Re: Language barrier concerns
What is a good gps to use which is consistent with the uber and lyft app? ? I am finding that I’m wanting to do that as well. ? ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of joseph hudson via groups.io Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 10:25 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [Uber-Lyft] Language barrier concerns ? Oh yeah, definitely understandable there. And the further you go, the more money you have to pay. I've figured that out.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 9:23?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote: ? I've started to do that as well. ?Like I said, it has been whenever I hear a foreign sounding name, or the driver is deaf or hard of hearing or I'm going to a place I've either never been to or go to that often. ?My turning on my GPS is starting to increase though with my jobs that are both a fair distance from home.
-----Original Message----- From:?[email protected]?<[email protected]> On Behalf Of joseph hudson Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 10:21 PM To:?[email protected] Subject: Re: [Uber-Lyft] Language barrier concerns
Oh cool. I always run mine. One of rhyme in a taxi and I am needing to know where I'm at.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 9:18?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
When I get a name that sounds foreign, or I am going to a place where I’ve never been before, I’ll turn on my GPS. ?That’s how I found out that the driver was headed back towards home.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 9:38?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?Oh wow, I would've done that too. A lot of the times whenever I went right on our local hot bus, I will keep my GPS going just to see where all they were trying to take me before I got home.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:34?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Many of the non-English speaking drivers will know as much to say they don’t speak English and leave it at that, and I get the feeling they want pity. ?A few years ago, I was going to a therapy appointment and the driver was quiet until we got there and then he kept saying he didn’t speak English, and I finally said “it’s about time you learned.” ? ?Interestingly enough, my worst experience with Lyft wasn’t with a non English speaking driver, but a driver who had picked me up and I had a couple of places I needed to go and he was in a wheelchair van, and he kept going on and on about his handicap. ?I also had to repeat the final destination to him and he asked what the place looked like. ?It was an AT&T store in a rather popular part of town. ?I’m glad that I had my GPS app going because he almost ended up driving me home, and was going in the opposite direction of the store. ?I was fuming when I got to the store, and gave him a 1 out of 5 stars, and wrote a lengthy complaint to Lyft.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:56?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?Well, that's good. I'm glad for that one.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 7:46?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
I only had one driver who had me talk to a translation app to translate from English to Spanish. ?Other than that I haven’t had any luck. ?I’ve actually had better luck texting back and forth with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, which in a lot of instances when I get alerted about a deaf driver it turns out they can communicate with no problem.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:33?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?No, they should be able to copy the text, and put it into an app and do the translating that way. It's not that hard to copy and paste someone's wording. If they can't do that, they definitely don't need to be driving for Uber.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 12:20?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Will a text that I send in English be translated into the language they speak? ?Many times, these drivers end up being rude.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 2:17?AM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?Hi Jeff, have you tried resulting to texting the driver in this instance? This might be better results as they can use apps to translate your text into their language.
On Aug 4, 2024, at 11:01?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Hi guys, I am wondering how you all handle situations where your driver doesn’t speak English? ?I have run into situations like this from time to time and the outcome has been negative more times then positive. ?Take last week for instance, I was dropped off down the block from my destination, and when I asked the driver a question, I was simply ignored. ?I didn’t give a good rating. ?Other times, I have been a little luckier ?but am not feeling comfortable. ?For transportation I use Lyft. ?I had one driver a year or so ago even laugh at me when we had to find the right location and that was several blocks away. ?I just let him leave me at the location, and reported him to Lyft and then ordered another ride home. ?
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Re: Language barrier concerns
I know that’s right.? Generally when I take Lyft I don’t have to go very far from home, but the places I do take Lyft to aren’t walkable either.? One problem here, is that we have a lot of construction in the areas I go to, and it has been too hot to walk anywhere in the last few weeks. ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of joseph hudson Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 10:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Uber-Lyft] Language barrier concerns? Oh yeah, definitely understandable there. And the further you go, the more money you have to pay. I've figured that out.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 9:23?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote: ? I've started to do that as well. ?Like I said, it has been whenever I hear a foreign sounding name, or the driver is deaf or hard of hearing or I'm going to a place I've either never been to or go to that often. ?My turning on my GPS is starting to increase though with my jobs that are both a fair distance from home.
-----Original Message----- From:?[email protected]?<[email protected]> On Behalf Of joseph hudson Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 10:21 PM To:?[email protected] Subject: Re: [Uber-Lyft] Language barrier concerns
Oh cool. I always run mine. One of rhyme in a taxi and I am needing to know where I'm at.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 9:18?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
When I get a name that sounds foreign, or I am going to a place where I’ve never been before, I’ll turn on my GPS. ?That’s how I found out that the driver was headed back towards home.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 9:38?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?Oh wow, I would've done that too. A lot of the times whenever I went right on our local hot bus, I will keep my GPS going just to see where all they were trying to take me before I got home.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:34?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Many of the non-English speaking drivers will know as much to say they don’t speak English and leave it at that, and I get the feeling they want pity. ?A few years ago, I was going to a therapy appointment and the driver was quiet until we got there and then he kept saying he didn’t speak English, and I finally said “it’s about time you learned.” ? ?Interestingly enough, my worst experience with Lyft wasn’t with a non English speaking driver, but a driver who had picked me up and I had a couple of places I needed to go and he was in a wheelchair van, and he kept going on and on about his handicap. ?I also had to repeat the final destination to him and he asked what the place looked like. ?It was an AT&T store in a rather popular part of town. ?I’m glad that I had my GPS app going because he almost ended up driving me home, and was going in the opposite direction of the store. ?I was fuming when I got to the store, and gave him a 1 out of 5 stars, and wrote a lengthy complaint to Lyft.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:56?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?Well, that's good. I'm glad for that one.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 7:46?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
I only had one driver who had me talk to a translation app to translate from English to Spanish. ?Other than that I haven’t had any luck. ?I’ve actually had better luck texting back and forth with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, which in a lot of instances when I get alerted about a deaf driver it turns out they can communicate with no problem.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:33?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?No, they should be able to copy the text, and put it into an app and do the translating that way. It's not that hard to copy and paste someone's wording. If they can't do that, they definitely don't need to be driving for Uber.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 12:20?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Will a text that I send in English be translated into the language they speak? ?Many times, these drivers end up being rude.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 2:17?AM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?Hi Jeff, have you tried resulting to texting the driver in this instance? This might be better results as they can use apps to translate your text into their language.
