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Shop safely online this holiday season #news
By Conner Williams
Nov 20, 2019 | posted by Conner Williams
Everyone loves finding great deals on gifts during the holiday shopping season. But sometimes those deals come with an extra price on an unsecured WiFi network or fraudulent website. Be sure to take the following steps to protect your personal information when shopping online during Black Friday...
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PGE reporting power outages near Oregon City, Beavercreek #outage #news
By Conner Williams
Sep 17, 2019 | posted by Conner Williams
UPDATE AT 2:33pm: PGE is still reporting a power outage in the 97045 ZIP code that is affecting 46 customers. The estimated restoration time for the remaining customers is 4:30PM. 12:47PM: PGE is investigating the cause of power outages in the 97045 and 97004 ZIP codes. The outage is...
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What is upload speed and why is it important? #news #company information
By Conner Williams
Jun 20, 2019 | posted by Conner Williams
You and the family are on vacation and want to check in on your house through a virtual security camera system like Google Nest or Ring Doorbell. But what happens if your home’s Internet connection doesn’t have a fast enough upload speed to get that video feed to you? Systems like this...
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Individual canvassing local neighborhoods posing as DirectLink employee #news
By Conner Williams
May 24, 2019 | posted by Conner Williams
We have received notice from several members about an individual posing as a DirectLink employee canvassing neighborhoods throughout our service area. This person has reportedly been knocking on doors falsely claiming to be a representative from DirectLink. When...
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Be aware of scam email posing as DirectLink #scams #news #email
By Conner Williams
May 13, 2019 | posted by Conner Williams
Several of our members have made us aware of a scam email message from a sender posing as DirectLink. The sender name appears as “DirectLink”, but the email address does not match any of our company addresses that we use to communicate with members. The message asks the recipient to...
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Be on the lookout for the "one ring" phone scam #scams #news
By Conner Williams
May 7, 2019 | posted by Conner Williams
Be on the lookout for the latest robocall scam that rings once and aims to get people to call the number back. It spoofs caller ID and looks like it's coming from a nearby number, but actually originates outside of the United States, creating the possibility of excessive long distance charges....
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Congratulations to our first Blazers tickets giveaway winners! #news
By Conner Williams
Nov 13, 2018 | posted by Conner Williams
To say thank you to our members, we'll be giving away tickets to Portland Trail Blazers games throughout the regular basketball season on our Facebook page! Our first random winner was Kathy Phillips, who won tickets to the Oct. 20 game against the San Antonio Spurs. Kathy took her son,...
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How to Easily Give to Local Nonprofits this Holiday Season #news
By Conner Williams
Nov 13, 2018 | posted by Conner Williams
This holiday season, shopping is giving! It's easier than ever to donate to nonprofit organizations of your choice with programs like AmazonSmile and Fred Meyer Community Rewards that automatically donate to charitable institutions dear to you simply by shopping as you normally do....
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KGW discontinues Estrella TV #news #tv
By Jason Nugent
Oct 2, 2018 | posted by Jason Nugent
As of October 1, 2018, KGW will no longer carry estrellaTV (channel 307), the American Spanish-language broadcast network. Quest (channel 320) has been added as its replacement. Quest provides “adventure programming about nature’s greatest dangers, history’s greatest mysteries and man’s greatest...
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Viewer notice: Viacom announces channel blackout Wednesday for National School Walkout #news
By Conner Williams
Mar 13, 2018 | posted by Conner Williams
Viacom has announced that all of its network outlets will go dark this Wednesday, March 14 in support of the National School Walkout against gun violence. The blackout will occur from 10 a.m. to 10:17 a.m. and includes all Viacom TV networks along with their digital and social media platforms....
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SCAM ALERT! #news #scams
By Jason Nugent
Feb 15, 2018 | posted by Jason Nugent
There is a new scam email floating around, and the scammer is attempting to masquerade as DirectLink (or Web-Ster in the example below) in order to gain the confidence of potential victims. DO NOT CLICK on any links within the email or reply to it. Our engineering team is already working on a...
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