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> phone calls This can make things awfully complicated when you and the dispatcher don't speak the same language. > waiting around for a taxi to arrive The w
by Strom 6y ago
> phone calls
This can make things awfully complicated when you and the dispatcher don't speak the same language.
> waiting around for a taxi to arrive
The worst part about waiting for a taxi is the dice roll of whether one will actually arrive. Often in the case of a popular spot (like after the end of an event) the taxi could pick up someone else from the same location - or worse yet, not show up at all. The introduction of feedback associated with a specific driver has completely changed the incentive to actually show up and pick up the correct person.
- aksss 6y ago> dispatcher I remember a lot of taxi companies used some funky phone-to-CB thing where the dispatcher would be talking to you over CB radio on your phone call, which was just rotten audio quality on top of any lingo barrier. Just hilariously awful.