1 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: Is the Samsung Galaxy fold of flop, Amazon and Google makeup, 2 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: Verizon increases a key fee, and iPhone hacked for parents. 3 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:16,639 Speaker 1: BBM says bye bye and your questions. What's going on? 4 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: I'm Rich dmiro. This is Rich on Tech, the podcast 5 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: where I talk about the tech things I think you 6 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: should know about, plus I answer your pressing tech questions. 7 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to the show. And joining me once again is 8 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: producer Megan. Producer Megan, welcome, Welcome. 9 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 2: How's it going? 10 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: It's going well. I was up in Petaluma over the weekend. 11 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: You were in Coachella. 12 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 2: Uh huh, same thing. 13 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: But we both lost our voices, So I guess that's 14 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 1: what happens when you're on the radio for six hours 15 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: on the weekend. I was filling in for Leo Laporte. 16 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: You were presumably screaming for all the fans you saw. 17 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 2: I was singing with all my might. 18 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: Who was the best performer you saw? 19 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 3: You know, Ariana Grande was pretty amazing, Like her voice 20 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 3: gave me goosebumps. 21 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: I was very improsuded. 22 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 3: Well. 23 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: I listened over the weekend on my YouTube music app 24 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 1: because they had all the live Coachella streams. I thought 25 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: was kind of cool. Yeah, but I did not hear her. Actually, 26 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 1: the only band I knew that I listened to was 27 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: nineteen seventy five I think. Okay, so I listened to 28 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 1: them and the other ones I didn't know, but I 29 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: just kind of kept it on. It was kind of 30 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: fun to like this was all live and you know, 31 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: it was kind of fun. But a lot of stuff 32 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: happened this week in technology. Probably the biggest story at 33 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 1: this point is the Samsung Galaxy Fold. So I got 34 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: to go hands on with this device. This is the 35 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: foldable smartphone from Samsung that's going to launch on April 36 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: twenty six, or at least as of this recording, that 37 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: is the plan. Now after you hear the story, that 38 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: might change. So a little bit of background. Number one, 39 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 1: this is probably the first phone in history with Samsung 40 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: in the time that I've been a reporter that they 41 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: did not give me a review unit, which is kind 42 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: of odd. Usually they send me a review unit before, 43 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: you know, at least before everyone else or you know, 44 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: maybe the main the big media gets at first. Then 45 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: I get a sex but before it launches. Right this time, 46 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: they didn't do that. They said, hey, you're welcome to 47 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: come to our store at the Americana at Brand and 48 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: check out the device they gave me about, you know, 49 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: two hours. There was no it was it was kind 50 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: of open ended. But I went there and it was great. 51 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 1: I was very impressed. But the first thing I noticed 52 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: about this device is that the screen looked unreal, Like 53 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: I literally said, oh, this is a fake screen, right, 54 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: because it looked like the printed magazine page more than 55 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: a smartphone screen. And that will come in handy after 56 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 1: you hear the story. So now the story is that 57 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: four tech reviewers have damaged their phones basically, so the 58 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: screen has pretty much crapped out on their devices, and 59 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: we're trying to figure out is this something they did 60 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: or is this something that is a bigger problem with 61 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: the device. Now, two of the reviewers, okay, two of 62 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: the reviewers removed what they thought was a protective screen 63 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: on a protective layer on the screen, but it turned 64 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: out not to be a protective layer. It actually is 65 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: the screen, and so they totally messed theirs up. So 66 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: that you kind of have to discount a little bit 67 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: because you're not supposed to peel off the screen of 68 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: your phone, right, And that goes back to what I 69 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:07,959 Speaker 1: was just saying about the screen looked unreal. Well, I 70 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: guess that's how they get it to fold. Is it's 71 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: literally like some weird screen material that you're not used to. Now. 72 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: One person said the Verge said that they propped up 73 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: the phone with a little bit of molding clay during 74 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:25,119 Speaker 1: a photo shoot and their problems started after that. So 75 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: they say, maybe some of that molding clay got stuck 76 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: into the hinge on the phone and that caused the 77 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: issue because they had some sort of bulls on their screen. 78 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: We're not sure. But then CNBC said their phone straight 79 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: up just conked out and it didn't work. So do 80 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: we have another one of these Note seven fiascos on 81 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: our hand? Do you remember when that whole thing happened, Megan, Yes. 82 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 2: I do, and it kind of sounds like that right now. 83 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: Well I know, but it's too early to know. I mean, 84 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: that's the thing, Like, I want to give Samsung the 85 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: benefit of the doubt. We folded this thing and unfolded 86 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: it several times and it worked pretty well. But they 87 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: say it's last. It's made for like many many opens 88 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: and closes. I think it was like one hundred a 89 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: day for five years, right. 90 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 3: And the screen is beautiful, and I think now people 91 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 3: will know like moving forward. Okay, I'm not gonna peel 92 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 3: off the screen, you know, but this thing. 93 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: Is also two thousand dollars. If I bought a two 94 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: thousand dollars device and it conked out in the first 95 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,359 Speaker 1: week of use or two days in some of these cases, 96 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 1: that's a problem. Now, the other side of all this 97 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: is that Samsung, of course extensively tested this device. So 98 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 1: we saw the video where they put the thing through 99 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: the ringer, where they opened and closed it like a 100 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: bazillion times. So did these four journalists just stumble upon 101 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 1: something Samsung didn't find in that whole time or is 102 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:44,359 Speaker 1: this isolated? We're gonna have to watch this one. But 103 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 1: kind of my overall thoughts on this doesn't really change. 104 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: The reality is this is a first generation device. It's 105 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 1: probably something you want to wait on. Anyway, people who 106 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: buy this thing have an abundance of cash. I think 107 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 1: they want to be on the cutting edge, they want 108 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: to be able to show off to their friends, so 109 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: they're probably still going to buy it. But for the 110 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: average person, probably something you want to wait on. And 111 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: I will tell you my impression of the device is. 112 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: I came away very impressed. Now, I don't think it's 113 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: the use case scenario that I need right now, but 114 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: I love the idea. In the future, if they can 115 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: get iPhone form factor that flips open like this to 116 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 1: a big screen inside, that's amazing. That would be really cool, 117 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: and that's what I'm hoping for. Yeah, all right, Megan, 118 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: You've got some questions for me or what yes, I do? 119 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 3: Okay, So my first question is from Anthony Laura. He says, 120 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 3: good morning, rich I just got a new work phone. 