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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 #3780 on: December 12, 2014, 01:43:22 PM »
If you go ahead with a dummy booking there, you will see a link.
thats where i foudn the $100

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3781 on: December 13, 2014, 07:34:50 PM »
55K SM match still working fine.
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: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3782 on: December 13, 2014, 07:59:16 PM »
55K SM match still working fine.
Business or personal?
They told me no 55K offer on business.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3783 on: December 13, 2014, 08:00:55 PM »
Business or personal?
They told me no 55K offer on business.

IIRC there was never a 55k offer for biz, they never had the 5k for AU.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3784 on: December 13, 2014, 08:03:18 PM »
55K SM match still working fine.
YMMV

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3785 on: December 13, 2014, 08:07:08 PM »
Did it for a few people, just ask to match to 55K branch offer.

Only tried personal.
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: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3786 on: December 13, 2014, 08:10:08 PM »
Did it for a few people, just ask to match to 55K branch offer.

Only tried personal.
If at first you sm'ed to match w/o bank offer, and then you ask to match to bank offer, they may be a pain, and refuse again.

Will be trying Bus in a few days. Will bl"n report back.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3787 on: December 13, 2014, 08:19:43 PM »
IIRC there was never a 55k offer for biz, they never had the 5k for AU.
Didn't realize that. I just SM'd again to be matched to the 50K offer. Is there a $50 offer on business?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3788 on: December 13, 2014, 08:32:40 PM »
Didn't realize that. I just SM'd again to be matched to the 50K offer. Is there a $50 offer on business?
no

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3789 on: December 13, 2014, 08:33:23 PM »
Didn't realize that. I just SM'd again to be matched to the 50K offer. Is there a $50 offer on business?

The biggest offer I remember seeing for biz was 50k and $50.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3790 on: December 15, 2014, 07:21:47 PM »
AF. Was reviewing back-posts on this thread and was hopeful you guys might provide the final word on when the AF is charged and what recourse there is for having it waved.

Thanks!

Edit: looks like no AF, Year 1.
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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3791 on: December 16, 2014, 12:27:00 AM »
The biggest offer I remember seeing for biz was 50k and $50.
I got denied for the $50 credit on my personal 

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3792 on: December 16, 2014, 12:39:27 AM »
I got denied for the $50 credit on my personal 

You are not the first one, lot of people have a harder time getting that than the additional 20k miles.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3793 on: December 16, 2014, 12:43:38 AM »
You are not the first one, lot of people have a harder time getting that than the additional 20k miles.
Yea just tonight i got denied for the 50 dollars but they will give me the extra 20K if I spend 2000$ though in the past I have got the extra 20K and 50 dollars for no extra 1000$

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3794 on: December 16, 2014, 02:25:42 AM »
Tickets paid with a different CC but still received 1st bag free.
I just found a new supply of forks!

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3795 on: December 16, 2014, 02:26:39 AM »
Tickets paid with a different CC but still received 1st bag free.
Did you have to show them your card?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3796 on: December 16, 2014, 02:29:12 AM »
Did you have to show them your card?
Going there was at the kiosk and coming back was at counter. I used the card at both for check-in.
I just found a new supply of forks!

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3797 on: December 17, 2014, 10:52:37 AM »
do i need a new FFN if i had a business before and now plan to apply for personal?

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3798 on: December 17, 2014, 11:03:11 AM »

do i need a new FFN if i had a business before and now plan to apply for personal?
No, they're two different products.

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Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Card
« Reply #3799 on: December 17, 2014, 02:33:12 PM »
Do ppl have more success replying to old msg or sending new one?