4.8Named Best Home Phone Service of 2026Get clear calls from the rural North Coast to downtown LA, even in a power outage. Just enter your address to confirm we cover you.
California’s landlines are being retired
AT&T now has regulatory permission to shut down traditional landline service for 184,000 homes across California. Service can be cut off as soon as June 1, 2027. Community Phone is a home phone that just works, without phone lines or internet. Plug it in, listen for the dial tone, and start making calls.
*Source: FCC WC Docket 26-121.
330,000
Calls from California customers every month
700+
California towns and cities with Community Phone customers
38 of 38
California area codes have Community Phone customers
31,000+
Spam calls blocked per month in California
“I never have any service disruptions and there are no robocalls. I appreciate my Community Phone.”
“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“Community Phone is amazing! No faulty telephone lines or internet to deal with. The phone works great and was easy to set up. You can call support and get a real person. We are loving our new phone service.”
“Never had any issues with phone service or customer service. Great company!”
“I never have any service disruptions and there are no robocalls. I appreciate my Community Phone.”
“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“Community Phone is amazing! No faulty telephone lines or internet to deal with. The phone works great and was easy to set up. You can call support and get a real person. We are loving our new phone service.”
“Never had any issues with phone service or customer service. Great company!”
“I never have any service disruptions and there are no robocalls. I appreciate my Community Phone.”
“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“Community Phone is amazing! No faulty telephone lines or internet to deal with. The phone works great and was easy to set up. You can call support and get a real person. We are loving our new phone service.”
“Never had any issues with phone service or customer service. Great company!”
Cities we serve
We serve 700+ towns and cities throughout the Golden State. Find yours:
Don’t see where you live? Community Phone is in small towns and big cities all over California. Just enter your street address above to find out if we cover you.
Community Phone isn’t a landline. But you pick it up the same way, dial it the same way, and keep the parts that matter to you.
Built for California
California utilities cut power to keep wildfires at bay. PG&E blacked out 738,000 customers in 2019, and Southern California Edison did it to 180,000 in 2025.* Community Phone’s backup battery keeps your phone working for 26 hours without power.
*Source: California Public Utilities Commission.
Nearly a third of rural California households have no home internet subscription,* and cell service gets spotty outside of cities. Community Phone’s industrial-grade antennas provide strong coverage with no internet, even where cell phones struggle to hold a signal.
*Source: Public Policy Institute of California.
Californians over 60 reported more than $1.4 billion in fraud losses in 2025, the most of any state.* On average, Community Phone blocks 31,000+ scam calls per month in California. For customers using the robocall filter, 49% of all incoming calls were caught as spam.
*Source: FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 Annual Report.
California requires phone companies to fix 90% of outages within 24 hours. By 2023, AT&T only fixed 39% of them on time.* With Community Phone there’s no wire to repair or technician to wait for. If you need help, talk to a real person in under a minute. No robots.
*Source: California Public Utilities Commission.
California ended the cap on basic home phone rates in 2009, then AT&T raised prices in nine out of 10 years.* There’s no cap on internet-based phone service either; rates jump when promos end. Community Phone has a Three-Year Price Lock, no contract or hidden fees.
Source: California Public Utilities Commission
California phone fact
In the 1890s, California’s farmers built their own phone lines when phone companies wouldn’t come out that far. They called it “farmer line service.”
Californians have always found a way to stay connected. Today, more than 2.9 million California homes still have a home phone.* You can keep yours.
*Source: 2026 FCC Voice Telephone Services report, data as of December 31, 2024.
If you receive traditional AT&T landline service in one of the affected areas, service can end as soon as June 1, 2027. About 184,000 California homes are on the list, and the California Public Utilities Commission publishes a map of the included areas. Community Phone doesn’t use copper wire or internet, so none of this affects your service.
*Sources: FCC WC Docket 26-121; CPUC affected-area map.
We have customers in 700+ California cities and towns, across all 38 of the state’s area codes. Just enter your exact address and we’ll make sure there’s strong coverage where you live. The Phone Base uses industrial-grade antennas to pull in the strongest local tower, so calls stay clear even in rural areas where cell service is spotty.
We confirm you have strong service before we ship anything. But if you still wind up feeling you’re not getting the coverage you expected, we’ll give you a full refund.
No, Community Phone is not a cell phone. It’s a home phone that sits on your table and plugs into a power outlet. Community Phone’s industrial-grade antennas pull in the strongest local tower, so calls stay clear where cell phones get spotty service.
Community Phone’s Home Plan starts at $45/mo, or $41.25/mo on the annual plan.
We also offer two other plans for your home:
Home Premium adds features such as call forwarding, number blocking and voicemail you can read as texts. It’s $59/mo, or $54.10/mo on the annual plan.
Loved Ones adds features such as voicemail transcriptions and managing an allowed list of trusted numbers. It’s $89/mo, or $81.60/mo on the annual plan.
The annual version of every plan includes one month free. Your rate is covered by our Three-Year Price Lock, and there’s no contract, so you can cancel anytime. Traditional providers lock you into long contracts and nickel-and-dime you with hidden fees. We don’t do either.
Before you pay a thing, we’ll confirm that you have strong coverage at your address. If you don’t, you get your money back.
Yes, you can keep your number and area code if you want to. We have customers across all 38 of California’s area codes. If you decide to keep your number, we’ll help you transfer it over. We’ll call your phone company for you if we can. If your carrier needs to get the transfer PIN directly from you, keep your last phone bill handy and we’ll walk you through the call.
Easier than you think. All you need is a power outlet and, if you’re keeping your number, a recent phone bill.
Whether you’re calling family from a cabin in the Sierra Nevada or checking in on your mom from an apartment in Fresno, you get the same dial tone. Confirm coverage at your address.
