Hello, I successfully used the Uber app last night to get home from the minor league baseball game I attended.
I did not have to log in again after closing the app for a while in the afternoon after updating my account. I think the reason I needed to be verified earlier in the day is that I've had the app for three years and even updated the account once, but hadn't actually used it for a trip. In fact this was the first I used it on my 8 Plus which I got a year ago. The app picked up on my location correctly, and I ty0ped the home address into the destination search without difficulty. Once this was done I got the ETA and estimated fare once I selected Uberx. I got the confirmation and the driver's name and car model, didn't catch the license though I know the app gave that to me. I chose to call the driver and did so after giving Uber permission to use the microphone. I had to talk the driver to where I was as the information about which gate I was near may have been incorrect but we got it worked out. The driver and I had a good conversation and I discussed a lot of blindness issues which he seemed genuinely interested in learning about. I got home and successfully rated the driver and gave a tip. This turned out to be a good experience and the cost was less than what I have paid in cab fare on that trip in past years. I was pleased everything I needed to use in the app was accessible enough to use effectively. Ironically it was the paratransit ride to the park where I had an issue. My driver was apparently the third vehicle in a rear end collision chain, though thankfully there were no injuries, but I had to speak to the police and the substitute driver who was sent took a report from me as well. My radio went flying and it had to be retrieved from the vehicle. I was surprised it still worked, but it turned out I couldn't use it to get the play by play, as the games are no longer over the air but only on line. This meant I would have had to subscribe to the minor league ball app and try to learn it on the fly, and I wanted to save the phone for contacting Uber. So I had to infer what I could about the action and pay attention to fan reaction and comments. So overall it was still a good experience, though having to get the game call on line makes it less likely I'll go to a game myself now. Bill Outman -- 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. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/002c01d50838%24f74172b0%24e5c45810%24%40net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
