I also text the driver telling him that I am blind with and with a cane. What three letters do you use for the replacement? I never thought of doing that and that sounds like a good idea.
John Sent from my iPhone > On May 10, 2019, at 2:53 PM, Andy Baracco <[email protected]> wrote: > > I use the text replace feature on the iPhone to compose a text that I can > send that says that I am blind and am carrying a white cane. I only have to > hit a 3 letter combo to send it. > > Andy > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Merritt" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 11:17 AM > Subject: Re: Using Uber app > > > Personally, I would close the app until you need it, since it will > continue to use your location and could potentially drain your > battery. As others have noted, I usually contact the drivers after > requesting the ride so they can find me quickly and easily. I contact > them via text, but I will call them if they arrive without a response > back, or if the app gives me a limited time to contact them before it > leaves. This has happened with Lyft. Both Uber and Lyft may send an > automated response after the first text letting you know the person is > driving and may not respond. However, most of the drivers I have asked > when in the ride, have reported they did get my message. Sometimes I > will even get a reply back from them, but not often. > > Good luck, > Wayne > >> On 5/10/19, Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Bill, >> >> I don't usually explicitly close the app. I do not have to sign in every >> time. When you request a ride tonight, it should recognize your location, >> and you would then have to put the address where you want to go. >> >> And yes, I have found that calling the driver to let them know I am blind >> and where to look for me has worked well. >> >> Good luck, >> Pam >> >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Bill >> Outman [[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 1:14 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Using Uber app >> >> Okay. >> >> Jennie’s observation about the menu button was correc, and I got the check >> card updated. >> >> What I am wondering is if I can now close the app until I am ready to order >> my trip tonight. If I do, will I have to sign in with my password again? >> >> My trip plan is to order a trip home from the local minor league baseball >> game I will be attending, which in the past I would have taken a cab home >> from, as it is after hours for my residence on paratransit. >> >> I figured this would be a good opportunity to do an actual trip, as I would >> have the advantage of others around me if I needed help. My biggest fear >> has been identifying the driver, being a total, though I understand there is >> a way to call or text from within the app; calling has been the consensus on >> this list. >> >> I know the Where To button is where to start an order. I may play around in >> that menu this afternoon before leaving for the game. 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