Comcast Internet Essentials
With Comcast Internet Essentials, low-income
families can get cable internet for $10 per month.
To qualify, you must meet ALL of the following:
● You have not subscribed to Comcast Internet
service within the last 90 days.
● You do not have outstanding Comcast debt that is
less than one year old.
● You have at least one child who is eligible for the
National School Lunch Program (even if they are
home-schooled, or in private or parochial school).
If you have outstanding debt to Comcast that
is older than one year old, you may still be eligible for Internet Essentials, and can have your debt
forgiven through Comcast’s amnesty policy (you
must apply by phone if you have Comcast debt).
Apply for Comcast Internet Essentials by calling
1.855.8.INTERNET (1.855.846.8376) or apply
online at apply.internetessentials.com
FreedomPop Connect2Compete
FreedomPop’s Connect2Compete program uses
Clear’s 4G mobile internet. They offer 1gb/mo
of mobile home internet totally free (you must
purchase a modem for $49) or 10gb/mo for $10.
Both plans include no contract, free text and email
alerts when your monthly data cap is approaching,
and free “auto-off ” if your monthly data cap is
met. They also offer USB modems for $20 which
come with 500mb/mo free internet, or one can buy
2gb for $18/mo. They offer mobile hotspots for
$30, which come with 300mb/mo free internet, or
one can buy 2gb for $20/mo. Anyone who lives in
a pre-qualified low-income zip code or is referred
by
of a partnering agency (like Solid
Ground) is eligible.
Apply for FreedomPop
Connect2Compete
online:
www.everyoneon.org/
solidground and select the
FreedomPop offer.
InterConnection Mobile Internet
InterConnection Mobile Internet is totally mobile, through
Clear’s 4G mobile internet
infrastructure. Interconnection also ofers refurbished
laptops for $99. You are
eligible for InterConnection
Mobile Internet and/or laptop
if
you receive any benefits from
DSHS (e.g., food stamps, SSI, TANF, Medicaid, etc.)
OR your household gross annual income is below
80% Area Median Income:
● 1 Person: $45,100
● 2 Persons: $51,550
● 3 Persons: $58,000
● 4 Persons: $64,400
● 5 Persons: $69,600
● 6 or more: +$5,150 each
You must pay for a full year of service up front – that’s
$120 for one full year of internet service or $99 with
purchase of a computer. You must also buy a modem
from Interconnection, these three modems are available:
● USB Modem (connect to computer USB port): $43
● Desk Modem (plug in, connect multiple devices): $69
● Mobile Hotspot (wireless, use multiple devices): $99
Get InterConnection Mobile Internet, laptop,
modem and personal set-up instructions at:
3415 Stone Way N, Seattle, WA 98103.
For more information, call 206.633.1517.
Mobile Beacon EveryoneOn
Mobile Beacon’s EveryoneOn program also uses
Clear’s 4G mobile internet. They offer unlimited
mobile internet for $10 per month. You need to purchase a modem up front: They offer desk modems
and mobile hotspots for $39 and USB modems
for $36 (plus $10 shipping). Anyone who lives in a
prequalified low-income zip code or is referred by a
prequalified agency (like Solid Ground) is automatically eligible.
Apply for Mobile Beacon EveryoneOn online:
www.everyoneon.org/solidground and select the
Mobile Beacon offer.
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subsidized cell phone, home phone and internet
programs; education and outreach on lowincome telecommunications programs; and free
Community Voice Mail numbers. ConnectUp also
distributes the Resource Wire with information
on jobs, housing, healthcare and social services.
Contact Information:
MAILING ADDRESS
1501 North 45th Street, Seattle, WA 98103-6708
PHONE
206.694.6771
TTY
7.1.1
FA X
206.694.6777
EMAIL
[email protected]
WEB
solid-ground.org/connectup
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tinyurl.com/connectup
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connectupkc.blogspot.com
FA C E B O O K
facebook.com/ConnectUpKC
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twitter.com/ConnectUpKC
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Low-cost
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Subsidized Internet Programs Comparison Chart
Subsidized Internet Programs
If you need assistance paying for broadband
internet service, there are five programs that
may be able to help. All offer high-speed internet for around $10 a month, and most also
offer a laptop computer $150 or less.
1) CenturyLink Internet Basics
2) Comcast Internet Essentials
3) FreedomPop Connect2Compete
4) InterConnection Mobile Internet
5) Mobile Beacon EveryoneOn
With help from these programs, you should
be able to do anything you want to do online,
including email, homework, sharing photos,
job searches, paying bills, watching videos,
downloading music and more.
CenturyLink Internet Basics
Centurylink Internet Basics offers DSL internet
for $12 per month. You are eligible if you receive
benefits from DSHS (e.g., food stamps/SNAP,
SSI, TANF, ABD, etc.) or if your income is below
135% of Poverty Level. Also, You cannot be a current CenturyLink Internet customer nor have been a
CenturyLink Internet customer for the last 90 days.