121 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:39,040 Speaker 3: I'm going from Sprint to T Mobile, but that's not 122 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,720 Speaker 3: the issue. I have a Sprint corporate account for my Pandora, 123 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 3: so I don't have to worry about commercials. In your opinion, 124 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:51,160 Speaker 3: music app wise, what's the best music app to use Pandora? 125 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 3: Google Music, Spotify Help. 126 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 2: Okay, A lot of exclamation points at the end of that. 127 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: Okay, So good question. And this is something that I've 128 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: got a lot of experiencing because I've tried all the 129 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,280 Speaker 1: music apps. If you look at my sonos at home, 130 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: it's actually kind of ridiculous because right now I'm a 131 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: subscriber of I'll tell you all the ones YouTube music Pandora. 132 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: I have an account. I'm not a subscriber Apple Music, 133 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: Spotify and which also I mean YouTube Music also includes 134 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 1: Google Music. So those are the ones I have. Also, iHeartRadio, 135 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 1: I have which you don't have to. I don't subscribe 136 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: to it, but I have it. But here's here's my 137 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 1: thought on all these programs. So number one, I mean, 138 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 1: Spotify is the biggest, right, everybody knows Spotify and it's 139 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: is it the best? I mean, I think it's big. 140 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,159 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's the best. It's it's really 141 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: good at you know, playlist, there's a playlist for everything. 142 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: I find that there are a lot of playlists and 143 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:51,359 Speaker 1: sometimes they're good, sometimes they're not very good. I also 144 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: find that everyone uses it, so it's just kind of 145 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 1: like it's become like water. It's like, oh yeah, Spotify 146 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: is like the music app, right, So I think it's 147 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: good and personally what I like to do, I always 148 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 1: like the number two because it's kind of like they 149 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: try harder, you know what I mean, Like Spotify knows 150 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 1: what it is. Obviously they're great, but I kind of 151 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: like things that always try a little bit harder. And 152 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: so for me, I've really liked Google play Music in 153 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: the past. I know, totally weird because who uses that. 154 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: But Google play Music I like because it actually kind 155 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: of knows more about music because of YouTube like it 156 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: takes all that data into action for what it creates. 157 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: And I love oneplay is so two things. Google play 158 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: Music used to own this thing called songs, which they 159 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: have one of my favorite playlists, which is called Blogged fifty, 160 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: and that has taken over to Google Play. But Google 161 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: play is going away, So really we have to be 162 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: talking about YouTube music, and I will tell you right now, 163 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: YouTube music, out of all the services, is my absolute favorite. 164 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: So I would say check out YouTube Music, Anthony, because 165 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: I think that they're doing a really nice job. The 166 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: search is great. You can type in a couple of 167 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: lyrics to a song and it will come up with 168 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 1: the song. They have live versions of songs, which I 169 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 1: really like. So if you really like a song that's 170 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: on the radio, next thing, you know, if you start 171 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: listening to that on YouTube music, it will kind of 172 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: unearth some of these live performance of that song, like 173 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: if the person played on like the Today Show or 174 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: like Jimmy Fallon or whatever, you'll start seeing that on 175 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: your homepage, which I find really cool because it's fun 176 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: to see that Pandora. Pandora is great for like, I 177 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: feel like Pandora is like the first music thing that 178 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 1: everyone starts with, right because it's free and it's simple 179 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: and it's easy. And then after a while you kind 180 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 1: of get bored because they play the same songs over 181 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,319 Speaker 1: and over and over and over. But there is one 182 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: feature I like on that, and that's the Shuffle All 183 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: your playlist feature. So if you pick like five playlists 184 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: and then you do the shuffle the Master Shuffle, it 185 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: will pick songs from all those different playlists, which I 186 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: do like. And Apple Music is really good if you 187 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 1: get it for free with Verizon, which you don't have Verizon, 188 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: You've got Sprint, you know, then get that, but you 189 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: don't have that free, so I wouldn't I wouldn't really 190 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: look into that one. But anyway, if you're getting Pandora 191 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:55,559 Speaker 1: for free, I mean, I don't know, it's kind of 192 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 1: a nice work perk. But I would check out YouTube Music. 193 00:08:57,920 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: I kind of like that one. 194 00:08:58,800 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, I want to try that now. 195 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: It's great. 196 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 3: It's really good. 197 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: I find that they are very very good, and they 198 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 1: just got car play support, So if you have car 199 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: Play Apple CarPlay in the car, it's really cool. I 200 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 1: also see this is the thing. There's little things I 201 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 1: like about all the different services. And there's like a 202 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 1: station I really like on iHeart, which the name is 203 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: it's called a colectic rock, which I really like because 204 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: it's like songs from anywhere. You know what I mean, 205 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 1: don't it's not one genre. So I like that about 206 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 1: iHeart and I haven't been able to find a station 207 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 1: like that anywhere else. And on YouTube Music, I like 208 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: the pop in country mix. It's like a mix of 209 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: pop songs and country songs, which is kind of cool too. 210 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: So all right, Anthony, thanks for emailing in the question. Now, 211 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: this is one of those days where finally two tech 212 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: companies make peace and it actually benefits the consumer. So 213 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: Amazon and Google have announced, you know what, We're putting 214 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: all of our sides behind us, and we are finally 215 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: going to have our apps on each other's platforms. Now 216 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: what does that mean? So it means that the official 217 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: YouTube app will be launching on Amazon Fire TV devices rejoice, 218 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: And the Prime Video app from Amazon will finally get 219 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 1: chrome cast support, or maybe it had chrome Cast support before, 220 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:16,680 Speaker 1: but then they pulled it because of this whole little 221 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: war they had. But this is a big thing. Now. 222 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:22,079 Speaker 1: You might be saying to me, hey, rich, look, I 223 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: already have YouTube on my fireTV. Yes, but it's not 224 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:27,839 Speaker 1: an app. That YouTube that you see on your screen 225 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: is actually just a link to a YouTube TV optimized website. 