757 Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 I would also like to know how to use the app to tip in Mexico. The last time I checked the tipping portion of the app in the US would not be nationwide until the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcelonaman Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 You cant. Read my comments on page 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichosalocura Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 In the Chapala plaza today there is a group of people that are wearing Uber t-shirts and have a table set up. I didn't stop by it or anything but it appeared to me, from a far, that they were possibly looking to sign up new drivers. I bet it is infuriating the taxi drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 1 hour ago, dichosalocura said: ...that they were possibly looking to sign up new drivers. I bet it is infuriating the taxi drivers. I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 I see five available in Chapala on the ap and NONE in Ajijic or surrounds. Fair, MC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercasa Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 When I was going to a hearing I showed a client my ap at around 2pm and there were 4 Uber cars around downtown Chapala and 3 by the libramiento / Walmart area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajabrady Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 I took Uber to downtown Guadalajara the other day from Ajijic. It ran around 280MXN. I tipped going up and coming back in cash. The driver I drove up with lived in guad but drove here since there were so few drivers and he's constantly busy. My first attempt I waited a half hour for an uber then he cancelled a minute away. Guess he didn't want the fare. On the second attempt my uber arrived within minutes and was happy to drive up. He said Guadalajara is flooded with drivers and the average fare is 30MXN. Soon the drivers will figure out the secret and lakeside will be overrun with eager uberers. Also. Uner drivers may not get a tip from the app. Not sure because it's not clear on where the tip applies. But It's nice to tip if you can. uber is streamlined to be used without cash. Although there is a pay in cash option if you choose. But Uber drivers in the states and I'm assuming here rate the passenger just as we rate the driver. US drivers give you a higher rating influenced by tips. The higher your rating the less time you'll end up uberless in the rain. I think you're rating starts after the fourth time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 1 hour ago, AngusMactavish said: I see five available in Chapala on the ap and NONE in Ajijic or surrounds. Fair, MC? What does fair have to do with it? They are independent drivers, they go where they want. Silly comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgates Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 You have to know that an Uber driver sees your name and your star rating. A bad rider, no tipping, will have the driver give you a bad rating. You request a ride and the driver can see your low rating and ignore you. Fair warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ednet94 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, tomgates said: You have to know that an Uber driver sees your name and your star rating. A bad rider, no tipping, will have the driver give you a bad rating. You request a ride and the driver can see your low rating and ignore you. Fair warning. And if I see a driver gives me a bad rating because of this I give this driver a 1 star rating. If enough people do this Uber removes this driver from the system. Fair warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Great. Being pressured by a system I don't even care about. Check that word: "uber". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ednet94 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Seriously, if you expect tips from riders you are having the wrong job. One of the main reasons people use Uber is the price and that's why Uber exists anyway. So tipping makes it more expensive which is not why people use Uber. Besides that I hardly ever carry cash with me and you can't tip in the app so tipping is not doable in most cases for me anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajabrady Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Absolutely they do what they want! So if they want to pick up a rider rider with 4.7 and ignore the rider with a .01. That is an independent choice. Drivers don't have to pick up a rider. Uber knows they can pay next to nothing targeting Groupon shoppers! Uber used to keep people in the dark about their rating. Afraid of losing the "bargain" hunter crowd. Now it's right under their picture. Hi! I'm so and so! I'm a .01 and I need a ride. Just sayin. If it's too good of a deal. Someone somewhere is losing. With uber it's the driver. Take advantage of iit now. Eventually its just gonna be another yellow cab or fast food delivery service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 If you ever saw episode 1, season 2 of BLACK MIRROR, you would know that this "social scoring" is going to be the downfall of our lives in the future. Everything we do will be judged instantly, because everyone will rate our every action instantly on their cell phone. The rating will go... not just to "friends of friends" but to everyone on the network. Your values and life will be judged worthy or inadequate by people you will never meet. Watch the upcoming movie The Circle, based on the fascinating little novel by Dave Eggars. About a Google-like organization that actively promotes this kind of social judgment. To be judged by a taxi company? Pah. Thank god I'll be dead by the time this poop hits the fan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Berca Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 12 hours ago, Bajabrady said: Absolutely they do what they want! So if they want to pick up a rider rider with 4.7 and ignore the rider with a .01. That is an independent choice. Drivers don't have to pick up a rider. Uber knows they can pay next to nothing targeting Groupon shoppers! Uber used to keep people in the dark about their rating. Afraid of losing the "bargain" hunter crowd. Now it's right under their picture. Hi! I'm so and so! I'm a .01 and I need a ride. Just sayin. If it's too good of a deal. Someone somewhere is losing. With uber it's the driver. Take advantage of iit now. Eventually its just gonna be another yellow cab or fast food delivery service. Exactly. At the current low pricing, Uber is simply financially unsustainable for Drivers. As drivers realize this and leave, Uber must be constantly seeking to hire new drivers until they quit, also. As the word gets out I see significant price hikes or the end of Uber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el bartman Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Not that anyone cares but I think competition brings prices down whereas monopolies, like yellow cab was and airport taxes are, drives them up. Uber’s business model suggest Lyft, a similar service, will keep prices competitive. To forecast the future I feel it would be necessary to impact the future of autonomous vehicles and proprietary patents held by Uber and Lyft in that acre. Too, I like that background checks are used for drivers which goes a long way for the end user, us. Obviously these companies are breaking new ground and fraught with challenges but so were startups like Dell Computer etc. Personally I’d make my investment with Uber and Lyft before considering Yellow Cab. As for the drivers, the claim is they are making close to 10,000 pesos a week on average. I use Uber quite a bit in Mexico City and have never met a driver who’s regretted his decision to go Uber. Thus I would predict Yellow Cab going out of business before Uber. One caveat - unless of course Yellow Cab adjusts their business model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 unfortunately they have started a tipping service. fortunately not in mexico. yet. as the fares are reasonable i tend to give them something for a long ride. not much chance of a return fare from here to gdl. https://www.uber.com/en-MX/ride/how-it-works/tips/ Too bad. Stick with the principal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensley Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Is there anyway to book Uber ahead of time? I can't figure that one out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakesider Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 I don't think so .. but i could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcelonaman Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Is there anyway to book Uber ahead of time? I can't figure that one out. here at the moment you cant but in some cities you can. Maybe in the future this service will be available. But for an early morning trip to gdl i think i would rather trust a local like miramontes or alex peterson who are reliable . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensley Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 here at the moment you cant but in some cities you can. Maybe in the future this service will be available. But for an early morning trip to gdl i think i would rather trust a local like miramontes or alex peterson who are reliable . Thanks but Alex is too busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Had a friend who was looking into buying Uber. The insurance is 26,000 pesos per year and by the time you factor in wear and maintenance, which is considerable for a vehicle of this type, there really wasn't much room for profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgates Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Not sure what you mean about "buying into Uber". The insurance is $1.2p per trip they deduct from the fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Hmm - what I mean is he bought a car model which Uber recommended, he mean't to help out a friend. But the numbers, as I described, didn't work, so he sold that car to someone else. Isn't it like taxis, where the owner gets most of the profit (and paperwork) and then in off times the vehicle is leased, or rented, whatever you want to call it. I thought the big deal about Uber, in the U.S. anyways, was ride sharing. You have to share the ride with strangers but it is very economical - say Chapala to Guadalajara. Maybe computer based dispatch systems make that easy now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Is there anyway to book Uber ahead of time? I can't figure that one out. Was surprised in Ottawa, in July, to learn I could book an Uber in advance for my airport trip, or anywhere else. (Some cities have Uber-like car services, with rates much cheaper than airport taxis.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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