Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Blue Springs, MO. 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 Blue Springs, MO 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 Blue Springs is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 13.00% of Blue Springs's 55,829 people are over the age of 65, which means about 4,718 senior citizens in Blue Springs still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,452 Blue Springs residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Blue Springs residents. 8.90% of Blue Springs's 20,344 households do not have the internet at all, which means 1,811 households can't use internet-based landline service.

Moreover, according to more survey results from Pew Research, "25% of people 65+ report never going online". That means that 1,814 seniors in Blue Springs 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 Blue Springs residents to cell towers. And Blue Springs is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Blue Springs, covering 22 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Blue Springs to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Blue Springs, not just the most populated zip codes like 38671, 38672.