Come join us this Friday and Saturday at the Juniata Valley Home & Garden Show.  We are set up as an exhibitor with our event trailer.  You can’t miss us!  

Be sure to enter our DIRECTV drawing for a chance to win a Caribbean cruise.  Special show discounts apply at the event and at our store.  Just mention the Home & Garden Show to take advantage of these discounts. 

We will also have plenty of goodies to give away to adults and children.  Bring your kids to see us at the show for a balloon, sticker and lollipop.

For more information on the show, check the article by the Lewistown Sentinel at http://www.lewistownsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/533911/Exhibits–prizes-and-much-more.html?nav=5010.

Visit www.change.org to support the ‘Wireless Tax Fairness Act’ – Halt regressive taxes that impact every user, and hit those on fixed budgets the hardest.

Why This Is Important:

The U.S. Congress is working to forge consumer-friendly tax policies that will impact hundreds of millions of wireless consumers just like you. Cell phone service was once considered a luxury but having a cell phone is now a daily lifeline for most consumers.  It’s become an all too important resource for working class Americans who feel the pinch of regressive wireless taxes and fees each month.  

The House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 1002 (Lofgren-Franks ‘Wireless Tax Fairness Act’) on November 1, 2011. This bipartisan, strongly-supported pro-consumer legislation will provide immediate much-needed wireless tax relief to American wireless users, their families, and their businesses – by putting a stop to rising state and local taxes and fees, for a moratorium period of five years.  

Now, it’s time for the Senate to follow suit and take action to protect consumers when they need it most. The identical companion bill, S. 543 (Wyden-Snowe ‘Wireless Tax Fairness Act’) is currently being considered in the Senate Finance Committee, and must be passed as well in order for the ‘Wireless Tax Fairness Act’ to go to the President for his signature.

You can help today! Please urge your Senators to join their colleagues from the House, and support and vote for the ‘Wireless Tax Fairness Act’ today. Senators and staff can contact original sponsor Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) to co-sponsor the important legislation.

Let’s keep wireless affordable and accessible for ALL Americans. Say NO to all new, discriminatory state and local wireless taxes & fees – for 5 years!

ENGLEWOOD, CO–(Marketwire – Mar 15, 2012) – (NASDAQ: DISH) — DISH Network L.L.C., the nation’s third largest pay TV provider, announced today the availability of the Hopper™, the fastest, most powerful, technically advanced whole-home high definition DVR entertainment system.

The Hopper was first introduced at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show where it was awarded the Popular Mechanics “Editors’ Choice” Award, recognized as a finalist by CNET, and honored with a CES Innovations 2012 Design and Engineering Award.

The Hopper system lets viewers share DVR content on TVs throughout the home. Customers can pause, play and rewind both live and recorded HD programs in up to four rooms using a Hopper and small units called “Joeys™” that work in tandem with the main Hopper unit.

Other Hopper highlights include the following:

• Two-terabyte hard drive for up to 2,000 hours of entertainment
• PrimeTime Anytime™ – customers, with a single click, can enable recordings of four primetime HD network channels, where available, and store them for up to eight days
• Record up to six HD shows at once during primetime hours
• Ability to watch HD programs and control the DVR in up to four rooms

The Hopper system is available through the DISH lease program. New DISH customers who subscribe to DISH’s America’s Top 200 or DishLATINO Dos programming packages or greater can receive one Hopper and up to three Joey units for free, including a standard professional installation. The Hopper system requires a whole-home DVR fee of $10 per month and $7 per month for each Joey.

“Whether watching your favorite primetime network show or the men’s college basketball championship games, there’s no better way to enjoy TV than ‘jumping’ from room to room using the award-winning Hopper and Joey,” said DISH Network CEO Joe Clayton. “The Hopper, named after DISH’s new kangaroo mascot, delivers network TV shows on demand and thousands of movie choices streaming or delivered to the hard drive; it’s a slam dunk in providing the most entertainment options for the entire family.”

DISH is promoting the Hopper through national TV advertising starting today. Visit here or www.youtube.com/dish to watch a TV spot.

New Must-have Feature — PrimeTime Anytime™

The Hopper’s unparalleled feature, called PrimeTime Anytime, allows customers, with a single click, to enable recordings — using a single tuner — of all primetime TV shows on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC. PrimeTime Anytime records three hours of network programming in high definition, where available, every night from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday and from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET on Sunday. The Hopper stores the primetime programs for eight days after they have aired. This creates an on-demand library of approximately 100 hours of primetime TV shows, making it easy to catch up on missed episodes.

For Internet-connected customers, The Hopper’s on-demand capabilities give access to DISH’s Blockbuster @Home™ for $10 per month, providing thousands of movies and TV shows streaming to the TV.

The Ultimate TV Everywhere Experience

The Hopper offers the ultimate TV Everywhere experience. Customers can manage their Hopper’s DVR and timers via the Internet at www.dishonline.com or from the DISH Remote Access app available for tablets, smartphones and computers. Connecting the Hopper with the DISH Sling® Adapter provides customers the ability to watch and control all live TV channels and their DVR from their tablet, smartphone and computer wherever they go.

For more information about the award-winning Hopper and Joey by DISH, including technical specifications, please visitwww.dish.com/hopper.

