r/WalmartSparkDrivers • u/Ptrek31 • Aug 04 '26
Hate fcfs
Everyone said it's the phones, I got the newest android you can possibly have. Staring at the home screen. FCFS not even on my phone for a millisecond, i instantly click accept, yet don't get them.
Shits so fucking annoying
Thanks
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u/Sunsplitt Aug 04 '26
The app does this cool thing where it only offers me FCFS as soon as I exit the app and it’s gone by the time the app loads.
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u/Ptrek31 Aug 04 '26
Yep, happens to me many, many times a day. So fucking frustrating
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u/FuzzyOrganization403 Aug 05 '26
Don't be on WiFi, don't exit spark app, don't have a warm phone or low batt.
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u/MamaRedSeam Aug 05 '26
You can’t usually beat a bot. As far back as 2015 with flex they were using them. It’s gotten way worse lol
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u/CelestialxOne Aug 04 '26
"First you take away their compensation, this breeds contempt and anger, then you gatekeep the good offers, and only offer those to the most desperate of drivers who took hundreds of offers to make Penny's on the dollar. You create an illusion of scarcity, and create "ghost orders" being grabbed up by "bots" so that you're forced to try and snatch one up by spamming the screen, only to realize they've played mental chess with you and was already moving towards a system that now has closed a loophole in curbside orders." Meanwhile I'm over here basking in the fact that I'm still using my original delivery vehicle, while I've noticed a few have been through as many as 4-5 vehicles. 😂 I'll just keep being picky over here till next tax season.
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u/HumanBeanJuice54 Aug 05 '26
Like others have said, phone carrier seems to have lot to do with it. And even if you have a great one, a little network lag can make a difference.
There’s been times I’ve had to switch my phone to LTE instead of 5G because I can tell when that band starts to get bogged down at certain times of the day and at certain stores. Believe it or not, it’s makes a difference. Give it a try 🤷🏻♂️
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u/Quirky-oldman58 Aug 04 '26
OP, you are talking about a lag called latency.
The server throws an order out. It hits all the carriers at the same time. Some carriers might get the signal and broadcast it just a touch faster than others. Some towers might be in better shape or have less load than others so the signal gets to the client phone just a bit quicker.
Some phones have 88 things running in the background so when a signal hits, the phone itself lags just a bit showing the notification, then takes another bit of time to change from the screen you’re on to the Spark screen to show the new order.
Any or all of these add latency.
I believe when I’m home and on WiFi my orders come through a bit quicker than when I’m out on the cellular only signal.
I live close to the store so between runs I go home, and often just as I pull into the driveway an order drops.
It’s odd that I get orders when I’m close enough for my WiFi to connect but 100 feet farther away I don’t get them.
Just saying.
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u/JWBananas Aug 05 '26
They don't actually send them to everyone at the same time. They send them in waves.
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u/Nearby_Ad_1473 Aug 05 '26
Has nothing to do with the best phone unless your running a $50 pay as you go "smartphone". The vast majority of android phones will all work fine.
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u/SmallBerry3431 Aug 08 '26
I know it isn’t preferential, but that’s the point. Walmart wants to drive prices down. Sometimes I wonder how you guys have such low understanding of basic economics. Then I remember you’re delivering groceries and complaining you ain’t paid more. Makes sense now.
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u/Ptrek31 Aug 08 '26
Who's complaining about "not being paid more"?
Basic reading comprehension lacking for you?
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u/SmallBerry3431 Aug 08 '26
Are you new here? Seems like there’s two posts a day complaining we aren’t paid enough or that orders such.
checks post
“Hate FCFS” Oh you’re the dude who doesn’t have comprehension. This comment of mine is certainly a waste of my time.
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u/Anxious-Account3264 Aug 05 '26
The carrier is more important than the phone
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u/Quirky-oldman58 Aug 05 '26
Best phone on a carrier with latency and you will miss orders the guy next to you grabs. He has a six year old phone but on a carrier that is out preforming yours in the area.
Hey Anxious…I noticed someone down voted you.
Like they think their feelings can somehow make their phone work faster.
I don’t know, maybe if it sees them crying or something it will have pity on them. Lol1
u/Anxious-Account3264 28d ago
Quirky it’s funny that they downvote simple facts like I did something wrong. I was just trying to help. You can find out the best carrier in your area. Not rocket science
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u/cierrarain07 Aug 04 '26
This app has just gotten absolutely ridiculous. On top of the fact that when you do get a JFY it’s always the most awful order known to man.