226 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: So this will actually be a real YouTube app which 227 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: will give you your full library of content, the ability 228 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: to play videos in four k HDR at sixty frames 229 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: per second, which I know video folks love. I don't 230 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: even know what that means, but I'm sure it's great, 231 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: and you'll get the Chrome cast stuff as well. So 232 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: the problem with this announcement is this really annoys me. 233 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:57,079 Speaker 1: It's not coming today, Like when you make an announcement 234 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:00,200 Speaker 1: like this, shouldn't it be today? Come on? I agree, 235 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,320 Speaker 1: So it's coming, and they give us a date. It's 236 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: in the coming months. Come on, okay, so like in 237 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: four months exactly. The only worst thing than coming months 238 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 1: is by the end of the year. Let's just give 239 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: a whole long runway for this thing. No, we want 240 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: this today. When you announce something, I want it that day. 241 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: I want to be able to download it right now. 242 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: That's not happening. But YouTube TV and YouTube Kids will 243 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:26,959 Speaker 1: also come to fire TV later this year. All right, 244 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: Producer Megan. 245 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:36,679 Speaker 3: Next question, Okay, next question is regarding Wi Fi connection issues. Okay, 246 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 3: my wife and I both have an iPhone eight just 247 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 3: purchase December, and lately here we're connected to our WiFi 248 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,079 Speaker 3: at home, we cannot get any connection. 249 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 2: We both use the app you showed. 250 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 3: On one of your segments, Meteor, and it shows poor connection. 251 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 3: We also have Alexa, Alexa Dot and a laptop all 252 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 3: have a good Wi Fi connection. 253 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 2: We're baffled. Any suggestions, Thank you? 254 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: Did they leave their name? 255 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 2: Gerald Landenberg? 256 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: Jerald, Jerald, Gerald L Gerald? Okay, wi Fi issues? So 257 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: I don't know what changed because it sounds like everything 258 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:17,560 Speaker 1: was working just fine and then all of a sudden 259 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: it broke. So my feeling has something to do with 260 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: your iPhone. But it's kind of odd because both you 261 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 1: and your wife are having a problem with your iPhones. 262 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 2: Right. 263 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: Is that what they said? 264 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's what they said. 265 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: That's kind of a head scratcher because I can understand 266 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:31,959 Speaker 1: one of you having a problem. But here's what I think. 267 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 1: I think something changed with your network just a little 268 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: bit and it sounds like both your iPhones reacted in 269 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 1: a way that's not good, or maybe you've got some 270 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: sort of software update on your iPhone that's kind of 271 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: not working with your network in the current setup. So 272 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 1: what I think you should do is do a network reset. 273 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: So if you go into your settings on your iPhone, 274 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 1: you can reset your all kinds of settings. But the 275 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: one that most people don't know about is called the 276 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: network settings reset. So I'll tell you how you get there. 277 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: You go into Settings, okay, and then you go into 278 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 1: General and you scroll all the way down to where 279 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: it says reset. And this is a scary thing because 280 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:11,199 Speaker 1: people are like, reset, I don't want to go near there. Right. Well, 281 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:13,959 Speaker 1: once you get in there, you have about one, two, three, four, five, 282 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 1: six different options for resets. We of course all know 283 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 1: the reset all content and settings. That's the one that 284 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: you do before you sell your iPhone and eRASS everything 285 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: off of it. But the one most people don't know 286 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: about is called reset Network Settings. And when you tap that, 287 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: you'll have to enter in your passcode. But once you 288 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: do that, it will reset your Bluetooth, your Wi Fi, 289 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: and your cellular back to factory settings, which means everything's 290 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: going to be cleared out, all your paired cars, all 291 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: your paired devices, all your Wi Fi networks that you've 292 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: logged into. It's kind of a fresh start, so you 293 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: will have to relog into all those different Bluetooth devices 294 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: and Wi Fi networks from your phone. But it's kind 295 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 1: of a fresh start and it's kind of nice. So 296 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: I say, do that, and hopefully once you log into 297 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: your WiFi, it shouldn't be bad because it sounds like 298 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:00,120 Speaker 1: your WiFi is working for everything. 299 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 2: Else, right, right, That's what it sounds like. 300 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: So I think the network resetting should start. Good question, Megan, Okay, 301 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: I'll let you prepare for the next one. When I 302 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: talk about some iPhone rumors. And I don't really love 303 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: to get into the iPhone rumors because there's literally a 304 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 1: new one every day. But when Ming Chi Quo talks, 305 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: everyone listens. This is the noted Apple analyst, and he 306 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 1: is saying now that Apple plans to upgrade the front 307 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 1: camera and the twenty nineteen iPhones from seven megapixels to 308 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: twelve megapixels. Holley lujah, Megan, come on, that's exciting. 309 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 2: Right, No, that's big, I mean exciting. 310 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: This is something every time I've gone to an iPhone event, 311 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: I always sit there and say, did they upgrade the 312 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: selfie camera? And I think the last time they did 313 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: it was like several generations ago. So no matter what 314 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 1: the iPhone, the selfie camera on the iPhone has taken 315 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: on a life of its own, like people really rely 316 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 1: on it, and it's still pretty bad when you're not 317 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: in like super nice bright light. So I'm excited for this. 318 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 1: That's all basically have to make. The only thing is 319 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: it's going to get from a four element lens to 320 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: a five element lens component. So whatever that means, it 321 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 1: probably sounds better, right, more megapixels, better components. The only 322 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: little teeny tiny thing I hope they do is add 323 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: a wider screen, like a wider field of view to 324 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 1: the selfie because the selfies are great if you're taking 325 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: just one selfie of yourself, but if you want to 326 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: do like a groupie, you know, group selfie. Yeah you 327 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 1: never heard that, No, I just made it up. So 328 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: if you want to take a group group selfie, they 329 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: need a little bit wider angle. We'll see if they 330 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: do that. I'm not sure, but that's another thing. Verizon meanwhile, 331 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: is they're kind of increasing fees not very nice for Verizon. 