BH62

Since there is no carry-over, you could think of this as a Pass/Fail situation where the extra credit (2 RPUs upon reaching each 25k beyond 100k) is balanced against the time/effort/$$$ of each additional trip, assuming they are discretionary. However, if the so-called excess trips are required, then when close to the extra 25k, it's a value judgement. Conversely(?), if at, say, 98k near year-end, the reward for a short extra trip IMO is well worth it.

Duke787

Could be a good opportunity to try and get a status challenge to another airline (DL or AA specifically) and test out that program vs. United. Given the normal parameters you should easily get match the challenge if your December spend is on par with earning you 1K and perhaps bleed into January depending on terms of the challenge.

Though as other's have noted, you can accrue additional RPUs and GPUs and improve MM balance.

eunduklee

Hello everyone and i apologize if I posted this in the wrong section.

My name is Lee for short and i recently signed up for United Mileage Plus account.

I'm new to all the acronyms and would like some guidance on it so I can gain the useful information everyone here is talking about.

This is my account as follows

Mileage Balance: 14,915
MileagePlus Status Level: Member
Year to Date Premier Miles: 12,164
Year to Date Premier Segments: 5

It says the next level is Premier Silver. I usually flight out from EWR to SEA.

What benefits does premier silver get? Is there another way to achieve silver and + status ?

Thank you all in advance.

WineCountryUA

Welcome to FT!. eunduklee
FT Glossary
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-glossary.html (from the pre merger UA forum)

best not to be so specific with your personal inf on the internet

A good place to start is Premier benefits and more

some credit cards give you sliver-like benefits

As for learning in general, reading and following FT / UA Forum has much to offer. It will take some time but in awhile you will be amazing others with your knowledge.

mre5765

Silver gives you a free checked bag, boarding group 2, priority check in, complimentary upgrades to first class on domestic flights, and the ability to select economy plus seating.

There is another way to get silver: book one or more flights that would give you 25,000 miles, and and then add the elite/premier maximizer to buy 25,000 elite qualifying miles. But the miles, and cancel the flights. Will cost you a lot more than flying.

Welcome to Flyertalk.

eunduklee

Thank you so much for the information.

Ticket class T and V are bad for upgrades usually from your experiences sir or ma;am

aacharya

[Unduly strong direction to a new member deleted by Moderator as not apt, esp. in this particular thread.]

But to answer your question, as a Silver, you have very little hope of upgrades, as you are behind GS, 1K, Platinum, and Gold.

In addition, V and T fares are on the middle and low-end of economy fare classes.

They go:Y, B, M, E, U, H, Q, V, W, S, T, L, K, G, N

WineCountryUA

Silvers' chances for upgrade are low in general and the

The complimentary upgrade priority factors is Status, Face Class, and then time of purchase / request. (see Upgrades overview for more complete explanation)

The Fare cass ranking for economy is 'Y, B, M, E, U, H, Q, V, W, S, T, L, K, G, N'

eunduklee

thank you so much for the advice.

ill go read the other threads.

thank you again

jackal

Just to add a few caveats to mre5765's good summary:

-Complimentary upgrades to F are (as you have already discerned) not guaranteed; more on this below
-Silvers can select Economy Plus (E+ on FlyerTalk) seats starting at online check-in (i.e. 24 hours before departure). You must be Gold or higher to be able to select them at the time of booking.

Indeed; I would not expect to see many upgrades as a silver at all. It's hard enough to get a good upgrade rate as a 1K.

As a silver, you will be below:

-all GS, 1K, Platinum, and Gold members
-all Silvers on higher fare classes
-all Silvers within your fare class who bought a ticket before you

As you can see, that's a lot of people above you. Your upgrade chances vary significantly depending on the flight (hub-to-hubs are almost impossible even for 1K members while flights to podunk outstations--as long as the aircraft serving that outstation has an F cabin--can be easy upgrades for everyone as the competition is not as fierce), but in general, it's best just to not count on upgrades ever happening for you.

One note: if you (as a Silver) buy a full Y (fully flexible, fully refundable) or B fare, you will be prioritized over all 1Ks, Platinums, Golds, and Silvers on lower fare classes. You would still be behind all GS, 1K, Platinum, and Gold members on Y and B fares (and also any GS or 1Ks on M fares) as well as any other Silvers on Y or B fares who bought before you, but buying these (ridiculously expensive) fares significantly improves your upgrade chances.

Sadly, the UA FAQ in the UA forum is hopelessly out-of-date. Perhaps when FlyerTalk turns on the new wikipost function for everyone to edit (coming soon!), we can get something put together that can help newer members like you understand the ins and outs better.

handlebear

Y fares are really high. The one time I flew on a Y was a business trip from Los Angeles to London on Continental. This was in the early 90's. My company wouldn't allow me to book in BusinessFirst, so I asked them if I could book ANY coach fair. They said yes. Round trip Y fare was $4000. The advantage back then for Y was you could immediately upgrade to to BusinessFirst for miles instead of going on the international wait list and it took only half the miles for the upgrade compared to all the other coach fairs (IIRC 20,000 miles vs 40,000 miles).

Wildfan88

hello all
Quick question. Last time I was 1k was 2008. This week, I will cross 100,000EQMs for 2013 and assume will get my 1K status within a few days.
Will I receive six(6) GPUs immediately ? and then am I entitled to an additional six (6) at the start of 2014?
Sorry If this is a redact question,
cheers

jackal

Yes, you will. IIRC, it was pretty instant for me after the miles posted for my qualifying flight.

No, you will receive 6 more GPUs the next time you cross the 1K qualifying threshold next year. If you do not cross the qualifying threshold again, you will not receive any more GPUs.

You will receive 2 more GPUs for every additional 50K qualifying miles you fly this year, though.

WineCountryUA

You will receive 6 GPUs in a week or so and they will be good untij 31 Jan 2015. You will not receive 6 more at the beginning of 2014. The timing and life of the GPUs has changed from 2008 but the quantity is still the same -- just different (better) timing. You will receive 2 more GPU at each 50K PQM threshold above 100K.
You should have received 2 RPUs @ 75K and will receive 2 more having crossed 100K. The process of earning RPUs has also changed since 2008. You will 2 for every 25K PQM starting at 75K. These will be good until 31 Jan 2015 also.

Wildfan88

Thanks for the clarification. THE RPUs showed up about 14 days after my status went from 2p to 1p.
much appreciation for the quick responses.
cheers