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Reliable home phone service in Charlottesville, VA that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Charlottesville, VA that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Charlottesville, VA. 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 Charlottesville, VA 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 1,394 seniors in Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville residents to cell towers. And Charlottesville is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Charlottesville, covering 10 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Charlottesville to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Charlottesville, not just the most populated zip codes like 44060.
Landline phone service usage in Charlottesville is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 11.80% of Charlottesville's 47,266 people are over the age of 65, which means about 3,625 senior citizens in So Very Virginia still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,115 Charlottesvillians completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Charlottesvillians. 14.30% of Charlottesville's 18,814 households do not have the internet at all, which means 2,690 households can't use internet-based landline service.
