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2017-04-05 Thread Rebecca Ilniski
e always been super polite, and have refunded my account with any > charges that have been applied. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 1:27 PM > To:

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2017-04-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rebecca Ilniski Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2017 12:07 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad When I've reported Uber drivers

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2017-04-05 Thread Rebecca Ilniski
ys been super polite, and have refunded my account with any > charges that have been applied. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 1:27 PM > To: vipho

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2017-04-05 Thread Jeremy Gilley
@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 8:53 PM To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' Subject: RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad Hi, If the driver wouldn't take the dog, what was the refund for? You didn't

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2017-04-05 Thread Rebecca Ilniski
2017 1:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad Don't even bother leaving them feedback. Your feedback will be sent to somebody in India who will give you a canned response and trash the feedback But yes, the app is absolutely sluggish on iOS. T

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2017-04-04 Thread James Homuth
wed up and refused to take me. >>> -Original Message- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Jeremy Gilley >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 4:29 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subjec

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2017-04-04 Thread James Homuth
, Keith G., M.D. Sent: April-04-17 8:53 PM To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' Subject: RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad Hi, If the driver wouldn't take the dog, what was the refund for? You didn't leave the dog at the side of the road, did you? -Original Message- From: viphone

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2017-04-04 Thread Shaf Patel
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Jeremy Gilley >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 4:29 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad >>> >

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2017-04-04 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad As I've said before. I personally know of a couple cases where the driver has been flat out let go from Uber for not taking a guidedog. This on top of a complete refund. -Original Message- From: viphone

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2017-04-04 Thread James Homuth
Gilley Sent: April-04-17 8:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad More then one uber driver has told me that they have gotten multiple memos about taking riders with guides and that it is aginst the law to deny them. -Original Message- From

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2017-04-04 Thread James Homuth
it was to clarify which trip I was on that needed resolving. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shaf Patel Sent: April-04-17 8:00 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad Sometimes

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2017-04-04 Thread James Homuth
-04-17 7:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad Drivers have assured me that they can, and will, be suspended for refusing to take someone with a dog guide. Can anyone verify this? On a few occasions, here in Los Angeles, I've have had

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2017-04-04 Thread James Homuth
- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeremy Gilley Sent: April-04-17 7:33 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad And I keep telling you, that I have never had that issue. Every single time I complained, I have

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2017-04-04 Thread Jeremy Gilley
7:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad Drivers have assured me that they can, and will, be suspended for refusing to take someone with a dog guide. Can anyone verify this? On a few occasions, here in Los Angeles, I've have had to report

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2017-04-04 Thread Shaf Patel
oglegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Jeremy Gilley >> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 4:29 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad >> >> Hello, >> I have always contacted uber support directly through the app. >>

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2017-04-04 Thread Donna Neff
ways been super polite, and have refunded my account with any > charges that have been applied. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 1:27 PM > To: vi

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2017-04-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad Hello, I have always contacted uber support directly through the app. I have always been contacted with 24-48 hours with the issues of me reporting service animal issues. Service animal issues I mean leader dogs, seeing eye dog

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2017-04-04 Thread Donna Neff
e charge, I got refunded. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Shaf Patel > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 4:09 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad &

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2017-04-04 Thread Jeremy Gilley
@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shaf Patel Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 4:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad Look, I really do understand where you're coming from. But when you have an issue where a driver refuses

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2017-04-04 Thread Jeremy Gilley
: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 1:27 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad I could not find out anything as to where Uber customer service centres or call centres

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2017-04-04 Thread Mike Ulrich
, 2017 5:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad Hello, my name is Peggy. Anyone remember that recent funny commercial, mocking outsourced custrmer service? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com

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2017-04-04 Thread Mike Ulrich
Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad I think it should be noted that companies may have their headquarters or head offices in the United States, but they may outsource their customer service telephone calls and assistance to third world countries that pay cents on the dollar

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2017-04-04 Thread Victor Gouveia
ther companies like Wind Mobile here in Canada. Victor -Original Message- From: Shaf Patel Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 11:08 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad LOL OK. Ask your friend Google where their customer services are loc

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2017-04-04 Thread Shaf Patel
rked > their sewing, glueing and doing whatever almost all were women and maybe 3 or > 4 were caucasians, the rest were all chinese immigrants. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

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2017-04-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad Sure. https://qz.com/465613/uber-customer-complaints-from-the-us-are-increasingly-handled-in-the-philippines/ http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/uber-is-building-out-a-customer-support-center-in-manila-phi On 4/4/2017 1:26 PM, Sieghard

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2017-04-04 Thread Shaf Patel
er > --- > Need help accessing your account? Visit t.uber.com/contact-form > This email is a service from Uber. > [N4GQ9M-EKG3] > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Shaf Pa

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2017-04-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
-- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shaf Patel Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 8:08 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad LOL OK. Ask your friend Google where their customer services are located. I'm waitin

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2017-04-04 Thread Shaf Patel
03, 2017 9:03 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad > > Uber drivers also deny guide dogs. Do your research. > > Lyft also have a phone number on their website where you can report > these kinds of issues, htlp.uber.com

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2017-04-04 Thread Marie
be the case. Marie -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, April 3, 2017 5:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad I am not saying I love Uber, only can use it here in Canada when I'm in Calgary since they are not yet

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2017-04-04 Thread Mike Ulrich
VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 6:41 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad Is the uber AP free on the phone? Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2017, at 6:08 PM, Kerri Kosten <kerrik2...@gmail.com> wrot

