How to Get Clear Wireless Free Tablet

Clear Wireless Free Tablet

You may get an almost free tablet with free internet from Clear Wireless under the Government initiative the Affordable Connectivity Program. If you are a low-income individual or household and badly need a connected device with monthly free internet, then I think you come to the right place . In this article I discuss everything about how you can get a free tablet from Clear Wireless. So, come with me and explore how to  get an almost free tablet from Clear Wireless.

Steps to Get Clear Wireless Free Tablet Through The Affordable Connectivity Program

You have to go through the following steps to get a free tablet from Clear Wireless under the Affordable Connectivity Program.

  1. First go to the website of clear wireless.
  2. On the website, fill up the ACP application with uploaded eligibility Documents.
  3. Submit the application.
  4. Wait for the approval of the application.
  5. After approval of the application , get all the ACP benefits with an almost free tablet.( You have to copay $10.01 only for the tablet).

Requirements For ACP Program To Get Clear Wireless Free Tablet

Eligibility Criteria

You can be eligible for a free tablet from Clear Wireless under the Affordable Connectivity Program in two different ways. You can be eligible through your or your household’s income, or you can be eligible through your or any of your household member’s participation in certain Government Assistance Programs.

  • The income based eligibility: If your or your household’s annual income is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guideline, then you or the household is eligible for the Affordable Connectivity Program to get the Clear Wireless Free Tablet.
  • Program Participation based eligibility: If you or any member of your household participates in any of certain Government Assistance Programs, then you or the household is eligible for the Affordable Connectivity program to get the Clear Wireless Free Tablet. The government assistance programs are as follows:
    • Lifeline.
    • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
    • Medicaid.
    • Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
    • Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
    • Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA).
    • Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit.
    • Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program
    • Receiving a Federal Pell Grant Award in the current award year by your child makes your household eligible for the program.

If you or any member of your household lives in qualifying Tribal Land and participates in any of the following Tribal Assistance Programs, then you or the household is also considered to be qualified for the Affordable Connectivity Program to get a Clear Wireless Free Tablet.

  • Tribal assistance programs are as follows:
    • Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
    • Head Start (only households meeting the income qualifying standard)
    • Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF)
    • Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations(FDPIR).

Required Documents

As you are eligible for the clear Wireless free tablet, you need to submit the proof of your eligibility. You have to submit any of the following documents to prove your eligibility.

  • Your identity is confirmed by any of the following documents.So, you have to submit at least one document from the followings:
    • Valid government, military, state, or Tribal ID.
    • Birth Certificate.
    • U.S. Driver’s license.
    • Passport.
    • Certificate of U.S. Citizenship.
    • Permanent Resident Card or Green Card.
  • Your age or emancipation status can be verified by one of the following documents.So, submit at least one of the following documents:
    • A valid ID.
    • Passport. 
    • Birth certificate, or
    • Emancipation certificate.
  • Your address can be verified by any of the following documents:
    • Driver’s license or another valid government, state, or Tribal ID.
    • Utility bill.
    • Mortgage or lease statement.
    • Most recent W-2 or tax return.
  • You can submit any of the following official documents that demonstrates your household income:
    • Previous year’s state, federal, or Tribal tax return
    • Current income statement from your employer or paycheck stub
    • Social Security statement of benefits
    • Veterans Administration statement of benefits
    • Unemployment or Worker’s Compensation statement of benefits
    • Divorce decree, child support award, or an equivalent official document displaying your income
    • Retirement/pension statement of benefits
  • One of the following documents confirms your enrollment in certain government assistance programs:
    • Benefit award letter.
    • Approval letter.
    • Statement of benefits.
    • Benefit verification letter.
  • If you live in Tribal land , then you have to submit documents related to any of the following Tribal Programs.
    • Tribal Head Start
    • Tribal TANF
    • The Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
    • Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations

You may also be required to provide documents to prove your Social Security Number and also submit documents to prove that you are alive. 

Note: The Affordable Connectivity Program will stop accepting new applications and enrollments on February 7, 2024. So consumers must be approved and enrolled with a service provider by 11:59 p.m ET on February 7th to receive the ACP benefits. The existing ACP beneficiaries will continue to receive their ACP benefits for at least April 2024. This date is an estimate and may change.

Application Process To Get A Clear Wireless Free Tablet From The Government.

You can apply through Clear wireless to get your free tablet from the Government initiative , the Affordable Connectivity Program. You can also apply from USAC’s website or via mail, if you find it comfortable. 

