--- title: You Can Get Paid $1000 to Do a Digital Detox for a Weekend description: If you're willing to give up your phone and other tech for a digital detox for the weekend, you can make a quick $1000. canonical: https://time.com/5646514/digital-detox-satellite-internet/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-08-07T19:27:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:59:50.416Z og:title: This Company Wants to Pay People $1,000 to Take a Digital Detox For the Weekend og:description: Plus, you'll be in Joshua Tree og:url: https://time.com/5646514/digital-detox-satellite-internet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd41df4bbdf84cb00/698a010e929fadaf2cbf4b8b/digital-detox-satellite-internet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Travel trailer at Joshua Tree National Park, California og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Company Wants to Pay People $1,000 to Take a Digital Detox For the Weekend twitter:description: Plus, you'll be in Joshua Tree twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd41df4bbdf84cb00/698a010e929fadaf2cbf4b8b/digital-detox-satellite-internet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Company Wants to Pay People $1,000 to Take a Digital Detox For the Weekend > Sponsored content. 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Hughes—Getty Images/Image Source  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Aug 7, 2019 7:27 PM UTC If you can stand a weekend away from your phone for [a digital detox](https://time.com/4680067/stress-smartphones-anxiety/), you could make a fast $1,000. Thanks to Satellite Internet, an online resource that helps people compare internet providers in their area, someone who’s willing to go off the grid for two days can get paid $1,000 in cash for merely foregoing all technology and social media. The company will pay for one chosen applicant to stay in [Joshua Tree National Park](https://time.com/4992177/joshua-tree-rachel-nguyen-joseph-orbeso-murder-suicide/), where they’ll spend their digital detox time in a retro Airbnb in the desert, complete with air conditioning, a hot tub, a pool, and a clubhouse — perfect for offline activities like reading books, meditating and relaxing. The company will also pay up to $1,000 for food and travel expenses. The remote desert location is a fitting environment for this dream job; there’s no cell reception, which could help curb any desire to “cheat” and scroll through your social media feeds. There’ll be plenty of time to connect online afterwards, however; as part of the gig, you’ll have to log onto the Internet to record your experience. Those who are interested will have to act soon; [applications](https://www.satelliteinternet.com/resources/dream-job-joshua-tree/) can be submitted until August 26, 2019. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5646514/digital-detox-satellite-internet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5646514/digital-detox-satellite-internet/"},"headline":"This Company Wants to Pay People $1,000 to Take a Digital Detox For the Weekend","datePublished":"2019-08-07T19:27:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:59:50.416Z","description":"Plus, you'll be in Joshua Tree","url":"https://time.com/5646514/digital-detox-satellite-internet/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd41df4bbdf84cb00/698a010e929fadaf2cbf4b8b/digital-detox-satellite-internet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd41df4bbdf84cb00/698a010e929fadaf2cbf4b8b/digital-detox-satellite-internet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Travel trailer at Joshua Tree National Park, California","caption":"Travel trailer at Joshua Tree National Park, California","creditText":"Seth K. 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