How do I use Uber without carrying my smartphone?

Rideshare genuinely depends on a live app and a live location. Here is what works instead.

• Local car services still take phone calls and will schedule a pickup.
• Uber and Lyft can be booked in advance from a computer for a scheduled time.
• In cities, taxis are still hailed without an app.
• If you fly often, keep rideshare on the device you carry on travel days.

If you rely on rideshare several times a week, say so in Find My Setup. It pushes the recommendation toward setups that keep an app device with you.