332 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 1: So this is my I hate this fee to begin with, 333 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: and I can't believe it's going up. So the fee 334 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: that I hate is called the upgrade or activation fee, 335 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: and this is when you go into the store, you 336 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: plunk down eight hundred bucks for a brand new phone, 337 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: and then they slap you in the face saying, oh, 338 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: by the way, it's thirty five dollars just to put 339 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 1: that phone on your account. And you're like, wait, what, 340 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: I just spent all this money on this new phone, 341 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: and you're charging me an extra thirty five bucks for 342 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: what for your person to type the number into the computer. 343 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 1: So that is now going up to forty dollars for 344 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 1: the upgrade according to cnet. Now they say that I 345 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: don't know how much it was before. I remember being 346 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: thirty five bucks before, but I can't really remember the 347 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: last time. So actually, I will tell you this. The 348 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 1: last time I activated two of my phones on Verizon, 349 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: the guy said he's like, if you call in, they 350 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: will credit you that activation fee. And I was like 351 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: really now. It took me a while, and I did 352 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: this for my phone and my wife's phone, So I 353 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: called up for I think it was my wife's phone first, 354 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: and I said, hey, guy in the store mentioned that 355 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 1: you can credit me this activation fee, and she's like, yeah, 356 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: we can do that. I was like really, And then 357 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 1: I said, what about my phone that I activated a 358 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: couple months ago. She goes, let me look, yeah, we 359 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: can do that. So I saved seventy just with one 360 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: phone call to Verizon. So app thank you. Yeah, yeah, 361 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 1: so that was huge. But they are raising that fee, 362 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: so I don't know. You can try the whole call 363 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: in and see if they'll credit you. You know, I've been 364 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: a nice customer. I pay my bill on time, all 365 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:20,639 Speaker 1: that good stuff. But if you do activate through the app, 366 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 1: they're reducing the fee by ten dollars, so now it's 367 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: only twenty dollars if you do it through the app 368 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 1: or through online, which I actually applaud Verizon four because 369 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:31,639 Speaker 1: if you're doing it online, it does physically cost them 370 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 1: less money because they're not processing as much with a 371 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,399 Speaker 1: human being. So I'm glad I can understand them. You know, 372 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 1: I don't understand them raising the price at all, but 373 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: I'm happy that they are acknowledging the fact that online 374 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:45,640 Speaker 1: users should get a little bit of a reward by 375 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: doing it themselves, all right, Megan, producer, Megan, next question. 376 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 3: Okay, this next question is from Susie Olsen. Hi, Rich, 377 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 3: I take a lot of photos with my iPhone seven plus. However, 378 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 3: when you were filling in for the tech guy, I 379 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:01,479 Speaker 3: think you told someone that there was a better camera 380 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 3: and a different iPhone. Thank you for your help, God 381 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:05,359 Speaker 3: bless you. 382 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: Oh wow, thank you. Let's see I missed. I missed 383 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:15,199 Speaker 1: the name here. What was it, Suzie? Okay, Susie, Susie Olsen? Okay, Susie, 384 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 1: so you have an iPhone seven plus? What she said? 385 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:19,160 Speaker 2: Yes? 386 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 1: So, uh okay. Here's the thing. I talk about cameras 387 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: on phones a lot, and I think what it really 388 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: comes down to is is this phone performing the way 389 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,239 Speaker 1: that you want it to. So if you're happy with 390 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 1: your pictures and you think they're good and fine, and 391 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: don't worry about what Rich says on the radio When 392 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 1: people ask me what the best camera is, of course 393 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: there's always a best camera, and I would say that's 394 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:41,360 Speaker 1: probably the Pixel three right now, right, But I will 395 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: tell you that I think the iPhone ten are and 396 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 1: the ten s and the ten tennis Max rather have 397 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: really great cameras, and they've improved by the way over 398 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 1: the ten So is there a better camera? There's always, Susie. 399 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: It's like life. There's always gonna be something better out there, right, 400 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: But you know, is what you have working for you? 401 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 1: I think it's just fine unless you're unhappy with your pictures. Now, 402 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 1: if you're unhappy with your pictures, i'd recommend going with 403 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: the iPhone ten are. But if you're perfectly fine with 404 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 1: what's going on, then just stick with what you got. 405 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 1: I think you have a fine I do think the 406 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: camera has improved on the iPhone immensely since you got 407 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 1: your device, But again, if it's working, just stick with it, right. 408 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 1: I do think that low light photography on the iPhone 409 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 1: I don't feel like it's improved that much over the years. 410 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: So if that's where you're having a problem, you're not 411 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 1: going to see a huge improvement in that area. But 412 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:30,879 Speaker 1: if you want the best camera out there on the 413 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 1: market right now, I think the Pixel three probably has that. 414 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:36,880 Speaker 1: But what I recommend you switching probably not for that 415 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:38,359 Speaker 1: one specific feature. 416 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was kind of deep. 417 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 3: I just have to say, well, you know, I try, 418 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 3: it's going to be something better there's. 419 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: Always gonna be something better there always, no matter what, 420 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: whether it's job, whether it's love, whether it's life, whether 421 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 1: it's your car, whether it's anything. 422 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:54,440 Speaker 2: It's always some French fries. 423 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: Is there is there better? What's the best friend tries? 424 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 2: Well, my opinion, in and Out has the best friend try? 425 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:05,119 Speaker 1: What that is a very unpopular, very awkward Are you 426 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:06,199 Speaker 1: Are you just joking? No? 427 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:08,120 Speaker 2: I actually love in and Out French. 428 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,120 Speaker 1: Fries and I but you're calling them the best. 429 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:11,400 Speaker 2: That's my opinion. 430 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:13,359 Speaker 1: They're not the best. Yeah, I think I think like 431 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 1: the McDonald's is probably. 432 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 2: Those are pretty good too. 433 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 1: Photographer Luis says McDonald's from the side, and I think, 434 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 1: I mean the only thing about McDonald's fries they're engineered 435 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,640 Speaker 1: to be the best, whereas In and Out fries are 436 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: like literally you're watching them cut the potatoes. So I 437 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:30,200 Speaker 1: like the fresh you like the fresh fries, real potato, 438 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:34,159 Speaker 1: You like fresh French fries exactly what other you know? 439 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 2: Uh? 440 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't know. I do like good French fries though, 441 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:39,360 Speaker 1: like if they're good, they're yeah, you know, I mean 442 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: that's not odd, but that's an interesting It's funny because 443 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: when the La Times did the rankings of the French fries. 