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!
Landline Phone – A Midwestern Winter Must-Have
As the holiday season begins, do you ever feel like you are constantly making lists? From grocery lists to guest lists and Christmas wish-lists. Great Plains Communications wants to remind you of one more list that you won’t want to forget and that is for winter...
2019 Nebraska Lifeline Program
Great Plains Communications is raising awareness on one of the Universal Service Funds’ varied programs to help provide affordable telecommunications services to Americans. We are looking at the Nebraska Lifeline Program or Lifeline Phone Bill Assistance. The...
Our Top Scary Movies to Stream this Halloween
We are just a little over a week away from Halloween, which means there is still plenty of time for some spooky binge watching. Halloween streaming is ready to provide the jumps and thrills you are searching for with classics like Rosemary’s Baby to more current films...
Is your password leaving you at risk?
While you probably check the lock on the front door each night before bed, make sure your car alarm is set as you walk away and keep your wallet in a safe place – are you putting the same thought and energy into cyber security? Your passwords are the lock and key to...
2019 Halloween Crafts with Kids
Halloween isn’t just about the costumes and candy, it’s a great time to get your kids involved in helping decorate for the season. Get their little hands busy in the kitchen, at the table or in the yard with these fun and spooky crafts from our cable channels, Food...
Fall Landscaping and Calling Before You Dig
Temperatures have dropped and soon multicolored leaves will sprinkle the yards. If you are looking to do some fall cleanup before the cold embrace of winter, Great Plains Communications would like to take a moment to remind you of the Digger’s Hotline and calling...
Freeform’s ’31 Nights of Halloween’ Is Back!
It is officially October and you know what that means! 31 Nights of Halloween returns to Freeform to bring you Hocus Pocus, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Addams Family and much more. What used to be the 13 Nights of Halloween, grew into the 31 Nights of...
It’s Officially Fall and We are Celebrating with Pumpkin Recipes!
Yesterday was the first day of fall and we are celebrating by looking to our cable channel, Food Network for our favorite pumpkin recipes. We have found both sweet and savory ideas your family and friends are sure to love this season. 3 Things to Make with Pumpkin...
Have you signed up for SmartHub yet?
Have you signed up for SmartHub and Auto-Pay? As a Great Plains Communications customer, you have access to our account management system, SmartHub! It is a smart, fast, and convenient system that allows you to view and pay your bill, receive notifications, report...
2019 Back-to-School Social Giveaway Winner
Help us in congratulating Sheri Hink-Wagner of Imperial, NE on being our Back-to-School Social Giveaway winner! She shared that her favorite part of the season is, “getting the routine back. Plus picking out new school supplies. The return of jeans and sweater season...
Don’t Forget to “
It is a common misconception that daylight saving time was created in the aid of farmers, to allow an extra hour of sunlight to work their fields. As we turn our clocks back this Sunday, November 4, 2018, Great Plains Communications has teamed up with our cable...
2019 Back-to-School Social Giveaway
Don’t miss our Back-to-School social giveaway going on right now! As part of our promotion, we want to help with the chaos of the season by giving away a 16 GB Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet and a $100 Amazon gift card. All you have to do is tell us your favorite part of...