Does 911 really work as well from a cell phone as it does from a landline phone? Is it worth it to keep your landline for safety? You might be surprised by the results! An Iowa 911 dispatch runs a few test 911 calls from cell phones to see how accurately they can pinpoint your…
Your telephone rings, you pick up the receiver and nobody’s there. Or when you answer the phone, the voice quality is extremely poor. If this has happened to you in the past few months, you’re not alone. In fact, it’s a nationwide problem and it appears to be caused by a practice called “Least Cost Routing.”…
Once again, the Iowa State football game this Saturday, October 8th, will be carried on both our Digital and Analog cable systems!
Game time is 6:00 pm. Go Cyclones!
GOOD NEWS COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS! The Iowa vs. Iowa State football game this Saturday, September 10th, will be carried on both our Digital and Analog cable systems! For Digital customers, the game will be on Comcast SportsNet Plus on Channel 161. For non-Digital customers, the game will be on channel 69. Tune in at game time,…
Butler-Bremer has negotiated a special offer with Starz/Encore and is able to give new subscribers of our Digital TV service one month of the Starz/Encore Multipack free. Starting June 1, 2011 through August 31, 2011 activate our Digital TV service and get 12 channels of Starz & Encore Premium Movies, including 5 additional High Definition channels free.…
We’ve now have WGN HD available on our Digital TV system. WGN provides a wide variety of programming, including Cubs, White Sox & Bulls games, general family entertainment and movies. We hope you enjoy this new HD channel, tune to Channel 238 today and start enjoying this new HD channel. Click here for a printable…
What is the Great Disconnect? “Consumers in all regions of the Nation… should have access to telecommunications and information services… that are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban areas and that are available at rates that are reasonably comparable to rates charged in similar services in urban areas.” – The Congressional Telecommunications Act…
You may have seen the recent news about the need to secure your wireless router to reduce the possible of signal stealing. We know that many of our Internet customers have wireless routers through Butler-Bremer and many of them are not set up for security. We STRONGLY encourage you to set up security on your…
With Spring unfortunately comes thunder storms. Each year we remind our DSL subscribers that the best protection from damage caused by lightening is to unplug the phone line (the line from the wall jack to the modem) during severe weather. DSL modems are very susceptible to power surges caused during server storms so disconnecting the phone line is…
It’s almost time for March Madness! Did you know that the NCAA Men’s National Basketball Championship Tournament, better known as March Madness, is the second most watched sports event? Why not enjoy them in crisp High Definition? If you have a HD TV, with our Digital TV service you can watch game after game in stunning…