On Aug 4, 2024, at 11:01?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Hi guys, I am wondering how you all handle situations where your driver doesn’t speak English? ?I have run into situations like this from time to time and the outcome has been negative more times then positive. ?Take last week for instance, I was dropped off down the block from my destination, and when I asked the driver a question, I was simply ignored. ?I didn’t give a good rating. ?Other times, I have been a little luckier ?but am not feeling comfortable. ?For transportation I use Lyft. ?I had one driver a year or so ago even laugh at me when we had to find the right location and that was several blocks away. ?I just let him leave me at the location, and reported him to Lyft and then ordered another ride home. ?
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Re: Language barrier concerns
Oh yeah, definitely understandable there. And the further you go, the more money you have to pay. I've figured that out.
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On Aug 6, 2024, at 9:23?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
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started to do that as well. ?Like I said, it has been whenever I hear a foreign sounding name, or the driver is deaf or hard of hearing or I'm going to a place I've either never been to or go to that often. ?My turning on my GPS is starting to increase though
with my jobs that are both a fair distance from home.
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cool. I always run mine. One of rhyme in a taxi and I am needing to know where I'm at.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 9:18?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
When I get a name that sounds foreign, or I am going to a place where I’ve never been before, I’ll turn on my GPS. ?That’s how I found out that the driver was headed back towards home.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 9:38?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?Oh wow, I would've done that too. A lot of the times whenever I went right on our local hot bus, I will keep my GPS going just to see where all they were trying to take me before I got home.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:34?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Many of the non-English speaking drivers will know as much to say they don’t speak English and leave it at that, and I get the feeling they want pity. ?A few years ago, I was going to a therapy appointment and the driver was quiet until we got there and then
he kept saying he didn’t speak English, and I finally said “it’s about time you learned.” ?
?Interestingly enough, my worst experience with Lyft wasn’t with a non English speaking driver, but a driver who had picked me up and I had a couple of places I needed to go and he was in a wheelchair van, and he kept going on and on about his handicap. ?I
also had to repeat the final destination to him and he asked what the place looked like. ?It was an AT&T store in a rather popular part of town. ?I’m glad that I had my GPS app going because he almost ended up driving me home, and was going in the opposite
direction of the store. ?I was fuming when I got to the store, and gave him a 1 out of 5 stars, and wrote a lengthy complaint to Lyft.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:56?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?Well, that's good. I'm glad for that one.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 7:46?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
I only had one driver who had me talk to a translation app to translate from English to Spanish. ?Other than that I haven’t had any luck. ?I’ve actually had better luck texting back and forth with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, which in a lot of instances
when I get alerted about a deaf driver it turns out they can communicate with no problem.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:33?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?No, they should be able to copy the text, and put it into an app and do the translating that way. It's not that hard to copy and paste someone's wording. If they can't do that, they definitely don't need to be driving for Uber.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 12:20?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Will a text that I send in English be translated into the language they speak? ?Many times, these drivers end up being rude.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 2:17?AM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?Hi Jeff, have you tried resulting to texting the driver in this instance? This might be better results as they can use apps to translate your text into their language.
On Aug 4, 2024, at 11:01?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Hi guys, I am wondering how you all handle situations where your driver doesn’t speak English? ?I have run into situations like this from time to time and the outcome has been negative more times then positive. ?Take last week for instance, I was dropped off
down the block from my destination, and when I asked the driver a question, I was simply ignored. ?I didn’t give a good rating. ?Other times, I have been a little luckier ?but am not feeling comfortable. ?For transportation I use Lyft. ?I had one driver a
year or so ago even laugh at me when we had to find the right location and that was several blocks away. ?I just let him leave me at the location, and reported him to Lyft and then ordered another ride home. ?
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Re: Language barrier concerns
I've started to do that as well. Like I said, it has been whenever I hear a foreign sounding name, or the driver is deaf or hard of hearing or I'm going to a place I've either never been to or go to that often. My turning on my GPS is starting to increase though with my jobs that are both a fair distance from home.
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of joseph hudson Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 10:21 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [Uber-Lyft] Language barrier concerns Oh cool. I always run mine. One of rhyme in a taxi and I am needing to know where I'm at. On Aug 6, 2024, at 9:18?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
When I get a name that sounds foreign, or I am going to a place where I’ve never been before, I’ll turn on my GPS. That’s how I found out that the driver was headed back towards home.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 9:38?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?Oh wow, I would've done that too. A lot of the times whenever I went right on our local hot bus, I will keep my GPS going just to see where all they were trying to take me before I got home.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:34?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Many of the non-English speaking drivers will know as much to say they don’t speak English and leave it at that, and I get the feeling they want pity. A few years ago, I was going to a therapy appointment and the driver was quiet until we got there and then he kept saying he didn’t speak English, and I finally said “it’s about time you learned.” Interestingly enough, my worst experience with Lyft wasn’t with a non English speaking driver, but a driver who had picked me up and I had a couple of places I needed to go and he was in a wheelchair van, and he kept going on and on about his handicap. I also had to repeat the final destination to him and he asked what the place looked like. It was an AT&T store in a rather popular part of town. I’m glad that I had my GPS app going because he almost ended up driving me home, and was going in the opposite direction of the store. I was fuming when I got to the store, and gave him a 1 out of 5 stars, and wrote a lengthy complaint to Lyft.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:56?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote: ?Well, that's good. I'm glad for that one.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 7:46?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
I only had one driver who had me talk to a translation app to translate from English to Spanish. Other than that I haven’t had any luck. I’ve actually had better luck texting back and forth with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, which in a lot of instances when I get alerted about a deaf driver it turns out they can communicate with no problem.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:33?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote: ?No, they should be able to copy the text, and put it into an app and do the translating that way. It's not that hard to copy and paste someone's wording. If they can't do that, they definitely don't need to be driving for Uber.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 12:20?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Will a text that I send in English be translated into the language they speak? Many times, these drivers end up being rude.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 2:17?AM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote: ?Hi Jeff, have you tried resulting to texting the driver in this instance? This might be better results as they can use apps to translate your text into their language.
