Robert Paulson (RPaulson)

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  Uber Posts Its Largest Quarterly Loss - Is this good or bad?

  Can someone who knows this stuff help me decipher if this is good or not?  14% increase in revenue but …
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  Can you deduct and write-off a lease payment if you drive for Uber? (as a business expense)

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  Can I use a leased vehicle to drive for Uber?

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  Can you book Uber two days in advance?

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  Can I rent/lease my car out to other people so they can make money for me?

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  Lyft Driver Referrals is Bullsh*t

  You know those Uber and Lyft ads where they offer bonuses for referring other drivers?  Of course, you have.  They …
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  Yes, Uber Sucks, And Let Me Explain Why (from Taxicab Depressions)

  People ask me a couple of times per week about Uber, and if I think they will someday significantly impact …
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  What is "Rider Fees"? How come no one can tell me what it is?

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  Is Uber Profitable or Losing Money?

  I don't understand anymore. This article says they are now profitable in the USA http://fortune.com/2016/02/18/uber-profitable-us/ This article says they are …
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  Experts: Uber's Self-Driving is not ready for prime-time.

  Well, here it is.  It's the ONE thing everyone mentions when it comes to self-driving cars.  SAFETY.  If they can …
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  Stop STEALING my iPhone charger cables!!

  You think I wouldn't notice?  It is totally messed up that you take my iphone cables.  Sure, your phone's battery …

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   6 years ago in  What's a typical passenger rating for Uber? Is 4.50 good?

  well, not so fast.  If you have lower ratings, more drivers are likely to not accept your ride.  You will also be matchd up with lower rated drivers.  so there are disadvantages.

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   6 years ago in  What's a typical passenger rating for Uber? Is 4.50 good?

  4.5 isn't bad.  I see it often on the weekends when I am busy.  Not sure if "busy" has anything to do with it, but I feel like that's when I see it the most

  You are right that I also see 4.3 and 4.4, and I do worry about those.  Drivers often give 5 as long as the rider doesn't do something very stupid, puke in the car, or damage something.  If you have a 4.3, that means that you get more 4 than 5.  That is a red flag in my book.

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   6 years ago in  Is it true that Lyft drivers are paid while waiting for passenger to come out and get in the door?

  No, the driver just drives up. There's no button to tell the app that you've arrived.  I think this fee gets triggered by the GPS vicinity.  

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   6 years ago in  Can a Uber drive operating and driving in New Jersey (NJ) pick up in NYC or New York State?

  I believe the NJ drivers can drive in New York State as long as its in the areas that do not require special licensing like the ones from TLC.

  Whether Uber sends you a request is a whole another story.   I have heard you do though.

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   6 years ago in  Can an Uber rider be deactivated if the rating becomes too low?

  The lowest passenger rating I have seen is 3.91.  That's pretty darn low, because I and many other drivers I know pretty much automatically give a 5.

  Yeah, I wondered if this passenger only had a few riders under the belt, but it wasn't like a whole number, you know?  If it were 3.00, then you'd know the guy could have gotten 1 star and a 5 star (averages to 3.00).  but 3.91?

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   6 years ago in  Medallions up for grabs. 80% off?

  Street Hail Livery. It is the new taxi service that opened up a few years ago to supplement the famous yellow taxis.  Notice that all these cabs are green and not yellow.  Yep they thought with Uber joining the fray, they needed more taxis on the streets  

  "Drivers have to affiliate with a neighborhood base. There are 63 bases that have registered with the program: 22 in the Bronx, 17 in Brooklyn, 12 in Queens, 11 in Manhattan and one in Staten Island.

  The green cabs are allowed to pick up street hails in northern Manhattan and anywhere in the other boroughs, excluding Kennedy and LaGuardia airports. They also can pick up passengers who arrange rides through the bases like regular livery cars.

  The new class of cab was created in part because yellow cab drivers focused almost entirely on Manhattan's central business district and ignored all other neighborhoods like Washington Heights, Sunset Park in Brooklyn and Corona in Queens. Livery car drivers regularly flouted the law and picked up street hails in their neighborhoods, risking substantial fines."

  http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/green-cabs-hit-streets-article-1.1422738

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   6 years ago in  Shipping luggage only? Can Uber deliver things for me?

  Yeah, trust me.  We hate it.  Similar reason to why we hate UberEats. 

