In fact, there are quite a lot of taxi-hailing software in the United States. Today I will tell you about the two most commonly used taxi-hailing software in the United States. One is Uber and the other is Lyft. , the editor will introduce to you the differences between the two. How to register

When registering, you need a phone number, email address, and a payment method. The payment methods are as follows. Both software support Paypal, credit card and ApplePay payments, but many Uber users reported that Paypal cannot be linked or cannot be used. Registration discount

Newbie discount

1. Official website registration discount

You can use the Promotion Code on the official website

Uber currently has 22 registrations As for the taxi discount, Lyft offers a taxi discount of 55 dollars, but it is divided into several times. New users click on the link and go directly to the official website to register and get the promotion

Codegt; gt; Uberamp; Lyft (the discount level will be different in different periods)

2. Friend recommendation code discount

Ask for an invitation code from a friend who uses this taxi-hailing software. If you use your friend’s code with Uber, you will get a $20 discount on taxi rides, and referrals will also receive a $20 discount. For Lyft, you use someone else's website to enter your phone number and register in the app. If you use a friend's referral code, you will get a $20 discount on a ride, and the referrer will get a $10 discount.

Old user discounts

1. Email discounts

Enter your email address when registering. When you check your email, you will sometimes see discount information from Lyft or Uber. Uber seems to There are relatively few, but now Lyft has a weekly

deal with some discounts every week.

2. T-MOBILETuesday

T-MOBILE and Lyft cooperate to give Lyft $15 credit once a week

To T-mobile users, this every week The discount is simply the biggest benefit for T-mobile users! This app used to give away dominopizza at the beginning, and now it sometimes gives away movie tickets.

How to use Uber and Lyft? Uber

The method of using taxi-hailing software in the United States is similar to that of Uber Didi in China. Enter the interface to select the car model, and select the pick-up location with push pins. Enter your destination and call a taxi.

As shown in the figure, in the red circle marked at the top of the figure, the first column with green dots indicates the current location, and the second column with red dots indicates the destination location. In the marked blue circle, there is a black arrow mark. Clicking it can be used to refresh the current geographical location. Sometimes the current address is incorrect and you can click it to relocate.

The orange circle at the bottom of the picture indicates the type of service you require. There are 6 different services including Pool and UberX. After you decide which service to choose, click "SETPICKUP

LOCATION" in the middle of the image.

Tips: The time to the left of "SETPICKUPLOCATION" indicates the time you need to wait for the car you can call to arrive at your location.

Pool means Carpool, which is a carpool. There may be other passengers in the car or it will pick up other passengers after picking you up. After clicking "SETPICKUP

LOCATION", you will enter the interface below. There are three pieces of information in the red circle: the price of this ride, the number of people you want to take (if you have two people and need two seats, be sure to choose the right one, otherwise it will be bad if the bus comes and there are not enough seats). Fees also vary), as well as the payment method you use. Click "REQUEST

POOL" at the bottom to successfully call a car.

Uber’s carpooling cities in the United States currently include: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Boston, DC,

Austin, Seattle, etc. The rest of the cities are outside the United States. Friends are welcome. Please add in the comments whether your city has UberPool services~

UberX is an ordinary ride-hailing service. Click "FARE

ESTIMATE" in the red circle to estimate the cost of this trip. The cost of Pool will not change after the ride is requested, while uberX will fluctuate slightly based on the current driving distance and driving time.

The more commonly used ones should be Pool and uberX. You can experience other services slowly after you get started. It is also worth mentioning that UberBlack is a relatively high-end car. Perhaps in order to create some gimmicks, the car that can provide this service must be a black high-end car, and the cost will be relatively high. But don’t think that UberX doesn’t have luxury cars. I have used uberX to hail Lincoln, Infiniti, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, etc. Lyft

Although the interfaces of Lyft and Uber are different, if you can operate Uber well, I believe Lyft will not be difficult to understand. But it needs to be mentioned that Lyft’s “Carpool” is different from Uber’s “Pool”. If you want to use a Pool ride-sharing service like Uber’s, you should choose “Line” on Lyft. Lyft's Carpool is a ride-hailing service, and the software will automatically match you with a driver on your way to pick you up. In addition to carpooling, you can also choose models with different seats depending on the number of people.

The current cities where Lyft can carpool are: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Boston, DC, Austin,

Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Denver, Philadelphia, SanDiego, SanJose, Seattle, and

Newark

In fact, the cost of hailing a taxi has a time period. Sometimes it is cheap and sometimes it is very expensive to hail a taxi within a day. The difference of one hour may sometimes be more than ten dollars, but these All are subject to the traffic, weather and other conditions of the day. If you are not in a hurry, you can try the price every once in a while, but once you call a taxi, the price will not change. Usually 10-1 a.m. and 5-6 p.m. are very cheap.

How does Uber&Lyft charge?

Basic fare, time, distance and toll (maybe it will be charged if you take tollway, I haven’t tried it), vehicle type (UberX or UberBLACK), city, and other Additional fees will apply during busy times.

If there is a coupon, after entering the coupon, Uber will automatically deduct the coupon and money when checking out. For Lyft, you can choose whether to give tips and whether you want to use the coupon when checking out. Deduct money. Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages

1.

Cheap price: Before Mankit’s sister came to the United States, she took a taxi from San Diego Airport to my home and the distance was only 8.6 miles. Fifty or sixty dollars, while Uber's quote is about thirteen dollars, and sometimes there are discount codes that make the price even more favorable! Since Uber and Lyft

launched Pool, the price has been even lower It will probably be about one or two dollars cheaper. For example, the original toll of eight dollars may be reduced to six dollars. Lyft's Line has the same usage as Uber

Pool, but Lyft's Line requires an additional $1 or $2 each time two people travel together, and the additional price will fluctuate depending on the region.

2.

Convenience: Within the service scope, taxi-hailing software has no geographical restrictions.

On your mobile phone, you can see whether there are cars around and where the taxi you took is. The waiting time is predictable. Unlike taxis, you don’t know how long it will take before one comes. You can also see the arrival time in real time. Where, look at the map on your phone and see if the driver has made any detours or anything.

3. No need to pay:

For me, I don’t even want to take my wallet with me when I go out. Taxi-hailing software allows you to pay directly with your mobile phone, and Lyft can give you tips on your mobile phone, but Uber does not have this function, so you don’t need to give it

4. No need to drive: no drunk driving! It is very useful for people who go out to eat and know that they will drink a little wine!

Disadvantages

1.

Deducting money randomly: Taxi-hailing software still has shortcomings. I once tried to take a taxi and waited for about ten minutes. When I saw the person on the phone, I called The car came over, and then turned around and drove away. The most annoying thing was that I was charged $5 in cancellation fee (confused JPG.) Although I later got the credit of $5 back! Any problems? Click here for Uber, click here for Lyft!

2. Number of passengers: Compared with driving by yourself, you will be carrying one less person. If the number of people is five, you will need to take two cars. If you have any problems, you can also click on the link above to find a solution!

If you can persist until this point, it means that you really, really need to use a taxi app. In fact, in the United States, apart from Uber and Lyft, there are There are many taxi-hailing software, such as: Via, Gett, Hailo, Sidecar, Shuddle, Kabbee, etc. There are many taxi-hailing software. I cannot introduce them one by one here, but those who are interested can try it for themselves.