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Show HN: Yourtaximeter.com

10 pointsby lotkowskimalmost 11 years ago

9 comments

saddestcateveralmost 11 years ago
A good idea, but room for improvement.<p>- Get rid of that full-screen HTML5 video. Full-screen background videos are great for experience driven services, but distracting for utilities.<p>- be clear about where you support. UK only - took me a while<p>- Autocomplete on addressed. If not - show what format you expect. Hell, even placing markers on a map would be better then blind entering
cr3ativealmost 11 years ago
&quot;we&#x27;ll tell you how much it will cost&quot; is a very bold thing to put on the front page to be followed by backpedalling on the FAQ page.<p>If you&#x27;re not guaranteeing your fare estimates, what value does this add over calling my local minicab company or using their app?
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yourtaximeteralmost 11 years ago
Thank you for all your comments - We will take them all onboard.<p>Not clearly displaying that we only operate within Great Britain is clearly an issue. Therefore I have now added a banner that should be displayed if you are outside of Great Britain. The geolocation isn&#x27;t perfect but it&#x27;s good enough for now, we will look into making this more accurate in the future.<p>We will certainly reconsider the video background and I can also confirm that autocomplete in the search boxes is currently on our roadmap as a high priority feature.<p>Your feedback is very much appreciated so keep it coming!
2ndgreenalmost 11 years ago
How are you competing with new taxi apps? The trend today is moving towards hailing a cab through swiping a finger over a smartphone app whereas you are taking a step back to providing phone numbers like the older days? Is this based on user feedback that they are still willing to make taxi calls?
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bnejadalmost 11 years ago
The video in the background is over the top but this is a cool service. I don&#x27;t see what the other commenter is trying to say about &quot;not guaranteeing the fare&quot; since you are getting all the pricing information to calculate from either the taxi company or the local rates decided by law.
whizzkidalmost 11 years ago
- Put UK only sign if it is<p>- Remove ugly search indicator<p>- Autocomplete on adresses fields<p>- Try more focus on the content then background<p>Then you actually have a good idea :) Good luck!
peteretepalmost 11 years ago
So it&#x27;s like ubiCabs, but without the convenience?
kelnosalmost 11 years ago
Hm, I entered in my street address + city in the from, and &quot;SFO&quot; in the destination, and I just got &quot;Problem calculating the route&quot;.
simonrobert93almost 11 years ago
This is UK only
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