Here I discuss about how you can apply for the Clear Wireless Free Tablet under the Government initiative, the Affordable Connectivity Program:

Apply Through Clear Wireless Website

For the free tablet, you can apply through Clear Wireless website in the following way:

  • Go to Clear wireless website application page: “apply.clearwireless.com“.
  • Enter your Zip Code and email address.
  • Tap ‘Continue’.
  • Now, Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the application.
  • Upload your eligibility documents as required.
  • Submit the application.
  • Wait for approval.

Apply Through Online

To get Clear Wireless Free Tablet, You may apply online from USAC’s Website in the following process: 

  1. First you need to navigate to the ACP website at: “getinternet.gov/apply?ln=RW5nbGlzaA%3D%3D“
  2. Here in the Home page, you have to click on the “Apply ” button.
  3. An application form appears in front of you. Fill it up with necessary information.
  4. Now, tap ‘Next’ and follow on screen instructions to complete the application.
  5.  You have to upload eligibility documents.
  6. Submit your application.
  7. The National Verifier will review your application and send an email confirmation to notify you of their decision.
  8. If your application is approved, you will get a voucher that you may redeem from your preferred provider( Here Clear Wireless) to get ACP benefits for free and a tablet for only a copay of $10.99.

Apply Via mail

You can apply for the Clear Wireless free tablet via mail also:

  1. You can get the paper application by downloading the application form and the household worksheet from the following website: “getinternet.gov/apply?ln=RW5nbGlzaA%3D%3D” and by taking print out of the application form.
  2. Properly complete the application form and the household worksheet.
  3. Now collect the required documents that are needed to support your eligibility for the program. Make photocopies of all the documents.
  4. Send the application form and the household worksheet, along with all other documents to the following address: ACP Support Center, PO Box 9100, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18773.
  5. The National Verifier will review your application and notify you of their decision by sending an email confirmation.
  6. If your application is approved you will get a coupon via mail that you can redeem for an almost free tablet from Clear Wireless.

How to Check The Status of Your Clear Wireless Free Tablet Application

  • Via Clear Wireless’s Website: To review or check the application status follow the steps below:
    • First you need to go to Clear Wireless official webpage at: “clearwireless.com“.
    • On the homepage navigate to the ‘sign in’ option. Click it and you will be directed to a new page.
    • In this page you see the option to check your application status.
    • Enter your Enrollment ID and Zip Code. Tap ‘Check Now’. Thus you can check your application status for Clear Wireless Free Tablet.
  • Get email Confirmation: From FCC you will get an email confirmation when the final decision is taken about your application.
  • Via Customer care: You may contact Clear wireless’s customer care to know the status of your application for a free tablet. Contact them at: +1(888) 303- 6360 or send email at: [email protected].

Types of Tablets You Can Get Free from Clear Wireless

Clear wireless does not reveal what tablet brand and model they will provide to their clients. By asking the clients who get free tablets from Clear Wireless, we get to know that any of the following types of tablets you may get.

  1. Sky Pad Tablet. 
  2. Alcatel Joy Tablet.
  3. BLU Tablet.
  4. Hyundai Tablet.
  5. Maxwest Astro 8R Tablet.
  6. KonnectONE Moxee Tablet.
  7. Samsung galaxy tab series.
  8. Apple iPad.
  9. Apple iPad Mini.

Activation Process After Getting Clear Wireless Free Tablet

If you want to use your Clear Wireless free tablet , then you must activate it. The activation process is not tough, it is easy. You can do it yourself. You have to activate the SIM Card with the help of your tablet. That’s all. For your kind consideration the process is given here.

Activate The Free Tablet Using The SIM

Activating the clear wireless free tablet using the SIM Card is an easy process. Install the SIM Card properly into your tablet. Now turn on the tablet. Your tablet’s SIM activation process starts automatically. If the process does not start automatically, then you have to enter the SIM activation code that you received with your SIM. Enter the SIM activation code and you will see that your SIM activation process Starts automatically.

Here in short the SIM activation process is mentioned:

  • First, install the SIM onto your clear wireless free tablet properly.
  • Now turn the tablet on.
  • When the tablet is turned on, the welcome screen comes.
  • From the welcome screen choose your language and region.
  • You need an internet connection to activate the SIM. If you have a Wi-Fi network on your location, select it.
  • Enter the password for the Wi-Fi network.
  • Now, tap ‘Set Up Manually.’
  • Tap ‘SIM Card’.
  • After that, enter your SIM card details. Say, your SIM card number, PIN, and PUK, carrier name, APN, etc.
  • Now, create a passcode for your tablet. 
  • Tap ’Next’.
  • The tablet will activate the SIM within a few minutes. After activation you can use your clear wireless free tablet. You can make and receive phone calls, send and receive SMS and also use your cellular data.

