Wheat State's Hello Central Winter 2018

Cornerstone Group © 2018 Wheat State Technologies • 1/800 442-6835 • www.wheatstate.com “C” the Benefits: Cost, Clarity, and Convenience There are plenty of reasons to keep a landline phone in your home including the three C’s: Cost The cost of a landline is typically much lower than a cell phone. Plus, when you bundle a landline with your inter- net and TV services, it may even save you money compared to buying those services without a landline. Clarity Do you experience frequent dropped calls or interference with your cell phone? Landlines are known for having consistently clear voice trans- missions since they tap directly into the phone network and don’t depend on cell towers and wireless signals. If spend a significant amount of time on the phone or suffer from hearing loss, having a landline phone can be particularly beneficial. Convenience A landline phone requires virtually no work on your part. You don’t need to carry your landline phone from room to room to make sure you hear it ring. You don’t have to charge the battery each day or do software upgrades. And you don’t have to worry about accidentally leaving your phone somewhere. To “C” what we offer in land- line plans, call 1/800 442-6835. Check Out These Handy New Uses for an Old Tablet You love that shiny new tablet you just got. Now what do you do with your old one? If you think the only option is to take it to an electronics recycling event, think again. That old tablet can have a second life thanks to ideas such as these: Cookbook. Place your old tablet on a stand in your kitchen. Then load it up with all your favorite recipes. Scan paper recipes and place in convenient file locations or create book- marks for those that are online. This way, there won’t be messy cooking hands on your new tablet! Jukebox. In conjunction with a dock and speakers, you can use your old tablet to play all your favorite tunes, either stored on your device or through online streaming services such as Spotify (spotify.com) . It’s even better if you have a smart speaker system such as Sonos ( sonos.com ), which allows you to play different tracks in different rooms. Baby monitor. With your old tablet in your baby’s room acting as a microphone and an app like Dormi ( dormi.sleekbit.com) , you can monitor activity and noise. Digital photo frame. Display your old tablet with a stand and set it up with LiveFrame (iOS) or Dayframe (Android) to create a slideshow of your favorite photos. Your kid’s new tablet. Your child doesn’t necessarily need all the latest bells and whistles on a tablet, so an older model will do fine. Just be sure to remove your data and take other precautions to make your old tablet a kid-safe device. Portable movie player. On a long car trip? Camping? In the doctor’s waiting room? No worries, you (or your child) can still be easily entertained. Just load your old tablet with age-appropriate movies and you’re good to go. E-reader. Create a book library on your old tablet using Kindle, your local public library, or the many resources for free e-books online. As the number of devices in your home goes up, so should your internet speed. Call 1/800 442-6835 to ask about getting a speed upgrade.