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Originally Posted by speeder
Don't they give you a dedicated smart phone for driving for them, so you could still use your own w regular mapping? I'm not sure, seems I heard that(?)
Which car were you using and did you make $$?
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Their apps are white labeled versions of Google Maps, but with some contact info and third party relay services for emailing or calling when riders need to send you a gate code, call to explain where they are or you later find they left a set of car keys in your back seat. Uber and Lyft are software companies. Drivers pay to rent the software to find riders and then get paid via the cashless app. I did this in my BMW wagon because I have an unlimited mile warranty and had usually enjoyed my interactions with the drivers when I was a rider. The stories I racked up are just amazing. Met some super cool people, smoking hot women, plenty in bikinis, drunk, piling in to/fro the pool party at a local casino, met a bounty hunter, a few cops, a porn star, F-35 mechanic and on and on. Very cool experience.
The money can be better than what I made, but I was never free or willing to work the really lucrative times due to my real job and not wanting to pick up drunks late at night and risk their puking in my car. Best tip I got was $20 on a $2.69 fare to the stadium across the street from the hotel.
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And yes, you can use other software, but don't often have the time to look up the address, switch to another app, enter it, then go back to the Uber/Lyft app for the next ride and see where the request is. You have 15 seconds to accept or decline and are often too busy driving and navigating to see where the rider is exactly. Pop up just says "4 minutes away" without your having to poke around to really find the address. Very cumbersome to not use their app.