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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 #3480 on: September 12, 2014, 03:48:28 PM »
i applied a few years ago and also downgraded my card to a no fee united chase card a few years ago
but the card is STILL OPEN

any clue if i have a chance?
Not a problem, just change the ffn.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3481 on: September 12, 2014, 03:49:20 PM »
Any one know if the 55k and $50 match via SM is still alive?
Reportedly the $50 statement has been very hard lately to get matched to.
But it's always worth a try.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3482 on: September 12, 2014, 04:06:26 PM »
is the 55k offer available in branch?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3483 on: September 13, 2014, 09:47:37 PM »
does not receiving the a united welcome package (lounge passes) indicate i might not get the bonus?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3484 on: September 13, 2014, 10:17:02 PM »
does not receiving the a united welcome package (lounge passes) indicate i might not get the bonus?
no.  It's a sign of a slow mailman.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3485 on: September 14, 2014, 12:41:39 PM »
no.  It's a sign of a slow mailman.
a friend of mine who applied after me got it a while ago. the reason im concerned is that this is a chured card and they did not automatically connect it to the united account i gave them.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3486 on: September 14, 2014, 06:25:43 PM »
anyone have a screenshowt from the $50 statement credit ?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3487 on: September 14, 2014, 09:09:20 PM »
anyone have a screenshowt from the $50 statement credit ?
@Freddie reports that he has one
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=14560.msg912959.msg#912959

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3488 on: September 15, 2014, 02:02:24 AM »
anyone have a screenshowt from the $50 statement credit ?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3489 on: September 15, 2014, 07:10:12 AM »
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If you can show that 30K offer and get a $50 statement credit on your 50K offer, I'd be impressed.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3490 on: September 15, 2014, 07:43:46 AM »
If you can show that 30K offer and get a $50 statement credit on your 50K offer, I'd be impressed.
I did it successfully. Except not exactly how you say, I applied with a 30k offer, then sm'ed and got matched to the 50k offer, then sm'ed again and got matched to the $50 credit

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3491 on: September 15, 2014, 07:50:16 AM »
Reportedly the $50 statement has been very hard lately to get matched to.
But it's always worth a try.

Confirmed. Chase notated my acct well not to give me the bonus. Hucad over 10 times before giving up.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3492 on: September 15, 2014, 07:57:26 AM »
I have one as well and can PM
50k + $50 or 30k + $50?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3493 on: September 15, 2014, 08:16:08 AM »
Confirmed. Chase notated my acct well not to give me the bonus. Hucad over 10 times before giving up.
Talking just about the $50?
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3494 on: September 15, 2014, 08:46:48 AM »

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3495 on: September 16, 2014, 09:10:21 AM »
Matching is getting harder and harder.

"Please understand that the MileagePlus Explorer card with
50,000 bonus miles and a $50.00 statement credit has been
an available offer through United.com within the purchase
path. Chase and United have various offers within the
marketplace. In order to receive the applicable offer,
one must apply through that particular channel. For this
reason we are unable to honor your request."

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3496 on: September 18, 2014, 01:45:20 PM »
how long after the statement closes does it take for points to post

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3497 on: September 18, 2014, 02:05:08 PM »
how long after the statement closes does it take for points to post
IME 2 days

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3498 on: September 18, 2014, 02:05:32 PM »
thanks

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3499 on: September 18, 2014, 03:22:16 PM »
No go on the $50 credit. SM explained the bonus of the card and then said:
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Please understand that the MileagePlus Explorer enrollment
offer that includes a $50.00 statement credit is an
available offer through United.com within the purchase
path. Chase and United have various offers within the
marketplace. In order to receive the applicable offer, one
must apply through that particular channel. Your
application was not completed through this channel. For
this reason we are unable to honor your request for the
$50.00 statement credit.