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Out of curiosity can one not order a regular cab by phone to come and pick you up at a destination and the dispatcher already knows the destination? Where I li
by jahnu 11y ago
Out of curiosity can one not order a regular cab by phone to come and pick you up at a destination and the dispatcher already knows the destination?
Where I live that's pretty normal and only costs a tiny bit more.
- juliangregorian 11y agoIn many neighborhoods you can get a car service to do so yes. It's not feasible in all situations however.
- mtanski 11y agoYes, a shady car service that in many cases does not have a price before hand, that does not take credit cards, that always tells you it will be there in 5 minutes (even if you'll be waiting 30+ minutes).
- free652 11y agoNever had a problem with our car service in Manhattan Beach. You get a price from the dispatcher right away and usually their cars are on time. If they're busy the dispatcher will tell you right away. And price wise they're much cheaper (50%) than Uber. Also I like the new lexuses that the car service uses. Their location is few blocks away from us, so you need to do research to make sure that the car service is around you.
- Ollinson 11y agoI live in Queens and the only complaint of yours I can qualify is that they don't take credit cards. Car service cabs are plentiful and cheap in my area. Many of the drivers directly communicate with you by phone and have GPS.
- benihana 11y agoThey also charge a lot more and sometimes never show.
- Spooky23 11y agoCabs are hail only. Car services in NYC are either pretty shady or expensive. The cheap reliable ones used to be focused on specific ethnic groups. Now they have green cabs that work the boroughs and take calls as well.
- acjohnson55 11y agoThere are car services that are generally reliable. The problem is, this is on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood basis. I know who to call to get me to the airport from my apartment, but if I'm in an unfamiliar part of town and I don't know someone who lives there, all bets are off.
- untog 11y agoCar services in NYC are either pretty shady or expensive. Going to have to disagree with that. Almost all car services I've used in the city have been fine, and much cheaper for things like airport travel than a yellow cab.