Are You Prepared for Bad Weather?

Are You Prepared for Bad Weather?
JUNE
2011
On-Line Back Up
Severe storms can sometimes cause power surges and outages. If your computer is
not protected, you may lose important files, photos, and family videos. Protect your
computer files with On-Line Back Up from NU-Telecom, starting at only $4.95 per
month. On-Line Back Up systematically backs up your data and stores it in a secure,
centralized location for safekeeping, so that in the event of a disaster you can have
peace of mind knowing your data is still retrievable.
Weather Radios
Inside This Issue
• Photo Contest
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• “Two to View” Videos
• TechTrends Wireless • Remote How-to Videos p3
on Your TV
• TechTeam Talk
• Customer Resource Center
• Building Purchase • Calendar of Events
• Join Us for Customer Appreciation
• Meet Our Employees
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Weather radios are a great tool to help alert
you of dangerous storms. Stop by your local
NU-Telecom or TechTrends store today
to purchase a new weather radio!
Landline Phones
Will you be able to call your friends
and loved ones if a severe storm hits?
Landline phones can still work during
power outages when Voice over IP phones
will not. If power is out for an extended period of
time, your cell phone battery may lose power too.
Plus, when bundled with digital TV and DSL,
your phone line is nearly free!
Remember – in a power outage, landline phones
that are cordless will not work either. It is
important to keep a corded phone somewhere in
your home to use during bad weather and power
outages. Visit your local NU-Telecom to see our
selection of corded phones.
Disaster Recovery
Business owners – is your server at work protected
from severe storms and natural disasters?
NU-Telecom’s Disaster Recovery service can help
protect your important information too. In the
event of a failure, our Disaster Recovery service
can get you up and running in under an hour
resulting in a limited disruption from your work.
Contact your local NU-Telecom sales consultant
to learn more!
Customer Comments
“Couldn’t believe I just called in and they were at
my door in maybe 10 minutes. Thank you!!”
~ Henrietta Helgeson, Redwood Falls
“They worked so hard to make our request possible. We appreciate them going the extra mile for us!” ~ Jonathan and Kimberly Lopez, Hutchinson
“Two to View”
Videos
Photo
Contest
Get your cameras ready!
NU-Telecom is holding
a photo contest for
the covers of our 2012
telephone directories.
The winner for each
directory will receive a
$50 NU-Telecom gift
certificate. To submit
an entry, you can mail
or drop off your photo
to one of our offices
or email your entry to
marketing@nu-telecom.
net. Submit your entry
no later than September
1, 2011. Be sure to
include your name,
address and phone
number with the
photo. The winner for
each directory will be
notified no later than
November 15, 2011.
Good luck!
Each month, NU-Telecom sends an
eNewsletter to all of our Internet
customers. The eNewsletter includes
articles on the latest technology news,
answers to your FAQs, step-by-step
tutorials for your computer needs,
suggested websites and much more! As
of March, the eNewsletter will also feature
two interesting YouTube videos that we
think you will enjoy. Make sure to check
these out each month – we think you’ll
like the show!
NU-Telecom sponsored a checkpoint at the
New Ulm March of Dimes Walk held on
Saturday, April 30th. NU-Telecom’s Community
Involvement Committee helped staff the
checkpoint and FETCH was ready to hand
water to participating walkers including the
NU-Telecom team. NU-Telecom raised $810
to support the March of Dimes.
TechTrends Wireless
Is it time for a new cell phone? Look no further – TechTrends Wireless has a phone and
plan to meet your needs! TechTrends Wireless offers nationwide calling and plans, with
the convenience of local customer service from the NU-Telecom employees you know and
trust. We offer the convenience of keeping your same phone number, billing on your
NU-Telecom statement and great phone discounts with no mail-in rebate forms too!
Visit your local NU-Telecom or TechTrends store to learn more today!
TechTrends Wireless is currently available in our
New Ulm, Springfield, and Redwood Falls offices.
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Have you started to see little barcodes
show up on magazines, advertisements,
business cards, products and more? Have
you wondered what they are? They
are QR Codes
(short for Quick
Response), which
are matrix barcodes
that can be read
by QR scanners
and smartphones. Most smartphone
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The QR Code stores information
that can lead you to a website, contact
information or other data when it is
scanned with your smartphone device. Many of the QR Codes that you see in
magazines or other advertisements will
direct you to a website or video with
additional information on the same
topic. A QR Code on a business card
will likely take you to the electronic
format of the person’s
contact information,
which you can then
easily save to your
mobile phone.
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If you are interested in making your own
QR Code, there are many websites that
will help you generate the code for free. To find these websites, do a web search
for “QR Code Generator”. You will
simply need to provide the text, URL
link or other data you want contained
in your QR Code and the online service
will generate it for you within seconds.
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27 N Minnesota St
New Ulm, MN 56073
507-354-4111
Local Offices
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221 Main St
Aurelia, IA 51005
712-434-5989
2104 E 10th St
Glencoe, MN 55336
320-864-2818
235 Franklin St SW
Hutchinson, MN 55350
320-587-2323
421 S CSAH 34
Litchfield, MN 55355
320-593-2323
137 E 2nd St
Redwood Falls, MN
56283
507-627-4111
22 S Marshall
Springfield, MN 56087
507-723-4211
TechTrends
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New Ulm, MN 56073
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Calendar
of Events
Building
Purchase
June
10th
Redwood Community
Celebration,
Redwood Falls
24th-25th
Glencoe Days,
Glencoe
23rd-26th
Riverside Days,
Springfield
13th-19th
Water Carnival,
Hutchinson
NU-Telecom is excited
to announce that it has
purchased the building it
occupies, located at 27 North
Minnesota Street in downtown
New Ulm. This location is our
corporate headquarters and
serves as both a retail outlet
for NU-Telecom products and
services and staff office space. NU-Telecom is committed
to the communities it serves
and is proud that this purchase
reflects this goal.
July
4th
Fourth of July
(all offices closed)
7th-10th
Watercade Celebration,
Litchfield
16th
Aurelia Fireman’s Ball,
Aurelia, IA
15th-17th
Bavarian Blast,
New Ulm
August
15th-16th
Watermelon Days,
Sanborn
Join Us for Customer
Appreciation!
Watch for more details to be announced in your
upcoming invoices and local newspapers.
June 14 – Springfield
June 16 – Glencoe
June 21 – Redwood Falls
August 25 – Hutchinson
Meet Our Employees
Travis St. Aubin
New Ulm
Hi! I’m Travis St. Aubin, and I am a
Customer Service Technician at our
New Ulm location. I have worked
at NU-Telecom for 5 years, and I
really enjoy my job because of the
variety of challenges I experience in this line of work. I
also enjoy my team and the people I work with each day.
When I am not at work, I like to spend my time with
family, fishing and camping.
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September 8 – Litchfield
September 15 – New Ulm
October 6 – Aurelia
Amy Rick
Glencoe
My name is Amy Rick, and I am a
Customer Support Representative at
our Glencoe office. I have been with
NU-Telecom for 5 ½ years. I have
enjoyed getting to know the friendly
people in Glencoe since our office opened there last June. In my free time I like to spend time with my family and
camp with friends. I also enjoy being involved in my
community. I’ve been a Sunday school teacher for 6 years
and involved with Relay for Life and March of Dimes.