What is the procedure if you just want to find out how much a specific ride would cost? Set the pickup location and then enter the destination. Then double tap the Fare Estimate button. The app will not give you an exact price, but it will give you a price range for the trip. The price is based on the amount of time as well as the mileage. So the actual price may vary depending on traffic, red lights, etc.
while I was exploring the app, I noticed that the app indicated that a driver was 11 minutes away then 9 minutes then 7 minutes. Shortly thereafter, it reported that "No driver available". Could someone explain this behavior? It appears that you had not yet requested an Uber ride. I expect that a driver was coming closer to your location, and then he turned off his app. He may have reached his house or stopped to get something to eat etc. In any case he was no longer available to accept new ride requests. Rob -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Rathburn Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2016 1:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Uber Newbie Questions Hi, I signed up with Uber yesterday and a couple of questions come to mind. First, what is the procedure if you just want to find out how much a specific ride would cost? Also, while I was exploring the app, I noticed that the app indicated that a driver was 11 minutes away then 9 minutes then 7 minutess. Shortly thereafter, it reported that "No driver available". Could someone explain this behavior? Thanks, Dan The nice thing about science is that it's true whether you believe in it or not. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.