444 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 1: They put those as last. 445 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 2: I know you posted about that Instagram and it did. 446 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:52,360 Speaker 1: It did. Oh my gosh. You guys had a lot 447 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: to say about that. And I've got a lot to 448 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: say about this T mobiles new TV service called t Vision. 449 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:01,199 Speaker 1: So we talked about this on the last podcast, and 450 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:02,920 Speaker 1: I'll admit I was wrong about a couple of things. 451 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:07,119 Speaker 1: Number one, it is not delivered by Coax cable. I 452 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: said that T mobiles new TV service was delivered by Coax. 453 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: It's not. It's actually delivered over the Internet through an 454 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: Ethernet cable, so you have to keep your high speed 455 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: Internet for this to work. I was right about that. 456 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:19,679 Speaker 1: But here's the other thing I learned because I went 457 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 1: hands on with a demo. You have to have cable 458 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 1: service from a particular provider for it to work. Because 459 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 1: T Mobile's actually leasing, not just like the cable line. 460 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:32,879 Speaker 1: I don't know, it's really complicated, but they're actually leasing, 461 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: Like you can't just get this over any Internet. You 462 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: have to have specific Internet from a specific provider. So 463 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: what do you get for one hundred bucks? You get 464 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 1: a whole bunch of channels, You get this DVR. There 465 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:45,639 Speaker 1: are some there's no fees, well, there are fees. If 466 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:48,919 Speaker 1: you have an extra box fee, there's taxes you have 467 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 1: to pay. That was I impressed. I was not impressed. 468 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,120 Speaker 1: I really wanted to love this because I'm a big 469 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 1: fan of the original TVO and I thought this was 470 00:21:57,520 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: kind of like TVO reimagined. It's really not. The DVR 471 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: is amazing, I'll give you that. It's got all the 472 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: channels you need, but the features are kind of eh, 473 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 1: and I'd rather have something like a Apple TV or 474 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 1: a fire TV, a platform that has pretty much every 475 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 1: app available. The voice functionality was not very good. It 476 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: connects to Alexa and Google, but it's really awkward. You 477 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: have to say things like a ask Tvision to search 478 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 1: for Game of Thrones or a ask Tvision to search 479 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 1: for or tune into KTLA, So it's kind of weird, 480 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: like you're faster just supress channel five on your remote 481 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: than to ask all that right. Also, the remote does 482 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:37,360 Speaker 1: not work RF, which means it's a line of sight, 483 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: so I had to aim it at the box, which 484 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: is also weird because I'm so used to Apple TV 485 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 1: and Roku and all these other ones. With the remote, 486 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 1: you just kind of hold in your hand and you 487 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: aim at anywhere and it still works, right, And then 488 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:50,399 Speaker 1: you lose things like Spectrum Sports net La that carries 489 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,120 Speaker 1: the Dodgers if you switch. And by the way, once 490 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 1: you switch and get rid of your cable, your internet 491 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: fee is probably going to go up. So again, right now, 492 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 1: I'm not really hip on the t Vision and the apps. 493 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 1: There's only a handful of apps. It's like YouTube, Pandora, iHeartRadio, 494 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: and they say by the end of the year there's 495 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 1: those dreaded words. Again, by the end of the year 496 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: they're gonna have Amazon and Netflix. But by the end 497 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 1: of the year that's like six more months, more than 498 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,920 Speaker 1: six months. Yeah, that's a whole That's a lot can 499 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:23,399 Speaker 1: change in a year, right, So again, I love what 500 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 1: T Mobile's doing, and I think that they're trying to 501 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: like push cable forward, but this is not it just yet. 502 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: I think in the future, when T mobile has a 503 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: five G wireless network that reaches everyone and you can 504 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:37,400 Speaker 1: literally plug in their box to the to the Wi 505 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,639 Speaker 1: Fi or to the to their wireless five G that'll 506 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: be great or even better when you can download the 507 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:45,199 Speaker 1: T mobile t Vision app to your Apple TV and 508 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 1: just use it that way that will be good. But 509 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: then I'm like, well, why do you need it? Just 510 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 1: use your Apple TV. So again, head scratcher. If you 511 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:53,679 Speaker 1: want to read my full review, it's on my website. 512 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 1: Rich on tech dot TV Megan back to you. 513 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 3: Our next question is for Christina Truhilo. She says, Hi, Rich, 514 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:05,879 Speaker 3: I'm a huge fan and appreciate all your tips in 515 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:08,440 Speaker 3: the morning. A while back, you talked about a site 516 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:12,680 Speaker 3: or app that once that once you input your insurance info, 517 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 3: it compares various insurance options to find you the lowest rate. 518 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 3: I remember it was an easy name, one syllable, but 519 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:22,959 Speaker 3: for the life of me, I can't remember what it was. 520 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 3: I could really use it now if you could help 521 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 3: dog my memory, I would be super appreciative. 522 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:29,640 Speaker 2: Thanks a lot. 523 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: Okay, this is actually something I need to do right now, 524 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 1: so thanks for reminding me. Christina. The website is called 525 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: Gabby Gabi and she was right, it was simple, right, yeah, 526 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: But I just got my renewal for my insurance and 527 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:45,960 Speaker 1: it went way up and I didn't change anything. So 528 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: it's like an extra I think like thirty or forty 529 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:49,920 Speaker 1: bucks a month, which I will be shopping around. I 530 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 1: haven't shopped for new auto insurance in like a decade, 531 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:54,119 Speaker 1: So it's one of those things like who wants to 532 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:56,119 Speaker 1: you know, who wants to do that? Right? You go, 533 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: you get your fee, you don't you want to deal 534 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:01,159 Speaker 1: with it. So the website is Gabby and here's what 535 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: they do differently. So they use artificial intelligence to actually 536 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:09,399 Speaker 1: look up your current insurance and compare rates. So most 537 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:10,920 Speaker 1: of the time you just type in all this information 538 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 1: blah blah blah blah. This one you link your current 539 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:17,239 Speaker 1: insurance accounts, you log in with that, they go in 540 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: and they kind of like crawl your account to see 541 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:21,640 Speaker 1: what all the coverages you have and stuff, and then 542 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:23,880 Speaker 1: they scan and go out to a whole bunch of providers. 