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river.sand
post Sep 16 2017, 07:54 AM

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QUOTE(Wynects @ Sep 14 2017, 06:15 PM)
Yep, i'm still new. So far completed 24 trips. Thanks for the info.

Update from my friend, completed 35 trips, still unable to see any promotions.
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Even new driver should be able to see surge and boost. Not sure about quest. (There is very little boost these days anyway, as Uber has largely replaced it with quest.) Try update your app.
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post Oct 3 2017, 12:56 PM

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Am trying to use another phone, with different number, for Uber. Uber is supposed to send a code to me for verification, but I never received it.

What should I do?
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post Oct 3 2017, 01:51 PM

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QUOTE(river.sand @ Oct 3 2017, 12:56 PM)
Am trying to use another phone, with different number, for Uber. Uber is supposed to send a code to me for verification, but I never received it.

What should I do?
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Resolved. SMS was slow today.
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post Oct 17 2017, 07:14 AM

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QUOTE(Utopia Angel @ Oct 16 2017, 01:52 PM)
Can always initiate a group, no harm trying.
Got live traffic report, why not ?
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You want to know the traffic - better rely on Waze.
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post Oct 17 2017, 09:20 PM

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QUOTE(Aizat2402 @ Oct 17 2017, 04:52 PM)
Is it possible to get 300 from 10-5 driving a day?
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If you can get RM100 a day - excluding Quest - that's considered very good already.


QUOTE(2feidei @ Oct 17 2017, 07:56 PM)
300-400 maybe......not sure now, mine was 1 year ago....no such thing as quest whatsover nonsense....and this is nett, after 20% uber fees, but before deducting petrol, maintenance cost, etc...maybe once a while can reach 500-600, if lucky got surge and distance is far....usually, surge, distance short. Airport trip, usually empty car back, not worth it, unless surge  biggrin.gif
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While ublur has introduced Quest, it also has rolled back the scale of Boost.
My area used to have Boost every week day afternoon, 4pm - 7pm. The rate ranged from 1.2x to 1.4x. Now no more.
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post Oct 19 2017, 10:18 AM

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QUOTE(Aizat2402 @ Oct 18 2017, 06:00 PM)
thinking of resigning from my current job but dont know if uber can match my current salary with the same working hours exclude weekends . thats why targeting 10-5 only. night time with family lor. seems like not possible.
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Your current job is 10-5 only?
Most people work 8 hours excluding lunch break. Add traveling time it's more like 10 hours.

But even if you are willing to work harder as a Uber driver, bear in mind that you will lose epf (employer portion) and other benefits.
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post Oct 23 2017, 10:57 PM

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Quest is like playing e-games. If I complete Quest this week, next week ublur will make it tougher.

Take weekend Quest for example: it went from 12 trips to 15, then to 18 doh.gif
This week could be 21 trips hmm.gif

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post Oct 24 2017, 04:22 PM

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How is Uber's fare mechanism now?
We are told that it has changed to fixed fares. However, a few riders told me that estimated fare was different from actual fare.

How about cases whereby riders ask to be dropped off at different location?
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post Nov 4 2017, 09:02 PM

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QUOTE(JohnL77 @ Nov 4 2017, 05:52 PM)
How to message riders with the chat function? Riders can message me, but when I click the message button, the app takes me to SMS.
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Touch the button on top right corner, not the one below rider name.

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post Nov 8 2017, 11:31 AM

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QUOTE(aka_kepep @ Nov 8 2017, 08:57 AM)
hi. just curious, are uber / grab drivers still taking costumers from university areas? cuz my wife is having convocation at UIA Gombak this weekend, and i dont driving is an option inside the univ campus, cuz very hard to find parking during convo season. pls advise.
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Uber drivers won't know destination beforehand so it shouldn't be a problem.
Leaving there, you may walk a few steps to the gate and hail from there.
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post Nov 14 2017, 10:47 PM

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Don't know how much Uber spends on advertisements of late.
But really, they should save these money, and improve remuneration for drivers instead.


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post Nov 14 2017, 11:22 PM

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QUOTE(2feidei @ Nov 14 2017, 11:09 PM)
Lol.....if u open a company, u got spare money, will you spend on advertising hopefully to boast sales or give staff a pay rise? 95% of company will take the first option, Uber included  biggrin.gif
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What are the purposes of advertising?
1. to introduce a product or service to consumers
2. to influence consumers' decision

Now, both Uber and Grab are well known. No introduction needed.

As for the second purpose, once a person has decided to use e-hailing service, the next question is:
Grab or Uber?

Two factors will determine her choice:
a. fare
b. waiting time

It's easy to compare fares. But Uber loses out on waiting time, because it has fewer drivers for reasons we all know.

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post Nov 17 2017, 09:36 AM

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QUOTE(bcombat @ Nov 14 2017, 12:45 PM)
who got this?
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Auto accept
Guess I am not turning it on.
In busy time, as soon as I swipe 'Start Trip', before I can stop new request, another ping comes in. If I turn on auto accept, no time for toilet break biggrin.gif

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post Nov 20 2017, 09:26 PM

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Has ublur's driver-assignment algorithm gone haywire? I keep getting pings from riders who were more than 10km away.

I was in surge zone. I am sure there were nearer riders...



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post Nov 23 2017, 09:05 PM

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It happened to me that my phone lost GPS signal, and was only fixed after I rebooted it.
What should I do if this happens again in future?

I am using Xiaomi Note 4 on U Mobile.
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post Nov 24 2017, 11:20 AM

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QUOTE(bafukie @ Nov 24 2017, 09:16 AM)
cant blame them.... if u drive or driven for Uber b4, u feel like a loser when u rush through traffic only to see the journey cost like rm3 and with promo code, u get nothing... really pundek....
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What you mean with promo code, you get nothing doh.gif
Uber would pay you the difference mah...
Just that you need to wait until next Tuesday for payment. So desperate for cash meh?
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post Nov 24 2017, 05:39 PM

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QUOTE(Utopia Angel @ Nov 24 2017, 02:12 PM)
Restart the phone.
My iPhone also failed on me a couple of times in the past.
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If on trip how to restart?
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post Nov 25 2017, 08:35 AM

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My weekend Quest was RM40 last week. This week surprisingly ublur increases it to RM90.

But the frustrating thing is: most of the requests come from riders who are far away...
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post Nov 25 2017, 09:16 AM

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QUOTE(madman20 @ Nov 24 2017, 04:53 PM)
So I got this SMS..anyone else?

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Masa tertentu...

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post Nov 25 2017, 07:04 PM

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Bad day for me!
Phone lost gps signal again. No choice, called it a day early.

Before heading home, I rebooted the phone, launched Waze. In nearly an hour drive, no losing gps signal issue.

So, what is actually the problem hmm.gif

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