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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 #3620 on: November 10, 2014, 03:49:22 PM »
that stinks, just got approved for the main offer on friday

Hoping that in the next three months the higher offer comes out publicly again, and can get matched then.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3621 on: November 10, 2014, 04:13:17 PM »
Were you using Chrome? I just merged accounts but couldn't do it on Chrome, worked on IE.

Using I. E. Got confirmation email and nothing merged after that

Yes.
Have you done it that way ?  I had problem consolidating online ,

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3622 on: November 10, 2014, 05:33:40 PM »
Using I. E. Got confirmation email and nothing merged after that Have you done it that way ?  I had problem consolidating online ,

Same by me too, sent me a confirmation email few months ago that it's merged. But after weeks still not being merged, I gave them a call and they said the full first name didn't match and they corrected it and merged it over the phone.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3623 on: November 10, 2014, 09:21:49 PM »
This is response I got when trying to match offer now, from 35k to 55k.

Dear Ya'alili,

Thank you for contacting us about the enrollment bonus on
your United MileagePlus® Explorer credit card account.

We are unable to confirm a current offer entitling you to
receive 50,000 bonus miles after $2,000 in purchases in
the first three months the account is open. Please provide
us with a copy of the offer addressed to you or the unique
invitation number included on the direct mail offer. We
will be happy to review the offer extended and take any
appropriate action on your account. Please send the offer
you received as an attachment, or fax the information to
us at 1-888-643-9628.

We hope to resolve this to your satisfaction, and we
apologize for any inconvenience this situation may have
caused you.

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

Thank you,


Seems like are getting very strict on matching now..

There has to be a counter to this. Any suggestions? Can we send a screenshot for 50k offer and ask? We can't get satisfied with 35K offer. Wiki needs to change, if this doesn't hold anymore.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3624 on: November 11, 2014, 01:56:20 AM »
There has to be a counter to this. Any suggestions? Can we send a screenshot for 50k offer and ask? We can't get satisfied with 35K offer. Wiki needs to change, if this doesn't hold anymore.

Sent them another SM with a screenshot, we'll see if anything switches.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3625 on: November 11, 2014, 09:54:57 AM »
Same by me too, sent me a confirmation email few months ago that it's merged. But after weeks still not being merged, I gave them a call and they said the full first name didn't match and they corrected it and merged it over the phone.

Thanks . Do you remember what number or division you called ?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3626 on: November 11, 2014, 01:31:07 PM »
Thanks . Do you remember what number or division you called ?

I called the regular united CS line, followed the prompts to lead me to the mileage plus department, was somewhere along there.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3627 on: November 11, 2014, 02:45:25 PM »
Thanks . Do you remember what number or division you called ?
Call the Mileage Plus people. Really not that difficult.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3628 on: November 11, 2014, 04:00:00 PM »
Call the Mileage Plus people. Really not that difficult.

Thanks

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3629 on: November 11, 2014, 05:34:06 PM »
Hi Everybody

Quick question I applied for the second time for the United MileagePlus but didn't create a new membership account, completely forgot. Anybody had this experience ?
thanks 

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3630 on: November 11, 2014, 06:57:52 PM »
Hi Everybody

Quick question I applied for the second time for the United MileagePlus but didn't create a new membership account, completely forgot. Anybody had this experience ?
thanks
Yes, you won't get the bonus if you received it within 24 months.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3631 on: November 11, 2014, 07:29:49 PM »
Hoping that in the next three months the higher offer comes out publicly again, and can get matched then.
Did you actually ask to be matched? Because from their response it seems like they were just clarifying which offer you receive when you signed up...

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3632 on: November 11, 2014, 10:04:59 PM »
Created New FFN. Got 30k. SentSM. Got following reply.

Thank you for contacting Chase regarding a richer premium
offer for your United MileagePlus® credit card account.

The 50,000 bonus miles offer is by special invitation
only. Our records show you were not solicited for that
offer and we regret we are unable to honor your request
for the additional 20,000 miles.

Any success with above reply to revert decision? Any counter for this? Anyone has succeeded  ?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3633 on: November 12, 2014, 12:13:40 AM »
making me problems getting the $50 statement credit anyone else ?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3634 on: November 12, 2014, 12:25:13 AM »
Just a data point as I see chase aren't matching so easily anymore,

when I log into my united account & search a flight & then click on the flight, the next page has a link to a 50k + $50 offer.
although my wife's account gets the same 30k + $50.

still its worth a look people

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3635 on: November 12, 2014, 12:54:16 AM »
Just a data point as I see chase aren't matching so easily anymore,

when I log into my united account & search a flight & then click on the flight, the next page has a link to a 50k + $50 offer.
although my wife's account gets the same 30k + $50.

still its worth a look people
Or just try this trick - http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=14560.msg938055#msg938055

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3636 on: November 12, 2014, 02:06:50 AM »
Or just try this trick - http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=14560.msg938055#msg938055

Have you had success doing it this way, after getting a card and getting chase to match it through sm?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3637 on: November 12, 2014, 12:32:47 PM »
My Branch has the 50k after 2k spend.  Unfortunately I signed up for the public offer last week thinking I would get matched.  I wonder if I mention it it will help.....maybe take a picture of the offer at the branch?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3638 on: November 12, 2014, 10:07:29 PM »
I have received targeted offer for my mother for 50k. If I put code on the link it ask me to confirm, if I am the same person (my mother name). I said yes. It opens application page with my mother name and address pre- filled. However these fields I am having ability to change including name.

If I apply on that link by changing name as my name, will it give me 50k points or not?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3639 on: November 12, 2014, 10:09:09 PM »
I wonder if I mention it it will help..
Of course it would.
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.