On Aug 4, 2024, at 11:01?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Hi guys, I am wondering how you all handle situations where your driver doesn’t speak English? I have run into situations like this from time to time and the outcome has been negative more times then positive. Take last week for instance, I was dropped off down the block from my destination, and when I asked the driver a question, I was simply ignored. I didn’t give a good rating. Other times, I have been a little luckier but am not feeling comfortable. For transportation I use Lyft. I had one driver a year or so ago even laugh at me when we had to find the right location and that was several blocks away. I just let him leave me at the location, and reported him to Lyft and then ordered another ride home.
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Re: Language barrier concerns
Oh cool. I always run mine. One of rhyme in a taxi and I am needing to know where I'm at.
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On Aug 6, 2024, at 9:18?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
When I get a name that sounds foreign, or I am going to a place where I’ve never been before, I’ll turn on my GPS. That’s how I found out that the driver was headed back towards home.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 9:38?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?Oh wow, I would've done that too. A lot of the times whenever I went right on our local hot bus, I will keep my GPS going just to see where all they were trying to take me before I got home.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:34?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Many of the non-English speaking drivers will know as much to say they don’t speak English and leave it at that, and I get the feeling they want pity. A few years ago, I was going to a therapy appointment and the driver was quiet until we got there and then he kept saying he didn’t speak English, and I finally said “it’s about time you learned.” Interestingly enough, my worst experience with Lyft wasn’t with a non English speaking driver, but a driver who had picked me up and I had a couple of places I needed to go and he was in a wheelchair van, and he kept going on and on about his handicap. I also had to repeat the final destination to him and he asked what the place looked like. It was an AT&T store in a rather popular part of town. I’m glad that I had my GPS app going because he almost ended up driving me home, and was going in the opposite direction of the store. I was fuming when I got to the store, and gave him a 1 out of 5 stars, and wrote a lengthy complaint to Lyft.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:56?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote: ?Well, that's good. I'm glad for that one.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 7:46?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
I only had one driver who had me talk to a translation app to translate from English to Spanish. Other than that I haven’t had any luck. I’ve actually had better luck texting back and forth with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, which in a lot of instances when I get alerted about a deaf driver it turns out they can communicate with no problem.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:33?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote: ?No, they should be able to copy the text, and put it into an app and do the translating that way. It's not that hard to copy and paste someone's wording. If they can't do that, they definitely don't need to be driving for Uber.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 12:20?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Will a text that I send in English be translated into the language they speak? Many times, these drivers end up being rude.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 2:17?AM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote: ?Hi Jeff, have you tried resulting to texting the driver in this instance? This might be better results as they can use apps to translate your text into their language.
On Aug 4, 2024, at 11:01?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Hi guys, I am wondering how you all handle situations where your driver doesn’t speak English? I have run into situations like this from time to time and the outcome has been negative more times then positive. Take last week for instance, I was dropped off down the block from my destination, and when I asked the driver a question, I was simply ignored. I didn’t give a good rating. Other times, I have been a little luckier but am not feeling comfortable. For transportation I use Lyft. I had one driver a year or so ago even laugh at me when we had to find the right location and that was several blocks away. I just let him leave me at the location, and reported him to Lyft and then ordered another ride home.
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Re: Language barrier concerns
When I get a name that sounds foreign, or I am going to a place where I’ve never been before, I’ll turn on my GPS. That’s how I found out that the driver was headed back towards home.
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On Aug 6, 2024, at 9:38?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?Oh wow, I would've done that too. A lot of the times whenever I went right on our local hot bus, I will keep my GPS going just to see where all they were trying to take me before I got home.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:34?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Many of the non-English speaking drivers will know as much to say they don’t speak English and leave it at that, and I get the feeling they want pity. A few years ago, I was going to a therapy appointment and the driver was quiet until we got there and then he kept saying he didn’t speak English, and I finally said “it’s about time you learned.” Interestingly enough, my worst experience with Lyft wasn’t with a non English speaking driver, but a driver who had picked me up and I had a couple of places I needed to go and he was in a wheelchair van, and he kept going on and on about his handicap. I also had to repeat the final destination to him and he asked what the place looked like. It was an AT&T store in a rather popular part of town. I’m glad that I had my GPS app going because he almost ended up driving me home, and was going in the opposite direction of the store. I was fuming when I got to the store, and gave him a 1 out of 5 stars, and wrote a lengthy complaint to Lyft.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:56?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote: ?Well, that's good. I'm glad for that one.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 7:46?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
I only had one driver who had me talk to a translation app to translate from English to Spanish. Other than that I haven’t had any luck. I’ve actually had better luck texting back and forth with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, which in a lot of instances when I get alerted about a deaf driver it turns out they can communicate with no problem.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:33?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote: ?No, they should be able to copy the text, and put it into an app and do the translating that way. It's not that hard to copy and paste someone's wording. If they can't do that, they definitely don't need to be driving for Uber.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 12:20?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Will a text that I send in English be translated into the language they speak? Many times, these drivers end up being rude.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 2:17?AM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote: ?Hi Jeff, have you tried resulting to texting the driver in this instance? This might be better results as they can use apps to translate your text into their language.
