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Re: How to find your Uber passenger rating

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Post by arjunnarayan »

jaredsohn wrote: post #65
tomsthumb wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reciprocal bad ratings from several drivers could indicate a bad passenger who is being fussy etc and trying to take it out on drivers.

But as I say in the GP, I am assuming that the drivers don't know that they are given a low rating prior to giving the passenger a rating.

It's not a low rating that triggers a reciprocal low rating. But an obnoxious and fussy person who gives out low ratings should be discounted if in turn multiple drivers have given him/her low ratings (for being obnoxious).

Re: How to find your Uber passenger rating

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Post by untog »

brador wrote: post #156
po wrote: post #70

My twitter stream is now full of people, some of whom I am sure do not have the skill to evaluate if something is a JavaScript security threat or not, who have copied and pasted a random script they read on the internet into the developer console. Granted, this one is pretty simple and easier to evaluate than most, but still… you really get why Facebook hacked the console to warn people not to do that. edit: This twe…

What's the worst that could happen?

Ordering an expensive car ride, presumably.

Re: How to find your Uber passenger rating

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Post by scott_s »

rdl wrote: post #88
brandonbloom wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just guessing what he meant: The black cars in NYC with an iPhone on the dashboard running the Uber app aren't necessarily getting 100% of their fairs via Uber. If they see you as a potential client, they'll still try to pick you up off-network. If you already hailed an Uber, an unscrupulous driver may potentially tell you "Yeah, I'm from Uber". Although I'm not sure how they'd convince you to pay cash.

I was at W NY finishing my talk for HOPE X with my cospeaker; we were speaking at 2300h Friday so we took an Uber Black from the W to the Hotel Penn around 2100h. An Uber came within 2min of us calling it, approximately the right time, and we were a bit distracted. Walked over to the town car displaying the U logo, and I don't recall exactly, but somehow "You're Marc, right?" got exchanged, and we got in. The driver…

I think it's worth noting that this is a solved problem if you take a NYC taxi. (Where you also don't need to pay with cash.)

Re: How to find your Uber passenger rating

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Post by jseliger »

minusSeven wrote: post #154
finnn wrote: post #44

I somehow have a 4, the lowest in this thread (that I've seen so far). I wonder what I did, I generally try to be polite to the drivers and I rarely use the service, so I suspect I got one extremely poor rating? I can't imagine when though. Anyway, looks like you can go and pull the token out of the page and just do curl https://m.uber.com/cn --data '{"messageType":"PingClient","token":"xxxxx","app":"client"}' | jq .…

I guess soon enough Chef's and restaurant's will be rating customers as well. In restaurant's there would be cutoff points for being a customer. You didn't pay enough tips in the last restaurant you were a part of - you are now bared from getting into a good restaurant now. Joking above but the whole concept of dual rating scares me a bit .......

I guess soon enough Chef's and restaurant's will be rating customers as well.

Tyler Cowen extensively discusses the potential future of symmetrical ratings in Average is Over. The book is too complex to summarize here but it is worth reading.

Re: How to find your Uber passenger rating

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Post by smackfu »

lambda wrote: post #87
peterwwillis wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ways to make a driver happy: * Compliment their car or music * Ask them about themselves (how are you doing, where are you from, how long have you been driving) * Make small talk (how about this crazy weather/traffic/drunk people, do you have any weird stories, have you ever been to place xyz) * Tell them a little about yourself or where you just came from/are going to * Have the address of your destination or tell t…

* Leave a tip for efficient service I always thought part of the point of Uber was not having to deal with cash and tips. I've never left a tip for my driver, and never really had an opportunity to as it's all paid for by your credit card on file. However, I do most of the rest (never really thought of complementing anyone's car, they pretty much all run together to me), and have a 4.9. I never even thought about mak…

Morocco sure could use Uber. Most taxi drivers refused to use the meter with tourists, because the meter rates are so low (like $1-2) and tourists would gladly pay double or triple. The standard advice is not to take a cab that won't run the meter, but good luck finding one in the competitive areas like train stations. All the drivers know they are better off if they collaboratively rip off tourists.

Re: How to find your Uber passenger rating

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Post by burntcookie90 »

acanals wrote: post #125
burntcookie90 wrote: post #81

this is also visible if you view the source on m.uber.com, ctrl-f for "rating".

no, it's not.

It was in the place of this

window.Uber = { development: false, jswLocale: 'en_US', pingData: false, version: '3.0.0' };

Re: How to find your Uber passenger rating

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Post by korzun »

refrigerator wrote: post #12
korzun wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Tip is included in the ride, you can't adjust it. This is not very scientific. I got 4.8 which means absolutely nothing to me.

It means nothing to you but remember that you're not supposed to see these - a 4.8 probably means something to the driver.

You can email Uber and ask for your rating. What I meant is that 4.8 without any context means nothing to 'me'.

If I knew why somebody rated me below 5 that would be a different story.

Re: How to find your Uber passenger rating

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Post by politician »

jrockway wrote: post #153
pimlottc wrote: post #134

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Really!? I always find it very annoying to be asked that.

"Nope, up to you." Not really worth being annoyed about.

Well, remember that you're paying by the mile or minute. Unless you want to rack up additional charges, I'd suggest asking for either the shortest or fastest route.

That's why I don't like the preferred route question. Do I want to pay more for a longer trip? No.

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