Community Bulletin
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How to Prepare for (and Ace!) Your Next Virtual Job Interview
Virtual interviewing is becoming more and more common in today’s job market. While remote interviewing may be more convenient, the distance and technical difficulties can be awkward, or even jarring, to would-be applicants. Fortunately there are tips from interviewing experts that prospective job seekers can use to get through—and even nail—a virtual job interview. We share some of their key insights and recommendations below. The Interview Environment: Organize and Professionalize Your...
Dropped Outbound Calls vs. Inbound Calls: When to Call Customer Service
Every once in a while, we at Northern Lights Fiber get a complaint about call disruption—a formal term for a frustrating concept usually referred to as a "dropped call." And we totally share in your frustration. There can be a few reasons why a call may terminate unexpectedly, from standard technical or weather-related hiccups to more complex matters related to different calling networks. Of course, we cannot control or explain the weather! To start, Northern Lights Fiber’s fiber home phone...
Survive Winter Temps the “Smart” Way
Winter is upon us—and with it are cold temperatures, heavy snowfalls and ice, and dry, chafing air. While parts of the country are lovely in winter, there's no escaping the fact that colder temperatures and bleak weather can take their toll. Wintry weather also brings higher energy expenses. Home heating units often pump out warm air constantly just to keep the house comfortable—and at great costs, too. Thankfully, today's technology can help make winter more bearable. And utilizing Northern...
Five Tips for Scoring an Esports Scholarship
Though many parents may be skeptical about their teen’s passion for video gaming (and the seemingly extensive number of hours they play them), they might be surprised—and even impressed—by the economic opportunities brought about by gaming, especially in competitive esports. And perhaps the most eye-poppingly impressive statistic parents and their college-bound kids should be aware of is the tremendous amount of esports scholarships available for college: $16 million according to the most...
Parental Settings for Smart TVs
If you’re like most parents, you may feel frustrated when something as innocent and simple as turning on your smart TV can display gory images from ads for horror movies or suggestions for suggestive—or even outright raunchy—content on the home screen before you even navigate to your preferred apps and platforms. While parental controls within streaming platforms don’t kick in until you open their apps, there is good news: Many smart TVs have parental control options and settings built right...
Esports Scholarships: What You Need to Know
A female gamer is totally absorbed in the game while competing in an online competition If you have a gamer in your life, whether it’s your own kid or a family friend’s child, you likely know how much video gaming is integrated into their lives. But even beyond the meteoric success and outright appeal of video gaming to young people (and even many not-so-young people), gaming now provides tangible benefits to serious players: competitive esports and esports college scholarships. Parents of...
Streaming Canadian Sports: Where to Watch Hockey and Football with Northern Lights Fiber
In High Prairie, the love for two sports runs deep: hockey and football. As Canadians passionately devoted to these games, we often find ourselves eagerly searching for the best platforms to stream NHL and CFL games. Fortunately, with a reliable high-speed internet provider like Northern Lights Fiber, you can experience seamless 4K viewing and stay connected to the action. Canadian Hockey: Where to Stream Ask any diehard fan and they will tell you: hockey is more than just a sport; it's a way...
Eight Real-Life Ways Fiber Internet Makes a Difference
Student girl in headphones making video call to happy African coach, teacher, tutor, watching learning webinar, blogger online presentation on laptop, writing notes, studying on internet Just about any of our customers who have already made the switch from older forms of internet (like cable) to fiber broadband will tell you that fiber’s advanced technology is vastly superior to anything else they’ve used. From downloading files at near-lightspeed, to voluminous amounts of available bandwidth...
Six Online Payment Options for Your Small Business
Small businesses and their leaders have way too much going on to spend time tracking down invoices or waiting for the bank to process payments. Fortunately, advanced internet-based payment systems have substantially cut down paperwork processing, as well as the time it takes to receive funds. Below we highlight six of the best online e-commerce and in-person payment options available for small businesses today. When connected to Northern Lights Fiber's fiber network, your small business can...
Connecting Community Anchor Institutions: Why Local Matters
At Northern Lights Fiber, we’re proud to be known around High Prairie as the best internet provider for residents and businesses. But did you know that we also support a third group with our high-speed fiber internet network? Today, we’re taking a moment to celebrate local community anchor institutions. Read on to learn more about this important group—and how, as a local company ourselves, Northern Lights Fiber is committed to keeping them connected. What Are Community Anchor Institutions?...