On Aug 4, 2024, at 11:01?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Hi guys, I am wondering how you all handle situations where your driver doesn’t speak English? I have run into situations like this from time to time and the outcome has been negative more times then positive. Take last week for instance, I was dropped off down the block from my destination, and when I asked the driver a question, I was simply ignored. I didn’t give a good rating. Other times, I have been a little luckier but am not feeling comfortable. For transportation I use Lyft. I had one driver a year or so ago even laugh at me when we had to find the right location and that was several blocks away. I just let him leave me at the location, and reported him to Lyft and then ordered another ride home.
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Re: Language barrier concerns
Oh wow, I would've done that too. A lot of the times whenever I went right on our local hot bus, I will keep my GPS going just to see where all they were trying to take me before I got home.
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On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:34?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Many of the non-English speaking drivers will know as much to say they don’t speak English and leave it at that, and I get the feeling they want pity. A few years ago, I was going to a therapy appointment and the driver was quiet until we got there and then he kept saying he didn’t speak English, and I finally said “it’s about time you learned.” Interestingly enough, my worst experience with Lyft wasn’t with a non English speaking driver, but a driver who had picked me up and I had a couple of places I needed to go and he was in a wheelchair van, and he kept going on and on about his handicap. I also had to repeat the final destination to him and he asked what the place looked like. It was an AT&T store in a rather popular part of town. I’m glad that I had my GPS app going because he almost ended up driving me home, and was going in the opposite direction of the store. I was fuming when I got to the store, and gave him a 1 out of 5 stars, and wrote a lengthy complaint to Lyft.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:56?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?Well, that's good. I'm glad for that one.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 7:46?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
I only had one driver who had me talk to a translation app to translate from English to Spanish. Other than that I haven’t had any luck. I’ve actually had better luck texting back and forth with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, which in a lot of instances when I get alerted about a deaf driver it turns out they can communicate with no problem.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:33?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote: ?No, they should be able to copy the text, and put it into an app and do the translating that way. It's not that hard to copy and paste someone's wording. If they can't do that, they definitely don't need to be driving for Uber.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 12:20?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Will a text that I send in English be translated into the language they speak? Many times, these drivers end up being rude.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 2:17?AM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote: ?Hi Jeff, have you tried resulting to texting the driver in this instance? This might be better results as they can use apps to translate your text into their language.
On Aug 4, 2024, at 11:01?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Hi guys, I am wondering how you all handle situations where your driver doesn’t speak English? I have run into situations like this from time to time and the outcome has been negative more times then positive. Take last week for instance, I was dropped off down the block from my destination, and when I asked the driver a question, I was simply ignored. I didn’t give a good rating. Other times, I have been a little luckier but am not feeling comfortable. For transportation I use Lyft. I had one driver a year or so ago even laugh at me when we had to find the right location and that was several blocks away. I just let him leave me at the location, and reported him to Lyft and then ordered another ride home.
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Re: Language barrier concerns
Many of the non-English speaking drivers will know as much to say they don’t speak English and leave it at that, and I get the feeling they want pity. A few years ago, I was going to a therapy appointment and the driver was quiet until we got there and then he kept saying he didn’t speak English, and I finally said “it’s about time you learned.” Interestingly enough, my worst experience with Lyft wasn’t with a non English speaking driver, but a driver who had picked me up and I had a couple of places I needed to go and he was in a wheelchair van, and he kept going on and on about his handicap. I also had to repeat the final destination to him and he asked what the place looked like. It was an AT&T store in a rather popular part of town. I’m glad that I had my GPS app going because he almost ended up driving me home, and was going in the opposite direction of the store. I was fuming when I got to the store, and gave him a 1 out of 5 stars, and wrote a lengthy complaint to Lyft.
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On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:56?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?Well, that's good. I'm glad for that one.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 7:46?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
I only had one driver who had me talk to a translation app to translate from English to Spanish. Other than that I haven’t had any luck. I’ve actually had better luck texting back and forth with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, which in a lot of instances when I get alerted about a deaf driver it turns out they can communicate with no problem.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:33?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote: ?No, they should be able to copy the text, and put it into an app and do the translating that way. It's not that hard to copy and paste someone's wording. If they can't do that, they definitely don't need to be driving for Uber.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 12:20?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Will a text that I send in English be translated into the language they speak? Many times, these drivers end up being rude.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 2:17?AM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote: ?Hi Jeff, have you tried resulting to texting the driver in this instance? This might be better results as they can use apps to translate your text into their language.
On Aug 4, 2024, at 11:01?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Hi guys, I am wondering how you all handle situations where your driver doesn’t speak English? I have run into situations like this from time to time and the outcome has been negative more times then positive. Take last week for instance, I was dropped off down the block from my destination, and when I asked the driver a question, I was simply ignored. I didn’t give a good rating. Other times, I have been a little luckier but am not feeling comfortable. For transportation I use Lyft. I had one driver a year or so ago even laugh at me when we had to find the right location and that was several blocks away. I just let him leave me at the location, and reported him to Lyft and then ordered another ride home.
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Well, that's good. I'm glad for that one.
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On Aug 6, 2024, at 7:46?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
I only had one driver who had me talk to a translation app to translate from English to Spanish. Other than that I haven’t had any luck. I’ve actually had better luck texting back and forth with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, which in a lot of instances when I get alerted about a deaf driver it turns out they can communicate with no problem.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:33?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?No, they should be able to copy the text, and put it into an app and do the translating that way. It's not that hard to copy and paste someone's wording. If they can't do that, they definitely don't need to be driving for Uber.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 12:20?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Will a text that I send in English be translated into the language they speak? Many times, these drivers end up being rude.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 2:17?AM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote: ?Hi Jeff, have you tried resulting to texting the driver in this instance? This might be better results as they can use apps to translate your text into their language.
