Chip, When booking your Uber Pool trip, and I'm assuming the same will be true for Lyft Line, you will be asked how many seats you will need. The choices are 1 or 2. Once you have made the selection, the rest of the booking process is the same.
Hth, Wayne On 12/3/17, Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> wrote: > Could you explain about what pool is? If both my wife and I want to ride > in the Uber do I need to schedule a pool ride or do something differently > for two of us? > > Thanks, > > Chip > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Andy Baracco > Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2017 4:36 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Lift and Uber questions > > I have used both, but now use lyft pretty much exclusively. Prices do vary, > > even on the same trip. Prices are generally higher during the evening, but > last evening I took a trip on Lyft during a time when the price is usually > higher, and it wasn't, so go figure. Also, when using lyft Line or Uber > Pool, the price for the 2nd passenger can very from 39 cents to $1.50. > > Andy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerr...@gmail.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2017 8:55 AM > Subject: Re: Lift and Uber questions > > >>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. 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