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2017-04-04 Thread 'Simon w' via VIPhone
rom: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Brent Harding >> Sent: April-03-17 3:36 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad >> >> In the latest upgrades, it seems like th

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2017-04-04 Thread James Homuth
Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: April-04-17 12:27 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad i would think that the driver would need for location services on your phone

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2017-04-04 Thread James Homuth
Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad Uber drivers also deny guide dogs. Do your research. Lyft also have a phone number on their website where you can report these kinds of issues, htlp.uber.com is where you need to go. The people who work at Uber customer support responding

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2017-04-04 Thread Jeremy Gilley
- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shaf Patel Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 9:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad Uber drivers also deny guide dogs. Do your research. Lyft also have a phone

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2017-04-03 Thread Andy Baracco
April 03, 2017 5:00 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad I much prefer Lyft. The app is accessible, and very easy to use. It now gives you a countdown timer when your car arrives, and a countdown estimate of when you will arrive at your destination. If you ha

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2017-04-03 Thread Kathy Brandt
;> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Andy Baracco >>> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 5:00 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad >>> >>>

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2017-04-03 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
] On Behalf Of Shaf Patel Sent: Monday, April 3, 2017 6:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad Uber drivers also deny guide dogs. Do your research. Lyft also have a phone number on their website where you can report these kinds of issues, ht

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2017-04-03 Thread Shaf Patel
VO 100% of the time. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Andy Baracco >> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 5:00 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Uber app experience gett

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2017-04-03 Thread Shaf Patel
and that is indeed who I talked too. > Thanks for reading my book, but had to tell my story. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Shaf Patel > Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 1:46 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.c

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2017-04-03 Thread Andy Baracco
ird is there an option to contact your driver before pick-up? Thanks, Marie -Original Message- From: Andy Baracco Sent: Monday, April 3, 2017 1:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad I much prefer Lyft. The app is accessible, and ve

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2017-04-03 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad I much prefer Lyft. The app is accessible, and very easy to use. It now gives you a countdown timer when your car arrives, and a countdown estimate of when you will arrive at your destination. If you have some vision, or have a sighted

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2017-04-03 Thread Jeremy Gilley
, 2017 7:20 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad I have been using Uber and very happy with the service. But I would like to try Lift sometime. First of all, do you find it difficult to have to use cash to pay for your ride and second

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2017-04-03 Thread Kay Malmquist
changes. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Brent Harding > Sent: April-03-17 3:36 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad > > In the latest upgrade

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2017-04-03 Thread Kathy Brandt
roups.com] On Behalf > Of Andy Baracco > Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 5:00 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad > > I much prefer Lyft. The app is accessible, and very easy to use. It now > gives you a countdown timer when yo

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2017-04-03 Thread Marie
your driver before pick-up? Thanks, Marie -Original Message- From: Andy Baracco Sent: Monday, April 3, 2017 1:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad I much prefer Lyft. The app is accessible, and very easy to use. It now gives you

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2017-04-03 Thread Jeremy Gilley
03, 2017 5:00 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad I much prefer Lyft. The app is accessible, and very easy to use. It now gives you a countdown timer when your car arrives, and a countdown estimate of when you will arrive at your destination

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2017-04-03 Thread Jeremy Gilley
Again, this could be each persons experiences with each platform. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shaf Patel Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 5:20 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting

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2017-04-03 Thread Jeremy Gilley
book, but had to tell my story. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shaf Patel Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 1:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad Don't even bother leaving

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2017-04-03 Thread Kerri Kosten
r accepts the trip > unless the ETA changes. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Brent Harding > Sent: April-03-17 3:36 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting in

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2017-04-03 Thread James Homuth
at all when the driver accepts the trip unless the ETA changes. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brent Harding Sent: April-03-17 3:36 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

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2017-04-03 Thread Shaf Patel
Yes, if you have a choice, definitely use Lyft over Uber. Better customer service, more professional drivers and overall a better experience. On 4/3/2017 4:59 PM, Andy Baracco wrote: > I much prefer Lyft. The app is accessible, and very easy to use. It > now gives you a countdown timer when your

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2017-04-03 Thread Andy Baracco
I much prefer Lyft. The app is accessible, and very easy to use. It now gives you a countdown timer when your car arrives, and a countdown estimate of when you will arrive at your destination. If you have some vision, or have a sighted person waiting with you, it tells you the make and color of

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2017-04-03 Thread Brent Harding
In the latest upgrades, it seems like the screen is refreshing on its own every so many seconds. It's kind of doable if you flick fast enough before the blip sound refreshes the screen, but it's not an ideal situation. - Original Message - From: "Kathy Brandt"

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2017-04-03 Thread jazzyjennifer
thanks for passing this info about the uber group. i'l have to join it my self. i didnt even know there was one out there. On 4/3/2017 1:50 PM, dollar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I just want to let you know that there is a Facebook group. It is called Blind Users of Uber and Lyft if you have a

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2017-04-03 Thread dollar031
Hi, I just want to let you know that there is a Facebook group. It is called Blind Users of Uber and Lyft if you have a Facebook account to join that group. They will be able to answer your questions from there. Hope this help you. Cheers, Scott Dollar Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 3,

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2017-04-03 Thread Shaf Patel
Don't even bother leaving them feedback. Your feedback will be sent to somebody in India who will give you a canned response and trash the feedback But yes, the app is absolutely sluggish on iOS. There's not even a way to rate a driver after a trip accessibly unless you're actually on another