543 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 1: I'm looking on their website right now to see who 544 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:34,120 Speaker 1: the Triple A, MetLife, Clearcover, Farmers, Hippo, Geico, Traveler, State Farm, Safeco, Nationwide, Mercury, 545 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:36,640 Speaker 1: twenty plus companies. And they get a quote from those 546 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:40,640 Speaker 1: companies based on your current service. Now, if you don't 547 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: feel comfortable, because some people might say rich that sounds 548 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: like an invasion of privacy. If I put my PDF, 549 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 1: you know, if you put that, if you you know, 550 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:52,360 Speaker 1: link your insurance account. You might be feeling like that's 551 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 1: an invasion of your privacy. So alternatively, you can upload 552 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 1: a pdf of your you know, coverages, and they'll scan 553 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 1: the PDF and look at it that way. But I 554 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 1: think you just want to do it the way you should, 555 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 1: which is log in with your current account. They're using 556 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 1: security and all that stuff. But the other thing they 557 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 1: do is if they can't find you a cheaper rate 558 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: right now, they will continue to monitor your insurance for 559 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:15,360 Speaker 1: when it's renewal time and they'll send you an alert, which, 560 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,399 Speaker 1: by the way, Gabby, I sign up for you and 561 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 1: I did not get that alert and it's my renewal time, 562 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:24,399 Speaker 1: so hopefully that feature is still working. But and if 563 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 1: you're in California, by the way, Christina, I will just 564 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:29,200 Speaker 1: kind of cut to the chase and I'll tell you 565 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 1: the cheapest quote you're going to get from them is 566 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:36,120 Speaker 1: probably clear Cover, which is this new insurance company that's 567 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:39,360 Speaker 1: operating and it's relatively new, but they're operating in California 568 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:41,959 Speaker 1: is one of their states, and they're really competitive. So 569 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:45,200 Speaker 1: that's who I'm looking at because it's pretty good coverage 570 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:50,240 Speaker 1: for pretty good price, so good questions. Thank you, good questions, 571 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: Megan speaking to T Mobile. I know we were talking 572 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: about them before and speaking of money, they now have 573 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 1: this new thing called T Mobile Money, and this is 574 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: kind of a checking account for the you know, millennial 575 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:04,960 Speaker 1: or anyone else who wants a cheap digital checking account. 576 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 1: So it's open to anyone. This was something that was 577 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 1: around before, but now they've made it nationwide and you 578 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:11,919 Speaker 1: sign up right from your phone, right on an app, 579 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 1: and you can make mobile check deposits. You can set 580 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:17,480 Speaker 1: up direct deposits, pay bills, send a paper check. There's 581 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:20,399 Speaker 1: no check like payper check, but they'll cut one for you. 582 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: You can add your card to a mobile wall like 583 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,639 Speaker 1: Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. You can make 584 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 1: payments person a person, and you even get a MasterCard 585 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: debit card. And the ATMs are all free, fifty five 586 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 1: thousand all point ATMs. There's no fees, so no overdraft fees, 587 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:39,400 Speaker 1: no ATM fees, no monthly fees. So this is kind 588 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,679 Speaker 1: of a cool idea if you are looking for a 589 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:44,399 Speaker 1: checking account that you don't want to deal with a 590 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 1: lot of these fees. A lot of the big banks 591 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 1: do not offer like a free, truly free checking anymore. 592 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 1: The only caveat with this one is you have to 593 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: have a two hundred dollars in deposits every month for 594 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:57,239 Speaker 1: it to be like pretty much, I don't really know 595 00:27:57,280 --> 00:27:59,400 Speaker 1: what they do. If you don't, I guess you don't 596 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:02,640 Speaker 1: get interest if it doesn't. But here's the interest. If 597 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 1: you're a T mobile customer, you get four percent interest 598 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:08,439 Speaker 1: on up to three thousand dollars. If you're a regular customer, 599 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 1: you get one percent interest on your checking. So anyway, 600 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:18,200 Speaker 1: Tea Mobile Money available now nationwide. Check it out. Google 601 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:20,639 Speaker 1: Home has a few new tricks you can use, and 602 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:22,919 Speaker 1: this is a I guess linked to the Spring, but 603 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,360 Speaker 1: Google came out with the blog post. There's a new 604 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:28,639 Speaker 1: Gentle Sleep and wake feature, So if you have Phillips 605 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 1: Hughes smart lights in your home, you can now ask 606 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 1: Google to turn on Gentle wake Up, which will pair 607 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:39,600 Speaker 1: your morning alarm with gradual brightening of your lights. Now, Megan, 608 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 1: I know I wake up super early. I think you 609 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 1: do too, because you're in here when I'm in here. Yes, 610 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:47,560 Speaker 1: at KTLA, So this would not work for us, But 611 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 1: if I was on a normal sleep schedule, I would 612 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 1: love this feature because I would love to be gently 613 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 1: woken up by the lights in my room getting brighter. Yeah, 614 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 1: it's kind of like the sunrise, right, So that's cool. 615 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 1: Then you have wake up my lights, which you can say, 616 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 1: and you can say wake up my lights in the 617 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 1: bedroom at six am, and this will gradually brighten your 618 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 1: lights at that time. 619 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:13,720 Speaker 2: So I would need that for like three am, yeah, a. 620 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,920 Speaker 1: Lot earlier, but that'd be cool. Yeah, I mean, yeah, 621 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:18,600 Speaker 1: it's a great idea. I mean, I love the idea 622 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:21,320 Speaker 1: of I always set my alarm using bedtime on the 623 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 1: iPhone because it gently increases the volume of the alarm 624 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 1: versus the blaring alarm which went off today and it 625 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 1: was very jarring. Sleep my lights will do the same thing, 626 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 1: except opposite, so they just so this is kind of cool. 627 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,120 Speaker 1: Let's say you're watching Netflix in the living room. You've 628 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:37,840 Speaker 1: got this shoe, the Google heel or the Phillips shoe lights, 629 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 1: you say, sleep my lights, and then it will gradually 630 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 1: dim your lights I think over the next like half 631 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:45,200 Speaker 1: an hour or so to like darkness. So you know, 632 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: like when that when those lights go. 633 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 2: Dark, it's time for bed. 634 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 1: Time for bed So if you can't, you know, if 635 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 1: you have no self control, the lights will tell you 636 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 1: when it's time to go to bed. The other thing 637 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 1: you could also do is say the code word, you know, 638 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 1: Google play white noise and you'll get some white noise 639 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 1: out of your speaker as well. 640 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 2: I love that future. 641 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 1: Did you have any more questions? 642 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 2: Or I have two more? 643 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, how many did you get? I think 644 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:11,200 Speaker 1: we'll take one more, So give me the best one 645 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 1: you have. Okay, you pick Megan. This is this is 646 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 1: your moment. 647 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 2: Okay, okay, this is a good question. 648 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 1: This is the time to shine. 649 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 3: This is from Paulette Sorenson. She says, Hi, can you 650 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 3: please help me with suggestions for a wireless printer for 651 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 3: my iPad two? I have a Verizon, my MEFI, my 652 00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:37,080 Speaker 3: five Fi, my Fi jet pack seventy seven thirty. 