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Reliable home phone service in Charlotte, NC that doesn't require internet
North Carolina
Reliable home phone service in Charlotte, NC that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Charlotte, 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 Charlotte, 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 24,058 seniors in Charlotte 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 Charlotte residents to cell towers. And Charlotte is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Charlotte, covering 298 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Charlotte to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Charlotte, not just the most populated zip codes like 32210, 32244, 32218.
Landline phone service usage in Charlotte is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 10.4% of Charlotte's 925,290 people are over the age of 65, which means about 62,550 senior citizens in Queen City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 19,246 Charlotteans completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Charlotteans. 10.60% of Charlotte's 338,985 households do not have the internet at all, which means 35,932 households can't use internet-based landline service.
