22 AM »
How long does it take for the matched 20,000 points to post to the account? I only requested it after my first statement posted. Will it not post until my next statement?

Next statement.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1371 on: April 11, 2013, 06:04:03 PM »
How long does it take for the matched 20,000 points to post to the account? I only requested it after my first statement posted. Will it not post until my next statement?
im still in middle of my first statement, so she said this upcoming statement...

Wrong. Only biz is 50k.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1372 on: April 12, 2013, 12:32:21 PM »
Just to be clear, if I sign up for the public 30k offer (personal card), I can send an SM to get matched to the 50K? Are they still allowing this?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1373 on: April 12, 2013, 12:33:32 PM »
Just to be clear, if I sign up for the public 30k offer (personal card), I can send an SM to get matched to the 50K? Are they still allowing this?
Yes, + $50 statement

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1375 on: April 12, 2013, 12:38:57 PM »
Just to be clear, if I sign up for the public 30k offer (personal card), I can send an SM to get matched to the 50K? Are they still allowing this?
55K if you add an AU and thanks in advance for using the DD link:
http://www.dansdeals.com/go/unitedexplorer
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1376 on: April 12, 2013, 12:40:54 PM »
55K if you add an AU and thanks in advance for using the DD link:
http://www.dansdeals.com/go/unitedexplorer
If I already got the 50k about 2 months ago and add an AU now will I get the 5k or does it have to be right away?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1377 on: April 12, 2013, 12:42:08 PM »
If I already got the 50k about 2 months ago and add an AU now will I get the 5k or does it have to be right away?

I'd SM them. You should be able to.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1378 on: April 12, 2013, 12:42:25 PM »
If I already got the 50k about 2 months ago and add an AU now will I get the 5k or does it have to be right away?
You should be able to get it still, YMMV.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #1379 on: April 12, 2013, 12:42:58 PM »
55K if you add an AU and thanks in advance for using the DD link:
http://www.dansdeals.com/go/unitedexplorer
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