A Monthly Newsletter for the GBT Communities and Patrons

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September 2018 | Vol. 23, No. 9

St. John OfficePO Box 86 • 602 N US Hwy 281

St. John, KS 67576620.377.5555 • 620.377.5556

Hours:11:00am - 5:00pm

Mon-Fri

Rush Center OfficeP.O. Box 229 • 103 Lincoln

Rush Center, KS 67575800.432.7965 • 785.372.4236

Hours: 7:30am - 5:00pm | Mon-Fri

Ness City Office114 W. Main

Ness City, KS 67560800.966.5186 785.798.3100

Hours:8:00am - 5:00pm

Mon-Fri

Ellis Office101 W. 9th • Ellis, KS 67637

800.966.5183 • 785.726.3200Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm | Mon-Wed-Fri

Closed for lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm

Larned Office122 W. 5th

Larned, KS 67550800.432.7965 • 620.910.7676

Hours:8:30am - 11:30am &

Noon - 5:00pm Mon-Fri

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GBT has recently welcomed a new addition to our staff. Ashley Anglemyer has joined the GBT team as our newest Customer Experience Representative at our Ellis location. We asked Ashley to tell us a little about herself. I grew up in Winfield, KS but have lived in Ellis County for about 8 years. I moved to the area for school and enjoyed it so much that I stayed here. I am happy to be working with GBT and look forward to meeting customers in the Ellis office!

Stop by our Ellis location to visit with Ashley for all your GBT or Nex-Tech Wireless needs! Office hours are listed above.

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Community Connected with GBT!

Summers are always packed with so many fun local events, and once again GBT had a great time at the county fairs and picnics this Summer. We would like to thank everyone for coming out to say hello, register for our giveaways, or grab a hot dog or slice of watermelon. We enjoy supporting our local communities and want to thank all the volunteers that make these events a success. Congratulations to our prize winners from these events and we look forward to seeing everyone in 2019!

BISONDeborah Tesch 356-2030Hunter Macdonald 356-2031

BURDETTKristin Hammeke 525-6243

ELLISAshley Anglemyer 726-2555Geoffrey Grabbe 726-2453Scott Davied 726-2479Tyler Stremel 726-2454

LACROSSEDon Hardy 514-5085Enslinger Lumber 222-3311Robert House 514-5111

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Robert Wagner 514-5020LARNED

Bangs 285-6534Guy’s Liquor LLC 285-6321

LEWISMason Welsch 324-5171Rhonda Clair 324-5172

NESS CITYJames Borger 798-2150 Jamie Graf 798-2042Jet Wash 798-2191

OTISEvelyn Bowers 387-2283 Richard Harmon 387-2285

ROZELBrian Hammeke 527-4350Myers Welding & Repair 527-4242

RUSH CENTERDamon Hardin 372-4018William Seltmann 372-4321

ST JOHNJohn Falk Agency 549-3292John Falk Agency 549-3514Clint & Tara Kinnamon 549-9978

UTICAMatthew Nuttle 391-2456

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Advantages of having a landline phoneIn emergency situations, making or receiving phone calls is critical. That’s why it’s important to remember the safety advantages of a landline phone in situations like these: ·Someone tries to call you in the middle of the night with an urgent message. It could be your child at a sleepover who’s scared and wants to come home, or a family member saying you need to come to the hospital immediately. If you only have a cell phone and it’s on vibrate, you might not wake up, missing the emergency call. The sound of a landline phone ringing, however, gets attention. ·Your child needs to call 911 but can’t find the cell phone or its battery is dead. A landline phone provides the safety advantage of staying in one place in the home and not needing batteries, so your child can always make the call. ·A health emergency prevents the caller from speaking. Let’s say your aging parent is disoriented or in pain and isn’t able to clearly communicate to the 911 operator. With a landline phone, the exact location is instantly available to emergency personnel.

Directory Updates

Question:What speed of Internet do you currently have? Hint: Your speed is listed on your current GBT monthly bill!

E-mail us by the 10th of the month at marketing@gbtlive.com with the answer to the trivia question, and you will be entered into a drawing to win a $25 bill credit on your next GBT bill!

