• AncientSoul@reddthat.com
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    27 days ago

    Bolt is Estonian. Their app lets you order and pay for taxis, e-bikes and probably scooters as well. I use them regularly.

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      27 days ago

      Taxis? You know, the regulated alternative that’s not in the process of doing a bait and switch by selling services at a loss until competition dies and then increase the prices.

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        The problem with traditional taxis is that after booking them, you have no indication of when they will show up and along the way, you mostly have no information about the cost. Same thing if you get a taxi on the street without pre booking. You have no idea of the resulting price.

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          Depends on where you are. In Australia most taxi companies have an app that works like uber. Shows you the route and a fixed price. And when a driver picks up your fare, it’ll show you where they are.

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          You ask them to show up at a particular time and then they just do. And you can ask about the cost when you contact them.

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            I’m guessing this varies between countries. The thing is where I live, they don’t always show up in time and if they show up, you have to pay anyway

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    27 days ago

    Must delete?

    I’m not much into must do, this or that. Thx.

    Or if we are to tell people what they should do: why not trash the phone itself? Uber is but one minor symptom of much deeper issues, all related to phone usage and ownership. Get rid of the main cause, not of a symptom ;)