MileagePlus® has partnered with Visa® to bring you MileagePlus mobile offers. Register your Visa Card and you’ll receive mile-earning opportunities from MileagePlus sent via text message to your mobile phone. Look for offers from MileagePlus partners, United Airlines®, and more. MileagePlus gives you 500 bonus award miles just for registering.

Register for MileagePlus mobile offers.

Receive mile-earning opportunities faster by text message on your mobile device when you use your registered Visa^® card. Getting started is easy. All you need is your MileagePlus membership number, your eligible Visa card and your mobile phone number.

Register up to three eligible Visa cards for special mile-earning opportunities. You’ll receive up to three MileagePlus offers by text each week when you use any of your registered Visa cards.

OFFER TERMS:

Offers may be subject to additional terms, conditions and restrictions communicated to you from time to time.

Terms applicable to Offers:

1. Offer valid only for MileagePlus^® members currently residing in the 50 United States (including Alaska and Hawaii).
2. Members must successfully register by entering their MileagePlus member number, eligible Visa card number and mobile number and have registered by Oct. 21, 2012.
3. Register anytime on or between May 21, 2012 and Oct. 21, 2012.
4. The registration period will conclude at 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 21, 2012.
5. This offer is combinable only with other combinable MileagePlus offers.
6. A member can register up to three eligible Visa cards per MileagePlus member number.
7. Miles accrued, awards issued and bonus offers are subject to the rules of the MileagePlus program. The MileagePlus program, including accruals, awards and bonus mile offers is subject to change without notice. United and MileagePlus are registered service marks. For complete details about the MileagePlus program, visit mileageplus.com.
8. Offer subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply.
9. Visa and United, including their respective subsidiaries, affiliates and agents are not responsible for any products and services of other participating companies and partners.
10. For complete details about the MileagePlus program, visit mileageplus.com.
11. Complete terms and conditions for MileagePlus mobile offers can be found here.

I registered my Visa credit card for the MileagePlus mobile offer and confirmed the mobile number. The whole process took less than five minutes. I hope to see the 500 bonus award miles post on my account soon.

MilepagePlus offers 500 bonus miles on first purchase of $75 or more with any MileagePlus Shopping online retailer.

Fine Print
500 Bonus Mile Offer Terms – Offer valid through 8/31/12. To qualify for the 500 bonus award mile offer, a single purchase of $75 or more with any MileagePlus Shopping online retailer during the time of the promotion is required. The maximum number of bonus miles that can be awarded to each qualifying member through this promotion is 500 bonus miles. This bonus offer is available only for members who received this email from MileagePlus Shopping. The bonus award miles will post to your MileagePlus account within 8 to 10 weeks after the promotion end date.

A good way to take advantage of this offer is to buy something that you would need regardless of this offer, or buy a gift card for later use. The best strategy is to earn the bonus miles and spend the least money possible. This would entail finding Free-after-Rebate (FAR) items at one of the online stores that offer Free-after-Rebate (FAR) items. I found and purchased 2 items that were FAR on NewEgg, which is one of the MileagePlus Shopping online retailer.

My purchase on NewEgg
TREND MICRO Titanium Maximum Security Premium – $70 with $70 Rebate
Bitdefender Internet Security 2012 – $40 with $40 Rebate

It’s a bit of work to send and track the rebates but at least in the end, my net spending would be essentially $0 after rebate, and I earn the 500 bonus MileagePlus miles.