Monkeybrains: Providing Free Internet to Low-Income Residents in SF

I’m so tired of handing my money over to corporate monopolies who don’t give a shit about their customers. I can’t tell you how good it felt to dump Comcast, and go with a local company run by San Franciscans who actually care about their service and our city. 

Not only do I get fast reliable internet from Monkeybrains at a paltry $35/month, but I know I’m with a company that gives back to broke-asses like us in the Bay.

Monkeybrains is a major partner in the San Francisco’s Fiber to Housing program delivering free internet to residents in affordable housing. As of 2022, the Fiber to Housing Program has provided internet to over 5,000 households spanning 36 low-income housing communities. Their goal is to serve 30,000 units of housing by July 2025 in San Francisco.

To this day, Monkeybrains continues to support the 50+ sites that they built for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) at zero cost to the City. Monkeybrains provided FREE INTERNET to the ~400 who qualified for help. In 2024, federal funding for this program was depleted without being replenished, despite clear, and overwhelming need in the data from many residents for this important subsidy. 

Monkeybrains continues to provide a discounted rate of $25 a month for those previously eligible for ACP, as well as extending this internal discount program to teachers and educators.

Monkeybrains also supports the Vacant to Vibrant program, which transforms downtown San Francisco vacant storefronts into vibrant spaces, activated by local artists, merchants, performers, and working people like you and me.  

When San Francisco’s Navigation Centers needed connectivity for the unhoused, guess who gave them internet?  Monkeybrains. When the annual Carnaval in the Mission needed internet, Monkeybrains gave it to them too.

And they give to organizations that you and I care about, In 2023 alone, they’ve donated over $100,000 to a range of organizations, including the LatinX Democratic Club, Empower Me Academy’s youth basketball tournament, Fiesta de las Américas, the Harvey Milk Democratic Club, the Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club, SF Parks Alliance, Carnaval 2023, Folsom Street Faire, and SF PRIDE.

AND, they’re customer service is dope, they actually answer the phone and fix things, unlike the corporate monopolies who hate you.   Here’s a funny sketch we did about that: 

Use our promo code “Monopoly” to get 50% OFF installation!

Heard enough? Tired of getting ripped off by the corporate cable monopolies?

Step 1: Go to monkeybrains.net, and pop in your basic info. 
Step 2: Use our promo code “Monopoly” to get 50% OFF installation!
Step 3: Monkeybrains’ New Service team will get back to you about setup. 
Step 4: Enjoy great internet at $35/month, billed quarterly, with no contracts or hidden fees.

Step 5: That’s it, that’s the entire list! 

Monkeybrains now serves monopoly-free internet to SF, Berkeley, and Oakland!

Bay Area Service map,  check if you are in range here

This post was made possible by the fine folks at Monkeybrains. Sign up with them right now.