UBER, Clueless Newbee, Tell Me
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Out of town last week, during which I just barely observed UBER[^] I want to read what others here think. Please tell me the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful. Biggest question: Do I absolutely positively demanded required gotta have a smartphone ? (p.s., in case anyone missed the hint: I hate them; iPhones or Androids or any of them.) Other questions... Do you have to join the club or anything ? How do you pay ? Have you enjoyed it ? Have you taken a bum ride ? (how's that for a stupid pun !) Their website was so obfuscatory that I just popped over here to ask for opinions.
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Out of town last week, during which I just barely observed UBER[^] I want to read what others here think. Please tell me the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful. Biggest question: Do I absolutely positively demanded required gotta have a smartphone ? (p.s., in case anyone missed the hint: I hate them; iPhones or Androids or any of them.) Other questions... Do you have to join the club or anything ? How do you pay ? Have you enjoyed it ? Have you taken a bum ride ? (how's that for a stupid pun !) Their website was so obfuscatory that I just popped over here to ask for opinions.
Never used it, but people I know who have have liked it. I'm pretty sure you need a smart phone. When I need a cab I call a cab.
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Out of town last week, during which I just barely observed UBER[^] I want to read what others here think. Please tell me the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful. Biggest question: Do I absolutely positively demanded required gotta have a smartphone ? (p.s., in case anyone missed the hint: I hate them; iPhones or Androids or any of them.) Other questions... Do you have to join the club or anything ? How do you pay ? Have you enjoyed it ? Have you taken a bum ride ? (how's that for a stupid pun !) Their website was so obfuscatory that I just popped over here to ask for opinions.
You pay with a credit card. No tipping or need for money. Card is registered on site. I know people who swear by them, I know others who swear at them. It's just a cab service though all the drivers go through a thorough background check (according to someone I know who drives for Uber). Try it and decide for yourself: if they get you from a to b with little or no fuss, then that's good.
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You pay with a credit card. No tipping or need for money. Card is registered on site. I know people who swear by them, I know others who swear at them. It's just a cab service though all the drivers go through a thorough background check (according to someone I know who drives for Uber). Try it and decide for yourself: if they get you from a to b with little or no fuss, then that's good.
Karel Čapek wrote:
all the drivers go through a thorough background check
Not a case in India. Too many Criminals are 'Drivers' there. Internet is your friend.
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Out of town last week, during which I just barely observed UBER[^] I want to read what others here think. Please tell me the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful. Biggest question: Do I absolutely positively demanded required gotta have a smartphone ? (p.s., in case anyone missed the hint: I hate them; iPhones or Androids or any of them.) Other questions... Do you have to join the club or anything ? How do you pay ? Have you enjoyed it ? Have you taken a bum ride ? (how's that for a stupid pun !) Their website was so obfuscatory that I just popped over here to ask for opinions.
All i can say is that in germany those guys get pretty high fines because they break the law with their system :) *In Germany you need several documents and a specific insurance to drive a cab, they don't have any of that.
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Out of town last week, during which I just barely observed UBER[^] I want to read what others here think. Please tell me the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful. Biggest question: Do I absolutely positively demanded required gotta have a smartphone ? (p.s., in case anyone missed the hint: I hate them; iPhones or Androids or any of them.) Other questions... Do you have to join the club or anything ? How do you pay ? Have you enjoyed it ? Have you taken a bum ride ? (how's that for a stupid pun !) Their website was so obfuscatory that I just popped over here to ask for opinions.
You get free credit when you sign up, which has saved me a few quid on a night out. You can also use your account to order cabs for other people and pay for them, for example if your partner is on a night out and loses her purse.
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All i can say is that in germany those guys get pretty high fines because they break the law with their system :) *In Germany you need several documents and a specific insurance to drive a cab, they don't have any of that.
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}Same in Poland - regular taxi drivers need to have licenses. Only positive is that Uber tracks and records the route, so you can apply for refund if driver took unnecessary long route.
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Out of town last week, during which I just barely observed UBER[^] I want to read what others here think. Please tell me the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful. Biggest question: Do I absolutely positively demanded required gotta have a smartphone ? (p.s., in case anyone missed the hint: I hate them; iPhones or Androids or any of them.) Other questions... Do you have to join the club or anything ? How do you pay ? Have you enjoyed it ? Have you taken a bum ride ? (how's that for a stupid pun !) Their website was so obfuscatory that I just popped over here to ask for opinions.
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Out of town last week, during which I just barely observed UBER[^] I want to read what others here think. Please tell me the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful. Biggest question: Do I absolutely positively demanded required gotta have a smartphone ? (p.s., in case anyone missed the hint: I hate them; iPhones or Androids or any of them.) Other questions... Do you have to join the club or anything ? How do you pay ? Have you enjoyed it ? Have you taken a bum ride ? (how's that for a stupid pun !) Their website was so obfuscatory that I just popped over here to ask for opinions.
UBER is an example of a disruptive technology moving someone's cheese. More coming. In Atlanta, we just had a big fight in the government over this. Honestly, most of the cabs stink, the drivers stink, and it's just an all unpleasant experience. The city doesn't like it because they lose revenue (taxi licenses), but the competition is good. And please don't give me the crap about "we have to regulate" to make sure you're safe. Recently, Uber added a new policy - no weapons in their vehicles. So, if you've a concealed carry permit, you'd violate their rules. I've always wondered how a driver would know :)
Charlie Gilley Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759