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Internet/DSL

The online world holds infinite possibilities for communications, news, entertainment and more – and NCTC has your connection ready!

NCTC Is now Offering Faster DSL Speeds at new lower Prices

Broadband DSL

North Central Broadband DSL is the best high speed Internet service value around – up to 25 times faster than Dial-Up, with your own private data stream over your existing phone line, no shared bandwidth and no "traffic jams" during high-use times. Plus:

• Unlimited 24/7 Access
• Personal Webmail
• Reliable Local Tech Support
• Free Spam and Virus Protection
• More Consistent Download Speed Than Cable Internet

 

For DSL availability, click here.

Dial-Up Internet

Dial-Up is still a good way to get online for those who do not yet have broadband in their area.

*($0.10 for each additional minute over 10 hours)

 

More Internet Options from NCTC

If you live outside our current DSL service area but still desire broadband access, you can sign up for WildBlue Satellite High-Speed Internet. Dial-Up Accelerator is also available.

WildBlue Satellite High Speed Internet

A fast alternative for customers outside our current DSL service area.

• Up to 30 times faster than dial-up.
• Includes e-mail and Web space. There are several options available for the beginner user, or the more advanced user.
• WildBlue’s mini-dish can be easily mounted on a roof to send and receive your Internet signals.
• Connected via Ethernet to the WildBlue modem, your PC will have WildBlue’s high-speed Internet access, whether in your home or in your office.
• You can also attach a wireless hub or router to your WildBlue modem and connect wirelessly.
• Prices start as low as $49.95 per month. Call your local office for details.

Dial-Up Accelerator

Puts the pedal to the metal on your Dial-Up connection.

• Optimizes your network settings for maximum performance.
• Gives you an access to the super fast network of servers, deployed all over the US.
• Compresses web pages, before they are sent to your computer, achieving faster compression ratios.
• Allows you to control compressing images on web pages to allow faster downloads.
• Caches the images and other data, supplementing and improving your browser caching.
• Protects your privacy and enhances security.
• Includes options to block unwanted banner ads and unwanted pop-ups in your browser and many popular applications.
• Enables parental control options to ensure that your children stay away from unwanted sites at your designation.
• The Internet Accelerator installs once and then works in the background. It appears as a blue icon on the Windows Taskbar. Point your mouse to the icon and see the effective speed of your Internet connection. Right click the icon to see all available options.

All customers must contact their local North Central Office to sign up for this great service. Monthly fees apply.

North Central is not responsible for any damage to your computer during or after the installation process.
All questions should be directed to technical support at 622-2056.

NCTC offers new e-mail protection service

Postini is an e-mail protection program that blocks unwanted e-mail from being delivered to North Central's Internet customer accounts. Every North Central customer's existing Internet account has been activated for Postini protection of their North Central e-mail account using default settings. We recommend you get into your account and establish the settings for the protection you want. You can even turn them off if you wish.

To log in, go to www.postini.com and click on the "Message Center" on the very top of the page. Type in your user name and password from your North Central Internet account. You can turn your junk mail settings on or off. If they are on they will filter all of your e-mail messages as you specify. If they are off, no filtering will be done.

You can filter e-mail by its content in the categories of sexually explicit, get rich quick, special offers, and racially insensitive. There are five settings to choose from in each category. Lenient means there is no filtering and aggressive means very close monitoring. (This is good if you're concerned about your children receiving inappropriate e-mails).

There is also a master filter for all bulk e-mail that you can set.

Here you can provide a list of people you would like to receive e-mail from. If someone is on this list, their e-mails to you will go directly to your e-mail account as they always have. Therefore, if you find that someone's e-mail messages are being blocked to you, add them to your approved sender list. Likewise, you can specify e-mail addresses or even domain names that you do not wish to receive e-mails from. For instance, you can specify not to receive e-mail message from any name @ yahoo.com. However, if there is one person you would like to receive e-mails from with a yahoo address, you can add them to your approved list. Then all yahoo e-mails will be blocked except those from that one address.

You can turn your Virus Settings On or Off. When they are on, all of your e-mail messages are scanned for potential virus. If an e-mail message contains a virus, it is quarantined in your Postini account until you review it.

You should check your Postini account on a regular basis (very often at first) to see what e-mails have been blocked. When you log in, using the user name and password you will see your list of suspicious junk mail. The information includes the sender, subject, category (reason why it was blocked) and date. You can click on the subject line to read the e-mail if you'd like. You can choose the message and have it delivered to your e-mail software or you can have it removed.

Virus Protection

Please note that it is your responsibility to protect your computer from viruses. North Central Telephone encourages you to purchase your own virus protection and/or firewall for your home or business computer or network. If your computer is infected with a virus or port scan, it will infect others and therefore can be shut down without notice (see terms and conditions).

If you believe your computer has a virus, we recommend the following:

• Click here to go to the Internet Helpdesk Tools and Fixes page.
• Click on "TSC -- Trend Micro System Cleaner," which is a tool for cleaning virus infections.
• Save it to a location on your machine and run it.
• After running the cleaner, click on "AVG Free Edition"
• Scroll to the bottom of the page for the download button. This requires registration, and the key will be e-mailed to you. This edition does not have technical support.

You may run this free software, however, you need an ongoing protection for your computer on a constant basis, which will require purchasing a license for the software.