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Re:Uber prices seem to increase when phone battery is low by 1024core on Friday August 20, 2021 @11:33AM (#28247200)
Then how do you explain this? https://twitter.com/eightyknots/status/1428251471087169536
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Re:Uber prices seem to increase when phone battery is low by criticaltinker on Friday August 20, 2021 @11:46AM (#28247356)
"taken 10 minutes apart" - a rigorous proof of the claim would need to evaluate pricing at the same moment in time for two different battery percentages.
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Re:Uber prices seem to increase when phone battery is low by 1024core on Friday August 20, 2021 @12:11PM (#28247672)
Unfortunately, the technology to instantly charge your phone within milliseconds does not exist yet.
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Re:Uber prices seem to increase when phone battery is low by ryanlol on Friday August 20, 2021 @12:43PM (#28248135)
step 1) wait for surge pricing

step 2) plug phone into charger

step 3) wait until surge pricing ends

Seems easy enough to explain.

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