scotty00

I don't know if it's "typical" or not, but I applied for two personal Chase cards (the UA Visa and the CO Visa) at the same time this past spring and was approved for both.

garykung

This is for sure no - Chase never let people combine accounts at all, AFAIK.

1. About 25 days, credit-dependent.

2. You are the one who can say if it is worth for you.

3. Yes.

1. You will get the lounge passes before annual fee is billed (at least this is my experience with OP+).

2. Well - it is too early to tell. But my suggestion - get it when you can.

Take it while you can. I don't see how they can give a better one (except allowing those to get again). Beside it is a doubt now if it can come out (as it has been delayed).

Me

You need to read the whole thing as the offer is not out yet. And suddenly people are asking questions for a deal that we don't know (and it kinds of make me as a "Chase" expert ).

My estimate is you should be able to - but don't quote me on that.

1. You can try.

2. Yes.

metoo

Received the following email back today to confirm bonus miles on UA Explorer card:

Date: 10-11-2011 09:50:55
From: Credit Card Support
Subject: Re: Other/Inquiry Not Listed
Message:


Dear XXX

If you apply for the United Mileage Plus Explorer card you
would be eligible to receive the enrollment bonus since
this is a new product. You would not be eligible if you
upgraded an existing account.


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

Thank you,

XXX XXXX
E-mail Customer Service Representative

1-800-436-7927

Account is owned by Chase Bank USA, N.A. and may be
serviced by its affiliates.


************************************************** ********
**********
DO YOU KNOW AT CHASE ONLINE YOU CAN ....
- Gain instant access to view and download your credit
card information.
- See and pay your bill online
- Transfer balances
- Change your address and much more....

************************************************** ********
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Original Message Follows:
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I am a bit confused about the reply.
I have NEVER had the UA Mileage Plus Explorer card.
I have had the UA Mileage Plus Signature Visa. I just
downgraded it to the UA Mileage Plus Visa (NO Signature)
with No annual fee.

Will I be able to receive the bonus miles if I open the
United Mileage Plus Explorer card?

Thanks so much.
XXXXX

-----ORIGINAL MESSAGE-----
Dear XXXXXXX,

Thank you for contacting Chase regarding the new Mileage
Plus Explorer program.

While you would not be eligible for a new account bonus on
another Mileage Plus Signature account, since the Mileage
Plus Explorer is a new program, you would be eligible for
the new account bonus miles if you submit a new account
application.

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

Thank you,

YYY YYYYY
E-mail Customer Service Advisor

1-800-436-7927

Account is owned by Chase Bank USA, N.A. and may be
serviced by its affiliates.


************************************************** ********
**********
DO YOU KNOW AT CHASE ONLINE YOU CAN ....
- Gain instant access to view and download your credit
card information.
- See and pay your bill online
- Transfer balances
- Change your address and much more....

************************************************** ********
**********




Original Message Follows:
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There is a new United Explorer Credit Card. If I plan to
apply for it and be approved, will I be able to receive
the bonus miles even if I have the UA Mileage Plus
Signature Visa or have HAD the UA Mileage Plus Signature
Visa before?

Thanks,
XXXXX

From the above clarification, it seems like we all should receive bonus miles as long as we have never had the UA. Explorer Card before.

garykung

The following will answer your question definitely:

It is up to you to trust humans. But I definitely sticking with old-fashioned T&Cs (And especially, I got the bonus credited already).

Let assume Chase gives you nothing, and you end up at the court.

Remember, the agent can make a mistake in identifying you that you are eligible (which Chase can show record that they made a mistake). So apology and move on (or maybe a goodwill credit).

But, if you can show T&Cs to the court and with your bank record to persuade the court that you are eligible, you will get the whole thing no matter what.

So determine your own eligibility, but not Chase.

Surface Interval

Don't know if it would roll over into M+. However, I have been in the situation where I wanted to close a Chase card with a decent limit and was able have a CSR move most of the limit to another card before I closed the other.

hqly2001

is the 60k mile offer for premiere standard and is always there?
Has anyone seen an offer for less than 50k bonus?

Also, if someone is already a premiere member and get 1 free checked bag, with this card, is he entitled to another one? Or is it just 1 bag based one either status or credit card?

sdsearch

Of course, because any method of adding UA miles to your UA account (credit card, UA dining, UA shopping, hotel stays, car rentals, transfers from other point programs, etc, etc) all keep your UA miles from expiring. (And many of them don't have an annual fee, which the Explorer card will after the first year.)

I thus don't the Explorer card makes sense (to keep) if your only concern is keeping miles from expiring. Chase even has a no-annual-fee version of the UA card (that earns half the miles) that's enough to keep UA miles from expiring. You should be able to "downgrade" the Explorer to that after about a year, before you have to pay an annual fee, if avoid UA miles expiration is the main concern.

stimpy

I don't think that is true. I credit my Avis rentals to UA MP and that does not update my expiry date. Nor do Star Alliance flights (LH, JP, OS, etc) credited to my MP account. It seems that only UA flights work. However I have never done a transfer from another program, nor done any UA shopping so maybe that works.

beltway

I believe you are mistaken:

stimpy

Ok, that may be the rules, but my actual experience is different. I guess I need to call MP or Avis or someone to see why that activity doesn't update my expiry date.

LeviFlight

My credit just came in, 50k sign up.

Happy

Have you done this recently, and not related to opening another Chase card?

In the past Chase allowed moving CL freely among cards but that flexibility was taken away in past 2 years. Are you saying now Chase once again allows such request?

Happy

Something is not working with your MP account.

I was able to renew the account with a e-Shopping though it posted very late but I gave 2 months lead time for that and it worked.

The other very easy way is to transfer miles between your MP and OP accounts - instantly renews your MP account. I did this as an experiment a couple weeks ago.

FlyingBoat

I have done this twice in the last month. I just called today because I was at my limit on a Chase AARP card. Had the transfer several K of Chase SW card to the AARP card so I could still use before my payment goes through.

When I got the AARP card earlier last month, I had them move several K from a Chase Sapphire card when I called in to activate it.

The card is about a month old so I don't know if you would consider this related to opening a new card. I have done that too, where they approved a new card when I reduced cl on an old one.

garykung

1. As of this moment, yes. Of course there is always an offer for less than 50K - the standard offer.

2. No - basically, except for E+ access and priority waiting, and possibly CPU, the card has different from 2P or SE.