  See,the way us drivers look at it?  These additional services are good to fill the non-busy times.  that's all it is.

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   6 years ago in  Fasten is gone! No more Fasten in Austin and Boston

  ...but wasn't that the problem?  They just weren't making enough money.

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   6 years ago in  Fasten is gone! No more Fasten in Austin and Boston

  What will I do now with one less driver app on my phone?!!!!   <---yes, I am ajerk.

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   6 years ago in  New study suggests drivers are earning a median profit of only $3.37 an hour.

  Yes, it's flawed. I don't even need to read it to tell you that I make $3 an hour because I make a living fine as an Uber driver. LOL. 

  Honestly, I don't know how much so earn an hour but I don't think I'd be doing it for almost three years at $3 an hour. 

  Fake news. They publish crap like this because it catches people's attention 

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   6 years ago in  Help!

  There are plenty of drivers out at 5:30. (I am a driver.)  You are probably getting cancelled because your passenger rating is low.  During times when the drivers have pickings, they would ignore and do not accept rides from low-rated riders.

  ...or are they accepting and canceling later? If that's the case...  well, I don't know.

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   6 years ago in  How many lost items do drivers see? How often?

  I bet that's only the ones reported.  I get more lost items than that. Way more.

  In most cases, people don't even make an attempt to connect.  I wonder if it's because they don't care or they don't know.  or  Uber's process is failing.

  I've had car keys, digital cameras, and LOTS of kids' toys.  I feel bad but I don't even know how to return them.

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   6 years ago in  My Uber driver just accepted a Lyft request while still driving me. LOL

  All drivers carry multiple apps and now riders are starting to use multiple apps.  Is this really all necessary?  It's starting to feel this cat and mouse game is just becoming...rather convoluted.

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   6 years ago in  New Uber Express Pool to be up to 50% cheaper than Uber Pool

  Couldn't have said it better myself. 

  Recode. “It’s more effort, more headache, more potential for complications and a bad rating over things the driver has no control of.”

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   6 years ago in  How do I find my driver reviews on Lyft?

  Open your Lyft app, and click on your profile pic, and viola.

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   6 years ago in  How much do Uber drivers make in New York? (by I Drive with Uber)

  Not sure if this article is completely accurage. Many drivers are arguing this one.  Take a look at this article.  It says the drivers make more like $19/hour.  

  https://ride.guru/lounge/p/how-much-do-uber-drivers-make-on-averagesay-per-hour-19-apparently

  This one says below minimum wage at 8~13 an hour

  https://ride.guru/lounge/p/how-much-do-uber-drivers-make-in-detroit-houston-and-denver-below-minimum-wage

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   6 years ago in  Damage to the vehicle

  Yeah, that's so messed up.  That hasn't happened to me, but I was told that I should call my insurance company, and have them figure it out.  If you have a comprehensive coverage, they can cover damages (not sure about an airvent though), and if they see fault in a third-party, they can go after Uber or the riders.  I think it's called subrogation.  I wonder if Uber would respond to that?  Good luck!

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   6 years ago in  Is it true that Uber Scheduled Rides are not guaranteed?

  As a driver I can tell you that I have never seen notifications to be somewhere at a certain time.

  With that said, here's one thing.  When I get a ride request, I do see that it was a "scheduled ride," and drivers like seeing that because it's usually a longer trip (say to the airport) and it is very unlikely to be cancelled.  So, I think the rider has that advantage.  it's more likely it'll be picked up drivers aroudn you.

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   6 years ago in  When do surges typically happen? When are surge times?

  Bar closing times.  1:00~2:00AM on the weekends.  hands down

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   6 years ago in  See Jane Go says Farewell <insert puns here>

  see jane go away

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   6 years ago in  As a driver, have you kicked out a passenger? Ended a ride early mid-trip?

  I actually want new drivers to take this as an advice.  Don't pick up crappy riders.  Cancel immediately.

  This technically isn't cancelling a ride mid-ride, but I went to the mall to go pick up this woman on a Thursday night.  There was some traffic and some confusion as to which exit she was waiting.  When I pulled up, she started berating me for being late and started to nag.  I knew this would be a $5.00 1-star ride.   So you know what I did?  I told her to get out of the car and cancelled it. Don't need this crap.

  Why is this a good advice?  Because if you don't start the ride, those crappy passengers cannot give you a 1-star rating.

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