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I don't really think it makes sense in SF, either. Taxi Magic, run app, push button, a taxi arrives. You pay half the price and don't have to worry about the dr

by gergles 16y ago

I don't really think it makes sense in SF, either. Taxi Magic, run app, push button, a taxi arrives. You pay half the price and don't have to worry about the driver flaking out on you, because dispatch will send another one automatically. I've never waited more than 5 minutes for a taxi in the central part of the city or more than 15 way the hell out in the middle of nowhere, and I can't imagine Uber can beat these times. They were advertising heavily in other apps, so I gave their website a try then a hearty laugh when I saw the prices, which are ridiculous ($1.30 a minute for waiting time? Are you people high?)

pjhyett 16y ago
Consider yourself lucky. I've had Taxi Magic and Cabulous leave me stranded a number of times. My favorite was the night Taxi Magic dispatched five different drivers over the course of 45 minutes and I never got picked up. Forget calling the cab companies directly, I've waited over an hour multiple times for a pick up in Potrero. Halloween night I couldn't even get the Yellow/Luxor/Veteran numbers to connect they were so overloaded. UberCab showed up in 15 minutes and took us all home that night.