Hi: Here is another question for you. Uber isn’t in all the surrounding suburbs yet. If my destination isn’t in one of their coverage areas, but my home is, can I still use Uber to get to and from home? > On Feb 6, 2016, at 9:46 AM, Paul Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Sarai. Before I answer your questions let's define two terms. Your > pickup location is your starting point. Your destination is where you're > going. >> >> 1. There is a pickup location home button, and a set pickup location button. >> What is the difference? Uber attempts to populate your pickup location. If >> Uber picks the right location you can activate the set pickup location. >> Otherwise, double tap the pickup location, edit it and double tap the set >> pickup location button. >> 2. At set pickup location, do you have to put in the street address? If you >> are going to Target for example, do you look up the address before you go? >> If so I don’t always know the address of where I’m going. Sarai, in your >> example it sounds like Target is your destination. After setting your pickup >> location Uber asks for your destination. If you enter Target, Uber lists the >> targets in your area. In spite of this, I suggest that you look up the >> address and add it to your contacts before you make your trips. >> 3. I opened the app last night, it said no cars available, but a sighted >> person opened hers and saw 5 cars available and the ETA to our street. How >> can I get this info? I'm not sure about that. >> 4. Any other tips or suggestions? I’m kind of nervous to use the app, and >> travel alone. > Yes. The first suggestion is to know where you live. By this I mean that you > should know how to get to your residence from the main streets and freeways > in your area so that you can give directions to your driver. > Here are the steps that I take. > 1. I choose my vehicle type. Uberx is the most economical > 2. I set my pickup location. > 3. I set my destination. > 4. I make sure to choose the payment method. > 5. I activate the Request Uberx button. > 6. After my trip is accepted, I activate the trip options and call my driver > with instructions. > There are no guarantees. There are always risks in life. If you avoid doing > things because of fear, the criminals have committed their crimes without > lifting a finger. If you want to do something, just do it. Enjoy Uber, it's > an excellent transportation alternative to taxi cabs. > > -- > 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 [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > --- > 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 [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone > <https://groups.google.com/group/viphone>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.
Sarai D. Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli -- 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 [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
