Originally Posted by
ckendall
The ITTaxi app
https://www.ittaxi.it/app allows you to hail from an app and works pretty well; it does give you an estimated arrival time, but of course the meter is already running so the price is not determined. There appears to be a way to pay with Visa/Discover or PayPal (hmm) but I have not done it.
But I would like for them to compete with someone else too.
It's also kind of a clunky app, and you wonder if anyone is actually going to show up. The thing about Uber is that it has a consistent experience no matter where you are - you know whether or not someone is available, has accepted the fare, and the payment method is cleared up front.
Have you used ITTaxi? I have it installed, but I've admittedly not tried it, mostly because when I need a taxi I don't want to roll the dice on a no-show, so I either uber if available or I call.