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Re:Tell HN: Uber has blocked my account for years, won't tel... by Bilal_io on Monday December 19, 2022 @09:04AM (#34052126)
Agreed, it's not like we don't have alternatives.

UberEATS didn't honor a buy 1 get 1 free promo and I ditched them (after I spoke with customer service) along with Uber ride.

Re:Tell HN: Uber has blocked my account for years, won't tel... by oblio on Monday December 19, 2022 @09:06AM (#34052140)
We don't always have alternatives. Lyft is not present in a lot of places, a lot of places don't have good apps for taxis, etc.

These aggregators are a plague.

Due to their scale and attacks from abusers, they won't disclose anything if you contact support.

So you're just abandoned on the wayside...

Re:Tell HN: Uber has blocked my account for years, won't tel... by ThunderSizzle on Monday December 19, 2022 @09:11AM (#34052209)
Perhaps just go back to a traditional taxi then? It might cost more, but if you need support, you call their number and get a real person rather than a robot that's sole job is to get you to give up.
Re:Tell HN: Uber has blocked my account for years, won't tel... by ceejayoz on Monday December 19, 2022 @09:33AM (#34052458)
> It might cost more, but if you need support, you call their number and get a real person rather than a robot that's sole job is to get you to give up.

It's been a few years, but my last experience with a taxi dispatcher was them saying "well, what am I supposed to do about it?" when mine was 45 minutes late for my pre-scheduled ride to the airport. Reaching a human isn't a guarantee of non-robotic support.