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!
Why We’re Falling for Fall
While winter blizzards may have us soon envying the seasonless residents of the West Coast, we know that they miss out on the best of what the seasons have to offer. We’re of course talking about fall; the perfect mix of turning leaves, beautiful weather and...
The Sights from the Chadron State Tailgate
One of our favorite annual events is the Chadron State Tailgate. The weather was beautiful, the people were great and it was all topped off with football. This year we handed out nearly 550 hamburgers to hungry Eagles fans before they went on to win in a close victory...
The Best New Cable Series this Fall
This year's new shows from premium cable powerhouses such as HBO, Starz, and Showtime are packing some serious celebrity heat. From Oscar winners to TV veterans, nearly every new show is full of acclaimed actors that are sure to ratchet up the drama. Check out our...
Breaking News: Channel Updates for This Weekend’s Husker Game
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are taking on the Wyoming Cowboys at 6:30 CT this Saturday. The game will be aired on Versus for all Great Plains Communications customers. In order to make sure that all of our customers can catch the Big Red action, we have added Versus to...
The Coming Changes with IPv-6
There’s a pretty fundamental change coming over the next several years in the way that information is sent through the Internet. Today every Internet enabled device has a unique address that allows other computers connected to the Internet to find it and then to send...
Introducing the 2011 Support Our Troops Program
Here at Great Plains Communications, the holiday season is marked by one of our favorite programs. The annual “Support Our Troops Program” provided free shipping for more than 200 USPS goodie boxes to troops serving overseas last year. It’s our way of helping...
Find What You’re Looking For – Alltop
Here at Great Plains Communications, we get excited when we can share new sites that we think make the Internet more fun or useful. Well Alltop.com is one of those sites. Alltop.com is a site that brings together the most popular blogs about a particular topic and...
Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
This Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of September 11th. While we know that families across the country will be commemorating this event in their own way, we here at Great Plains Communications wanted to share a few of the national events that will pay respect to...
Big Ten Network Highlights – Nebraska Cornhuskers
Check out the highlights from the Huskers' first game of the 2011 season. Want more Husker coverage? Check out the Big Ten Network's YouTube page here.
Do You Love Movies?
Do you love movies? Then Great Plains Communications is about to make you very happy. Sign up for Starz and Encore in September and you’ll get your first month free. All you have to do is call. Those who have HD Cable will also be able to enjoy Starz in...
How the Big Ten Network Airs Husker Programming
We finally got the word! The first two Husker games will be aired on the Big Ten Network! You can find out what channel the Big Ten Network and BTN HD air on in your area here. Since we’re talking about the Big Ten Network; we have received several questions...
The Portal’s Brand New Look!
Here at Great Plains Communications, we’re really excited about the brand new look and feel of our online portal. (Don’t know what the portal is? Find the explanation here) The updated portal has some great new features including more chances for user-generated...