[NABS-L] Question about Uber for the people who use Uber

[Preston Gaylor]

Hello Sydney:
It depends on if you want to schedule a ride on demand or events if there any drivers available. I schedule my Uber and lift trips in advance. If I know I wanna go somewhere and if I know I need to be someplace at a certain time.
Then I can definitely pay the increase fee if I need to schedule a ride in advance it obviously depends on time of day and where you're going, I have not taken any trips far out I should stay longer trips farther out because normally I travel within the local area.
Thank goodness for lots of Uber and lift gift cards that I get every burp in Christmas!
Hopefully this helps, and I'm sure more people will give you insight.
Thank you,
Preston

Sorry, I meant to say I get a lot of Uber and Lyft gift cards for my birthday or Christmas

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Subject: Re: [NABS-L] Question about Uber for the people who use Uber

        Hello Sidney.  When you're looking at the Uber app, but before you've begun telling it you
want to order a ride, either on demand ir scheduling in advance, it gives you an estimate of
the distance between you and the nearest registered Uber driver.  That doesn't mean the driver
it's using as a reference will be the one yu get when you order a ride, it's just an estimate
of about how long it could take a car to reach you, not an actual time of when a car will reach
you after yu place yur order.  In general, the only real useful ting to take from that
information is that Uber services your town and nothing else.  For example, if you open the
Uber app and it says no service, or that a driver is an hour away, it's a good bet Uber won't
be available for you that day.

        As to your question about whether to order a ride or schedule in advance, the answer is it
depends.  I live in a fairly small university town.  If it's a week day in the middle of the
day during the summer or the school term, I'll order a ride on demand.  Chances are good I'll
get a car within 5-15 minutes, sometimes less.  If I need a ride early in the morning or late
at night, I'll schedule in advance because it's a pretty good bet I won't be able to get a car
on demand.  Keep in mind that prices are higher for rides scheduled in advance, so I'll prefer
on-demand rides if I think I can get one in a timely manner.  On the other hand, in general,
the more experienced drivers like scheduled rides, so you'll usually get better drivers when
you schedule in advance.

Hope that helps.

-Brian

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