CenturyLink Internet Basics
FreedomPop Connect2Compete
With Centurylink Internet Basics, low income people
can get DSL internet for $12 per month.
You are eligible if you receive DSHS benefits like:
● Food stamps (SNAP) ● Section 8
● SSI ● LIHEAP
● TANF ● Medicaid
● ABD
● HEN
● SFA
● ABD
● COPES ● Free School Lunch
OR
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. There is a $10 shipping charge for
all modems. Anyone who lives in a pre-qualified
low-income zip code or is referred by of a partnering
agency (like Solid Ground) is automatically eligible.
2) Your household income is at or below 135%
of Federal Poverty Guidelines:
Number of people
in household
Gross monthly
income
1
$1,296
2
$1,755
3
$2,200
4
$2,659
5
$3,105
6
$3,564
Additional persons
+ $452 each
You cannot be a current CenturyLink Internet customer nor have been a CenturyLink Internet customer
for the last 90 days. You cannot have an overdue
CenturyLink bill or unreturned equipment.
The first bill will include charges for the first full
month of service billed in advance, prorated charges
for service from installation to bill date, $20 activation
fee, and laptop purchase (if applicable). 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.
Apply for FreedomPop Connect2Compete online:
www.everyoneon.org/solidground and select the
FreedomPop offer.
This brochure provided by...
ConnectUp connects people to free and/or
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.
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.
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
Resource Wire:
EMAIL
tinyurl.com/connectup
BLOG
connectupkc.blogspot.com
FA C E B O O K
facebook.com/ConnectUpKC
TWITTER
twitter.com/ConnectUpKC
Reasonable accommodations for
disabilities made on request.
Low-cost
Internet
Services
Subsidized Internet Programs Comparison Chart
Subsidized Internet Programs
If you need assistance paying for broadband
internet service, there are four programs that
may be able to help. All offer high-speed internet for around $10 a month, and some also
offer a laptop computer $150 or less.
1) CenturyLink Internet Basics
2) Comcast Internet Essentials
3) FreedomPop Connect2Compete
4) 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.
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
CenturyLink
Comcast
FreedomPop
Mobile Beacon
Eligibility
DSHS recipient or income below 135%
Poverty Level
Children who qualify for free/
reduced school lunch
Resident of low-income zip code or
partner agency client
Resident of low-income zip code or
partner agency client
Conditions
Not current CenturyLink internet customer;
no unpaid CenturyLink bills
Not current Comcast internet
customer; no Comcast debt less
than one year old
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
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
Early Termination
Prorated up to $200
None
None
None
Activation Fee
$20
None
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
Modem Purchase
$100 + $15 shipping or buy your own
Ongoing free modem rental or buy
your own
•$50 desk modem + $9 S&H
•$20 USB modem + $9 S&H
•$30 mobile hotspot + $9 S&H
•$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
Not available
Download Speed
1.5 Mbps or 7 Mbps or 12 Mbps
5mbps
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)
$10
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
•$159 (desk modem or hotspot)
•$156 (USB modem)
Cost/1 Yr + Laptop
Not available
$270 + tax
N/A
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)
•$279 (desk modem or hotspot)
•$276 (USB modem)
Cost/2 Yrs w/ Laptop
•$617 (1.5 Mbps)
•$737 (7 Mbps)
•$857 (12 Mbps)
(w/ 2nd year modem rental)
$389 + tax
N/A
N/A
•$24 for 1.5 Mbps speed
•$29 for 7 Mbps speed
Cost/Month after 1st Year •$34 for 12 Mbps speed
(with modem rental)
$10 unlimited internet
None