Welcome. We might be able to help you solve your internet problem.
There are lots of places where you can snag a free signal--fast food restaurants and malls, to list just a couple. I have a booster like this that I use to get weak campground internet and be able to get good signals from my vehicle instead of going in and sitting in a mall or restaurant:
http://www.campingworld.com/browse/skus ... oC5RLw_wcB You can also add some data fairly inexpensively to a smart phone and use that "tethered" to your laptop.
I am a full-timer who still works part-time, but I occasionally use my booster when I run out of the gigabytes I buy for my hotspot from Verizon. It is also very helpful when a campground advertises "free internet" but the signals are so weak you can't actually use it.