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Reliable home phone service in Belleville, IL that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Belleville, IL that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Belleville, IL. 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 Belleville, IL 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 1,421 seniors in Belleville 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 Belleville residents to cell towers. And Belleville is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Belleville, covering 23 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Belleville to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Belleville, not just the most populated zip codes like 55117, 55109.
Landline phone service usage in Belleville is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 13.90% of Belleville's 40,897 people are over the age of 65, which means about 3,695 senior citizens in The Stove Capital of the World still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,137 Belleville residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Belleville residents. 18.10% of Belleville's 17,824 households do not have the internet at all, which means 3,226 households can't use internet-based landline service.
