Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Ann Arbor, MI. 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 Ann Arbor, MI 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.

Landline phone service usage in Ann Arbor is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 11.9% of Ann Arbor's 119,980 people are over the age of 65, which means about 9,280 senior citizens in Tree Town still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 2,856 Ann Arborites completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Ann Arborites. 8.50% of Ann Arbor's 48,109 households do not have the internet at all, which means 4,089 households can't use internet-based landline service.

According to survey results from Pew Research, "25% of people 65+ report never going online". That means that 3,569 seniors in Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor residents to cell towers. And Ann Arbor is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Ann Arbor, covering 28 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Ann Arbor to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Ann Arbor, not just the most populated zip codes like 48103, 48104, 48105.