siam2007 Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 On 2/28/2018 at 3:34 PM, Lumbini said: Uber: Get ฿50 off 10 rides till 04/03. Apply code 2BKK0226 Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect for which City? And how to "apply" ? Unlike Grab, I never found out where to insert potential promo codes. I don't have a "promotion" button on my menu as others obviously have (and I have always updated the app) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC1 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Can’t find another topic but I’ve seen in news that Grab will be taking over from Uber in SE Asia within the next few weeks. I’ve never bothered to install the Grab app but it looks like we’ll have to switch over fairly soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, DMC1 said: Can’t find another topic but I’ve seen in news that Grab will be taking over from Uber in SE Asia within the next few weeks. I’ve never bothered to install the Grab app but it looks like we’ll have to switch over fairly soon... Yep, you will. There goes the power of COMPETITION. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elzach Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 8 hours ago, DMC1 said: Can’t find another topic but I’ve seen in news that Grab will be taking over from Uber in SE Asia within the next few weeks. I’ve never bothered to install the Grab app but it looks like we’ll have to switch over fairly soon... Yesterday Uber sold its entire SE Asia business to Grab. It seems that the "local" brand (Grab, based in Singapore) had far better political connections. The latest evidence of that was in the Philippines a few months ago where the DOT basically suspended Uber. Now in Thailand, as others have reported, GrabCar rates have already gone up markedly since last year. In BKK last month I was quoted a rate of 350 baht from Sutthisan to Don Mueang at 8:15 pm ( last year it would have been 200-250). In Pattaya Klang last month, I had two Grab drivers cancel on me, back to back, 10 min after they confirmed (i.e. practically zero enforcement of policy on drivers by Grab). GrabTaxi all of a sudden makes more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I've got the mail too, Uber will be canceled from April 7. Grab only , still cheaper than the taxi mafia in Pattaya but I will use my bike instead unless I have to carry a lot of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumbini Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 They are both great services and all of the Uber drivers I have talked to will be moving over to Grab do really ride sharing will be even more powerful making the concept of a normal taxi even more dated and ridiculous . Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC1 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 They are both great services and all of the Uber drivers I have talked to will be moving over to Grab do really ride sharing will be even more powerful making the concept of a normal taxi even more dated and ridiculous . Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect But won’t it affect the prices if there is no competition, as JT mentioned earlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastos60 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 6 hours ago, Lumbini said: They are both great services and all of the Uber drivers I have talked to will be moving over to Grab do really ride sharing will be even more powerful making the concept of a normal taxi even more dated and ridiculous . Why would the concept of a taxi be dated and ridiculous? Why even bother with Uber or Grab? Just talk to someone on the street and ask them if they want to make some extra money and drive you around wherever you want to go. They will do it cheaper as well. There is nothing like good social skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I use them regularly. However, they have now been taken over by Grab. Download the app and you can see the cars in your area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 On 3/27/2018 at 3:46 PM, Jingthing said: Yep, you will. There goes the power of COMPETITION. You'll have to blame Uber (or their major Japanese shareholders/owners) for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Just Weird said: You'll have to blame Uber (or their major Japanese shareholders/owners) for that! In Europe there are many competitors to Uber. Local radio cab offices in the UK now operate like Uber too. Uber has been banned in London BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 20 hours ago, The manic said: In Europe there are many competitors to Uber. Local radio cab offices in the UK now operate like Uber too. Uber has been banned in London BTW. In Bangkok there are 100,000 competitors to Uber...cheap metered taxis. This is Thailand so I'm not sure what the relevance of Uber being banned in London is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumbini Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Why would the concept of a taxi be dated and ridiculous? Why even bother with Uber or Grab? Just talk to someone on the street and ask them if they want to make some extra money and drive you around wherever you want to go. They will do it cheaper as well. There is nothing like good social skills.Because regular taxi does not use an app and if you don't understand all the game changing aspects of a company like Uber or grab offering all the features of an app perhaps your too old . It's always easy to see from what someone posts when they are commenting about a service or product they have never used or experienced . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 RIP Uber . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastos60 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 8 hours ago, Lumbini said: Because regular taxi does not use an app and if you don't understand all the game changing aspects of a company like Uber or grab offering all the features of an app perhaps your too old . It's always easy to see from what someone posts when they are commenting about a service or product they have never used or experienced . So because I do think things through I am old? From both your posts I can clearly see you are pretty naive. There is room for both business models to work. Since I have no need for Taxi's or Uber when I am on holiday, I don't see why I should use it. And in my home country, I have my own car. I have been an UberX driver btw. But it wasn't worth my time. Uber isn't for every market. Wherever you have good public transport, Uber fails and normal Taxi services thrive. Without good local regulations it is open for abuse and will automatically fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 On 3/31/2018 at 12:05 PM, Just Weird said: In Bangkok there are 100,000 competitors to Uber...cheap metered taxis. This is Thailand so I'm not sure what the relevance of Uber being banned in London is? The relevance is Uber can be delicensed and that there are many app based alternatives to Uber. It is additional information about an international product. I live in Pattaya where it offers a potentially good service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 14 hours ago, The manic said: The relevance is Uber can be delicensed and that there are many app based alternatives to Uber. It is additional information about an international product. I live in Pattaya where it offers a potentially good service. Uber isn't (or wasn't, as it is ceasing to exist) licenced anywhere in Thailand, it has always been an illegal service, so it cannot be delicenced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Interesting twist on the Uber-Grab merge: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Uber-Grab-deal-likely-breaks-competition-rules-Singapore -- Singapore (at least temporarily) has an injunction against the takeover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 On 4/2/2018 at 10:08 AM, Just Weird said: Uber isn't (or wasn't, as it is ceasing to exist) licenced anywhere in Thailand, it has always been an illegal service, so it cannot be delicenced. By that logic it can't be taken over by Grab. I'm in one now. You are not contributing much to this dialogue, Just bickering and trying to be clever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 32 minutes ago, The manic said: By that logic it can't be taken over by Grab. I'm in one now. You are not contributing much to this dialogue, Just bickering and trying to be clever. I'm not bickering, neither am I trying to be clever. I commented perfectly reasonably on a post that you made in a public forum but it seems that you didn't like it. My contribution is no less worthy than your dialogue. Your idea of logic is odd, just because a company's services are not registered in Thailand and, therefore, illegal in this country, does not mean that the company cannot exist or be taken over! If you're in Thailand now then you are in an illegally-operating Uber vehicle, whether you like it or not, but that does not stop the company from being subject to takeover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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