On Aug 4, 2024, at 11:01?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Hi guys, I am wondering how you all handle situations where your driver doesn’t speak English? I have run into situations like this from time to time and the outcome has been negative more times then positive. Take last week for instance, I was dropped off down the block from my destination, and when I asked the driver a question, I was simply ignored. I didn’t give a good rating. Other times, I have been a little luckier but am not feeling comfortable. For transportation I use Lyft. I had one driver a year or so ago even laugh at me when we had to find the right location and that was several blocks away. I just let him leave me at the location, and reported him to Lyft and then ordered another ride home.
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Re: Language barrier concerns
I only had one driver who had me talk to a translation app to translate from English to Spanish. Other than that I haven’t had any luck. I’ve actually had better luck texting back and forth with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, which in a lot of instances when I get alerted about a deaf driver it turns out they can communicate with no problem.
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On Aug 6, 2024, at 8:33?PM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?No, they should be able to copy the text, and put it into an app and do the translating that way. It's not that hard to copy and paste someone's wording. If they can't do that, they definitely don't need to be driving for Uber.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 12:20?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Will a text that I send in English be translated into the language they speak? Many times, these drivers end up being rude.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 2:17?AM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote: ?Hi Jeff, have you tried resulting to texting the driver in this instance? This might be better results as they can use apps to translate your text into their language.
On Aug 4, 2024, at 11:01?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Hi guys, I am wondering how you all handle situations where your driver doesn’t speak English? I have run into situations like this from time to time and the outcome has been negative more times then positive. Take last week for instance, I was dropped off down the block from my destination, and when I asked the driver a question, I was simply ignored. I didn’t give a good rating. Other times, I have been a little luckier but am not feeling comfortable. For transportation I use Lyft. I had one driver a year or so ago even laugh at me when we had to find the right location and that was several blocks away. I just let him leave me at the location, and reported him to Lyft and then ordered another ride home.
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Re: Language barrier concerns
No, they should be able to copy the text, and put it into an app and do the translating that way. It's not that hard to copy and paste someone's wording. If they can't do that, they definitely don't need to be driving for Uber.
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On Aug 6, 2024, at 12:20?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Will a text that I send in English be translated into the language they speak? Many times, these drivers end up being rude.
On Aug 6, 2024, at 2:17?AM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?Hi Jeff, have you tried resulting to texting the driver in this instance? This might be better results as they can use apps to translate your text into their language.
On Aug 4, 2024, at 11:01?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Hi guys, I am wondering how you all handle situations where your driver doesn’t speak English? I have run into situations like this from time to time and the outcome has been negative more times then positive. Take last week for instance, I was dropped off down the block from my destination, and when I asked the driver a question, I was simply ignored. I didn’t give a good rating. Other times, I have been a little luckier but am not feeling comfortable. For transportation I use Lyft. I had one driver a year or so ago even laugh at me when we had to find the right location and that was several blocks away. I just let him leave me at the location, and reported him to Lyft and then ordered another ride home.
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Re: Language barrier concerns
Will a text that I send in English be translated into the language they speak? Many times, these drivers end up being rude.
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On Aug 6, 2024, at 2:17?AM, joseph hudson <jhud7789@...> wrote:
?Hi Jeff, have you tried resulting to texting the driver in this instance? This might be better results as they can use apps to translate your text into their language.
On Aug 4, 2024, at 11:01?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Hi guys, I am wondering how you all handle situations where your driver doesn’t speak English? I have run into situations like this from time to time and the outcome has been negative more times then positive. Take last week for instance, I was dropped off down the block from my destination, and when I asked the driver a question, I was simply ignored. I didn’t give a good rating. Other times, I have been a little luckier but am not feeling comfortable. For transportation I use Lyft. I had one driver a year or so ago even laugh at me when we had to find the right location and that was several blocks away. I just let him leave me at the location, and reported him to Lyft and then ordered another ride home.
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Re: Language barrier concerns
Hi Jeff, have you tried resulting to texting the driver in this instance? This might be better results as they can use apps to translate your text into their language.
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On Aug 4, 2024, at 11:01?PM, Jeff Kenyon <jkenyon7@...> wrote:
Hi guys, I am wondering how you all handle situations where your driver doesn’t speak English? I have run into situations like this from time to time and the outcome has been negative more times then positive. Take last week for instance, I was dropped off down the block from my destination, and when I asked the driver a question, I was simply ignored. I didn’t give a good rating. Other times, I have been a little luckier but am not feeling comfortable. For transportation I use Lyft. I had one driver a year or so ago even laugh at me when we had to find the right location and that was several blocks away. I just let him leave me at the location, and reported him to Lyft and then ordered another ride home.
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Language barrier concerns
Hi guys, I am wondering how you all handle situations where your driver doesn’t speak English? I have run into situations like this from time to time and the outcome has been negative more times then positive. Take last week for instance, I was dropped off down the block from my destination, and when I asked the driver a question, I was simply ignored. I didn’t give a good rating. Other times, I have been a little luckier but am not feeling comfortable. For transportation I use Lyft. I had one driver a year or so ago even laugh at me when we had to find the right location and that was several blocks away. I just let him leave me at the location, and reported him to Lyft and then ordered another ride home.
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Re: help using the uber web site to ask questions before I can use the service
Go go grandparent.com and John has answered your other questions.
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On Aug 2, 2024, at 7:37?PM, Ryan Coverdell <rmcover74@...> wrote:
Joseph,
??What
is the site for go grand-parents? And ?are there any age limitations??
?????God
bless and have a good day,
?????Ryan
Coverdell
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Re: [Uber-Lyft] help using the uber web site to ask questions before I can use the service
Ryan,
I would be willing to put in your address on my phone and the locations that you're wanting to go to and give you an estimate price. I will tell you that these prices change from time to time. You would possibly be better off using the site go go grandparent
since you're not proficient with a smart phone yet. Comfortable enough to use the Uber site. I hope that John's mail helped you earlier. And maybe give you a little bit more insight.
