Uber launches in Cambodia with a killer promotion
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Did you ever put the original promo code? As far as I know, it doesn't work without it untill they launch officially.epidemiks wrote:Still won't show me any vehicles and displays all currency in Viet dong
I suspect so.rogerrabbit wrote:Did you ever put the original promo code? As far as I know, it doesn't work without it untill they launch officially.epidemiks wrote:Still won't show me any vehicles and displays all currency in Viet dong
I had an existing account and, at the time, didn't see the point of entering promo codes when no vehicles were available.
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I am going to revert until there is no choice but to take car. More risky I guess but more convenient
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Uber drivers started charging me earlier this week - genuinely, I saw the cash figure on their phone and it also eventually showed up on mine. Then they started being free again and then yesterday I received the message about charges applying from 11.55pm. So now I am getting the 50% discount for a while. Judging by the 50% fares I am paying (for fairly short journeys) I think Uber will be more expensive than Exnet and Itsumo.
I am also finding it can take a long time for the app to work. I often have to restart it. I rarely had any such problems with Exnet or Itsumo. So the way it is looking now, I will move away from Uber once the free and discounted rides finish.
I find 711 tuktuks good for daytime short rides. Example today Psar Thmei to St 172 (Wat Ounalom) 3000 riel, great driver and really quick. Those Indian tuktuks really move.
I am also finding it can take a long time for the app to work. I often have to restart it. I rarely had any such problems with Exnet or Itsumo. So the way it is looking now, I will move away from Uber once the free and discounted rides finish.
I find 711 tuktuks good for daytime short rides. Example today Psar Thmei to St 172 (Wat Ounalom) 3000 riel, great driver and really quick. Those Indian tuktuks really move.
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When you say drivers started charging you do you mean that you pay cash? My Uber account is linked to a credit card I assumed my fares would just be charged to the card like normal.
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Yes I pay cash. I have not given uber my card number and neither will I, at least until I feel the system will work properly in Cambodia.gavinmac wrote:When you say drivers started charging you do you mean that you pay cash? My Uber account is linked to a credit card I assumed my fares would just be charged to the card like normal.
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OK. I just took a trip from the riverside to the airport. Like many of the Ubers I have gotten in Phnom Penh, it was an actual taxi.
The guy turned on the meter when we started the ride, I asked why, he said "Oh, you want Uber" and then turned it off.
On arrival at the airport a swift 28 minutes later, his app was telling him I owed $7.07.
I simultaneously got an email from Uber saying my card had been charged. I was charged $2.12 due to discounted rate.
He called a few numbers while I stood around waiting and then agreed I didn't owe anything.
The guy turned on the meter when we started the ride, I asked why, he said "Oh, you want Uber" and then turned it off.
On arrival at the airport a swift 28 minutes later, his app was telling him I owed $7.07.
I simultaneously got an email from Uber saying my card had been charged. I was charged $2.12 due to discounted rate.
He called a few numbers while I stood around waiting and then agreed I didn't owe anything.
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Good luck with that.. They do have your CC#, right.gavinmac wrote:OK. I just took a trip from the riverside to the airport. Like many of the Ubers I have gotten in Phnom Penh, it was an actual taxi.
The guy turned on the meter when we started the ride, I asked why, he said "Oh, you want Uber" and then turned it off.
On arrival at the airport a swift 28 minutes later, his app was telling him I owed $7.07.
I simultaneously got an email from Uber saying my card had been charged. I was charged $2.12 due to discounted rate.
He called a few numbers while I stood around waiting and then agreed I didn't owe anything.
Of course it can be challenged with your bank but why bother with the wank?
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I installed this Uber thing on my app getting a taxi from Kampong cham to the Pochentong airport, there was a CAPTCHA question "are you a friend with bigphatt?" Accidentally I clicked yes and the taxi never turns up.
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But did you ever find the aircon remote?gavinmac wrote:OK. I just took a trip from the riverside to the airport. Like many of the Ubers I have gotten in Phnom Penh, it was an actual taxi.
The guy turned on the meter when we started the ride, I asked why, he said "Oh, you want Uber" and then turned it off.
On arrival at the airport a swift 28 minutes later, his app was telling him I owed $7.07.
I simultaneously got an email from Uber saying my card had been charged. I was charged $2.12 due to discounted rate.
He called a few numbers while I stood around waiting and then agreed I didn't owe anything.
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We were told to be patient as the discount promotion is new for the driversgavinmac wrote:OK. I just took a trip from the riverside to the airport. Like many of the Ubers I have gotten in Phnom Penh, it was an actual taxi.
The guy turned on the meter when we started the ride, I asked why, he said "Oh, you want Uber" and then turned it off.
On arrival at the airport a swift 28 minutes later, his app was telling him I owed $7.07.
I simultaneously got an email from Uber saying my card had been charged. I was charged $2.12 due to discounted rate.
He called a few numbers while I stood around waiting and then agreed I didn't owe anything.
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