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Reliable home phone service in Allentown, PA that doesn't require internet
Pennsylvania
Reliable home phone service in Allentown, PA that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Allentown, PA. Community Phone allows you to keep your landline phone without internet or copper wire.
In fact, Community Phone is the only landline phone service in Allentown, PA that does not require internet. Other service providers such as Spectrum, AT&T, and Verizon require an internet connection or a bundle package with cable or internet.
According to survey results from Pew Research, "25% of people 65+ report never going online". That means that 3,583 seniors in Allentown don't want their primary phone service tied to their internet, even if they do have internet.
Community Phone works by connecting the landline phones of Allentown residents to cell towers. And Allentown is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Allentown, covering 18 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Allentown to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Allentown, not just the most populated zip codes like 18102, 18103, 18104.
Landline phone service usage in Allentown is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 11.8% of Allentown's 121,442 people are over the age of 65, which means about 9,315 senior citizens in The Queen City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 2,866 Allentonians completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Allentonians. 18.50% of Allentown's 42,801 households do not have the internet at all, which means 7,918 households can't use internet-based landline service.