On Aug 2, 2024, at 4:13?AM, Ryan Coverdell <rmcover74@...> wrote:
Hello all,
?I am new to this llist and hope some one can answer this question and give me some one instructions. My knowledge of the iphone is still very basic, and it will be a long while yet before I'm comfortable using the uber app on ?it. So this is not yet an option
for me. However, because of the limited nature and ability of public transportation in my area to help me in all times, places and circumstances I would like to explore Uber as an alternative.?
?I created a presence on uber by signing in with my google account so I can start using the uber web-site more.uber.com but don't know where to go next as a beginning user who has no clue where he's going and would like to contact uber support to ask questions.
I want to research pricing, etc., before I make a decision about using it for a trip somewhere. But I'm not sure how to find myself various places using Jaws. There doesn't seem to be a "contact us," option where I can type a question and get a response from
some one on how to do some things. What am I missing?
I can't find that option on the site unless I'm not clicking the right place. Where do I go to ask about pricing options, etc., before using my first ride? At the top of the page it says "plan your uber journey." Arrowing down it says "uber, car front graphic
ride, keys car rent, restaurant, eat, receipt graphic my trips, Ryan graphic (Ryan's my name), chevron down small graphic, main region. Heading level 1 get a ride, plan your uber journey document collapsed, pick-up location, drop-off, then it comes up with
some locations, report map set location, etc. No tuturial or anything. I need links for pricing from my home to various areas and various mile options, for example three miles vs. fifteen. ?This will enable me to know just how expensive it is going through
Kalispell, Montana compared with going to Bigfork, Montana, twenty minutes away. Where is this info??
?Blind people report Uber working fine on phones, but I'm not to that place yet. I rely on web-sites still. What do you on this list suggest I do?
?Using the tab key it says clock pick now chevron, person for me chevron down small, plan your uber journey document, and that's it.
?Is uber just not practical to use without a phone? Please let me know my options as a first time user who is not able to use his phone yet and how I should use the site, or if it even can be used and how to do it.
????God bless and have a good day,
????Ryan Coverdell
??????????P.S. I am willing to talk by phone to any one who e-mails me I will give that information if I believe it will help.
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John,
That's good to know. I'll try that phone number out.
God bless and have a good week-end,
Ryan Coverdell
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----- Original Message ----- From: "John's Gmail via groups.io" <jharden115@...> Date: Friday, August 02, 2024 08:07 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [Uber-Lyft] help using the uber web site to ask questions before I can use the service Go go grandparents is a phone number that you can call and some person will schedule your Uber ride for you. I believe you have to have your credit card and everything set up with them, but they probably will talk you through it. I have not used it at all, but it is an option. The phone number for gogo grandparents is 855-464-6872. There is really no age limit for the service. John Harden For Quality Perkins Braille Writer Repair jharden115@... On Aug 2, 2024, at 8:37?PM, Ryan Coverdell via groups.io <rmcover74@...> wrote:
Joseph,
What is the site for go grand-parents? And are there any age limitations?
God bless and have a good day,
Ryan Coverdell
----- Original Message ----- From: "joseph hudson via groups.io" <jhud7789@...> Date: Friday, August 02, 2024 06:31 PM To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Uber-Lyft] help using the uber web site to ask questions before I can use the service
Ryan, I would be willing to put in your address on my phone and the locations that you're wanting to go to and give you an estimate price. I will tell you that these prices change from time to time. You would possibly be better off using the site go go grandparent since you're not proficient with a smart phone yet. Comfortable enough to use the Uber site. I hope that John's mail helped you earlier. And maybe give you a little bit more insight.
On Aug 2, 2024, at 4:13?AM, Ryan Coverdell <rmcover74@...> wrote:
Hello all,
I am new to this llist and hope some one can answer this question and give me some one instructions. My knowledge of the iphone is still very basic, and it will be a long while yet before I'm comfortable using the uber app on it. So this is not yet an option for me. However, because of the limited nature and ability of public transportation in my area to help me in all times, places and circumstances I would like to explore Uber as an alternative. I created a presence on uber by signing in with my google account so I can start using the uber web-site more.uber.com but don't know where to go next as a beginning user who has no clue where he's going and would like to contact uber support to ask questions. I want to research pricing, etc., before I make a decision about using it for a trip somewhere. But I'm not sure how to find myself various places using Jaws. There doesn't seem to be a "contact us," option where I can type a question and get a response from some one on how to do some things. What am I missing? I can't find that option on the site unless I'm not clicking the right place. Where do I go to ask about pricing options, etc., before using my first ride? At the top of the page it says "plan your uber journey." Arrowing down it says "uber, car front graphic ride, keys car rent, restaurant, eat, receipt graphic my trips, Ryan graphic (Ryan's my name), chevron down small graphic, main region. Heading level 1 get a ride, plan your uber journey document collapsed, pick-up location, drop-off, then it comes up with some locations, report map set location, etc. No tuturial or anything. I need links for pricing from my home to various areas and various mile options, for example three miles vs. fifteen. This will enable me to know just how expensive it is going through Kalispell, Montana compared with going to Bigfork, Montana, twenty minutes away. Where is this info? Blind people report Uber working fine on phones, but I'm not to that place yet. I rely on web-sites still. What do you on this list suggest I do? Using the tab key it says clock pick now chevron, person for me chevron down small, plan your uber journey document, and that's it. Is uber just not practical to use without a phone? Please let me know my options as a first time user who is not able to use his phone yet and how I should use the site, or if it even can be used and how to do it.
God bless and have a good day,
Ryan Coverdell P.S. I am willing to talk by phone to any one who e-mails me I will give that information if I believe it will help.
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Re: help using the uber web site to ask questions before I can use the service
Go go grandparents is a phone number that you can call and some person will schedule your Uber ride for you. I believe you have to have your credit card and everything set up with them, but they probably will talk you through it. I have not used it at all, but it is an option. The phone number for gogo grandparents is 855-464-6872. There is really no age limit for the service.