And you cannot have an overdue CenturyLink bill
or unreturned equipment. There is a $20 activation
fee, and you must sign a contract for at least one
year. Faster speeds are also available as part of the
program, such as up to 7mbps for $15 a month, or
up to 12mbps for $20 a month, plus $2 per month
broadband recovery fee. After one year, monthly
rates increase by $5 a month and a $7 per month
modem rental fee is charged
(unless you buy your own
modem).
Apply for CenturyLink
Internet Basics online at
www.centurylink.com/
internetbasics
or call 1.866.541.3330.
CenturyLink
Comcast
FreedomPop
InterConnection
Mobile Beacon
Eligibility
DSHS recipient or income below 135% Children who qualify for free/ Resident of low-income zip code
Poverty Level
reduced school lunch
or partner agency client
DSHS recipient or income below Resident of low-income zip code
80% Area Median
or partner agency client
Conditions
Not current CenturyLink internet
customer; no unpaid CenturyLink
bills
None
None
Monthly Service Fee
•$10 for 1.5 Mbps speed
•$15 for 7 Mbps speed
•$20 for 12 Mbps speed
(unlimited internet)
$10 unlimited internet
•Must pay for 1 year up front
•$8.25/mo w/ computer
•$10/mo no computer
(unlimited internet)
$10 unlimited internet
Other Fees
$2/mo broadband recovery fee
None
•Free for 1gb (desk modem)
•Free 500mb (USB modem)
•Free 300mb (hotspot)
•$10 for 10gb (desk modem)
•$18 for 2gb (USB modem)
•$20 for 2gb (hotspot)
None
None
None
Early Termination
Prorated up to $200
None
None
None
None
Activation Fee
$20
None
None (must buy modem)
None (must buy modem)
None (must buy modem)
Modem Rental
Free for first 12 months;
$7 beginning the 13th month
Free
Not available; must buy
modem up front
Not available; must buy
modem up front
Not available; must buy
modem up front
Modem Purchase
$100 + $15 shipping or buy your own
•$50 desk modem + $9 S&H
Ongoing free modem rental or
•$20 USB modem + $9 S&H
buy your own
•$30 mobile hotspot + $9 S&H
•$69 desk modem
•$43 USB modem
•$99 mobile hotspot
•$39 desk modem + $10 S&H
•$36 USB modem + $10 S&H
•$39 hotspot + $10 S&H
Laptop
$150 + tax + $15 shipping
w/ Windows 7 Starter
(no anti-virus software)
$150 + tax
w/ Windows 7 Starter
Norton Anti-Virus
Microsoft Office
Not available
$99 + tax
w/ Windows 7 Professional
MS Security Essentials
Office 2007 Home
Not available
Download Speed
1.5 Mbps or 7 Mbps or 12 Mbps
5mbps
Up to 6mbps
Up to 6mbps
Up to 6mbps
$10 + tax
•Free for 1gb (desk modem)
•$10 for 10gb (desk modem)
•$18 for 2gb (USB modem)
•$20 for 2gb (mobile hotspot)
•Must pay for each full year in
advance
$10
•$120/year (+ tax)
• $163 + tax: USB modem
•$189 + tax: desk modem
•$219 + tax: hotspot
•$159 (desk modem or hotspot)
•$156 (USB modem)
Not current Comcast internet
customer; no Comcast debt
None
less than one year old
•$24 for 1.5 Mbps speed
Cost/Month after 1st •$29 for 7 Mbps speed
•$34 for 12 Mbps speed
Year
(with modem rental)
Cost/1 Year, No
Laptop
•$164 for 1.5 Mbps speed
•$224 for 7 Mbps speed
•$284 for 12 Mbps speed
$120 + tax
•$59: 1gb/mo (desk modem)
•$179: 10gb (desk modem)
•$236: USB modem & 2gb
•$270: mobile hotspot & 2gb
Cost/1 Yr + Laptop
Not available
$270 + tax
N/A
$241 + tax (USB modem)
$267 + tax: desk modem
$297 + tax: hotspot
N/A
Cost/2 Years, no
Laptop
•$452 for 1.5 Mbps speed
•$572 for 7 Mbps speed
•$692 for 7 Mbps speed
(with 2nd year modem rental)
$239 + tax
•$59:1gb/mo (desk modem)
•$299: 10gb/mo (desk modem)
•$461: 2gb/mo (USB modem)
•$519: 2gb/mo (hotspot)
•$283: USB modem
•$309 + tax: Desk modem
•$339 + tax: hotspot
•$279 (desk modem or hotspot)
•$276 (USB modem)
$389 + tax
N/A
•$361: USB modem
•$387: Desk modem
•$417: hotspot
N/A
•$617 (1.5 Mbps)
•$737 (7 Mbps)
Cost/2 Yrs w/ Laptop •$857 (12 Mbps)
(w/ 2nd year modem rental)