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Old Apr 7, 2016, 2:59 pm
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Originally Posted by Kmxu
If you want to use the old site, as mentioned upthread, you clear the cache and history on your browser and type in "ual.com". This should work.
As of Oct. 26, 2015 it no longer seems possible to access the old version of the website.

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Consolidated: Is united.com or parts of it down?

Workaround for Login & "Were sorry, but united.com was unable to complete your request." Problems:

Close United tab, clear browser cache, and delete all United cookies. Instead of logging back in using the home page yellow tile, click on the "Reservations -> Change or view reservations" link, and then login using the "MileagePlus: Sign in or join" link on the upper right of the page.
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 8:43 am
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Is there a new change flights page that people are seeing? Because when I click on the "change flight" button within a reservation, I get sent to the same old change flights page.
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 11:22 am
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Originally Posted by physioprof
Is there a new change flights page that people are seeing? Because when I click on the "change flight" button within a reservation, I get sent to the same old change flights page.
That actually happens quite a bit - old page with new header at the top.
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 3:02 pm
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I like the new website, except that it signs me out too quickly for my preference.

However, I have a continuing problem viewing my future reservations and seat assignments - almost always I get an error message. Have others had this problem or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks.
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 3:29 pm
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Originally Posted by greenskin
However, I have a continuing problem viewing my future reservations and seat assignments - almost always I get an error message. Have others had this problem or am I doing something wrong?
Not sure what you could be doing wrong.

Up until about a week ago I had as many as 6 different reservations, including one to HKG, and didn't have any problems with seats or seeing flight. Plenty of other problems, but not with this.
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 4:15 pm
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Originally Posted by greenskin
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However, I have a continuing problem viewing my future reservations and seat assignments - almost always I get an error message. Have others had this problem or am I doing something wrong? ...
My future reservations just disappeared but web support was able to fix it. Only required 3 calls and a few hours of wasted time on the phone with them.
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 4:52 pm
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Originally Posted by greenskin
I like the new website, except that it signs me out too quickly for my preference.

However, I have a continuing problem viewing my future reservations and seat assignments - almost always I get an error message. Have others had this problem or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks.
Same issue here. Checking seat assignments it errors out and sometimes logs me out. Same using IE or Firefox. Downright maddening.
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 4:57 pm
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Today is a horrible day using the website. Many of my rez disappear and continue to get ERROR 501 when surfing the site. Also, on the my trips home page it show that I'm leaving from JFK!!!
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 4:59 pm
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Originally Posted by BigJC
Same issue here. Checking seat assignments it errors out and sometimes logs me out. Same using IE or Firefox. Downright maddening.
Big time issue with me too.
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 6:15 pm
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Originally Posted by halls120
I don't find it to be any slower than the dog it replaced.

I find it to be much easier on the eyes than the dog it replaced.

I don't miss the old website at all.
YMMV.

New website, at least not the award search area where I spent at least 2 hours each day, is remarkably less-user friendly, harder to read, and much slower. On the last point, there is no debate. Going from date to date even with 250MBS down lags longer than the old .bomb.
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 6:21 pm
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Originally Posted by MatthewLAX
New website, at least not the award search area where I spent at least 2 hours each day, is remarkably less-user friendly, harder to read, and much slower. On the last point, there is no debate. Going from date to date even with 250MBS down lags longer than the old .bomb.
It is incredibly slow.

It's also incredibly frustrating to attempt to change the terms of your search in any way (for revenue or award searches). In multiple different ways. It's just extremely user-unfriendly.
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 6:27 pm
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Last night the site was more wonky than usual for me:

1. Would not work for search for a B fare and want to apply a GPU, would only show lowest available fare

2. Tried again for just the B fare and no upgrade and the B fare was listed

3. When trying to see if upgrade was available, it did not have the usual available now (if R was available now) or the arrow which would say could waitlist.
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Old Dec 17, 2015 | 7:48 am
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11 segments limit on united.com

anyone found a way to deal with the 11 segments per reservation limit on united.com

I can access the 1st 11 segments of my reservation so I can not change my seat assignment without calling UA or my TA.
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Old Dec 17, 2015 | 8:29 am
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Assuming your TA didn't book it through UA.bomb (i.e. Sabre), he or she should be able to do the seat assignments. You could also call in. I have not gotten around this in the past (though I didn't know the limitation was at 11 segments).
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Old Dec 17, 2015 | 1:17 pm
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Can't book to SFO-SGU

trying to book a flight from SFO-SGU (saint george, utah). Reverse also does not work, but award search does and can find it on ITA. SFO to other airports and other airports to SGU works. Bizarre.
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Old Dec 17, 2015 | 2:38 pm
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Originally Posted by aza72
trying to book a flight from SFO-SGU (saint george, utah). Reverse also does not work, but award search does and can find it on ITA. SFO to other airports and other airports to SGU works. Bizarre.
Wow! That's really bad. It is definitely letting me pull inventory on Sabre X/DEN.
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