• Bundle Up – Save $110
  Residential telephone customers of NATCO are now eligible for a great offer. It’s the Talk, Surf, and Save Plan. Get DSL Internet and a modem, plus 250 minutes of long distance service, plus caller ID, voice mail (or call waiting) and 3 more Custom Calling features like speed calling 8 or 30, three-way calling, personal service/teen service, etc. NATCO will provide free activation of the services you choose and provide a free NATCO TelCard (calling card) - great to use on calls when you are away from your home phone.

  The monthly charge for this special Talk, Surf, and Save is $99. This offer expires September 30, 2005. The special price represents a savings of $110.

• Broadband for All Rural Customers
  NATCO Tech will soon be able to supply every customer who wants high-speed Internet service with satellite speed Internet that is not limited by a remote location. Several NATCO and NATCO Tech employees are now certified installers of the WildBlue satellite equipment customers will use. Installation will be free for a limited time, and WildBlue plans start at $49.95 per month.

It’s almost time for the satellite speed Internet from WildBlue to make its appearance in homes (and businesses) across northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. WildBlue’s satellite speed Internet is brought to you by NATCO Technologies. For more information and to pre-enroll, call 1-800-775-6682.

• DSL Free Activation Continues
  Those who live close enough to telephone switching equipment for DSL Internet can still receive free activation with a one-year contract. That’s a $95 savings. Plans for DSL start at $29.95. It’s the always-on, fast connection that needs no extra phone line, and no missed calls.

• Password Do’s and Don’ts
  Your answer should be “no” when you visit a Web site with a box that asks, “Should I remember your password?” If anyone else uses that same computer, they can check the Favorites and log in as you. (The password is actually stored on that computer.)

  Do put a twist on any password you choose, because hackers use tools that automatically try
  every word in the dictionary, according to Watch Guard Security Awareness. Put a number and a punctuation mark in your password. Example: p@s$wOrDz.

  Don’t use for passwords: birthdays, anniversaries, vehicle license numbers, famous names, proper names, company or organization names, any of these written backwards, any one of these with a single number or character inserted only at the beginning or end.

  Don’t leave notes around your computer with passwords written on them. Thieves have been known to steal computer files or passwords out of homes. Clean up your area if you want to protect your e-confidentiality.

• Watch a Movie Right Now from NATCO Tech and Big Hit Movies
  Let NATCO help you view a movie without going to the video store or waiting for a DVD in the mail. Visit a NATCO Web site and click on the Big Hit Movies logo to get started. Download to your computer and rent or purchase your choice from more than 1,500 available.

  On the Cinema Now’s Top 5 list, the film In Good Company (PG13) is at Number 1. The drama finds 50-year-old executive Dan Foreman (Dennis Quaid) adjusting to a boss half his age and news of a new baby in his family with two teenage daughters. Also starring are Marg Helgenberger, Scarlett Johannson and Topher Grace.

  Fans of Bill Murray are enthusiastic about The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (R). A viewer-reviewer calls the flick "classic Bill Murray" for his kookie-ness and humor. Another rates it four stars for intelligent and original humor. Murray, as Zissou, is a world-famous oceanographer, heading an expedition made up of Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston and other well-known actors.

  Also featured Big Hit Movies are Racing Stripes (PG) about a zebra raised in Kentucky that dreams of being a race horse, and the acclaimed film The Aviator (PG13) with Leonardo DiCaprio playing aviation pioneer Howard Hughes. Meet the Fockers (PG13) and National Treasure (PG) continue to attract viewers.

• Win a South Shore Gift
  When you visit the South Shore Web site at www.southshore.com you’ll have a chance to win a South Shore souvenir, like a T-shirt, a cap, chiller cups, and other necessities for summer in the great South Shore outdoors. The South Shore Web site is an electronic community for the towns on and near the south shore of Bull Shoals Lake and it’s packed with information for you and for our tourist visitors.

  Janet Wright is this month’s winner of a T-shirt. Congratulations, Janet.
  

• Winning E-Story Submitted by: Renee Dobrinsky
  I have used the Internet for years to pay bills and send jokes to friends and family but today I just got the e-mail I was waiting for, a friend is in the military and was sent to Iraq for a term. Each time he would get there an emergency would call him home. This time I had not heard from him for several months so I did not know if he had been hurt or another emergency. Finally I found out today. He was hurt, not bad but he came home for a while and goes back in June. I am able to e-mail him while he is there. He likes receiving my e-mails and sharing them with his buddies.

  Renee Dobrinsky just earned two free months of NATCO Internet service! Submit your E-Story today and you could be our next winner! Remember that you can enter more than once. So, if you didn’t win this time, try again! Just go to www.natcotech.com/estories.php and tell us how using NATCO's Internet or e-mail service has made your life easier, helped you promote or manage your business, or simply how much you enjoy using the Internet and e-mail. If your E-Story is chosen, you'll win two months of free NATCO dialup Internet service ($19.95 x 2 = $39.90) or an equivalent credit on your DSL or ISDN account.

• NATCO Hosting 2nd High Speed Challenge
  Be there August 26th and get a $2 discount on an adult admission when NATCO hosts a night at the North Central Arkansas Speedway. Be sure to bring the flyer from your August bill (yellow flyer) to claim your discount. NATCO will also be giving away souvenir items like beverage can insulators. Last year’s High Speed Challenge was a lot of fun. We hope to see a lot of you out at the racetrack Friday night, August 26. Gates open at 6 p.m. Racing begins at 8 p.m.

• Weekly Maintenance on Wednesday
  Each Wednesday morning from 12:01 until 5, NATCO Technologies performs regular maintenance on Internet equipment. Your Internet service should not be affected. But, if you do experience an interruption in service during this time, please try again a few moments later. We try to minimize any "down time" by doing our maintenance at a regular time each week.
   
  All users agree to terms and guidelines published at www.natcotech.com/guidline.htm.

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NATCO Technologies does not endorse or recommend any software or program. The purpose of the articles included in this newsletter is to keep our customers informed. We do not provide free technical support for software or programs such as Norton, McAfee, AVG Anti-Virus, Instant Messenger Services, etc. Please see the NATCO Internet brochure for full details on what is and is not covered by our free Internet Technical Support.