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Reliable home phone service in Biloxi, MS that doesn't require internet
City Population: 46,212
Total number of households with telephone service: 21,119
Households 65 years and over with telephone service available: 4,224
Number of senior citizens: 6,655
Number of senior citizens with a landline: 3,660
Number of cell towers: 15
*Data is estimated from the 2021 American Community Survey Data and 2022 US Census Estimates.
Mississippi
Reliable home phone service in Biloxi, MS that doesn't require internet
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City Population: 46,212
Total number of households with telephone service: 21,119
Households 65 years and over with telephone service available: 4,224
Number of senior citizens: 6,655
Number of senior citizens with a landline: 3,660
Number of cell towers: 15
*Data is estimated from the 2021 American Community Survey Data and 2022 US Census Estimates.
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Biloxi, MS. 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 Biloxi, MS 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 1,664 seniors in Biloxi 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 Biloxi residents to cell towers. And Biloxi is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Biloxi, covering 38 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Biloxi to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Biloxi, not just the most populated zip codes like 71301, 71303, 71302.
Landline phone service usage in Biloxi is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 14.40% of Biloxi's 46,212 people are over the age of 65, which means about 4,325 senior citizens in the Seafood 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 1,331 Biloxi residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Biloxi residents. 20.20% of Biloxi's 18,096 households do not have the internet at all, which means 3,655 households can't use internet-based landline service.
