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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 #3640 on: November 14, 2014, 01:07:50 AM »
What are the rules or what is the process for getting free upgrades for one-way international award flights when you have the UMPE?  I remember seeing that as a perk recently on DDMS somewhere.  My wife and I booked last week for flights from SNA-SFO(for new Centurion!)-HKG on 11/19.  What are the chances to get upgraded and is it automatic or I have to call in a long time before, a few days, 24 hours to secure them?  TIA

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3641 on: November 14, 2014, 02:50:40 AM »

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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Has anyone tried it with this card?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3642 on: November 15, 2014, 07:11:40 PM »
Success! After the third PM to them :D

Dear Ya'alili,

Thank you for re-contacting Chase regarding your Chase
MileagePlus® Explorer credit card account and the
enrollment offer. .

If you meet the qualifiers listed below I will issue the
additional 20,000 bonus miles as an exception to bring
your premium to the 50,000 enrollment mile offer.

* 50,000 bonus miles after you meet the $2000.00 spend
qualifier (with in 3 months of opened date)
* 5,000 bonus miles for adding an Authorized User to the
account (with in 3 months of opened date)
* 10,000 bonus miles after $25,000 spend has been met
within the calendar year.(1/1 to 12/31)

Once you have met the spend you will need to contact me
directly at the number I have provided below or by secure
e-mail so I may manually issue the miles.


So folks, this still works, but you gotta be persistent.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3643 on: November 15, 2014, 08:16:13 PM »
they don't won't to give me a $50 statement credit  ???

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3644 on: November 15, 2014, 08:53:04 PM »
The 50 already posted to my account bh.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3645 on: November 15, 2014, 08:55:02 PM »
The 50 already posted to my account bh.

That's great news thanks!

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3646 on: November 16, 2014, 10:44:43 AM »
Success! After the third PM to them :D

Dear Ya'alili,

Thank you for re-contacting Chase regarding your Chase
MileagePlus® Explorer credit card account and the
enrollment offer. .

If you meet the qualifiers listed below I will issue the
additional 20,000 bonus miles as an exception to bring
your premium to the 50,000 enrollment mile offer.

* 50,000 bonus miles after you meet the $2000.00 spend
qualifier (with in 3 months of opened date)
* 5,000 bonus miles for adding an Authorized User to the
account (with in 3 months of opened date)
* 10,000 bonus miles after $25,000 spend has been met
within the calendar year.(1/1 to 12/31)

Once you have met the spend you will need to contact me
directly at the number I have provided below or by secure
e-mail so I may manually issue the miles.


So folks, this still works, but you gotta be persistent.

Any way you can post all of your correspondence with them?
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3647 on: November 16, 2014, 03:06:41 PM »
Any way you can post all of your correspondence with them?

Most of my correspondence has been posted here. Last message to them was that I "saw" the premium offer in a chase branch.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3648 on: November 17, 2014, 06:57:24 PM »
Well, this is a fun data point.

I closed my UA card 2 weeks ago to get a different card approved, and I was not yet at a year with my card - I didn't get hit yet with an AF. Today, I got my anniversary package from UA, along with 2 club passes. :)

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3649 on: November 17, 2014, 10:56:58 PM »
Most of my correspondence has been posted here. Last message to them was that I "saw" the premium offer in a chase branch.

I got denied. Now I have sent them screenshot, let's see what happens. If not, then will use "saw" it in branch line ....

Did your screenshot for offer  also got denied?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3650 on: November 18, 2014, 01:49:30 AM »
I got denied. Now I have sent them screenshot, let's see what happens. If not, then will use "saw" it in branch line ....

Did your screenshot for offer  also got denied?

Yes screenshot got denied, cuz need more proof that it was targeted to me.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3651 on: November 18, 2014, 10:53:04 AM »
I got the explorer more then 2 years ago downgraded it 3 months ago & just reapplied should I sm (to match 55k) before spend or after?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3652 on: November 18, 2014, 11:05:00 AM »
I got the explorer more then 2 years ago downgraded it 3 months ago & just reapplied should I sm (to match 55k) before spend or after?

After the 30k posts.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3653 on: November 18, 2014, 08:41:15 PM »
Yes screenshot got denied, cuz need more proof that it was targeted to me.
i got denied with screenshot, as my name was not in it. However in my premier account, i have 50 k offer ad posting. So now I have sent them first page of screenshot from My united account showing my Name on it, also on top showing 50k offer. then second screenshot, where you click on united ad, which takes you to landing page for 50k offer. Let's see what happens now.

Can someone post flyer from bank with 50k offer? I don't have chase branch near by anywhere.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3654 on: November 18, 2014, 08:44:51 PM »
i got denied with screenshot, as my name was not in it. However in my premier account, i have 50 k offer ad posting. So now I have sent them first page of screenshot from My united account showing my Name on it, also on top showing 50k offer. then second screenshot, where you click on united ad, which takes you to landing page for 50k offer. Let's see what happens now.

Can someone post flyer from bank with 50k offer? I don't have chase branch near by anywhere.

I didn't have to send them a screenshot from offer in branch nearby..

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3655 on: November 19, 2014, 07:12:53 AM »
I didn't have to send them a screenshot from offer in branch nearby..
and you got matched?
Can you pm or post the picture of the offer?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3656 on: November 19, 2014, 10:44:35 AM »
After several tries I got a rep to finally honor the 50k on the Business card. They just added the 20,000 extra since I reached the $2k spending threshold. Seems they may have loosened up.....
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3657 on: November 19, 2014, 10:47:27 AM »
so anyone actually been successful with getting matched for personal card?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3658 on: November 19, 2014, 12:35:41 PM »
so anyone actually been successful with getting matched for personal card?
He just did:
Success! After the third PM to them :D

Dear Ya'alili,

Thank you for re-contacting Chase regarding your Chase
MileagePlus® Explorer credit card account and the
enrollment offer. .

If you meet the qualifiers listed below I will issue the
additional 20,000 bonus miles as an exception to bring
your premium to the 50,000 enrollment mile offer.

* 50,000 bonus miles after you meet the $2000.00 spend
qualifier (with in 3 months of opened date)
* 5,000 bonus miles for adding an Authorized User to the
account (with in 3 months of opened date)
* 10,000 bonus miles after $25,000 spend has been met
within the calendar year.(1/1 to 12/31)

Once you have met the spend you will need to contact me
directly at the number I have provided below or by secure
e-mail so I may manually issue the miles.


So folks, this still works, but you gotta be persistent.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3659 on: November 19, 2014, 01:11:56 PM »
Success! After the third PM to them :D

Dear Ya'alili,

Thank you for re-contacting Chase regarding your Chase
MileagePlus® Explorer credit card account and the
enrollment offer. .

If you meet the qualifiers listed below I will issue the
additional 20,000 bonus miles as an exception to bring
your premium to the 50,000 enrollment mile offer.

* 50,000 bonus miles after you meet the $2000.00 spend
qualifier (with in 3 months of opened date)
* 5,000 bonus miles for adding an Authorized User to the
account (with in 3 months of opened date)
* 10,000 bonus miles after $25,000 spend has been met
within the calendar year.(1/1 to 12/31)

Once you have met the spend you will need to contact me
directly at the number I have provided below or by secure
e-mail so I may manually issue the miles.


So folks, this still works, but you gotta be persistent.
where did you say you saw the offer?