The New United Explorer card
Sep 6, 2011, 4:01 pm
#91
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,633
B747, so what do you have now? The CO MC, the UMP Visa, AND the Explorer? Did you have to cancel any of them and/or lower your lines to get the Explorer?
Sep 6, 2011, 4:26 pm
#92
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 518
I had the MP Biz Visa, MP Select Visa, and CO MC before the application to the Explorer. My application was declined initially. After calling Chase, they agreed to close the MP Biz Visa and approve the Explorer. Now I still have three active cards: MP Select Visa, CO MC and MP Explorer.
Sep 6, 2011, 4:55 pm
#93
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,633
Got it, thanks. I have the UMP Visa and recently got the Sapphire Preferred. I'll see if I too can add the Explorer card...
Sep 7, 2011, 11:08 am
#94
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 518
Just logon to my MP account and saw the offer for up to 60K miles for the new Explorer card. May be it's targeted?
https://www.theexplorercard.com/MPElite60kAFW.aspx
https://www.theexplorercard.com/MPElite60kAFW.aspx
If you use this trick, do not call to confirm the offer. Just be patient and wait for the miles to post after your first statement closes. If you are worried, take screen shots for each step so you can call Chase if the miles do not post.
Sep 7, 2011, 12:03 pm
#95
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 668
Interesting trick, but doesn't work for me, I get the 40k offer even after copy/pasting multiple times.
Sep 7, 2011, 12:38 pm
#96
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 518
I guess you have to be Silver or above MP member to get the 60k.
Sep 20, 2011, 7:36 pm
#97
Join Date: Aug 2008
Programs: HHonors Gold, Marriott Lifetime Gold, IHG Gold, OZ*G, AA Gold, AS MVP
Posts: 1,874
Tried and received a letter from Chase in the mail asking to send either a tax return or pay stubs to prove my income. Is this normal? Citi/AA gave me an instant approval online, so I was kind of surprised by the response I got for this.
Sep 21, 2011, 11:10 pm
#98
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1P, Marriott Gold
Posts: 42
I see a 60k offer on my mp account page as well. Not bad in the post-BA, C1 era.
Sep 30, 2011, 10:00 pm
#100
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: LAS
Programs: DL FO, HHonors Gold, MR Gold, ICH Plat, National EC
Posts: 255
A trick to get the 50k+10k offer: Log in to your united.com MP account (not your Chase account) and then copy/paste the link above to your browser. You may get the 30k+10k offer initially, or the "Catalog" page if you already have a MP Visa. Copy/paste the link again and you should see the 50k+10k page. Click on the "Apply Now" button. Your name and MP account should be pre-filled in the application form.
If you use this trick, do not call to confirm the offer. Just be patient and wait for the miles to post after your first statement closes. If you are worried, take screen shots for each step so you can call Chase if the miles do not post.
If you use this trick, do not call to confirm the offer. Just be patient and wait for the miles to post after your first statement closes. If you are worried, take screen shots for each step so you can call Chase if the miles do not post.
Oct 1, 2011, 9:57 am
#101
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 185
Originally Posted by imm2b
Just logon to my MP account and saw the offer for up to 60K miles for the new Explorer card. May be it's targeted?
https://www.theexplorercard.com/MPElite60kAFW.aspx
Just logon to my MP account and saw the offer for up to 60K miles for the new Explorer card. May be it's targeted?
https://www.theexplorercard.com/MPElite60kAFW.aspx
"We're temporarily unable to complete your application. Please resubmit your application or try again later.
Thank you for your patience."
Oct 2, 2011, 10:11 pm
#104
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: NYC
Programs: *G, UA Plat, Hertz Pres
Posts: 170
Applied and got a "10 day" message. This would be my 5th Chase card and I already have >50k in credit with them, will call and ask to reduce credit on a different card for this one (may cancel my CO MC if necessary).
Oct 2, 2011, 10:39 pm
#105
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,353
I currently have the old Chase Mileage Plus Visa Signature Visa, with my wife as an authorized user. I'm now able to get the 60K offer to come up, but I'm a bit confused about the difference between converting and applying for a new card. The offer terms say "Previous and existing United Airlines cardmembers/accounts are not eligible for this bonus offer." Have people here actually gotten the bonus miles by applying directly for the Explorer card even if they previously held the other card?
If I can't get the miles, is my wife considered an "existing cardmember" as an authorized user -- if not, I'm thinking she can apply on her own (using our household income, which I believe is still allowed as CA is a community property state), later adding me as an authorized user. Any pitfalls to that (other than the miles accruing in her account, of course)?
edit: I see B747SP reports getting the bonus despite holding an old MP Visa; anyone else confirm the same happening?
If I can't get the miles, is my wife considered an "existing cardmember" as an authorized user -- if not, I'm thinking she can apply on her own (using our household income, which I believe is still allowed as CA is a community property state), later adding me as an authorized user. Any pitfalls to that (other than the miles accruing in her account, of course)?
edit: I see B747SP reports getting the bonus despite holding an old MP Visa; anyone else confirm the same happening?
