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tim... · August 25th 16, 02:28 PM posted to uk.transport.london

"Recliner" wrote in message
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wrote:
On 25.08.16 12:54, David Cantrell wrote:
On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 01:51:21PM +0000, d wrote:
On Wed, 24 Aug 2016 13:55:08 +0100
David Cantrell wrote:
- Third reason: you have to have a smart phone, with a signal/wi-fi
access (which is why very few blind people will have an Uber
account).
The blind people I know actually find a smart phone more useful than a
dumb phone.
Oh really? And how exactly do they operate a touchscreen, press it
randomly
and hope for the best?

Modern smartphones have all kinds of accessibility Stuff. In Apple-land
the bit for blind people is called VoiceOver.

- Fourth reason: you have to have an Uber account before you can use
it, and Uber's app installed on your smart phone.
Well duh. And how long does it take to install and set up? Not very
long
at all. It certainly takes less time than it does to find a local
minicab office if you don't know the area.
The question is - why are you supporting this silicon valley shark
instead of
local businesses?

I use Uber because the local businesses that they compete with, in this
case, are ****.

They are starting driverless taxi service in Singapore as of Thursday,
BTW.

And just for Mr Recliner, advanced booking in London

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37184648

tim