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Xithras

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24. Are they on Taxi Magic or Flywheel?

Fri May 29, 2015, 03:32 PM

May 2015

The problem with cab companies is that so many are still stuck in the last century. In my city, the cabbies bitched like hell when Lyft and Uber moved in, but only one jumped onto the Flywheel bandwagon when it became available (Flywheel, for those who don't know, is an Uber-type smartphone app that gets you an actual taxi). That company gets tons of business. Its competitors, which expect you to actually CALL them (eh...no), are still whining as they circle the drain.

My process is simple. Open Flywheel and hail a cab. If the wait time is 30 minutes or less, I'll use them. If I have to wait longer than that, I'll open Uber and see if they have a faster option available. If I have to wait more than half an hour for a cab, they're too busy for my business anyway.

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Union taxi drivers plan anti-Uber demonstration on Strip [View all] Omaha Steve May 2015 OP

I think Uber provides a better experience than taxis. Travis_0004 May 2015 #1

Many states and or cities require a taxi drivers licence Omaha Steve May 2015 #3

Lower your fares bluestateguy May 2015 #2

Who needs to repair cars? FrodosPet May 2015 #19

No support for union drivers ??? MichMan May 2015 #4

About 18 months ago, christx30 May 2015 #7

How do we know it was a unionized company? Omaha Steve May 2015 #16

Read the OP MichMan May 2015 #17

It was directed at reply #7 saying he was stranded Omaha Steve May 2015 #18

It's in Austin, tx christx30 May 2015 #21

So three cab companies didn't perform by not getting a cab to you Omaha Steve May 2015 #23

DU only likes teachers' unions. Codeine May 2015 #14

Im not even sure about the teachers unions shaayecanaan May 2015 #25

not so much about the union, as the monopoly status of cab owners geek tragedy May 2015 #15

Uber promotes subprime loans to drivers MichMan May 2015 #5

Sure we support Unions... trumad May 2015 #8

They sure have a pretty useless website, far as I can tell. pangaia May 2015 #10

Uber is all about the smartphone app. Lucky Luciano May 2015 #11

Thanks. pangaia May 2015 #26

Used their App many times. trumad May 2015 #12

You do tip your Uber drivers, right? FrodosPet May 2015 #20

Smaller cars---yes... trumad May 2015 #22

afaik, uber has zero benefits. mopinko May 2015 #9

K&R.... daleanime May 2015 #6

Blocking traffic for political purposes is never a good idea. Sgt Preston May 2015 #13

Are they on Taxi Magic or Flywheel? Xithras May 2015 #24

Fuck Uber Starry Messenger May 2015 #27