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Old 05-26-2025, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 View Post
Yes, you have to pay for using the service.

No, there is NOT a reasonable probability that your credit card information will be stolen. That would be terrible for their business and would likely put them out of business. I don’t know how many years I have had an account with both and my wife with one without ever having a problem. Absolute it could happen, just as it could happen with any online service (Amazon, Home Depot, Netflix, The Villages Box Office) but it is my experience that it is not common.
I beg to differ. My wife used Uber a grand total of one time, to get a ride to Mass General in Boston to visit a friend post op. Her card information was stolen and unusual charges immediately began to show up. Fortunately, the credit card company flagged the unusual activity and contacted her, denied the charges, and canceled her card. Based on our experience, there is a 100% probability of a bad outcome.