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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone  know of a service where  I could call an Uber for my mother in another state?  She does not use a cell phone.  She is 82. [/quote]Use a cab service. Many places have a voucher system where you can pre-pay. [/quote]

I wish that existed where my mom lives, but it does not. [/quote]Uber is there, but no cab service?[/quote]

That's true where I live, too. There are a few cabs, but they mostly serve the (municipal) airport.

Ubers have been a godsend.[/quote]

This is true in many towns.  However, Uber only serves people who have and know how to use smart phones.  This is not the case for most elderly.  Also many cannot afford one on their fixed income.  Ask me how I know.

My 80-something mom has the customer service department of whatever store she is at call her a cab.  It is often an hour or two wait time.  [/quote]

My teen DD has a Uber account.  I observe that she taps in a pick up address and a drop off address, and a car appears.

Couldn’t someone do that for an elderly relative:  Tap in the pick up address (location of elderly relative) and drop off address (where elderly relative wants to go)?

Lots of potential objections to this scenario:  elderly person needs to contact relative with cell phone, relative with cellphone has other things to do, relative with cellphone has to pay for Uber.   [b]But would that work technically? [/b] [/quote]

Yes. With Lyft, you can now create a "Family" and call cars for relatives. You just need to set up an account on your elder's phone and link it to your "Family." You can then call cars for your relative, pay on your credit card (or their's), and track the progress of their ride in realtime.

I think most people are using the "Family" feature to track their teen kids, but of course it can be used for an older person.[/quote]

You would think more offspring would be involved or even care enough to do this. [/quote]

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