Has anybody tried Uber? I've taken taxis, city transportation, Blue Van type

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May 3, 2016
4:22:58pm

Fatalplacebo All-American

Has anybody tried Uber? I've taken taxis, city transportation, Blue Van type

shared transportation in big cities like San Fran and NYC. But I've never tried Uber. What's been your experience?

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Fatalplacebo

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Has anybody tried Uber? I've taken taxis, city transportation, Blue Van type

5/3/16 4:22pm

much much much much better experience than taxis

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5/3/16 4:23pm

We used Uber all over San Francisco. Highly recommend it.

5/3/16 4:26pm

I use it so much that I sold my car. It and lyft are 100x better than a taxi.

jbonita

5/3/16 4:26pm

Used it in a small town in southern Idaho

Twin Roots

5/3/16 4:26pm

Must have been a really nice tractor.

PharmD

5/3/16 4:31pm

How dare you. It was a combine

Twin Roots

5/3/16 4:37pm

If you're going to use it for the first time soon, use this code

Noni Fruit

5/3/16 4:27pm

used it once in cali. good experience

yfootball

5/3/16 4:29pm

Used it in Dallas last month 5x and it was great.

5/3/16 4:33pm

Additional questions: Pay Uber via app/account or pay driver? Tip driver?

5/3/16 4:36pm

Pay through the app but you can tip the driver.

61_Shasta

5/3/16 4:38pm

Officially you're not supposed to tip the driver but it helps you

5/3/16 4:42pm

I've had the opposite experience. I used to always try to tip and have only

RalphWiggam

5/3/16 4:48pm

That's probably the best part. You just pay automatically through the app

5/3/16 4:40pm

No cash exchanged. It's all billed to your cc account.

Tare

5/3/16 4:40pm

Used it many times all over the world. Never had a bad experience and have had

Tare

5/3/16 4:36pm

Incredible. I always use it when I can

5/3/16 4:38pm

All the time. It is great. $9 from DCA to downtown DC last time I was there.

RalphWiggam

5/3/16 4:42pm

I've used it 15 times in SLC. Very happy.

5/3/16 4:45pm

If a ride takes about 30 minutes, how much before do you make request?

Hinta

5/3/16 4:53pm

You just order it when you are ready. They usually only take a few minutes to

5/3/16 4:55pm

You can look at the map before you order and see how many minutes away they are

BYUCLA

5/3/16 4:59pm

When you open the app it will show you where the closest Ubers are and how

Tare

5/3/16 4:59pm

I've only taken an Uber 5 times, but the longest we waited was about 6-7 minutes

5/3/16 5:00pm

I've used just over 3 years.

OliverGranger

5/3/16 5:20pm

It works great in Vegas now. I used it when I went for the Las Vegas bowl.

5/3/16 5:28pm

Worked great in DC. Saved a bunch over other Taxi services

Coug Dude

5/3/16 5:25pm

Great. Lyft is also very good.

LifeLongLakerFan

5/3/16 5:40pm

Did it all over DC, various other places. XLNT.

byujdmba

5/3/16 6:20pm

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