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<v Speaker 1>Right now, let's say good morning to the host of

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<v Speaker 1>Rich on Tech on KFI. It's a very own Rich DeMuro.

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, Rich.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought you were going to say, speaking of underachievers,

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<v Speaker 2>welcome Rich.

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<v Speaker 1>No, no, I don't think you are. I mean, look

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<v Speaker 1>at you. You've got a syndicated radio show, you're right

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<v Speaker 1>here on KFI, You're on KTLA all the time, and

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<v Speaker 1>you give us great advice.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, let's hope we can do some of that today.

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<v Speaker 2>We want to talk about first.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to talk about Amazon Primes new perk.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so this is they announced this. I think it

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<v Speaker 2>was like last year perhaps, but now it's available to

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<v Speaker 2>sign up for. You can now if you're a Prime

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<v Speaker 2>member save ten cents a gallon at about seven thousand BP,

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<v Speaker 2>which I don't think we have around here Amaco, which

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think we have around here, but we do

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<v Speaker 2>have AMPM stations. So basically, if you're a Prime member,

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<v Speaker 2>you go to AMPM, you can now save ten cents

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<v Speaker 2>a gallon. This is an ongoing perk from Amazon, part

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<v Speaker 2>of your Prime account. Amazon says that members, if they

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<v Speaker 2>drive the average national average, they can save up to

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<v Speaker 2>seventy dollars a year, which is half the cost of

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<v Speaker 2>a Prime membership. The thing you have to do is

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<v Speaker 2>go to Amazon dot com slash Fuel Savings and you

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<v Speaker 2>basically just link up your your Prime account to this

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<v Speaker 2>new system and there you go.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So here's my question. If I have a credit

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<v Speaker 1>card on my Prime account and AMPM gives you that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you pay less if you use a debit card.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you using a credit card or can you link

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<v Speaker 1>your debit card to it?

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<v Speaker 2>It looks like you can link any cards so you

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<v Speaker 2>can pay. You can. Actually you have to sign up

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<v Speaker 2>through this app. I've not done it myself, so I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, but I would guess that whatever card you

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<v Speaker 2>want to use, you can use. Remember when AMPM r

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<v Speaker 2>code didn't take credit cards, like you had to like

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<v Speaker 2>use that weird machine in the middle like anyway. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>so a lot of people have been debating the merits

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<v Speaker 2>of this program on my social media, saying, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe Costco is lit a better deal. You know, Ralph's

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<v Speaker 2>has their rewards. So I think the bottom line is like,

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<v Speaker 2>do what's best for you. So I use that upside

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<v Speaker 2>app when i'm you know, when I fill out my

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<v Speaker 2>wife's car at the pump and it does save some

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<v Speaker 2>money cost go. You know, if you don't mind waiting

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<v Speaker 2>in line, you can save money there. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's just another option available.

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<v Speaker 1>I love options. I love options. Okay, So I am

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<v Speaker 1>going to be traveling myself, so I was particularly interested in, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>this one that you had you had offered up, and

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<v Speaker 1>that was that a lot of people are planning their

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<v Speaker 1>vacations for the summer, and some people are going to

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<v Speaker 1>go overseas, and you know, we were just talking about

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<v Speaker 1>this last week. How are we going to avoid massive

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<v Speaker 1>fees on our phones?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, and it's a lot easier than it used to be.

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<v Speaker 2>This is my popular demand. I guess a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people are traveling asking me rich, how do I use

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<v Speaker 2>my phone but not pay you know, astronomical roaming charges.

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<v Speaker 2>And so here's the deal. My first, uh, my first

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<v Speaker 2>item of tip is call your carrier. You may have

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<v Speaker 2>what's called travel days banked on your plan. If you're

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<v Speaker 2>paying like the highest plan, the ninety dollars a month

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<v Speaker 2>plan whatever it is for unlimited for your carrier, A

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<v Speaker 2>lot of times you get a travel day every month

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<v Speaker 2>included in your plan. So last time I went to Europe,

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<v Speaker 2>I had like twelve days banked. I was there for

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of days, didn't have to you know, it

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<v Speaker 2>all was free basically, So that's my number one tip.

