When a viewer inquired about the off-grid advocate's method of accessing the internet, the off-grid advocate said, "What do you use for internet?"
According to Allie, she utilized a weBoost cell phone signal booster to acquire service. "It's a little kit you can buy that comes with an antenna and a little booster for inside, it's around $400 for the one we got because we have a small cabin, it fits the radius we needed," she explained.
Allie said that they needed to get the antenna up on a tree in order to get it over their house. She pointed at a large tree and said, "We shot a bow and arrow over the top of this tree limb and there's our antenna, way up there." "It boosts your internet signal on your phone, your LTE, and your bars so you can use your personal hotspot on your phone," she explained. She acknowledged that the hotspot solution does not allow her to work from home, but it largely meets their needs.
People expressed their opinions in the comments, and many of them offered suggestions for how to make their service better. One commenter suggested that you get a satellite phone for emergencies. Others were perplexed by the clip creator's claim that they were "off-grid" despite having access to the internet: "So you're not actually off-grid then," one viewer said. Others who were watching explained the misconception, saying that "the grid" refers to essential public facilities like electricity, water, gas, and telephone lines. Internet and cell data are not regarded as public utilities, according to one.