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A Monthly Newsletter for patrons of RC Technologies August 2021 Communicator Vol. 19 No. 8 Summer is beginning to wind down, and school is just around the corner, parents and kids will soon need to get back into a routine. Transitioning back to a routine can be tough. Kids' schedules which have been 100% playtime during summer need to adjust to homework time when school starts. This adjustment can be frustrating for everyone. Parents, grandparents, and caregivers— know that help is available and it's called, ExperienceIQ™. ExperienceIQ ™ is an enhanced parental control ® tool feature on CommandIQ app to assist parents, grandparents, or caregivers in enforcing established household rules. ™ View How to Get ExperienceIQ Connected and Your Home Wi-Fi Ready Devices 30% for Back-To-School More WiFi Here's how to get started: Capacity (Router, Customize 1. Have a BLAST! that is.) and Control your WiFi You do? Great. You're almost there! Network Don't have a BLAST yet? Better WiFi Call RC at (605) 637-5211 Coverage for an account review and information about the BLAST or make a request 24/7 online at www.tnics.com. BLAST included in certain speed packages. 2. Download the FREE CommandIQ ® app Get a head start with a BACK TO SCHOOL ™ ExperienceIQ 3. Contact RC to activate ExperienceIQ™ and SPECIAL have the control in the palm of your hand, to: Activate by September 17, 2021 & get Set up profiles 4 months free! Assign devices for basic on/off control Filter content, websites, apps, etc. This offer is only good now through September 17, 2021 Create time limits to define offline time to RC Internet subscribers who are new to ExperienceIQ™. RC Technologies 2022 Want to Save on TV? Directory Cover Photo Contest "Fall in South Dakota" will be this year's RC Directory Cover Photo Contest theme! So be thinking about what photos/images, you'll want to capture and submit for your chance at a What is Streaming? $50 credit on your RC bill, some greeting cards, Streaming is a way to watch TV shows, and directory cover bragging rights. movies, and/or LIVE TV using the Internet. Here are the contest rules: Streaming has saved people some money. • Photo/images must be portrait (tall) only. This enables the entire directory cover to be a photograph. What You Will Need To Start? Portrait Landscape 1. Internet (100 Mb or Greater) YES NO The internet speed needed will vary per household depending on the number of devices and TVs/screens you're streaming along with other online activities. • Guidelines for judging, in order of importance, are: reproducible quality, general appearance, and subject matter 2. Smart TV or Streaming Device Streaming devices like Amazon Fire Stick, Roku, • Lowest resolution accepted is 300 dpi Chromecast, and Apple TV+ can be purchased • The 2022 Directory Photo Cover Contest Theme: from major retailers. Some Gaming Consoles "Fall in South Dakota" (certain models of Nintendo, Playstation, or XBox) Some examples... can also be used as some laptops and tablets. Fall scenery, animals in seasonal landscape, harvest, food, etc. Be creative! 3. Streaming App Subscription • Photo/images must be taken in RC Technologies Some Streaming Apps come with free trials and have service area. Channel Lists online to view to see channels available. • Photo/images can not include people. Here are just some streaming apps to choose from: • Limit of fIve (5) entries per person YouTube TV • Mail photos to: Netflix RC Technologies Amazon Prime Video c/o Directory Cover PhOto Contest Hulu PO Box 197 Sling New Effington, SD 57255 FuboTv • Digital images can be emailed to: Disney+ [email protected] with “Directory Cover” in the subject line Apple TV+ • Deadline for all entries is November 19, 2021 Peacock (NBC Universal) Discovery+ HBO Max PREMEMBER Refer-A-Friend to RC Technologies. ESPN+ After their installation, Locast.org you'll receive $50 credit on your bill. Tv Times Catch Animal Planet on Channel 116 Your Source for All Things of RCTv August 2021 Vol. 7 No. 8 8 Networks Hold a Lion's Share of the TV Market Negotiations with a few networks... are negotiations with many favorite TV networks /channels. The main reason TV rates continue to go up is that 8 major networks hold a lion's share of the power, 90 percent. It's no secret who owns who and acquistions that have happen over past 20 years. For more information this affects TV rates, go online to tvonmyside.com. Source: Kagan Want to cut on your TV costs? STREAM! For how-to information on Streaming TV programs, movies and LIVE TV, visit RC Technologies' website! https://www.tnics.com/learn-how-to-stream-away NBCUniversal is the home of The Olympics July 23 - August 8 Find the full schedule online: https://www.nbcolympics.com /full-schedule Fox College Sports is now Stadium College Sports - Atlantic, Pacific, Central Channels 25, 26 & 27 in Expanded Package For the Ultimate Sports Coverage and more, Add RCTv EXPANDED for $12/month 24 ESPNU 43 Outdoor Channel 100 Destination America 25 Stadium College (Atlantic) 44 Sportsman Channel 101 Crime & Investigation 26 Stadium College (Pacific) 54 CNBC World 102 American Heroes 27 Stadium College (Central) 66 Disney Junior 104 Viceland 31 Fox Sports 2 69 Nick Jr. 32 Midco Sports Network 70 Nicktoons 105 Military History 35 NFL Network 71 Teen Nick 126 Game Show Network 37 SEC Network 82 Lifetime Real Women 127 FYI 39 Big Ten Network 84 Hallmark Movie & Mysteries 143 FX Movie 40 Big Ten Overflow 1 89 Cooking Channel 151 MTV2 41 Big Ten Overflow 2 96 Discovery Family 152 NickMusic 97 Discovery Life 98 Science 154 MTV Classic EVERY TOUCHDOWN, EVERY SUNDAY! 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