Originally Posted by
trajanc
You know what also works? Phoning a taxi company and having them pick you up. It has worked for me fine. I've yet to be stood up. Maybe I'm lucky.
Doesn't work for me and judging by Uber's momentum, it doesn't work for many people. Every taxi company I've ever phoned says the taxi is five minutes away. Sometimes that true, often not. I think it's a standard line
What I love about Uber:
- App based. No searching for a local phone number
- Selecting the type of car that I want
- The transparency of having the driver's cell number
- The transparency of knowing where the driver really is and a true estimate of the arrival time
- The ability to pay via credit card (Many cab driver hate credit cards)
- The ability to leave a rating/comment