Hopper and Joey images and television b-roll are available at http://press.dishnetwork.com/Press-Center/Photo-Library.

About DISH Network

DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), through its subsidiary DISH Network L.L.C., provides more than 13.967 million satellite TV customers, as of Dec. 31, 2011, with the highest quality programming and technology with the most choices at the best value, including HD Free for Life. Subscribers enjoy the largest high definition line-up with more than 200 national HD channels, the most international channels, and award-winning HD and DVR technology. DISH Network’s subsidiary, Blockbuster L.L.C., delivers family entertainment to millions of customers around the world. DISH Network Corporation is a Fortune 200 company. Visit www.dish.com

If you work for Lewistown Hospital, you can save an additional 8% on select AT&T Mobility plans at One-Stop Communications.  To qualify for the discount, the account holder must work for Lewistown Hospital and provide documentation of employment, such as an employee ID or a pay stub.  Visit our store today to have this discount added to your existing AT&T account or sign-up for a new account.  Mention this post and receive and additional $20 off the purchase of any new phone!

If you do not work for Lewistown Hospital, be sure to ask an account executive at One-Stop Communications if your employer has a discount program.  If not, we can assist any business with the process of being approved for corporate discounts available to both the business and employees.  There is no cost to set up a discount program.  

Spread the word – and help your coworkers save money too!

With DIRECTV, you can now enjoy Pandora internet radio right through your TV. It’s FREE and available to anyone with an HD DVR connected to the Internet.

If you love music and haven’t experienced Pandora, you’re in for a treat. Pandora lets you create your own personalized radio stations that play music you love. Just enter a favorite artist, track, or genre, and Pandora will create a station that plays their music and more like it, helping you to discover new music based on your entry. You can create up to 100 personalized radio stations to suit whatever you’re in the mood for.

To access Pandora on your TV, just press the MENU button on your remote, select Extras, and then select Pandora. Just follow the simple on-screen instructions to set up Pandora on your TV. If you don’t have a Pandora account already, it will ask you to create one by visiting pandora.com from your computer. You only have to activate and log in to Pandora once. The next time you launch it, you can start enjoying your favorite music immediately.

Call One-Stop Communications at 717-248-4996 to learn more about Pandora on DIRECTV.

The Android Market has morphed into Google Play, which now allows users to purchase books, music and rent movies, all from within a hub that was originally designed for just apps. To recognize this fundamental shift Google is launching a new platform known as Google Play.  Users of Android 2.2 and above should notice the software update within the next few days.  

For an additional peek at what’s in store check out this cool video from Google.

The Pennsylvania anti-texting law goes into effect March 8, 2012.  Here are some facts about the law:

• The law prohibits as a primary offense any driver from using an Interactive Wireless Communication Device (IWCD) to send, read or write a text-based communication while his or her vehicle is in motion.
• Defines an IWCD as a wireless phone, personal digital assistant, smart phone, portable or mobile computer or similar devices that can be used for texting, instant messaging, emailing or browsing the Internet.
• Defines a text-based communication as a text message, instant message, email or other written communication composed or received on an IWCD.
• Institutes a $50 fine for convictions under this section.
• Makes clear that this law supersedes and preempts any local ordinances restricting the use of interactive wireless devices by drivers.
• The penalty is a summary offense. The law does not authorize the seizure of an IWCD.

The texting ban does NOT include the use of a GPS device, a system or device that is physically or electronically integrated into the vehicle, or a communications device that is affixed to a mass transit vehicle, bus or school bus.

RURAL TV is a new rural business and lifestyle channel launched by Rural Media Group, Inc, parent of RFD-TV. RURAL TV programming will feature live news with daily market coverage with a focus on the business and policy issues of rural America. Following the successful format of RFD-TV, RURAL TV’s programs will include expanded livestock auctions, equine enthusiast blocks, country music and entertainment shows, rural event coverage and expanded international programming.

Now included in America’s Top 250 package on DISH Network.  Channel 232

Universal Sports is the premier media destination for Olympic, endurance and adventure sports programming. Major domestic and international championship and Olympic qualifying events found on Universal Sports include track and field, skiing, swimming, gymnastics, cycling, volleyball, marathons, triathlons and rugby.

Now included in the Multi-Sport Pack on DISH Network – Channel 402. 

Sometimes you can rescue a wireless phone that got wet, but you must act quickly. First and most important, remove the battery as quickly as possible, wipe it dry and set it aside. The quicker you get the battery out of your wet phone the more likely you will be able to save your phone.  Wipe your phone dry and remove the sim card, if your phone has one. If the water you dropped your phone into is dirty, you will need to remove contaminants that were in the water. To do that, immerse the phone in distilled water or alcohol.  Alcohol is preferred, since it evaporates quickly and cleanly. Hardware stores have denatured alcohol, which is commonly used to clean electronic parts. Be careful using rubbing alcohol and make sure it is 91 percent alcohol or higher.  The lower the percentage, the more water is used as filler. You don’t want to add any more water than needed! Then immerse your wet cell phone in a container of uncooked rice overnight — or longer, if you can do without your phone that long. 

This does not always work.  Unfortunately, electronic devices just don’t like water, but sometimes it’s worth a try to save your phone.