Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Coral Gables, FL. 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 Coral Gables, FL 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 Coral Gables is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 18.80% of Coral Gables's 49,700 people are over the age of 65, which means about 6,073 senior citizens in The City Beautiful still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,869 Coral Gables residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Coral Gables residents. 7.20% of Coral Gables's 18,457 households do not have the internet at all, which means 1,329 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 2,336 seniors in Coral Gables 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 Coral Gables residents to cell towers. And Coral Gables is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Coral Gables, covering 13 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Coral Gables to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Coral Gables, not just the most populated zip codes like 73703, 73701.