Reliable home phone service in Arlington, TX that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Arlington, TX that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Arlington, TX. 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 Arlington, TX 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 10,527 seniors in Arlington 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 Arlington residents to cell towers. And Arlington is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Arlington, covering 96 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Arlington to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Arlington, not just the most populated zip codes like 76010, 76017, 76014.
Landline phone service usage in Arlington is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 10.5% of Arlington's 401,047 people are over the age of 65, which means about 27,371 senior citizens in The American Dream City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 8,422 Arlingtonians completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Arlingtonians. 12.0% of Arlington's 135,240 households do not have the internet at all, which means 16,229 households can't use internet-based landline service.