Uber Turning Off Long Trip Notifications at Philadelphia Airport. Anyone know why?

Thank you for detailed answer. Would you think it would be worth it for drivers to go to EWR? Why do you think drivers dont go to EWR instead of sitting at Philly considering its saturated with drivers?  Just curious. I dont mind driving wherever but hesitant on driving in areas I never been. Just feel more comfortable when I have some idea of where I am. I stop accepting request as soon as I see I am going to New Jersey and dont turn back on until I get back to Philly. I know I am losing $ but biggest fear is getting a passenger lost. It's happened to me once. The worst that could happen if I get lost is I would refund $, get 1 star, rider may be annoyed (yell, complain)so really not the end of the world. Most riders are understanding if GPS is not accurate and will help if they know where we were going. Ended up at Parx Saturday. Rider going 5 min away from Buck Rd. I had no issues. A request came in I accepted ended up in Newtown. Two woman at a bar going up around Washington'…

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Thank you for detailed answer. Would you think it would be worth it for drivers to go to EWR? Why do you think drivers dont go to EWR instead of sitting at Philly considering its saturated with drivers?  Just curious. I dont mind driving wherever but hesitant on driving in areas I never been. Just feel more comfortable when I have some idea of where I am. I stop accepting request as soon as I see I am going to New Jersey and dont turn back on until I get back to Philly. I know I am losing $ but biggest fear is getting a passenger lost. It's happened to me once. The worst that could happen if I get lost is I would refund $, get 1 star, rider may be annoyed (yell, complain)so really not the end of the world. Most riders are understanding if GPS is not accurate and will help if they know where we were going. Ended up at Parx Saturday. Rider going 5 min away from Buck Rd. I had no issues. A request came in I accepted ended up in Newtown. Two woman at a bar going up around Washington's Crossing Rd. and Aqua Duct Rd.  Most roads were 2 lanes, woods on either side, 45mph speed limit, deer & every other form of wildlife everywhere, foggy, (sure you know this) darkness (not a streetlight anywhere), no reflectors on road just pitch black out. It was like a scene right out of a movie where killer jumps out and hacks you to pieces. GPS was working but as we got about a mile away rider gave me directions. She said GPS was taking long route. I leave my GPS where its seen by rider so if lost they can tell me where to go or if we do get lost they know its GPS not me. As we all know some riders think GPS is all knowing and would never make mistake. Lol Sorry for long detailed discription. I figured they may be annoyed that they had to help with directions (as many riders do when GPS isnt accurate) I pulled into neighborhood with huge single homes that you could barely see as again total darkness). Rider handed me 20.00 for a 5 mile ride. As it turned out it was a surged trip with 7.00 long pick up fee. If not for long pick up and surge it would've been a 8.00 ride at best. Five mile ride turned into 45.00 not bad end of night trip.  What I dont get is these huge millon dollar homes had no lights anywhere. The neighborhood in complete darkness. These are rides that make me nervous as I have no clue where I am. I am afraid to get lost with rider in car. I need to get over it as I know I lose trips Sorry about the long post. It was supposed to be a thank you for your post with a question or 2.

If you dont mind answering I have 2 more questions. What do you think is the best thing to use for GPS (phone, tablet, or buy an actual GPS, someone suggested a Tom Tom)? If I had confidence that GPS navigation would be more accurate I would buy one. I could accept more trips if I knew it would navagate more accurately. Last question, what app do you think works best? Google maps or Waze? I usually have Uber up and Maps. When Uber works its right on point but sometimes its an out right total mess.

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