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Re:Uber is officially a cab firm, says European court by lightbyte on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @10:28AM (#15970344)
Counter anecdote to your anecdote: I took tons of cabs when I was visiting Colombia and I didn't know a single bit of Spanish. I'd just pull up google maps, click on where I wanted to go, show them the screen. Every single one was perfectly fine.
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Re:Uber is officially a cab firm, says European court by themistocle on Thursday December 21, 2017 @10:13AM (#15979254)
Not having mobile data in my case meant that I was scrambling from public wifi to the cab. I could not use Google translate or other tools in the car. I also would have no way to negotiate price or insure that I was going the correct place. Not saying that Uber is the only way, but that for me it was helpful.
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Re:Uber is officially a cab firm, says European court by nbanks on Friday December 22, 2017 @12:15AM (#15985413)
I didn't realize that Uber worked without mobile data.
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Re:Uber is officially a cab firm, says European court by themistocle on Friday December 22, 2017 @01:40AM (#15985677)
Yeah I actually used it from a public WiFi and then ran outside to meet the driver when he got close enough.
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