John Harden
For Quality Perkins Braille Writer Repair jharden115@...
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On Aug 2, 2024, at 8:37?PM, Ryan Coverdell via groups.io <rmcover74@...> wrote:
Joseph, ??What is the site for go grand-parents? And ?are there any age limitations? ?????God bless and have a good day, ?????Ryan Coverdell ----- Original Message ----- From: "joseph hudson via groups.io" <jhud7789@...> Date: Friday, August 02, 2024 06:31 PM To: " [email protected]" < [email protected]> Subject: Re: [Uber-Lyft] help using the uber web site to ask questions before I can use the service Ryan, I would be willing to put in your address on my phone and the locations that you're wanting to go to and give you an estimate price. I will tell you that these prices change from time to time. You would possibly be better off using the site go go grandparent since you're not proficient with a smart phone yet. Comfortable enough to use the Uber site. I hope that John's mail helped you earlier. And maybe give you a little bit more insight. On Aug 2, 2024, at 4:13?AM, Ryan Coverdell <rmcover74@...> wrote:
Hello all,
?I am new to this llist and hope some one can answer this question and give me some one instructions. My knowledge of the iphone is still very basic, and it will be a long while yet before I'm comfortable using the uber app on ?it. So this is not yet an option for me. However, because of the limited nature and ability of public transportation in my area to help me in all times, places and circumstances I would like to explore Uber as an alternative. ?I created a presence on uber by signing in with my google account so I can start using the uber web-site more.uber.com but don't know where to go next as a beginning user who has no clue where he's going and would like to contact uber support to ask questions. I want to research pricing, etc., before I make a decision about using it for a trip somewhere. But I'm not sure how to find myself various places using Jaws. There doesn't seem to be a "contact us," option where I can type a question and get a response from some one on how to do some things. What am I missing? I can't find that option on the site unless I'm not clicking the right place. Where do I go to ask about pricing options, etc., before using my first ride? At the top of the page it says "plan your uber journey." Arrowing down it says "uber, car front graphic ride, keys car rent, restaurant, eat, receipt graphic my trips, Ryan graphic (Ryan's my name), chevron down small graphic, main region. Heading level 1 get a ride, plan your uber journey document collapsed, pick-up location, drop-off, then it comes up with some locations, report map set location, etc. No tuturial or anything. I need links for pricing from my home to various areas and various mile options, for example three miles vs. fifteen. ?This will enable me to know just how expensive it is going through Kalispell, Montana compared with going to Bigfork, Montana, twenty minutes away. Where is this info? ?Blind people report Uber working fine on phones, but I'm not to that place yet. I rely on web-sites still. What do you on this list suggest I do? ?Using the tab key it says clock pick now chevron, person for me chevron down small, plan your uber journey document, and that's it. ?Is uber just not practical to use without a phone? Please let me know my options as a first time user who is not able to use his phone yet and how I should use the site, or if it even can be used and how to do it.
????God bless and have a good day,
????Ryan Coverdell ??????????P.S. I am willing to talk by phone to any one who e-mails me I will give that information if I believe it will help.
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Re: help using the uber web site to ask questions before I can use the service
Joseph,
What is the site for go grand-parents? And are there any age limitations?
God bless and have a good day,
Ryan Coverdell
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----- Original Message ----- From: "joseph hudson via groups.io" <jhud7789@...> Date: Friday, August 02, 2024 06:31 PM To: " [email protected]" < [email protected]> Subject: Re: [Uber-Lyft] help using the uber web site to ask questions before I can use the service Ryan, I would be willing to put in your address on my phone and the locations that you're wanting to go to and give you an estimate price. I will tell you that these prices change from time to time. You would possibly be better off using the site go go grandparent since you're not proficient with a smart phone yet. Comfortable enough to use the Uber site. I hope that John's mail helped you earlier. And maybe give you a little bit more insight. On Aug 2, 2024, at 4:13?AM, Ryan Coverdell <rmcover74@...> wrote:
Hello all,
I am new to this llist and hope some one can answer this question and give me some one instructions. My knowledge of the iphone is still very basic, and it will be a long while yet before I'm comfortable using the uber app on it. So this is not yet an option for me. However, because of the limited nature and ability of public transportation in my area to help me in all times, places and circumstances I would like to explore Uber as an alternative. I created a presence on uber by signing in with my google account so I can start using the uber web-site more.uber.com but don't know where to go next as a beginning user who has no clue where he's going and would like to contact uber support to ask questions. I want to research pricing, etc., before I make a decision about using it for a trip somewhere. But I'm not sure how to find myself various places using Jaws. There doesn't seem to be a "contact us," option where I can type a question and get a response from some one on how to do some things. What am I missing? I can't find that option on the site unless I'm not clicking the right place. Where do I go to ask about pricing options, etc., before using my first ride? At the top of the page it says "plan your uber journey." Arrowing down it says "uber, car front graphic ride, keys car rent, restaurant, eat, receipt graphic my trips, Ryan graphic (Ryan's my name), chevron down small graphic, main region. Heading level 1 get a ride, plan your uber journey document collapsed, pick-up location, drop-off, then it comes up with some locations, report map set location, etc. No tuturial or anything. I need links for pricing from my home to various areas and various mile options, for example three miles vs. fifteen. This will enable me to know just how expensive it is going through Kalispell, Montana compared with going to Bigfork, Montana, twenty minutes away. Where is this info? Blind people report Uber working fine on phones, but I'm not to that place yet. I rely on web-sites still. What do you on this list suggest I do? Using the tab key it says clock pick now chevron, person for me chevron down small, plan your uber journey document, and that's it. Is uber just not practical to use without a phone? Please let me know my options as a first time user who is not able to use his phone yet and how I should use the site, or if it even can be used and how to do it.
