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If you contact the bank or a card company for a chargeback they will likely block you on Uber. Which might be PIA when traveling. All hail monopolies.

everfree 5y ago
At least there's also Lyft. The same can't be said for the broadband internet market, for example.
- cpcallen 5y ago
  Not outside the US!
  - wombat-man 5y ago
    I used grab in Vietnam. There's a pretty good chance there's another app to use. I don't have an Uber account
notyourwork 5y ago
Taxi
- deleted 5y ago
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- najqh 5y ago
  I'd rather walk with my shoes full of pins than give my money to taxis.
  - notyourwork 5y ago
    I’d take a taxi over a random person who decided to drive Uber/Lyft to make a few extra bucks. Furthermore, taxi prices over last couple years are at or better compared to same Uber/Lyft ride. Lastly, the apps taxis have are effectively the same. Last time I was in PHX I scheduled a 4am taxi ride, got a text 30 minutes ahead to confirm, once driver was en-route received a text with link to a real time map tracking cars location to my destination. The experience is the same.
vkou 5y ago
> Which might be PIA when traveling. All hail monopolies. That's the beauty of having a uniform, consolidated experience, whether or not you are in San Francisco, Zurich, or Bangkok.
imroot 5y ago
I was blacklisted on Uber a few years ago when I reported a security vulnerability to them. They said no such vulnerability existed. I sent them video. They said I must have been doctoring the video because they couldn't reproduce it. They then banned me. This was in 2015. They were then sued because the vulnerability apparently identified someone's affair[0]. I sent my email exchange with Uber to the attorney who sued Uber, letting them know that they were aware of the bug two years prior. You know, because no good deed goes unpunished. I get by just fine on Lyft these days. --- 0: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38948281 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38948281
- perl4ever 5y ago
  I originally tried/preferred Lyft because of all the bad publicity and stigma about Uber. However, I read that many drivers work for both anyway, and over time, on the infrequent occasions I needed a ride, I realized only one thing really mattered to me. That is, that a driver keeps at least one hand on the wheel at all times while driving. That's my definition of professionalism. I just feel like I have better odds of that with Uber, maybe they simply have more drivers these days.
- molszanski 5y ago
  I knew that all those apps have tons of bugs like that but holy cow.
Nextgrid 5y ago
The good thing about Uber (and similar) is that they have no legitimate reason to know your name or personal details, so for the rare time you need it you can make a new account with a fake name, new phone number & email address.
- molszanski 5y ago
  They ban you via a name on a credit card AFAIKR and other fraud detection algs, which are good

everfree 5y ago

At least there's also Lyft. The same can't be said for the broadband internet market, for example.

cpcallen 5y ago
Not outside the US!
- wombat-man 5y ago
  I used grab in Vietnam. There's a pretty good chance there's another app to use. I don't have an Uber account

notyourwork 5y ago

Taxi

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najqh 5y ago
I'd rather walk with my shoes full of pins than give my money to taxis.
- notyourwork 5y ago
  I’d take a taxi over a random person who decided to drive Uber/Lyft to make a few extra bucks. Furthermore, taxi prices over last couple years are at or better compared to same Uber/Lyft ride. Lastly, the apps taxis have are effectively the same. Last time I was in PHX I scheduled a 4am taxi ride, got a text 30 minutes ahead to confirm, once driver was en-route received a text with link to a real time map tracking cars location to my destination. The experience is the same.

vkou 5y ago

> Which might be PIA when traveling. All hail monopolies. That's the beauty of having a uniform, consolidated experience, whether or not you are in San Francisco, Zurich, or Bangkok.

imroot 5y ago

I was blacklisted on Uber a few years ago when I reported a security vulnerability to them. They said no such vulnerability existed. I sent them video. They said I must have been doctoring the video because they couldn't reproduce it. They then banned me. This was in 2015. They were then sued because the vulnerability apparently identified someone's affair[0]. I sent my email exchange with Uber to the attorney who sued Uber, letting them know that they were aware of the bug two years prior. You know, because no good deed goes unpunished. I get by just fine on Lyft these days. --- 0: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38948281 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38948281

perl4ever 5y ago
I originally tried/preferred Lyft because of all the bad publicity and stigma about Uber. However, I read that many drivers work for both anyway, and over time, on the infrequent occasions I needed a ride, I realized only one thing really mattered to me. That is, that a driver keeps at least one hand on the wheel at all times while driving. That's my definition of professionalism. I just feel like I have better odds of that with Uber, maybe they simply have more drivers these days.
molszanski 5y ago
I knew that all those apps have tons of bugs like that but holy cow.

Nextgrid 5y ago

The good thing about Uber (and similar) is that they have no legitimate reason to know your name or personal details, so for the rare time you need it you can make a new account with a fake name, new phone number & email address.

molszanski 5y ago
They ban you via a name on a credit card AFAIKR and other fraud detection algs, which are good