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!
Using Your TV and Internet together
Here at Great Plains Communications, we’re used to thinking about TV and Internet together (bundle anyone?!) but it seems like Americans are beginning to think the same way. According to Nielsen, a leading media usage and rating company, Americans now spend an average...
Rewarding Commitment to Service
Here at Great Plains Communications, we are very proud of how long so many of our employees choose to stay with us. Recently we celebrated the milestones of 14 of our employees who have provided a combined 220 years of service to us and our communities. The awards...
Will You Go to the Post-Prom Party With Me?
Schools around the country are taking action to reduce post-prom risks for teenagers while creating a fun all-night experience for students through after-proms. These events, which are also popular on graduation night, aim to provide students with a safe place to...
St. Patrick’s Day in Nebraska
It’s St. Patrick’s Day! We’re celebrating by sharing some fun St. Patty’s Day facts from around our favorite state. The dueling St. Patrick’s Days – O’Neill, Nebraska was decreed the “Irish Capitol of Nebraska” in 1969 by then Governor Norbert Tiemann. The...
Community Spotlight – Creighton, Nebraska
Did you know that Creighton is the BerryPepper capitol of America (more on that in a minute)? It’s also the birthplace of Great Plains Communications. Only back then, it was called the Camp Dewey Telephone System. E.C. Hunt, founder of Great Plains Communications,...
How to protect against illegal downloading
Great Plains Communications has upgraded its ability to monitor its Internet connections for copyright infringement. Since we want to make sure that all of our High-Speed Internet customers can enjoy the web legally, we wanted to inform our customers what is and isn’t...
What’s New in Landline Phones?
Recently we discussed the benefits of keeping a landline. Now we’re looking at the newest update to landline headsets that can provide many of the same benefits normally associated with cell phones without the dropped calls. You can credit Bluetooth with the new...
Using Multiple Devices With Your Remote
Using your remote with multiple devices doesn't have to be hard. The Great Plains Communications' "Switching Devices on Your Remote" tutorial shows you how, with the push of a button, you can use one remote for many of your entertainment devices. Check out the entire...
Commitment to his Community
Congratulations to Grant Resident Brandon Wood whose deep commitment to the community is taking him all the way to Kansas City this year. Wood was awarded with the 2010 Great Plains Communications’ Community Service Award in February. His win will be celebrated with...
Top Concerns (and solutions) about your privacy on Facebook
With Facebook’s constantly changing privacy policies, it can be tricky to know just what information you are putting out there when you use the world’s largest social network. We’ve put together a list of some of the biggest concerns and how you can protect your...
Searching for High-Definition (HD) Channels
As we continue to expand HD coverage in our communities across the state, we want to make sure our customers know what HD channels are available in their area. Our "Searching for HD Channels" tutorial shows you how you can find out your HD channels right from your...
Keeping Your Data Safe
If you have never experienced a hard drive failure, then consider yourself fortunate. If you have, then you understand how frustrating, emotional and sometimes costly it can be to lose all of your data. Most people now have a significant amount of data stored on a...