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re: Yellow Cab manager "Uber service would threaten cab companies, passenger safety"
Posted on 6/6/14 at 4:32 pm to Deactived
Posted on 6/6/14 at 4:32 pm to Deactived
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I live at Lee and Highland and it costs me $17 to get to Ricochets on Sherwood
I don't think so. I paid $35 to get from LSU Nicholson to Bluebonnet. I remember it. Complete BS.
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Posted on 6/6/14 at 4:38 pm to Deactived
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Please dont say anything LSU related because college kids arent using cabs.
If cabs were readily available around the LSU bars, more students would use them. Whenever we would call for a cab to come get us in tigerland when I was in college, it was basically a free for all with people trying to steal the cab whenever it would show up.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 4:38 pm to Cajun Revolution
Dont think so? Ive done the ride numerous times(at least 20 times, maybe more). Its always between $16.50 and $18.50. This is also going down college drive every time at 6pm on a weekday.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 4:40 pm to CarRamrod
Uber is fricking awesome
I've used it at least 50 times
I've used it at least 50 times
Posted on 6/6/14 at 4:42 pm to LSUzealot
quote:google self driving cars perhaps with an uber-like system will prob overtake it
in 10 years, all cabs will be out of business and you will see Uber as the #1 company with regional and local players along with 3 to 4 national competitors.
Cabs are going full Blockbuster right now.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 4:44 pm to LSUzealot
quote:yea, good luck going anywhere in br for less than 15.
it doesn't even really cost a few bucks more…my 2 cab rides tuesday were 6.50 and 7.50…you can't go anywhere with a yellow cab for less than 10 bucks after you tip them
Posted on 6/6/14 at 4:45 pm to Pilot Tiger
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google self driving cars perhaps with an uber-like system will prob overtake it
I don't think so. Part of what makes Uber work is the two-way rating system. If someone trashes a car and the driver gives the passenger a bad rating, no driver will pick up his dumb arse. The premium paid for the service and the ability for both parties in the transaction to refuse the transaction based on ratings peers gave the other party keep the service clean and friendly.
You know what a driverless car that you could call on demand would start looking and smelling like? A really small subway car. Hell, even cabs with drivers can be pretty fricking nasty.
Also, it kills me that Uber is a privately held company because I can't buy into it.
This post was edited on 6/6/14 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 6/6/14 at 5:41 pm to CarRamrod
Anyone know if there is a way to request a car seat in the vehicle? If so I will never call a a cab again.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 5:48 pm to Deactived
Uber is awesome
Tap your app, request a car...they are there in like 10 minutes and you can watch exactly where they are on a map on the app.
Don't have to use cash, pay with the app(tip included).
You can get an estimate ahead of time of the cost and see exactly who will be your driver before you get in the car.
Tap your app, request a car...they are there in like 10 minutes and you can watch exactly where they are on a map on the app.
Don't have to use cash, pay with the app(tip included).
You can get an estimate ahead of time of the cost and see exactly who will be your driver before you get in the car.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 5:50 pm to lsunurse
thanks for repeating what has been said 30 times already 
Posted on 6/6/14 at 5:52 pm to Deactived
I'm lazy and didn't feel like reading the whole thread 
Posted on 6/6/14 at 6:13 pm to Ed Osteen
Of course they will.
Filthy, old, stinky cabs driven by people who,pretend they don't know what a credit card is vs.new technology, fair rates and clean cabs.
They should fight this with everything they have!
Filthy, old, stinky cabs driven by people who,pretend they don't know what a credit card is vs.new technology, fair rates and clean cabs.
They should fight this with everything they have!
Posted on 6/6/14 at 6:37 pm to CarRamrod
I use Uber whenever available. I will even wait longer for an Uber because it is so much better.
UberX is what your referring to and is kinda iffy if you do not know where you are going (in my experience). I'd rather just pay the few bucks more for a professional driver most of the time.
UberX is what your referring to and is kinda iffy if you do not know where you are going (in my experience). I'd rather just pay the few bucks more for a professional driver most of the time.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 7:00 pm to LSUzealot
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it doesn't even really cost a few bucks more…my 2 cab rides tuesday were 6.50 and 7.50…you can't go anywhere with a yellow cab for less than 10 bucks after you tip them
I paid a few bucks more in Philly the other week. This service is a game changer.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 7:04 pm to CarRamrod
I've got a good friend in Dallas that told me a couple of weeks ago about Uber. He says he has been using it for a while and will never get a cab again.
Posted on 6/6/14 at 7:09 pm to 4LSU2
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I've got a good friend in Dallas that told me a couple of weeks ago about Uber. He says he has been using it for a while and will never get a cab again.
First time I used it was in Dallas a few years ago. Anytime I am in a big city I immediately see if they have Uber. It's a game changer.If there is Uber in that city I will not use another cab service.
Posted on 6/7/14 at 1:01 am to CarRamrod
Just took Uber in Austin and it was incredible.
Posted on 6/11/14 at 4:17 pm to TigersSEC2010
Posted on 6/11/14 at 4:25 pm to CarRamrod
Uber is lightyears ahead of cab service.
Cheaper, comes straight to you, no tipping, all done from your phone.
Love seeing all the cranky bastards here that don't know what it is hate on it.
ETA: They're a big deal here in Atlanta
Cheaper, comes straight to you, no tipping, all done from your phone.
Love seeing all the cranky bastards here that don't know what it is hate on it.
ETA: They're a big deal here in Atlanta
This post was edited on 6/11/14 at 4:26 pm
Posted on 6/11/14 at 4:30 pm to Zantrix
quote:
"surge"
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doesn't say how much
I use uber all the time in Houston...it gives you a multiplier (for example, 1.25 X)
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