653 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:40,320 Speaker 1: Oh wow, very thank you for the very specific numbers there. 654 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:41,479 Speaker 2: Yeah. Thanks. 655 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 3: I have tried to research this and everything I find 656 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 3: says they are very difficult and time time consuming to 657 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:51,160 Speaker 3: set up. I am a senior not to tech savvy 658 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 3: and must must say not so much. Wait, most say 659 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:59,120 Speaker 3: not much. Customer service comes with one. I appreciate your 660 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 3: segment on Fox Sacramento and any advice you have for me, 661 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 3: I would use the printer only a few times a. 662 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 2: Year for documents that come through email. Thank you, Paullett, Okay. 663 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:12,920 Speaker 1: Paul Ette number one, thanks for watching on Fox forty. 664 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 1: A lot of people don't know, but our report is 665 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:18,120 Speaker 1: syndicated to a bunch of TV stations nationwide, not just KTLA. 666 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: Fox forty up in Sacramento is one of them. And Paulette, 667 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 1: to answer your question, here's the thing. So what you're 668 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 1: probably referring to is AirPrint. This is a feature that 669 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 1: Apple tried to get to take off many years ago. 670 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:32,600 Speaker 1: It never really did. Like some printer support it, some don't. 671 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 1: But here's a little secret about all the printers out there. 672 00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 1: You don't need Apple to support them with AirPrint as 673 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:41,240 Speaker 1: long as it's a Wi Fi printer. Just bypass AirPrint 674 00:31:41,280 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 1: altogether and just literally download the app from the manufacture 675 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:47,920 Speaker 1: of the printer you have. So, if you have an 676 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:51,520 Speaker 1: HP printer, literally go to the app store and just 677 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 1: download the HP print app. If you have Brother Printer, 678 00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:56,440 Speaker 1: like I do, you just go to the app store, 679 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:58,880 Speaker 1: you download the Brother Printer app, and now you print 680 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:01,440 Speaker 1: through that app. So it makes it very easy. It's 681 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:04,680 Speaker 1: kind of like when you open up a document it says, 682 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:07,080 Speaker 1: you know, share two. You literally share it to that 683 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 1: app and then the app handles the printing and the 684 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 1: talking to the printer. So you don't actually need to 685 00:32:12,360 --> 00:32:15,760 Speaker 1: have that air print feature. So if your printer connects 686 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:17,959 Speaker 1: to your Wi Fi network, this is probably the best solution. 687 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:20,640 Speaker 1: But again, even if I'm even if you're out there 688 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:23,680 Speaker 1: and you've got a printer that's older like mine is 689 00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:26,280 Speaker 1: like five six years might be seven years old at 690 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:28,480 Speaker 1: this point, it doesn't matter. It doesn't need all this 691 00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:30,920 Speaker 1: fancy stuff. You just as long as the app that's 692 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:33,280 Speaker 1: made for that printer talks to the printer, you'll have 693 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:35,840 Speaker 1: a lot of luck printing right from your phone and 694 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 1: it's really easy. So good question there, all right. So 695 00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:43,560 Speaker 1: for parents, if you're a parent, this is one of 696 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 1: my favorite tips. And I shared this on my Instagram 697 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 1: and I shared on my Facebook and parents are loving it. 698 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:52,640 Speaker 1: And this is what happens, Megan, you're not a parent, 699 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:55,080 Speaker 1: but here's what happens. When you're a parent. You want 700 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 1: to reclaim as much of your personal time as you can, 701 00:32:57,680 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 1: so you offload a lot of your time to your 702 00:32:59,280 --> 00:32:59,880 Speaker 1: iPad with your CA. 703 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's what my parents did. 704 00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:07,719 Speaker 1: It's great parenting, right, Yeah, I'm just kidding. That's how 705 00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:08,200 Speaker 1: you're raised. 706 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 2: Don't just don't play with your kids just as. 707 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 1: Much as iPad time you can give them, Just give 708 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 1: them that time. So here's the thing. So, yes, I 709 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 1: get it. Screen time is terrible and you should. You're 710 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:20,000 Speaker 1: a terrible parent if you ever let your kids watch 711 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 1: your iPhone your iPad. But the reality is we do. 712 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 1: And that's what happened. When I grew up, we watched cartoons. 713 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:27,920 Speaker 1: We watch them forever. I'm fine, right, am I pretty normal? 714 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 2: Yeah? I mean parents need a break. 715 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:31,360 Speaker 1: So exactly, parents need a break. 716 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:32,400 Speaker 2: Treat yourself. 717 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 1: So this is a feature called guided Access. And with 718 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:39,160 Speaker 1: this feature, when you hand your iPhone or your iPad 719 00:33:39,280 --> 00:33:42,360 Speaker 1: to your child, they can't exit the app that they 720 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 1: are using. So, for instance, you say, all right, kid, 721 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 1: I'm trying to have some dinner. You watch YouTube, right, 722 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:51,600 Speaker 1: and so you hand them YouTube. What happens two seconds 723 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:53,920 Speaker 1: later they're like, mom, I can't figure this out. The 724 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:57,520 Speaker 1: app exited. So you're like, oh, okay, watch this. So 725 00:33:57,640 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 1: when you turn on guided access, you then triple click 726 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:03,280 Speaker 1: the home button or the side button three times. It 727 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 1: will bring up this feature, and then it locks that 728 00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:08,880 Speaker 1: app so you can't exit it, which is really cool. 729 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:11,040 Speaker 1: So now there's even if you want to take it 730 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:13,359 Speaker 1: a step further. Let's say there's a function on the app, 731 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:15,719 Speaker 1: like on the Netflix app, which I don't understand. By 732 00:34:15,719 --> 00:34:17,880 Speaker 1: the way, Netflix, the kids can switch out of the 733 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:20,239 Speaker 1: kid's profile in a second to any other profile they 734 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:23,440 Speaker 1: want by just tapping the profile button. Why would Netflix 735 00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:26,680 Speaker 1: allow that? Right, they don't care, So you as a 736 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:31,120 Speaker 1: parent might want to keep that area from them touching, right, 737 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:34,200 Speaker 1: so you can actually circle on over the button that 738 00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:36,759 Speaker 1: you don't want them pressing, And the iPhone is smart 739 00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:39,359 Speaker 1: enough to like kind of basically grade out like they 740 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:41,120 Speaker 1: can't touch it, which is kind of cool. So not 741 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:42,839 Speaker 1: only can they not exit the app, but they also 742 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:45,440 Speaker 1: can't touch that button to switch profiles or search or 743 00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:48,359 Speaker 1: whatever function you want to kind of like gray out 744 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:52,280 Speaker 1: right disable. I should say so again, when you're done, 745 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:54,719 Speaker 1: you just have to again triple click three times and 746 00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:56,839 Speaker 1: it will ask you for a printal passcode. Don't share 747 00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:59,200 Speaker 1: that with your kids, obviously, and you can go back 748 00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:01,200 Speaker 1: to using your phone as no. But if you want 749 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:03,759 Speaker 1: to watch the whole tip, it's on my Instagram at 750 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:06,640 Speaker 1: rich On Tech. But a lot of folks have kind 751 00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 1: of loved that tip, right, Megan. 752 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:12,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean my parents would love it. But I 753 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:14,200 Speaker 3: am not really a child anymore. 