Works Great! Some UI Flaws
We took a cab to the airport using this app and it went well! The estimated time was correct and it assigned us a cab within a few minutes. It is confusing to use at times - there was no movement on the taxi tracker at any time. But the estimate was right and otherwise it works well!
Disgraceful service DONT USE
I booked a taxi with Seattle yellow 7 days in advance for an anniversary dinner. At the pick up time no one showed nor contacted me. When I called I was told the booking really doesn’t mean anything and if no one chooses to pick up your ride then you are just left stranded. Missed reservation time slot, so lost out on anniversary dinner all because of a ridiculous service that lets you book a taxi but has no intention of showing up. No wonder people use UBER and Lift.
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Time is real.
If you need to be somewhere on time don’t use this app. If you don’t care when they show up to get you , this is it.
App is trash
Don’t even waste your time! At least have some cab drivers in designated zones in North Seattle ready to pick people up instead having them ALL south.
App Surprisingly worked
I had phone issues and was unable to access my iPhone and use my usual Lyft app. Instead i had to call from a general office land line and book a ride the old school way. Problem was my phone wasn’t working at all so I didn’t really have a call back number to provide the operator. If you have a house phone or direct office line that might help for other people’s situations.
I called about 45 minutes ahead and asked for a 2:30pm pick up but the ride didn’t get there til 20 or so minutes after 2:30pm. When I called in the operator said they were still looking for a driver…Had me worried but a driver came, and I got to where I needed in time. Not the greatest or a reliable start with Seattle yellow cab.
However I decided to give it another shot since the ride was cheaper than what I’d normally pay. On the way back, my phone finally was back to normal so I decided to try the yellow cab seattle app. Easy to set up once I downloaded the app. The interface is similar to navigate but the difference from Uber and Lyft, is that you can’t put in your destination. Just your pick up location. I don’t think I saw an option to set up a payment card but the YCS app gives you option to pay the driver via cash or card. They have card readers in the cabs. Also they have option to share your ride with your contact(s) If I recall correctly. In the app you can estimate your fare and select car type too. You can also see how far your driver is away from the pick up location and you get a notification they’re a mile away and to be ready to meet the outside. It took about 5 minutes for my driver to arrive by booking via the app, so maybe better than calling them for a ride.
The advantage over Lyft and Uber is this was may more affordable. This trip to my friends place from downtown to west Seattle would have cost me $45 + tip for one way. All in it was ~$21 to get there and the ride back was $20 and some change.
Looks like I found an affordable alternative to Lyft and Uber so I’ll be using YCS more now.
I called about 45 minutes ahead and asked for a 2:30pm pick up but the ride didn’t get there til 20 or so minutes after 2:30pm. When I called in the operator said they were still looking for a driver…Had me worried but a driver came, and I got to where I needed in time. Not the greatest or a reliable start with Seattle yellow cab.
However I decided to give it another shot since the ride was cheaper than what I’d normally pay. On the way back, my phone finally was back to normal so I decided to try the yellow cab seattle app. Easy to set up once I downloaded the app. The interface is similar to navigate but the difference from Uber and Lyft, is that you can’t put in your destination. Just your pick up location. I don’t think I saw an option to set up a payment card but the YCS app gives you option to pay the driver via cash or card. They have card readers in the cabs. Also they have option to share your ride with your contact(s) If I recall correctly. In the app you can estimate your fare and select car type too. You can also see how far your driver is away from the pick up location and you get a notification they’re a mile away and to be ready to meet the outside. It took about 5 minutes for my driver to arrive by booking via the app, so maybe better than calling them for a ride.
The advantage over Lyft and Uber is this was may more affordable. This trip to my friends place from downtown to west Seattle would have cost me $45 + tip for one way. All in it was ~$21 to get there and the ride back was $20 and some change.
Looks like I found an affordable alternative to Lyft and Uber so I’ll be using YCS more now.
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