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Reliable home phone service in Council Bluffs, IA that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Council Bluffs, IA that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Council Bluffs, IA. 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 Council Bluffs, IA 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 2,417 seniors in Council Bluffs 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 Council Bluffs residents to cell towers. And Council Bluffs is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Council Bluffs, covering 41 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Council Bluffs to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Council Bluffs, not just the most populated zip codes like 45011, 44035, 44256.
Landline phone service usage in Council Bluffs is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 16.90% of Council Bluffs's 62,166 people are over the age of 65, which means about 6,829 senior citizens in Iowa's Leading Edge still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 2,101 Council Bluffs residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Council Bluffs residents. 21.90% of Council Bluffs's 25,039 households do not have the internet at all, which means 5,484 households can't use internet-based landline service.