GBT TriviaAugust’s Trivia Winner:LoRay George – Albert

August’s Newsletter Trivia Question answer was: GBT’s 1958 Winch Truck is named “Old Henry” which was restored by former employee Duane Meitl. LoRay won a $25 bill credit from GBT just for playing!

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Don’t click that link! There’s a fishy text message that might be showing up on your phone, trying to lure you in. If you take the bait, experts say, you need to watch out. The bait appeals to some of your most basic instincts. The text says someone complimented you, but tech experts are warning you to leave it alone. You may have gotten one of these texts, saying you have a compliment waiting for you. But you don’t know who it’s from. So what do you do?“Just ignore them,” says NDSU Student who has received scam texts before, Kenneth Channele.“I’ve gotten a text message and I haven’t responded,” says Bucky Skiple, who has gotten scam text and calls before.Tech expert, James Beck says these two are doing exactly what they should. But when it comes to this latest text message popping up on phones, he says, whatever you do, do not click on the link.“Whatever that takes you to, probably installs something and you would have to click to find out what it is, it’s not going to be good,” says Epic Technologies Owner, James Beck.And he’s right. Despite his best advice, we wanted an answer. So we followed the link. It brought us to an app store. We were then told to install the ‘In Real Life’ app. And when we agreed to it, it wanted to know where we are and even wanted a picture. “Whatever you’re installing, there’s probably some kind of junkware. Either it’s going to spy on you or install some kind of advertisements that is going to show pop-ups all the time. Or worst case scenario, do something that will take over your whole phone,” says Beck. Now, this text isn’t coming from just one number but multiple different ones from different states. We tried calling each one, but didn’t have much luck. Beck tells us that also makes it hard to block any of these numbers.“Blocking the numbers would be a waste of time in my opinion,” says Beck. So we did some extra research and found the ‘In Real Life’ app is real. But reviews online say once you share your contacts, it uploads everything from your phone into their system.The app’s website goes into detail about why you might be receiving one of these texts. It says it happens if you were nominated by a friend, invited to the app by a friend, or someone who had your phone number added you as a friend in the app. The website also says, if you text back ‘no,’ they will stop contacting you.

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Ingredients:6 Apples - Peeled, Cored & Sliced 1 C. Water1 (18.25oz) pkg White Cake Mix1 C. packed Brown Sugar1 tsp. Ground Cinnamon1/2 C. Butter, melted

Directions:1. Preheat oven to 350°, lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish. 2. Arrange apples in an even layer in the bottom of baking dish. Pour water over Apples. 3. In a medium sized bowl, mix together cake mix, brown sugar and cinnamon. Stir in melted butter or margarine until ingredients are thoroughly blended; mixture will be crumbly. Sprinkle mixture over Apples. 4. Bake in preheated oven for 50-55 minutes.

Easy Apple CrispSubmitted by Kacee Klozenbucher - LaCrosse

If you have a favorite recipe you would like to share to be featured in an upcoming newsletter, send it to marketing@gbtlive.com.

If you have questions or comments about this newsletter or any of our services,

please email us at marketing@gbtlive.comKelly Baalmann, Editor

Kyle Bahr, Editor

Have you recently upgraded your Internet speed and still have issues with devices connecting to the Internet or aren’t able to connect to the Internet everywhere in your home? If yes, then it might be time to upgrade to a new router or GBT’s Managed Wi-Fi solution. Just like most devices, routers continue to be improved and upgraded year after year. The first standard of Wi-Fi had 802.11B technology in them. Over the years, Wi-Fi has gone through B, G, N, AC, and now the newest version being 802.11AX. These upgrades have allowed for routers to process faster speed throughputs and allow for more devices to connect at the same time. The newer upgrades have also improved wireless coverage. With homes increasing the number of devices needing Internet connectivity and needing access in every nook and cranny of the home, it is important to have a router or access points that will provide this level of performance. It is also important to know if you’re having issues, even the best router in the world will not speed up an old computer or old device that may only be built with B or G technology in it. If you’re having issues with your devices staying connected or want better wireless coverage throughout your home, give us a call. With options to fit any home or business wireless needs, we want you to have a positive Internet experience!

Upgrading your Internet Speed? Don’t forget about your Router!