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<v Speaker 2>Then if you just want to keep your current plan

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<v Speaker 2>and roam over there, EIGHTE and T charges twelve dollars

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<v Speaker 2>a day, Verizon twelve dollars a day. T Mobile. Most

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<v Speaker 2>plans include roaming that can add up fast, So I

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<v Speaker 2>only recommend that if you're there for like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>three four days whatever. If you're there longer, I like

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<v Speaker 2>what's called an e sim and this is basically a

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<v Speaker 2>temporary plan you buy from an app. You don't need

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<v Speaker 2>a physical SIM card. I like the app called Aerlow.

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<v Speaker 2>You can activate that right from your phone. You can

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<v Speaker 2>get like thirty days of usage with thirty gigabytes for

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<v Speaker 2>like thirty dollars. So that's a very cost effective way

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<v Speaker 2>to do it. The problem is your phone has to

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<v Speaker 2>be unlocked usually for that to happen. For you'd be

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<v Speaker 2>able to do that, So check that. And then if

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<v Speaker 2>you don't want to do any of that stuff, just

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<v Speaker 2>turn off your cellular, turn on Wi Fi and just

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<v Speaker 2>look for Wi Fi hotspots. You can use WhatsApp to

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<v Speaker 2>stay connected I message, just make sure that you're calling

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<v Speaker 2>and texting over Wi Fi is activated before you leave

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<v Speaker 2>the US.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's what I did last time. It was

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<v Speaker 1>so long. I haven't traveled since before the pandemic. I

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<v Speaker 1>think our last trip to Africa, I think we just

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<v Speaker 1>turned off cellular and just texted.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And for most people, look, there's so much Wi

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<v Speaker 2>Fi everywhere, as long as you don't, you know. And

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<v Speaker 2>the other thing I would say is download the maps.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna put this in my blog post at richontech

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<v Speaker 2>dot TV. Download the maps for the location you're going to.

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<v Speaker 2>So both Apple Maps and Google Maps let you download

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<v Speaker 2>the entire map for the area you're going to. So

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<v Speaker 2>even if you didn't have cellular, you could still navigate

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<v Speaker 2>around using the offline maps. So that's a good idea too.

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<v Speaker 2>And my other tip, one more tip, because this burned

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<v Speaker 2>me many years ago. I went to China and I

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<v Speaker 2>left my dropbox on and all my pictures uploaded. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not kidding, I came back to like a thousand

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<v Speaker 2>dollars bill. I had to, like, I have to negotiate

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<v Speaker 2>with AT and T to like get that down. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>turn off automatic backups or make sure they're just on

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<v Speaker 2>Wi Fi.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, that's great. Great, that's going to be so helpful

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<v Speaker 1>and helpful to lots of you guys who are going

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<v Speaker 1>to be traveling hopefully this summer. One last thing and

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<v Speaker 1>that is good news for parents regarding Roadblocks.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, I don't think there's any good news at

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<v Speaker 2>all ever with Roadblocks. I'm not a fan, but I

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<v Speaker 2>will I will report on this impartially.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Basically, Roadblocks is working with Google to do these video

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<v Speaker 2>ads that you can watch instead of buying stuff. So

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<v Speaker 2>let's say your kid. You know, if your kid is

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<v Speaker 2>playing Robox, they are always bugging you for something, right,

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<v Speaker 2>some sort of in app purchase. Well, now they can

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<v Speaker 2>watch these ads for thirty seconds and instead of buying

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<v Speaker 2>the item, they will get it gifted for free. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's kind of a cool idea because most parents will

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<v Speaker 2>be like, hey, I'm fine with that, you know, as

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<v Speaker 2>long as the ads are okay, it's going to cost

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<v Speaker 2>them less.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, but I you know what, when I play games,

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<v Speaker 1>I have to watch ads. So kids should have to

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<v Speaker 1>learn to do that too, unless they want to pay

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<v Speaker 1>for it with their own money.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, exactly. Most of the time, it's mom and dad paying.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm such a hard ass, all right. Rich DeMuro

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<v Speaker 1>the host of Rich on Tech right here on KFI

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<v Speaker 1>Saturdays from eleven to two. You can follow him at

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<v Speaker 1>rich on Tech. You can watch him on KTLA, and

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<v Speaker 1>you can also check out his website where he puts

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<v Speaker 1>all this stuff that we talk about. It's Rich on

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<v Speaker 1>Tech dot TV. Thank you so much, Rich, jamiro all.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Amy, talk to you soon.

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<v Speaker 1>All right.