off the grid vs remote

off the grid

adj
  • Isolated; in a remote location; in seclusion; not participating in some official process or system. 

  • Not connected to a publicly available communication system, such as the World Wide Web or a mobile telephone network. 

  • Not using electricity from the public electrical supply system. 

adv
  • Secretly; in a clandestine manner. 

  • In or into a situation or place in which electricity from the public electricity system is not used. 

  • In or into a clandestine or isolated situation or place, especially one in which public communication is curtailed. 

remote

adj
  • Distant or otherwise inaccessible. 

  • Emotionally detached. 

  • At a distance; disconnected. 

  • Slight. 

noun
  • An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room. 

verb
  • To connect to a computer from a remote location. 

How often have the words off the grid and remote occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )