I guess I need a new phone, but what is good enough for uber's standards now, that I can get below, say $100?

 

I'm using a Motorola g power 5G 2023 model.
Cost is about $200 on Amazon but it works well for Uber

 

$100 phones are $200 now. I know because all I ever buy are $100 phones. Below is my latest. Be sure to get a 5G phone regardless, as it gives you best chance of getting a ping as quickly as everyone else.

If you know who the best cellular provider in your driving locale is this is the time to think about switching if need be.

Amazon.com

 

Why would you recommend such a woefully obsolete, outrageously overpriced phone? The chipset in that phone was woefully obsolete in 2020 when it came out. Molasses is faster than that phone.

 

Thanks, I will look into those...guess I can shell 200 if it means uber will WORK again. I went out and tested it. Won't even let me accept an order now, says something went wrong. It shows the order but once I hit accept that happens. Tech support has confirmed I'm not banned or something and their only advice was get a new phone.

Now I'm looking for an older uber client, there have been a lot of times in the past it wanted me to upgrade and I put it off for a long time and it kept working....until I decided to try it and all the problems started...so maybe the version from february will still work long enough for me to get a new phone

If that doesnt work, factory reset and I'll have to miss all the other apps and stuff I had on my phone all because of uber. And if even that doesnt cut it i guess I'll have to go out to the in-person store and see what they got that's like what you guys recommended for whatever network.

All the versions say android 8 and up. I have 9. WTF.

 

Don't even think of buying that Samsung phone. It's slower than molasses and vastly overpriced at $219. That phone was woefully obsolete when it came out in 2020. The processor is an underpowered dog.

 

Do a backup before you reset and you can restore your apps.

 

Thanks I'll look into that. Do you happen to know what the earliest version of uber that included the 'diagnostic' button in the top of the help menu? I am looking for that version because that one I know worked...its later than Sep 2023 apparently, I've tried a bunch.
All this just to get some $3-5 orders maybe.

 

Look on Ebay and Amazon for refurbished phones.

In the past I've gotten good phones for relatively cheap.

 

The phone @OldChicagoDriver recommended (Unlocked Motorola g power 5g 2023) is a good phone and a good value at $200. Best Buy has it on sale for $199.

If that phone is unavailable look for an unlocked phone that has at minimum either a MediaTek Dimensity 700 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 chipset (processor), 64GB of storage, and 4GB of RAM.

Both the Dimensity 700 and the Snapdragon 480 are entry-level 5g chipsets with enough power to run your Uber app without difficulty.

 

I would be a bit leery about the 2024 model. They cut the physical ram and are using software to make up for it. That is never good in my experience.

 

Show the passengers your error message, and just take cash rides. (see tutorial below)

 

I have always had the best as it's a tax write off and it's my income. And I enjoy great phones. 15 pro max and hi end Samsung's.
It's a small price to pay to not miss 1 to 2 trips a week that are money rides. Phones in this business pay for themselves.
I had a driver friend Years ago . We only drove events surge . $2k plus everyweek.
He was cheap. Had older car. That's fine.
But omg metro pcs. With limited data. Really..
He needed wifi..all this to save a few bucks.
This guys car was to me a pos but clean. He only took longer trips.
Funny thing. Ubers algorithm knew this and gave him alot of 100 mile or so rides with big surges.

 

 

Consumer cellular. you buy the phone outright. DO NOT BUY AN APPLE thing. Buy a real phone that you don't have to update because they make you. ANDROID is the way to go.

 

I'm still using and enjoying my unlocked Samsung S21 that I bought slightly used in mid 2021 for $700. I used to be that $100 locked phone with service contract guy, and I've got a drawer full of old phones to prove it, but now I think I'm a flagship model convert. It's just so much faster running multiple apps, launching Google Maps from Uber and navigating in 1 second or less, etc. And it's still showing no signs of slowing down or being denied an OS update.

EDIT: Oops... just found this:

"Samsung will continue to release new updates for the Galaxy S21 series until the first quarter of 2026. Meanwhile, the OS upgrades support for the S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra is scheduled to end with the release of Android 15 next year."

Still, not so bad. Who knows, I might still get a year or two out of it after OS upgrades end.

 

We has the s21 ultra 5g during covid $1399 new.
It was and still is a great phone
So is the note 10 5 g I still have so many are great.. high end is very good even 3to 5 years old..
I never seen that phone message.
I had a one plus 8t 5g. For my wav lyft account.. replaced it with the old note. So hard to multi task.

 

Boost mobile or 1 of those ghetto fone Co.'s got cheapie phones

 

Another thing tmobile has a 55+ plan 2 lines $70 with tax $105 for 3 lines. I get free basic Netflix.. att. Verizon are really good. But the 5g and the plans are a steal.
I buy my phones direct from Samsung or ebay Samsung retailer with factory warrantee. On my note 10 +5g years ago. Saved $500

 

Those are good deals.
I always get the insurance for minimal payments every month.
It covers everything.

 

Ok thanks all, I ended up with a moto power 5g 2023 from target. We'll see how it goes so far its working and seeming pretty fast but might trade it out for the online one. The target price was pretty much what I saw online, it was apparently on a last minute sale. Buying a phone in person is a lot harder than I ever thought. I thought I'd just go down the block to the verizon store near me, didnt even bother eating first...3 hours, 5 stores (including one i had to wait outside and ring the bell for to get in) and aggressive upselling attempts later, a target phone is working with visible and I can at least drive again tonight while mulling over the other options. Came with a bunch of apps I dont want including tiktok that I uninstalled. So if any future readers need it, phones from target work on visible. Next, I'll upgrade the network, I heard visible+ is about as good as a mid-tier verizon, but that'll take a day. At least I'm back to driving now

 

At least I'm back to driving now

Glad to hear that good luck with the Moto

 

Samsung a53 got it for 200, its not as good as a higher end phone but i drop it all the time, use it to work on car and watch youtube, use it on my bike in rain and still goes.

 

Not seen one of you talk about the GPS Protocols of the phone, if it's a Samsung yeah it probably already has a decent GPS but it's not a Samsung you need to check, seems like most of you don't know damn thing about what you're talking about, that's why I stopped heavy posting here, this site's a joke no real information at all it's a bunch of keyboard Warriors.

 

So if you don’t like it here go somewhere else.
my non-Samsung GPS works just fine.

 

Do your homework and research know what you want to buy before you go into the store

If you want something that's a decent phone will be a update for few years, look at something like the Samsung a15 5G unlocked you can get it at Amazon for $200 or less you might even get a refurbished one for around 170 160, if you look hard enough,
The A15 is not water and dust proof resistance so it needs a decent case, I mentioned that because you said you do Uber Eats so you're going to be getting in and out of your car a lot with the phone obviously

Had A15 5G for 2 weeks but I took it back and got A54 5G because I'm a heavy multitasker and I need a little more power it also has a great camera also has a brighter screen 1000 nits, A15 is 800 nits still decent, but if you don't care about multitasking or the camera the A15 5G is a decent phone

Positioning

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

Samsung Galaxy A15 5G - Full phone specifications

www.gsmarena.com

 

So what do you exactly "multitask"... ?

 

I've had the same issue with my Android version 8 phone, a few times. I think you might check your battery settings. If your phone is trying to give you extended battery life this can interfere with GPS. After I finally learned this I haven't had any more issues, ...so far.

 

Update the app is the goto response when there is something wrong with the app.
For two week my app could not maintain contact with the satellites, after that it got laryngitis, in spite of the fact that the setting is "louder".
I am sure that if I complain the solution will to be "update the app".

 

Agree

 

I only use Apple phones. I wanted to like Android, I really did, but it's absolute crap. Every time I have to touch one it ends up pissing me off.

I also only buy used phones, because no way am I spending what Apple wants for a new one.

 

Everyone runs there business there own way.

 

I decent 5g phone these days cost minimum 750 dollars

 

Samsung Zfold4 or 5.

Ok, not cheap. But running both app's side by side is very convenient.

 

I tried it during my 7 years of rideshare and running two was not for me
But if it works for you and others enjoy and profit from it.

 

With wav a 2nd phone was great as it only gives you wav pings...primary phone gave you reg. Xl.
I juggled sometimes 3 pax going short distances by making them wait 10 minutes..
Not easy but like riding a bike.

 

Yes like I said for some people it's no problem and they can benefit from it.
When I tried Uber and Lyft at same time it just was to hectic for me.