GrabTaxi, GrabCar, Easy Taxi, Uber, Tripda, etc. reviews?

[glacy_rein]

^^yes pwede yun, I do it with my sister

[meimei]

May naka-try na ba sa inyo na gamitin yung taxi app sa phone ninyo while traveling abroad? Which app and how was it? Wala namang naging problema?

I'm going to SG in Feb. I might need to use it going to/from a specific place that's not easily accessible via MRT.

[nikki]

Mga sis.. I back read naman pero didn't see anything about advance booking like 1 day advance... How does it work ba with uber and grabcar.. Check availability Lang when u need it na? Can u book at least maybe an hour in advance? Can u choose which car esp if going to airport and family with luggages?

Sorry.. Haven't tried any of this yet. Thanks in advance sa replies!

[quinone]

^as far as i know, uberblack are bigger cars like montero/starex/fortuner while uberX mas maliit like vios. sa experience ko, mabilis lang naman dumating ang uber kapag ni-request. maybe you can email them for special requests?

may ride kami kanina parang iba yung 'feel' parang taxi driver lang siya at hindi uber ang nasakyan ko. hindi siya masyado maganda magdrive. also nung nag good evening siya nag nod lang ako tapos bumati na naman siya sabay sabi, "hello may tao ba?" may time rin na may alanganin na taxi at parang gusto pa niya awayin kasi tingin siya ng tingin sa side mirror dun sa taxi.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^^ sis, I asked Uber before about advanced booking. Unfortunately, wala silang ganun. What you can do, try to book say 45mins-1hr from your intended time na umalis ng bahay especially if natapat ka sa rush hour. Para me allowance sa paghintay in case wala agad available unit sa area mo or maipit sa traffic ang car. Once me available unit naman, as fast as 2mins maaaring anjan na ang car. Max waiting time siguro of 20mins before  dumating ang unit (based on my experience).

No, you cannot choose the car na dadating, kasi depende sya sa availability sa area mo. Tama si ^, UberBlack are mainly SUVs (Montero, Fortuner, etc). UberX naman yung lower-end AUVs and sedans like Innova, Vios, etc..

Nung kami last month, we had 10am international flight. Unfortunately walang available na UberBlack or UberX units sa area namin around 5:30-6:15am. Tagal din namin refresh ng refresh pero wala talagang unit na malapit-lapit. Hanggang sa medyo alangan na so we just brought our car and left it at NAIA 2 parking for 1 week.

Next week, me flight na naman kami. Try ulit namin book ng Uber sa morning. Sana me available sa area. Otherwise, mukhang sa airport na naman namin iwan ang car.

As for Grabcar, me nakausap ako driver before na sometimes daw the passengers will get their number then magpapa-advance schedule for airport trips. Haven't personally tried so di ko masabi kung ok or safe ba. Kasi iniisip ko, baka side booking na yun, wala sa booking records nila. So baka me risk din.

[nikki]

^thanks sis! Very helpful info. We tried na rin Kasi once yun car transfers and palpak naman kahit advance booking. I specifically requested for a van since we had quite a number of luggages plus stroller. They were charging us over 1k for the one way going to airport. Late na nga dumating, vios pa ang Dala. We ended up just hailing 2 cabs to bring us to the airport.

Will try uber next week for our trip to bora. Hoping for a good first time experience 😄

[yijiheon]

lately lang ako nagsimula na gumamit nito. grabtaxi palang nasubukan ko and i like it. gusto ko naman try sa susunod ang uber.

[summer888]

ang concern ko same dun sa isa nating sis dito. how can i use uber from the airport if galing ako sa ibang bansa then hindi pa na dedeactivate ang roaming ko? before kase we used to bring our car and park sa airport kaya lang simula ng nagmahal na ang parking, we ride a taxi na lang. wala naman ako ibang kakilala na gumagamit ng uber kung saan pwedeng makisuyo.
sana magkaroon rin ng grab, easy at uber station / booth sa mga airport natin. kaso mukhang pangarap lang yan dahil siguradong aalma ang mga saksakan ng mahal na airport taxis.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ sis, once you arrive here sa Manila, automatic naman made-deactivate ang roaming mo kasi madedetect naman na nasa Pilipinas ka na. So you may use your phone n to book Uber.

