I use Uber several times per week. Both Uber and Lyft are extremely easy to use. As far as pricing goes, when there is extremely high demand like Sieghard mentioned, Uber goes into Surge Pricing. You will be told of the higher prices when booking your trip and given an opportunity to cancel or continue. I have heard from others that Lyft does has Surge Pricing every so often, but my friends say that Lyft may not have as much Surge Pricing and Uber does. I don't know for sure since I've taken Uber quite heavily the last few months. Also, if you frequent one or both services often enough, you will get emails and notifications about discounts for the week, such as half off the first 10 rides. You can schedule a ride in advance with both services. I have done this on both, but I like the notifications you get in advance of a scheduled trip on Uber better than Lyft. Uber gives you a notification at 30 and then 5 minutes before your scheduled trip, where Lyft only gives a text or notification 10 minutes before. Regarding getting the driver to help you, Uber and Lyft are like paratransit services, where they are technically just door to door, or curb to curb service. I have asked some drivers to help me inside a building or to find a specific place, but not all will be willing. If they do, then I am sure to give them a better rating and even a tip at the end. And you can tip with Uber and Lyft. This is one other thing that Lyft does better. You will get an emailed receipt after each trip on both services, but Lyft is good about telling you how much your trip was before you tip. Uber does not do this. I have to look in the menu, then Your Trips, then I can find out how much my ride was. Both services are great over all and worth the trouble since they can help to increase your independence and flexibility when traveling around town. By the way,
Happy riding, Wyne On 12/2/17, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > One thing I found at least here in Canada when I used Uber in Calgary is > that with their high-demand upcharge it is often cheaper to take a taxi > during such times of the day. It's amazing how a Uber quote can vary even > from now to 5 minutes later and while I guess this is part of the supply and > demand principal of economy I don't like it too much. If I see the message > about pricing being higher due to high demand I simply close the Uber app > and call a cab. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Terri Stimmel > Sent: Saturday, December 2, 2017 4:10 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Lift and Uber questions > > Hello everyone, > > > I have the Lift App on my phone. But I've never used it. From the looks of > it, the App seems pretty accessible. > > I have a friend who uses Uber, and he says it's accessible. > > > Is 1 App more accessible than the other? > > Also, are there much differences in the prices of trips? > > And how do you put in information when you make a trip with either App? > > For instance, if you may need some guidance to the building. > > Also, does either App do a round-trip sort of deal? > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > Thank you, > > > Terri > > -- > 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: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list 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. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list 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. > -- Connect with me on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/waynesbooks -- 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: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list 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.
