Three easy steps to switch to TDS Mobile

TDS is excited to bring mobile service to more communities across our service area.

How TDS enables its associates to ‘Be Good Citizens’

Company associates recently volunteered a record number of hours in communities across the country.

How TDS’ solution helped a Ruidoso, NM business adapt amidst a natural disaster

Service reliability and performance are crucial every day, but especially during a crisis. Here’s how TDS helped a small business stay connected during a natural disaster.

TDS Whole Home Wi-Fi: A better way to stay connected

It’s time to say goodbye to Wi-Fi dead zones and hello to seamless connectivity.

TDS ranks near the top in gaming ISP

TDS’ use of fiber optic technology makes company ideal choice for video gamers.

Welcome to the TDS Connect Blog

Learn how TDS can keep you connected in the home and at the office with Internet, TV, TDS Fiber, DVR and phone services and solutions.

Weekly tech news roundup for Friday, October 2

This week: one of the most terrifying apps will soon be released, there’s a magical new concrete that sucks up water like a sponge, and a new Kickstarter will turn your dumb watch into a smart one. Also, Google releases new toys, Amazon pulls at least one of them from its store, and the Tesla X could be the most perfect family car ever created…except for the price tag.

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Take a funny test in Facebook? It’s time to clean permissions

If you take those Facebook quizzes be warned: you’re basically purchasing an automatically generated joke about you and your friends and pay by allowing them access to your friend list and Facebook wall—including all your past, current and future posts. And on top of that, you pay with knowledge about all your friends too, but without asking them for permission. A good deal? Well, maybe and maybe not.

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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: One Republic

Believe it or not, the social networking site MySpace is what saved today’s band from obscurity. After being dropped from their first label, Timbaland discovered them on that once-famous website and signed them. The production value of OneRepublic’s debut album is off the charts, the sound is solid, and there’s even a super-famous track used in over 75 TV shows, films, and commercials. Today you can get for only $5.

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CatchTV: Movies on Demand for September 2015

CatchTV subscribers: This month’s selection of Movies on Demand includes five of the top 20 films of 2015 so far in terms of domestic gross, including three (Furious 7, Cinderella and Pitch Perfect 2) of the top 10! As always, on-demand movies are available in HD any time of day or night on CatchTV.

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Spy

“Avengers,” “Spy” and “Magic Mike” come to TDS TV on Demand

TDS TV on Demand is serving up everything from hunky strippers, superheroes galore, and Melissa McCarthy as a spy, to a pair of creepy horror films. And don’t miss out on the fabulous teen drama, “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,” a gem that many people have never heard of. On TV, the season premiers keep coming and we have the scoop on those too, plus some of the latest news.

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Investing in our communities

It’s our mission to create a better world by providing high-quality communication services—connecting people and businesses, supporting education, and strengthening communities. We started with a handful of telephone companies in small and rural communities; today we’re a rapidly growing technology company with 1.2 million residential and business connections.


In addition to serving customers, TDS takes a vested interest in the growth and success of our communities. From hands-on volunteering to in-kind and direct financial support, we believe in giving back. In fact, community involvement is so imperative to our core beliefs that TDS has a “Be Good Citizens” program, which provides our associates with 16 hours of paid volunteer time every year.

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