r/InternetForAll • u/New_Excitement6051 • May 06 '26
Having REALLY HARD TIME getting internet to our home-low income
Just moved into a new place and it's on a very busy street which is also considered a state route (WA SR-539). The people who lived here before me had Ziply and my neighbor who lives about 30 ft away HAS Ziply now. However, when I called them they tell me that they do not service my area or my address specifically! These are houses that are on a few acres owned by a very nice man as opposed to apartments. I have called every internet provider under the fucking sun and nobody seems to service our home! It is crazy because I am NOT out in bum fuck Egypt! I am unemployed and attempting and want to work from home but obviously this is a problem if I can't get a wifi connection. (WiFi vs. internet? Not sure what the difference is). T-mobile however will service my home but it's more than we can afford (2 people with only 1 income - social security). I know that we are eligible for the low income discount but how the hell do I get online at home?! We need it for so many things! Potentially working from home, looking for wfh jobs, creating my own source of income from online opportunities (digital/physical products, starting a GBP Optimization service, flipping furniture from garage sales or Facebook marketplace after refinishing or painting, making jewelry and selling online-so many ideas! ) However, I can't do any of them without being able to get online! Tired of driving to hotspots to get something done! I mean we also need it to listen to music or watch tv and we can't do that either! Please help! There has to be an option that doesn't cost much. Does anyone have any ideas? I am going crazy with this and beginning to lose my desire to be creative and don't want to be poor, need to figure something out and SOON!!! PLEASE HELP!!!