Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Coon Rapids, MN. 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 Coon Rapids, MN 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 Coon Rapids is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 16.20% of Coon Rapids's 62,998 people are over the age of 65, which means about 6,634 senior citizens in Coon Rapids still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 2,041 Coon Rapids residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Coon Rapids residents. 10.10% of Coon Rapids's 24,121 households do not have the internet at all, which means 2,436 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 2,551 seniors in Coon Rapids 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 Coon Rapids residents to cell towers. And Coon Rapids is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Coon Rapids, covering 23 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Coon Rapids to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Coon Rapids, not just the most populated zip codes like 83401, 83402, 83404.