Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Bryan, 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 Bryan, 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.

Landline phone service usage in Bryan is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 11.3% of Bryan's 86,276 people are over the age of 65, which means about 6,337 senior citizens in The Good Life, Texas Style still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,950 Bryan residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Bryan residents. 21.4% of Bryan's 30,647 households do not have the internet at all, which means 6,558 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 2,437 seniors in Bryan 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 Bryan residents to cell towers. And Bryan is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Bryan, covering 44 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Bryan to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Bryan, not just the most populated zip codes like 77803, 77802, 77801.