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I agree with all your points except "The only difference between the "cool" start-up Uber is, that those have no shiny App and you have to know there phone numb
by conception 12y ago
I agree with all your points except "The only difference between the "cool" start-up Uber is, that those have no shiny App and you have to know there phone numbers." The Uber experience is significantly better than a normal cab ride. The shiny app does a lot to make the experience better, pays for the service (don't need to tip either!), tracks your driver, gives you contact information and a name/picture, as well as let you split fares between the passengers automatically, etc etc. That combined with surge pricing and the crowd sourcing nature (uber is often the only service any place but downtown or the airport) makes for a better product, safety concerns aside.
- Xylakant 12y agoThe mytaxi app does the same and does it for regular cabs. It's also been around Berlin much longer. I never had any problems finding a cab anywhere in Berlin at any given time. Open app, klick "need a ride", cab arrives a few minutes later. No surge pricing.
- PinguTS 12y ago1.: as the other wrote, there is the App called MyTaxi, which does the very same with regular Taxi service. The funfact is, in Germany Taxi service is available on much more places than you think, even in the back coutry, and one requirement with a Taxi license in Germany is, that they are not allowed to deny a pickup. There is no surge pricing. You always pay the correct price and their is regular legal inspection that they don't cheat on you in terms of manipulation of the taxameter. 2.: The other App I mentioned, works the very same way and is even backed by one of the big rental companies, called Sixt.