Uber charges more if you have credits in your account

Re:Uber charges more if you have credits in your account by nfw2 on Sunday September 22, 2024 @07:32PM (#41621000)

In the article, the user looks at the price and thinks it seems higher than normal, which is different than comparing prices for identical rides at the same time.

EDIT: There is another account I missed in the article where identical rides are compared, so I take this back

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Re:Uber charges more if you have credits in your account by Aeolun on Sunday September 22, 2024 @07:38PM (#41621031)

In the article, the same thing is later tried with the user’s phone and the phone of a friend in sequence, at the same time.

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Re:Uber charges more if you have credits in your account by nfw2 on Sunday September 22, 2024 @07:48PM (#41621083)

I see. That seems like pretty good evidence then.

The point of the OP is that it is impossible to submit evidence that contradicts these anecdotes, because it is impossible to prove something never happens through experiments.

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Re:Uber charges more if you have credits in your account by logifail on Sunday September 22, 2024 @11:23PM (#41622155)

> I see. That seems like pretty good evidence then.

Two data points, one gathered immediately after another for the same route from a separate device, from a provider known to track demande and use "surge pricing"?

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Re:Uber charges more if you have credits in your account by c22 on Sunday September 22, 2024 @07:50PM (#41621095)

Ah, but which phone checked first? I could see the second request coming back with a higher price due to increased demand in the area.

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