Technology Assistance
Connecting you with the technology you need
If you are a high school student, click the highlighted links to visit the Riverside County Office of Education or San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools website, find your school district, and explore the tech resources that may be available to you.
If you are beginning college in the summer session or a dual-enrollment student, contact your college’s student services department to learn about device or mobile hotspot loaning programs.
To supplement institutional efforts, we’ve compiled a list of low-cost computers suppliers and internet service providers offering promotional programs for students amidst COVID-19:
Computers
Below are three California services that offer low-cost desktops and laptops to students of low-income families. Computers are priced at a range of $75.00 – $250.00.
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Laptop Computers: Prices range from $89.95 to $149.95 for a refurbished Dell laptop.
- Upgrades available for Ram Amount, HDD Capacity, and Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010.
Desktop Computers: Prices range from $54.95 to $84.95 for a refurbished HP or Dell computer.
- Upgrades available for Ram Amount, HDD Capacity, and Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010.
- 20” Monitors Priced at $25.00 for all desktops.
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Desktop Computers: Prices range from $55.00 to $115.00 for a refurbished Dell, HP, or Lenovo computer
- Upgrades available for Ram Amount, HDD Capacity, LCD Monitors, Speakers, and Wireless Internet Adapters
Accessories: Accessories range from Mouses, Keyboards, LCD Monitor Cable, LCD Flat Panel Monitors, and Desktop Speakers
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Laptop Computers: Prices range from $100.00 to $250.00.
Desktop Computers: Prices range from $75.00 to $200.00 for a refurbished HP computer.
- Desktops include an LCD Monitor; sizes range from 19”-22”.
- Warranties are included.
Internet
Below are four California services that offer low-cost internet to students of low-income families in the Inland Empire. Make sure to check if the ISP offers service in your area.
FREE Phone and Data
- Offer: FREE Adroid Smartphone, 5GB Data Each Month, FREE Unlimited Texts Each Month, FREE Unlimited Voice Messages Each Month
- Qualifications: Enrollment in this government benefit program is available to consumers who qualify based on federal or state-specific eligibility criteria. You may qualify if you are on certain public assistance programs, like Medi-Cal or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). You can also qualify based on your household income. You must provide proof of program participation or proof of income.
Discounts provided by the California and federal Lifeline programs are limited to one per household. Separate households that live at the same address are eligible, including residents of homeless shelters and nursing homes. Residents with temporary addresses are also eligible. A household is defined as any individual or group of individuals who live together at the same address and share income and expenses. - Phone Number: 1-888 321-5880
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- Offer: Two months of free service to new Access customers who order by April 30, 2020.
- Price: AT&T will assign the fastest of these speed tiers available at the customer’s address: 10 megabits per second, for $10 per month; 5 megabits per second, for $10 per month; or 3 megabits per second, for $5 per month.
- Qualifications: You may be eligible for this offer if at least one resident in the household participates in the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); households with income 135% or less than federal poverty guidelines, and households participating in the National School Lunch Program/Head Start, your address is in AT&T’s 21-state service area, at which AT&T offers wireline home Internet service; and you do not have outstanding debt for AT&T fixed Internet service within the last six months or outstanding debt incurred under this program.
- Phone Number: (855) 220-5211
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- Offer: Two months of free internet service for households with a K-12 or college student who do not already have a Spectrum internet subscription. Installation fees will be waived, and customers will receive free access to Spectrum public Wi-Fi access points for 60 days.
- Price: Low-cost plan ($17.99-$23.99/mo) implemented after the two-month promotion ends. No Data Caps, free Modem, wi-fi is an extra five dollars more per month.
- Qualifications: Households with children participating in the National School Lunch Program and people 65 years or older receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Ask to enroll in Spectrum Internet Assist in order receive two the promotional offer and remain on the low-cost plan.
- Phone Number: 1-844-488-8395
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- Offer: 60 days of complimentary Internet Essentials service. increasing Internet speeds for the Internet Essentials service from 15/2 Mbps to 25/3 Mbps for all new and existing customers, which will be the speed of the service going forward. In this way, we will ensure that Internet Essentials customers will be able to use their Internet service for all their increased needs as a result of this health crisis. Option for low-cost, $150.00 laptop.
- Price: $9.95/month
- Qualifications: The Internet Essentials program is normally available to all qualified low-income households in Comcast’s service area.
- Phone Number: 1-855-846-8376
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- Offer: human-it, a nonprofit organization, provides assistance with the sign-up process for this offer.
- Price: $14.99 per month, One-time cost of $99.99 for the hotspot.
- Qualifications: A household needs to be 200% or below of the federal poverty level or be currently enrolled in an income-based government assistance program. Examples of programs include: food support (SNAP), financial assistance (TANF), free or reduced lunch at school, Section 8 voucher, Medicaid, and SSI. Customers must show proof of eligibility.
- Phone Number: (888) 519-4724