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. 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