Great Plains Communications Residential Blog
Find ideas to maximize your Great Plains Communications services, tech tips, and learn about upcoming shows and other exciting trends and news in our bi-weekly blog!
Halloween Safety Tips for the Whole Family
Red, orange, and yellow leaves line the streets and blanket the yards. Carved pumpkins sit on doorsteps, and costumes hang in closets, all as a reminder that Halloween is just a few days away. What is your little one anxious to become this year? Will she be Elsa, or...
Fusion: A New Way of Staying in the Know
Where do you look for the breaking news stories? How do you find the latest gossip? Check out Fusion, a unique channel offering a combination of news and entertainment with underlining light-hearted humor. You will find shows such as Alicia Menendez Tonight, Strange...
Five Classic Family-Friendly Halloween Movies
Halloween specials have become something of the norm for most television shows. Often adding a slight suspense to their usual plot, series such as Modern Family, Grey’s Anatomy, Psych, and Criminal Minds are just a few of the multitude of shows who have had some fun...
What Team do You Watch For on the SEC Network?
Are you anxious for October 18, when 21 ranked team Texas A&M takes on 7 ranked team Alabama? Or maybe you will be watching the Kentucky and LSU game. Either way, the SEC Network brings you all the excitement of the Southeastern Conference. The SEC Network...
Back by Popular Demand Support Our Troops Program!
More than 2 million military service members have been deployed since September 11, 2001, with many having served multiple tours thousands of miles from home. It is safe to say, everyone in the United States has a tie to someone in the military; if that is a cousin, a...
What are Sun Spots and How are They Affecting Your Cable Television?
If you have ever sat outside and watched a lightning storm, you know that it is both a beautiful and terrifying experience. The power a thunderstorm emits in an abrupt flash stabbing through the air is definitely something to notice. Many people aren't aware that the...
Get Rid of Stress with the National Do Not Call Registry
Still receiving those annoying dinner-time phone calls? Kids being woken up each night by the phone ringing? That’s because legally, telemarketers are allowed to call until 9 p.m. each day. Now, you can register your number with the National Do Not Call Registry and...
The MLB Network is Pumped Up for the Postseason Playoffs!
With overwhelming tension in the air, it seemed as if all 40,502 people in Kauffman Stadium were getting more anxious with each extended inning in the Wildcard Series game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics. The bottom of the sixth inning left...
We Have New Winners in Our Auto-Pay Contest! Find Out How You Could be Next.
Congratulations to our newest Auto-Pay winners, Gerald and Sandy Patterson of Hayes Center, NE! They have won a $100 Visa Gift Card in our Auto-Pay & Paperless Billing Contest. Since starting the contest in August, 2012, we have given out over $3,000 in Visa Gift...
BTN2Go Will Have You Good to GO BIG RED!
Imagine sitting in the passenger’s seat with five hours left before your road trip finally concludes. You remember the Huskers kick off in 30 minutes and instantly that mocking road in front of you makes you feel even worse. Your cell phone vibrates. It’s your friend...
Introducing FamilyNet/RuralTV
Great Plains Communications introduces you to another exciting new addition to your cable lineup. FamilyNet/RuralTV boasts a lineup sure to entertain all viewing ages. With classics such as The Marty Stuart Show, Hee Haw, and Beverly Hillbillies, it is sure to keep...
It’s Time To Make Your Life Easier!
Have you taken advantage of our Auto-Pay/Paperless Billing contest? If not, what are you waiting for?!? Great Plains Communications holds a monthly contest that rewards customers for signing up for Auto-Pay and Paperless Billing. To date, we have awarded over a dozen...