754 00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:18,080 Speaker 1: So BBM does that mean anything to you? 755 00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 2: BBM? Yeah, BlackBerry, do you remember did you ever have one? No? Right, 756 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:23,799 Speaker 2: I didn't, but everyone I knew how to. 757 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:26,400 Speaker 1: But you remember, like BBM was like the way. 758 00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:29,160 Speaker 2: I was, the I Message of like two thousand and seven. 759 00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:36,040 Speaker 1: Yes, so BBM is saying goodbye May thirty first, twenty nineteen, 760 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:40,160 Speaker 1: goodbye to BBM. So BBM was way before its time. 761 00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:43,359 Speaker 1: It was basically an I message before I message existed, right, 762 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:47,200 Speaker 1: except I liked it better because I message hijacks your 763 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:49,480 Speaker 1: phone number and sends your text through their you know, 764 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:52,400 Speaker 1: proprietary stuff which I won't get into that. But BBM 765 00:35:52,520 --> 00:35:55,480 Speaker 1: was actually a pin. Remember send me your BBM pin? 766 00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:55,799 Speaker 2: Yes? 767 00:35:55,880 --> 00:35:57,040 Speaker 1: Yes, what would you just why? 768 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:57,520 Speaker 2: I didn't have it? 769 00:35:57,520 --> 00:35:59,640 Speaker 1: But I do remember semi your pin. People would post 770 00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:01,960 Speaker 1: them on our websites whatever it was like, you know, 771 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:07,160 Speaker 1: here's my pin. So this is so sad. The blog 772 00:36:07,239 --> 00:36:12,399 Speaker 1: post from BlackBerry is so sad. It's three years ago. 773 00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:14,680 Speaker 1: We set out to reinvigorate BBM, so I guess they 774 00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:16,160 Speaker 1: tried to make it a thing again a couple of 775 00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:18,719 Speaker 1: years ago. They say, we poured our hearts into making 776 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:20,800 Speaker 1: this a reality, and we are proud of what we built. 777 00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:24,120 Speaker 1: The technology industry, however, is very fluid, and in spite 778 00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:28,120 Speaker 1: of our substantial efforts, users have moved on to other platforms, 779 00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:32,160 Speaker 1: while new users proved difficult to sign on. Though we 780 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:34,279 Speaker 1: are sad to say goodbye, the time has come to 781 00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:39,520 Speaker 1: sunset the BBN BBM consumer service. We hope you will 782 00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:42,760 Speaker 1: cherish many fond memories of BBM that helped shape messenger 783 00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:44,920 Speaker 1: platforms to become what they are today, which is true. 784 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:47,200 Speaker 1: But how sad is that it's like it's sad. They 785 00:36:47,239 --> 00:36:49,840 Speaker 1: know it's sad. It's not sad because nobody's used it 786 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:53,479 Speaker 1: like ten years, So yeah, it is, but it's still 787 00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:56,520 Speaker 1: like you have fond memory. So I give you exhibit 788 00:36:58,080 --> 00:37:03,560 Speaker 1: Exhibit A. This is I searched my Gmail for BlackBerry 789 00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:07,200 Speaker 1: or BBM pin and here's what I found. Dated Monday, 790 00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:10,440 Speaker 1: May eleventh, two thousand and nine, Rich d'miro wrote to 791 00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:14,279 Speaker 1: my wife, when you get a second, send me your 792 00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:17,680 Speaker 1: BlackBerry pin so we can BBM and stop using texts 793 00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:23,239 Speaker 1: go to options than status to find it love rich. Wow, 794 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:27,640 Speaker 1: that's poetic, isn't that crazy? So just cra Almost ten 795 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:30,800 Speaker 1: years ago to the day, I was sending this message 796 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:34,560 Speaker 1: to my wife Shakespeare to ask her for her BBM pin. 797 00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:36,520 Speaker 1: It would be a lot nicer if, like we were 798 00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:38,239 Speaker 1: dating back then. I was like, send me your pin, 799 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:41,920 Speaker 1: you know, but I think we're already married. I should 800 00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:44,880 Speaker 1: probably know that. Yeah, we were married. So anyway, BBM 801 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:46,960 Speaker 1: is dead. Don't try to BBM me. You're gonna have 802 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:50,480 Speaker 1: to use I wish that we can decide on a 803 00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:53,720 Speaker 1: platform like BBM because as much as I love I message, 804 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:56,600 Speaker 1: I hate the fact that one company controls I message. 805 00:37:57,080 --> 00:37:59,960 Speaker 1: I would much rather have a cross platform like tech 806 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:02,120 Speaker 1: messaging if that was like better, you know, if like 807 00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:04,320 Speaker 1: you can send pictures and videos and see you received 808 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:06,959 Speaker 1: text and all that stuff. But my message is great, 809 00:38:07,239 --> 00:38:11,280 Speaker 1: But it's it's Apple's baby, and when one person controls something, 810 00:38:11,320 --> 00:38:13,759 Speaker 1: it's not good for the consumer. No matter what as 811 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:15,480 Speaker 1: much as we love it, it's still not good for us. 812 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:19,960 Speaker 1: So that's the lesson learned. Yeah, all right, thanks for 813 00:38:20,040 --> 00:38:21,960 Speaker 1: listening to the show. That's going to do it. For 814 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:25,040 Speaker 1: this episode of rich on Tech. If you like the show, 815 00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:27,560 Speaker 1: rate and review it on Apple Podcasts. But the best 816 00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:30,920 Speaker 1: thing you can do is really just go ahead and 817 00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:33,359 Speaker 1: tell a friend about it. So my book is one 818 00:38:33,440 --> 00:38:35,520 Speaker 1: hundred and one Handy Tech Tips for the iPhone. It's 819 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:39,040 Speaker 1: available now on Amazon. It's a bestseller, back to number one, 820 00:38:39,120 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 1: by the way. Yeah, so a lot of people love it. 821 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:45,359 Speaker 1: Four and a half stars at least, it might even 822 00:38:45,400 --> 00:38:47,040 Speaker 1: be up to four point eight. But it means a 823 00:38:47,040 --> 00:38:49,600 Speaker 1: lot of people read me and like it. Okay, it's 824 00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:51,160 Speaker 1: not just two reviewers like not like it's like my 825 00:38:51,239 --> 00:38:53,319 Speaker 1: mom and like my sister that reviewed it, because, by 826 00:38:53,320 --> 00:38:55,200 Speaker 1: the way, they probably haven't even read it, like my wife. 827 00:38:55,239 --> 00:38:56,440 Speaker 1: So I'm not going to call them out. 828 00:38:58,080 --> 00:38:59,680 Speaker 2: I'm not going to call them out, but I just 829 00:38:59,719 --> 00:39:00,359 Speaker 2: did you. 830 00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:02,719 Speaker 1: Know when your friends ask you questions that were in 831 00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:05,400 Speaker 1: the book? Yeah, and I'm like, you clearly did not 832 00:39:05,520 --> 00:39:08,000 Speaker 1: read chapter ninety seven. Not that I know the chapters, 833 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:10,000 Speaker 1: but like, it's pretty clear when I gave you a 834 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:11,879 Speaker 1: free book and you're asking me a question six months 835 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:14,840 Speaker 1: later that you didn't read it. But it's okay. My 836 00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:16,120 Speaker 1: wife is like, that's what I have you for. 837 00:39:16,719 --> 00:39:17,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, exactly. 838 00:39:18,040 --> 00:39:19,680 Speaker 1: Megan where do they find you on social media? 839 00:39:20,440 --> 00:39:24,239 Speaker 3: I'm on Twitter and Instagram. Just Megan mcmonagall. 840 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:26,879 Speaker 1: Oh you haven't changed it yet to producer Meghan not Yeah, 841 00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:28,200 Speaker 1: I want to. I know you don't want to. 842 00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:30,880 Speaker 2: Honestly, I really don't want to. 843 00:39:31,080 --> 00:39:32,840 Speaker 1: I know. That's why I'm gonna keep just pushing you 844 00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:34,879 Speaker 1: on it. It's okay, all right, so find heer Megan 845 00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:40,560 Speaker 1: mcmonagle rhymes with chronicle humrich Demiro rich on tech on 846 00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:43,360 Speaker 1: Instagram and Facebook. And I've also got my newsletter, so 847 00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:45,680 Speaker 1: don't for forget to subscribe to that. Just go to 848 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:48,640 Speaker 1: rich on tech dot tv and tap newsletter. And what 849 00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:50,239 Speaker 1: I do is I send you a digest of all 850 00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:52,319 Speaker 1: the stuff I think you should know about. Write your 851 00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:55,719 Speaker 1: email inbox. Kind of like a written version of this podcast. 852 00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:57,640 Speaker 1: But it's also kind of like what I did that week, 853 00:39:57,960 --> 00:39:59,920 Speaker 1: where you can find me next all that good stuff. 854 00:40:00,120 --> 00:40:04,080 Speaker 1: It's a short pictures and it's a lot of fun. 855 00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:06,600 Speaker 1: So again rich on technewsletter at richon tech dot tv 856 00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:09,160 Speaker 1: on behalf of producer Megan and myself. Thank you so 857 00:40:09,239 --> 00:40:11,439 Speaker 1: much for listening. We'll talk to you real soon.