@sarahbuhr doesn't as a desktop interface. the statistics are also really interesting, e.g. which zip codes had the most price surges in the last week: http://uberestimate.com/stats/

@bentossell I find this easier than the app - getting fare estimates between different Uber categories is far, far easier here. And I also get to see how long the ride might take, as well as mileage.

@vectormein yeh maybe I just don't compare prices that often. I guess as a guest in USA I just accept the fare regardless... usually I need to get from X to Y but I'm not going to then figure out alternative routes if my Uber is a little pricey. I'm the kind of person to just pay for the convenience

@bentossell Ah, makes sense. Here in Delhi, we've got UberGO which also serves up as a carpooling option, so sometimes it feels like a good idea to compare fares, see if a standalone ride with uberX is a better deal than pooling in with other folks.

@bentossell yeah I was wondering about the usefulness of this, as there is literally a button in the app that lets you get an estimate in one step.

The uber app doing this type of comments are unexpected on PH. If I'm at my desk and want to check a fare for a journey, picking up my phone, unlocking it, opening uber app, waiting for it to load, plug in the 2 distances etc... Things in life can be quicker, easier and more accessible by some other method. Look at um... Uber. Either the commenters didn't open it or saw the UI was clunky and thought it can't solve a problem well...