If you cannot activate the SIM yourself for any reason, you may take help from Clear wireless customer service. Contact them at: +1(888) 303-6360 or send email at: [email protected].

Benefits You Can Get after Approval of Clear Wireless free Tablet Application

After the approval of your Clear Wireless Free Tablet application, you will get the following benefits. You will get a tablet for only a copay of $10.99.

You also get a $30 discount on your monthly internet service (If you are a resident of Non Tribal lands) and $75 discount on your monthly internet service (If you are a resident of Tribal Land).

Some Limitations Of Clear Wireless Free Tablet

You have some limitations on using your ACP benefits and your free tablet. These are:

  1. Only the low-income people who are eligible through their income or through participation in certain Government Assistance Programs can apply for the Affordable Connectivity Program/ to get a clear wireless free tablet.
  2. An eligible person or household may get only one service discount per month and a one time only device discount.
  3. Your Affordable Connectivity Program benefits are non transferable. That means you cannot transfer your benefits to any other person or household. Though the person or household is eligible for the Affordable Connectivity Program.
  4. The address you provide for the program must be your place of residence.
  5. If you want to be approved by the Affordable Connectivity Program, You must provide your date of birth, social security number , proof of identification, proof of income and proof of program participation.
  6. You Should provide accurate and authentic information in your application. If you provide wrong and unauthentic information in your application willingly to get the program benefits, then you will be punished. You even can be imprisoned, or barred from the program.
  7. In the Affordable Connectivity Program, you do not have the opportunity to choose a specific brand or model of tablet. You have to accept any brand or model that is given to you.
  8. You must use your service at least once a month. If you don’t use your service every month, then your ACP benefits will be dismissed.
  9. If you are no longer eligible for the program, or if you change your address, then you must notify Clear Wireless about it within 30 days.

Causes for Rejection of Your Clear Wireless Free Tablet Application and Solutions

For some reasons, your application for a free tablet from Clear Wireless can be rejected. Here I will briefly write about the causes for rejection and their solutions.

If Your Application contain Wrong, Incomplete Information:

Your application may contain wrong, incomplete, and out of date information. Providing such information may cause the rejection of your application.

Solution: Double check the application and ensure that there is no wrong, incomplete , or out of date information.

If Your Submitted Documents Are Not Adequate:

To prove your eligibility, you have to submit some documents. If you are unable to submit any of these documents or any additional documents asked by the authority, then the authority can reject your application.

Solution:Provide all necessary documents. Also provide additional documents.

If there is Technical Issue:

You may face technical problems when you apply. And you may not submit your application properly for these technical issues. For that the authority may reject your application.

Solution: When you are applying for the program, make sure that the internet connection is stable and your device is fully functional. It leads to a proper submission of application

If You Submit Multiple Application:

According to the ACP rule, one person or a household can submit only one application at a time.The authority will reject your application If you submit more than one application at a time from the same household.

Solution: Do not submit more than one application at a time from the same household. This helps to approve your application .

If You Overlap Benefits:

If you take the same advantage as the Affordable Connectivity Program from another government program, then these two programs overlap and lead to the rejection of your application. (Lifeline Program is an exception).

Solution: Always avoid overlapping of benefits. You should take advantage of the Affordable Connectivity Program only.

If you Apply From A State Without Network: 

The authority will reject your application if you apply for a free tablet from a state where Clear Wireless does not have their service.

Solution: So, before applying for the program, you must check that your state is included in the service area of Clear Wireless.

FAQs

Is the Clear Wireless free tablet truly “free”?

The Clear Wireless tablet is not absolutely free. You have to copay $10.99 for the tablet.

How long will it take to receive my Clear Wireless free tablet after registration?

After registration it will take 7 to 10 business days to receive the tablet. Actually it depends on the availability of tablets, the states from where it is distributed and received, the ship date, etc.

If I already receive Lifeline benefits. Will I automatically receive ACP program benefits from Clear Wireless?

If you already receive Lifeline Benefits, then you are eligible for the ACP Program. But you do not receive ACP benefits automatically. If you want ACP benefits , then enroll in the ACP Program.

Can I bring my own device to Clear Wireless?

Yes, you can bring your own device to Clear Wireless. If you have a tablet that you love, you can keep it under the service ‘BYOD’ from Clear Wireless. But for that your tablet should be compatible with Clear wireless’s network and must be unlocked.

Can I upgrade my tablet at Clear Wireless?

Yes, you can upgrade your free tablet at Clear Wireless. If you feel bored of using your existing tablet and want more features and functionality, then you may upgrade your tablet to a newer tablet model. But for this service you have to pay an upgrade fee to Clear Wireless.

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