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Reliable home phone service in Chapel Hill, NC that doesn't require internet
North Carolina
Reliable home phone service in Chapel Hill, NC that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Chapel Hill, NC. 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 Chapel Hill, NC 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 1,761 seniors in Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill residents to cell towers. And Chapel Hill is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Chapel Hill, covering 21 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Chapel Hill to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Chapel Hill, not just the most populated zip codes like 01830, 01832, 01835.
Landline phone service usage in Chapel Hill is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 11.00% of Chapel Hill's 64,051 people are over the age of 65, which means about 4,580 senior citizens in The Tar Heel State still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,409 Chapel Hill residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Chapel Hill residents. 10.10% of Chapel Hill's 19,856 households do not have the internet at all, which means 2,005 households can't use internet-based landline service.
