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Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update
Mar 25, 2020 | posted by Jason Nugent
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Dear DirectLink Members, Due to coronavirus/COVID-19 precautions and the safety of our community and staff, the DirectLink office is closed to the public until further notice. There are many ways to communicate with us outside of a personal visit: Call us at 503.266.8111 or...
Happy National Cooperative Month!
Oct 1, 2020 | posted by Conner Williams
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When you purchased services from DirectLink, you became a member of a local cooperative that has been serving this community for over 116 years. Communications co-ops like DirectLink provide around 50 million rural Americans with Internet, Video, and Voice services. We are fortunate and grateful...
City of Canby and DirectLink Offer Free WiFi in Three City Parks
Jul 22, 2020 | posted by Conner Williams
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DirectLink, in collaboration with the City of Canby, is pleased to announce they have received a national Smart Rural Community Grant (SRC) of $5,000 toward the installation of free WiFi access during open hours in three Canby city parks. The organizations have worked closely together over the...
DirectLink Internet traffic up since Oregon's "Stay Home" order
May 28, 2020 | posted by Conner Williams
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With the implementation of Oregon’s “Stay Home” order near the end of March, many people are at home to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. As such, we have seen a drastic increase in Internet traffic from our members that are working from home, taking care of kids, finding ways to...
Flowers Fund Scholarships for Local Students and Bring Fun
By Conner Williams
Apr 23, 2020 | posted by Jason Nugent
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We could all use a little cheer during these trying times. That’s why DirectLink continues to work to help our local communities. DirectLink purchases tulips from the Mt. Angel Lions Club every year to help fund two $1,000 scholarships for John F. Kennedy High School seniors...
Online learning resources for kids at home
Apr 21, 2020 | posted by Conner Williams
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While school is out during the COVID-19 coronavirus situation, parents may be looking for some online resources to keep their kids engaged and learning. Here are three free resources available that all focus on educational opportunities. 1. Khan Academy offers practice exercises,...
DirectLink commits to FCC’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge
Mar 20, 2020 | posted by Jason Nugent
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Update: The FCC has extended the Keep Americans Connected pledge timeline through June 30, 2020. DirectLink will do the same. Suspensions or disconnects due to non payment will be delayed until June 30. We will also not call or attempt to collect on past due accounts during this time. --...
Coronavirus Press Release
Mar 13, 2020 | posted by Jason Nugent
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Dear DirectLink Members, As the effects of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 continue to emerge throughout Oregon, the DirectLink team wishes to ensure the safety of both the members in the communities we serve and the dedicated DirectLink staff. To best achieve that, we are implementing a few daily...
mtvU channel 406 to be removed from EZVideo, Digital TV
By Conner Williams
Mar 2, 2020 | posted by Conner Williams
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mtvU channel 406 will be removed on both EZVideo and Digital TV (IPTV) services by 5 PM on March 31, 2020. No other MTV channels will be affected in this lineup change. We apologize for any inconvenience this channel adjustment may cause.
Possible TV outages due to upcoming solar flares
By Conner Williams
Feb 26, 2020 | posted by Conner Williams
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During the upcoming Spring Equinox and the surrounding weeks, there is a chance that television services may see interruptions due to an increase in solar flares. This happens for about one week twice per year during the spring and fall equinox seasons and could affect both EZVideo and cable TV...
DirectLink Statement Regarding FOX Corporation Negotiations
Dec 30, 2019 | posted by Conner Williams
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DirectLink, along with over 700 rural cable television providers nationwide, are working with the National Cable Television Collaborative in negotiations with FOX Corporation to renew our agreement to continue to offer FOX News Channel 45, FOX Business Channel 50, Fox Sports 1 (FS1) Channel...
Shop safely online this holiday season
By Conner Williams
Nov 20, 2019 | posted by Conner Williams
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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...
PGE reporting power outages near Oregon City, Beavercreek
By Conner Williams
Sep 17, 2019 | posted by Conner Williams
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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...
What is upload speed and why is it important?
By Conner Williams
Jun 20, 2019 | posted by Conner Williams
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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...
Individual canvassing local neighborhoods posing as DirectLink employee
By Conner Williams
May 24, 2019 | posted by Conner Williams
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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...
Be aware of scam email posing as DirectLink
By Conner Williams
May 13, 2019 | posted by Conner Williams
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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...
Be on the lookout for the "one ring" phone scam
By Conner Williams
May 7, 2019 | posted by Conner Williams
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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....