[summer888]

@bagaholic_chewy naku sis. supposed to be ganun nga sana mag deactivate na pag dating mo sa manila kaso based on experience hindi rin agad-agad. minsan nga i had to call pa sa customer service kase parang isang buong araw na hindi pa na deactivate. you know naman ang service dito sa atin. haay... pero, hopefully makapag uber ako. mag-iisip na rin ako ng plan b ko.  thanks.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ oh I see.. so far kasi sa Smart line namin e automatic naman ang activation/deactivation.. pati sa Globe. As long as naka-off yung "data when roaming".

Anyway, try na lang ng relative or friend who'll book Uber for you. Para sya na lang itext mo na nakarating ka na.

[greenarrowbabe]

^ agree with you. alam ko naka automatic yun. pati pag activate ng roaming never pa ako tumawag sa smart. or baka applicable lang yun to postpaid subscribers?

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tried grabtaxi and easy taxi. from my experience, hindi ka talaga nila i-aaccept kung walang tip. 

I have yet to try Uber. sa grab and easy taxi kasi normal taxi lang. minsan yung nasakyan ko pa bulok na. 

kung hindi naman rush hour and nagmamadali, better na mag-abang na lang ng taxi.

[minnie99]

Oh no. Since wala na kaming family driver, thinking of how to get to the airport with friends. Thought of Uber, pero di pala pwede advance booking? Saw the advice na mag-book 1 hour before your intended time to leave.

Question: Marami kayang UberBlack na available at 1am? hehe. Anyone tried booking UberBlack at an "alanganin" time?

Yung departure kasi namin is 5:40am, so 2:40 we should be at the airport. At latest, we need to leave QC at 2AM. Tapos marami rin kami, with at least 1 check-in baggage each (mga 5-7 people). Baka mag-2 cars kami kung UberBlack. Okay kaya?

What would be a better alternative if not uber?

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ you can try Grabcar. Last week walang available na Uber sa area namin (Greenhills area) ng around 6am so tried Grabcar. I had to indicate a tip though para mas me maengganyo to get my booking.

Kagabi naman pagdating namin, I was able to book an UberBlack for the trip frm the airport. We had to wait a few minutes bago nagkaron ng UberBlack sa app, then about 20mins bago nakarating. UberX madaming available near the airport pero di ako nagbook kasi for sure di kami kasya because of our bagahe.

I booked while waiting for luggage so halos sakto lang, nakalabas na kami sa driveway pagdating ng car.

[summer888]

@minnie99 if madami kayo better na mag book na lang kayo ng van yun tipong mga van na hina hire kapag mga out of town trips. usually meron din silang package ng papunta at pick-up sa airport. ganun ginawa namin last year nung madami kami. kaso this year kaming 2 lang ni hubby ang magbibiyahe kaya we are looking at uber for our transpo.

@bagaholic_chewy saan part ka ng airport (especially sa terminal 3) usually nagpapa pick-up? parang may nabasa kase ako na pag taxi dapat sa departure area? tama ba? thanks.

[minnie99]

Thanks, sis! Mukhang mas okay nga yan, check ko rin online kung sino nagooffer nito. Maybe I'll try uber or grab another time.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^^ sis, pag Uber or Grabcar, private car sya hindi taxi so sa arrival area driveway mismo ang pickup. Nagsabi lang ako anong bay number para di kami magkawalaan ni kuya driver..

[fibia]

I use uber also and so far so good. Sometimes cheaper than a cab pa.

[freelancer_babe]

Have yet to try these taxis. I have been hearing good reviews so far. I hope it's favorable sa tulad ko na madalas mag-commute mag-isa lang around the metro. My first concern is safety - I've been always avoiding taxis kapag walang kasama kahit convenient at afford ko.

I have registered with Uber. The last time I've checked parang wala atang sila around MOA/Baclaran area? It would be great kung sana accessible sila as far as Zapote. Hehe.

[purple_girl]

^meron namang around moa minsan sis. nakasakay na rin ako from moa, around 2x. swertihan lang din talaga. minsan around paranaque meron din sila.