God bless and have a good day,
Ryan Coverdell P.S. I am willing to talk by phone to any one who e-mails me I will give that information if I believe it will help.
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Re: help using the uber web site to ask questions before I can use the service
Ryan, I would be willing to put in your address on my phone and the locations that you're wanting to go to and give you an estimate price. I will tell you that these prices change from time to time. You would possibly be better off using the site go go grandparent since you're not proficient with a smart phone yet. Comfortable enough to use the Uber site. I hope that John's mail helped you earlier. And maybe give you a little bit more insight.
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On Aug 2, 2024, at 4:13?AM, Ryan Coverdell <rmcover74@...> wrote:
Hello all,
I am new to this llist and hope some one can answer this question and give me some one instructions. My knowledge of the iphone is still very basic, and it will be a long while yet before I'm comfortable using the uber app on it. So this is not yet an option for me. However, because of the limited nature and ability of public transportation in my area to help me in all times, places and circumstances I would like to explore Uber as an alternative. I created a presence on uber by signing in with my google account so I can start using the uber web-site more.uber.com but don't know where to go next as a beginning user who has no clue where he's going and would like to contact uber support to ask questions. I want to research pricing, etc., before I make a decision about using it for a trip somewhere. But I'm not sure how to find myself various places using Jaws. There doesn't seem to be a "contact us," option where I can type a question and get a response from some one on how to do some things. What am I missing? I can't find that option on the site unless I'm not clicking the right place. Where do I go to ask about pricing options, etc., before using my first ride? At the top of the page it says "plan your uber journey." Arrowing down it says "uber, car front graphic ride, keys car rent, restaurant, eat, receipt graphic my trips, Ryan graphic (Ryan's my name), chevron down small graphic, main region. Heading level 1 get a ride, plan your uber journey document collapsed, pick-up location, drop-off, then it comes up with some locations, report map set location, etc. No tuturial or anything. I need links for pricing from my home to various areas and various mile options, for example three miles vs. fifteen. This will enable me to know just how expensive it is going through Kalispell, Montana compared with going to Bigfork, Montana, twenty minutes away. Where is this info? Blind people report Uber working fine on phones, but I'm not to that place yet. I rely on web-sites still. What do you on this list suggest I do? Using the tab key it says clock pick now chevron, person for me chevron down small, plan your uber journey document, and that's it. Is uber just not practical to use without a phone? Please let me know my options as a first time user who is not able to use his phone yet and how I should use the site, or if it even can be used and how to do it.
God bless and have a good day,
Ryan Coverdell P.S. I am willing to talk by phone to any one who e-mails me I will give that information if I believe it will help.
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Re: help using the uber web site to ask questions before I can use the service
Good morning Ryan,
Using Uber with the Uber app on your iPhone is very very simple. In many cases, it is no more than three taps to go anywhere. Using it on the computer is not terribly good because when you are done scheduling the ride, you go outside and have no way of knowing when the Driver shows up. With the app it tells you how far away he is and what time he or she is going to show up and in fact it even says your driver is riving now. You would miss all of that information if you were using the computer. By default location services is turned on on your phone so the driver knows where you are. Once in a while, Uber app will make a mistake, but it is very rare.
The first thing you do when you go into the app is tap the where to button and if you have never gone anywhere, you will have to dictate into that field. The address where you're going. Then it will list a possible place and you tap the one you want. Then you tap UberX if that is what you want that is the cheapest car and then pick me up here you would tap that and you will then be told when your car is showing up. You do have to put in a credit card number before you ever use the app so they can charge you for the ride. Before you tap confirm pick up location It will tell you approximately what the ride will cost.
If you have any additional questions, please let me know. I use Uber a lot because our paratransit system here is less than perfect. By the way, my wife is not really very good with using her iPhone, but she uses the Uber app with very little if any problems.
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On Aug 2, 2024, at 5:13?AM, Ryan Coverdell via groups.io <rmcover74@...> wrote:
Hello all,
??I am new to this llist and hope some one can answer this question and give me some one instructions. My knowledge of the iphone is still very basic, and it will be a long while yet before I'm comfortable using the uber app on ?it. So this is not yet an option for me. However, because of the limited nature and ability of public transportation in my area to help me in all times, places and circumstances I would like to explore Uber as an alternative. ??I created a presence on uber by signing in with my google account so I can start using the uber web-site more.uber.com but don't know where to go next as a beginning user who has no clue where he's going and would like to contact uber support to ask questions. I want to research pricing, etc., before I make a decision about using it for a trip somewhere. But I'm not sure how to find myself various places using Jaws. There doesn't seem to be a "contact us," option where I can type a question and get a response from some one on how to do some things. What am I missing? I can't find that option on the site unless I'm not clicking the right place. Where do I go to ask about pricing options, etc., before using my first ride? At the top of the page it says "plan your uber journey." Arrowing down it says "uber, car front graphic ride, keys car rent, restaurant, eat, receipt graphic my trips, Ryan graphic (Ryan's my name), chevron down small graphic, main region. Heading level 1 get a ride, plan your uber journey document collapsed, pick-up location, drop-off, then it comes up with some locations, report map set location, etc. No tuturial or anything. I need links for pricing from my home to various areas and various mile options, for example three miles vs. fifteen. ?This will enable me to know just how expensive it is going through Kalispell, Montana compared with going to Bigfork, Montana, twenty minutes away. Where is this info? ??Blind people report Uber working fine on phones, but I'm not to that place yet. I rely on web-sites still. What do you on this list suggest I do? ??Using the tab key it says clock pick now chevron, person for me chevron down small, plan your uber journey document, and that's it. ??Is uber just not practical to use without a phone? Please let me know my options as a first time user who is not able to use his phone yet and how I should use the site, or if it even can be used and how to do it.
?????God bless and have a good day,
?????Ryan Coverdell ???????????P.S. I am willing to talk by phone to any one who e-mails me I will give that information if I believe it will help.
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