How Not to Go Off the Grid

Re:How Not to Go Off the Grid by _s on Thursday October 13, 2022 @09:52PM (#33198768)

I've been a member of ZipCar for well over a decade, from when they first came to London and issued the plastic NFC cards. Then it was the smaller ones that could attach to a keyring, and for the past 5 or so years - just the mobile app.

This is very anecdotal, but I never really had any issues - even more so, the last ZipCar hire I did took me from downtown SF to the Muir Woods (no cell reception at all). I had no issues locking / unlocking the car during the trip - I'm fairly certain it uses bluetooth for the connection between app and car; but likely needs data for starting or ending a trip.

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Re:How Not to Go Off the Grid by dieselgate on Thursday October 13, 2022 @10:41PM (#33199049)

The most surprising part of this to me is finding parking at Muir Woods!

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Re:How Not to Go Off the Grid by wutbrodo on Thursday October 13, 2022 @10:32PM (#33198990)

I remember having issues with locking when going to Muir Woods, though I don't remember the details. I think one time years ago I just left it unlocked for our whole home (not my most responsible move)

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