Definitely YMMV. I've had mostly good experiences with taxis in NYC, but I've had some extremely bad Taxi experiences in San Francisco, Chicago, LA, and D.C.

Definitely YMMV. I've had mostly good experiences with taxis in NYC, but I've had some extremely bad Taxi experiences in San Francisco, Chicago, LA, and D.C. The major difference is that in your situation, you could easily report your driver for failing to meet at the pickup location--If them not agreeing to meet a specific location is a problem their rating will eventually filter them out. With Taxi's there is no accountability for bad drivers so they continue in the Taxi system.