Welcome to April’s Karoo e-newsletter, keeping you up to date with the latest news from the digital world.

We’ve got tips on email and wireless technology and a great competition to celebrate our sponsorship of the Learning Centre at The Deep!
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KC RIDES THE WAVES AT THE DEEP
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Image of barb wire spacer We are proud to announce our sponsorship of The Deep’s popular Learning Centre which has been renamed the Kingston Communications Learning Centre.

To celebrate this, local primary schoolchildren are being given the chance to win a VIP visit to The Deep for their whole class.

Find out how you can win!
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THE WIRELESS HOME
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Image of overun mailboxes spacer Walk down any street and you’ll see people with mobile phones seemingly glued to their ears. Commuters are turning travel time into work time by accessing their emails from their BlackBerry mobile data devices.

But what about wireless technology in the home?

Read more about wireless in the home
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KAROO EMAIL TIPS
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Image of KCOnline website spacer Since we turned on Karoo’s anti-Spam software in February, we’ve been trapping more than 10 million Spam emails every month. This helps to ensure that our servers preserve a good standard of service for all Karoo customers. It also helps to protect customers against the inconvenience and potential damage caused by Spam.

Our handy guidelines...
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JARGONBUSTER – WHAT IS ‘SPAM’?
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Image of KCOnline website spacer It is thought that the term ‘Spam’ probably comes from the famous Monthy Python ‘Spam’ sketch, where Spam (spiced ham) features heavily on a café menu. The word ‘Spam’ appears 86 times during the sketch, which could be why it is associated with the repetition involved in Spam email!

Read on about why we say 'Spam'
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10 GREATEST MOVIE STARS
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Image of Pigeon Street spacer What’s your all-time greatest movie star? Check out our list, see if you agree and vote for your favourite.

Is your greatest actor on the list?
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WHAT DO YOU DO ONLINE?
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Image of overun mailboxes spacer Thanks to everyone who completed the survey in last month’s newsletter – we had a great response.

One of the questions we asked in the survey was ‘What do you use the internet for?’ The answers we received covered everything from family history research and charity work to online dating and gambling. Here are the top three answers:

  • A massive 98% of respondents use the internet for email
  • 75% go online to shop or bid on auction sites like eBay
  • 68% of you do your banking online

    We’ll be revealing the rest of the survey results over the next few months along with our plans for further improvements to the Karoo service, so watch this space!
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Kingston Communications (HULL) Plc, 37 Carr Lane, Hull HU1 3RE
Registration No. 3056704

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DATES
FOR YOUR DIARY...
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Queen's Birthday -
21st April

St George's Day -
23rd April

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DID YOU KNOW?...
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On this month in ...

1923 - The first FA cup final was held at Wembley.

1953 - Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

1969 - The age to be eligible to vote was lowered to 18 from 21 in Britain.

1984 - British Telecom was privatised.