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Fire Prevention Week: October 4-10, 2015 Fire Prevention Week, which runs from October 4 through 10 this year, uses the commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire to raise fire prevention awareness. Since this is a topic near and dear to our hearts, we want to… 
Online Resources You’ll Need for Hunting Season Hunting season is upon us again. As summer winds down, sportsmen all over the country are preparing themselves for the thrill of the hunt. And while hunting is an outdoor activity, there are quite a lot of resources… 
Let’s Stay In: Have Date Night at Home with Exede Going out for a night on the town with your significant other can be expensive. Between the cost of parking, dinner at a nice restaurant and tickets to the show, it can turn into quite the pricey evening. Instead of… 
FOOTBALL IS BACK – Free on DIRECTV this Sunday Football is finally here! Watch every live game this Sunday – FREE on DIRECTV. View the NFL Sunday Ticket schedule. 
How Exede Internet Can Help Your NFL Fantasy Team Win A lot has happened in the NFL since Tom Brady led the New England Patriots to victory in Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1. But now it’s time to throw out those off season blues and get ready for another year of excitement. And… 
Free DIRECTV Preview of NFL Sunday Ticket Experience the NFL like never before! Kick off the 2015 season with a free preview of NFL SUNDAY TICKET on Sunday, September 13. Catch it all only on DIRECTV channels 701–719. Get every live game, every Sunday, and much… 
Top 3 ways Exede Internet boosts your ’second screen’ TV experience The average American owns and uses four digital devices, according to the 2014 U.S. Digital Consumer Report from Nielsen. Just think about the devices you currently have – these could include a smartphone, tablet… 
Newsflash: A Smart Home Makes Life Better! A new report by Coldwell Banker Real Estate and CNET has revealed that the world is waking up to the benefits of the Smart Home. More than a quarter of Americans now own at least one connected home device, and they’re… 
A Back-to-School Checklist for Smart Home Parents Back-to-school time comes with big changes to schedules and new concerns for parents. With smart home security from One-Stop Communications, your child coming home safely is less likely to be one of them. If you’re a… 
2015 NFL Preseason Games on DISH Love Football? Get NFL RedZone – included in Multi-Sport Pack from DISH. Catch all the best football action at a price that’s unbeatable! Only $13/mo. with qualifying package. Check out Channel 155 throughout the… 
Why Home Security Systems Deter Burglars A couple of different studies have shown that the presence of a home security system is a deterrent to the average burglar. For example, a University of North Carolina at Charlotte study shows that 83 percent of the 422… 
DIRECTV is now part of the AT&T DALLAS, TEXAS – July 24, 2015 — AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has completed its acquisition of DIRECTV. The newly combined company – the largest pay TV provider in the United States and the world – will offer millions of people… 
Should You Have a Safe in Your Home? We all have valuables that we would hate to lose. Some have a high monetary value, others are highly personal, and others are a combination of both. The question for the average homeowner is whether to invest in a safe… 
Free MLB EXTRA INNINGS preview on DIRECTV Major coverage of the Major League. Experience Major League Baseball® like never before with MLB EXTRA INNINGS. You’ll get almost 100 out-of-market games a week, most of them available in crystal-clear HD*. When it… 
Monitor Your Home While You’re on Summer Vacation The U.S. Travel Association estimates that Americans spent upwards of $645 billion in 2014 taking roughly 1.7 billion trips for leisure purposes. Three out of every four trips made last year were for leisure purposes… 
Happy 4th of July We would like to extend to you and your loved ones our wishes for a safe and enjoyable Independence Day 2015! 
Dads, Here Are Five Ways A Smart Home Helps You Relax “Were you born in a barn? Quit cooling the neighborhood! You think money grows on trees?” Do you remember these old-school Dad quotes? And cringing as Dad reeled them off? But… now that some of us are dads ourselves, we… 
Preventing False Alarms Your home security system is a great tool for keeping your family safe. But when the alarm goes off, it can be pretty terrifying. Fortunately, most of the time they’re false alarms and not real emergencies. This is good… 
Home Security – Knowing Your Entry Points The pest control industry has a simple rule for keeping rats, mice and squirrels out of your home: Close up the entry points that allow these pests inside. In the world of home security, we promote a similar strategy of… 
MLB EXTRA INNINGS IS BACK Watch over 2,000 out-of-market games this season! Experience Major League Baseball in a new way with the MLB EXTRA INNINGS package. Follow your favorite teams with up to 80 out-of-market regular season MLB® games each… 
Celebrate, Honor & Remember – Happy Memorial Day Our office will be closed in observation of Memorial Day. Celebrate, Honor and Remember. Happy Memorial Day! 
Why You Should Upgrade to a Smart Garage Smart Home Security helps you protect and control the entire perimeter of your home – including the garage. From protecting your car and guarding your tools, to securing a common but easily overlooked entry point to… 
The Smart Way to Manage Contractors In Your Home If you have a big home improvement project lined up this summer, you’ll likely be working with a contractor for at least part of the job. A Smart Home Security system—a great home feature in its own right—is incredibly… 
How Smart Home Security Keeps You Aware and Worry-Free Your home has a lot to tell you. Now, thanks to smart home security, it also has a voice. From fire alarms to teen parties, an Alarm.com-powered Smart Home keeps you aware of everything that matters, no matter where you…