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Reliable home phone service in Decatur, IL that doesn't require internet
City Population: 70,746
Total number of households with telephone service: 32,331
Households 65 years and over with telephone service available: 6,466
Number of senior citizens: 14,361
Number of senior citizens with a landline: 7,899
Number of cell towers: 6
*Data is estimated from the 2021 American Community Survey Data and 2022 US Census Estimates.
Illinois
Reliable home phone service in Decatur, IL that doesn't require internet
Brentwood, Cherry Grove, Country Club Estates, Fairview Park, Garfield, Johns Hill, Lincoln Park, Moundford, Oak Grove, Old King's Orchard, Pines, South Shores, Sunnyside, West Decatur, West Main and many more.
City Population: 70,746
Total number of households with telephone service: 32,331
Households 65 years and over with telephone service available: 6,466
Number of senior citizens: 14,361
Number of senior citizens with a landline: 7,899
Number of cell towers: 6
*Data is estimated from the 2021 American Community Survey Data and 2022 US Census Estimates.
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Decatur, IL. 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 Decatur, IL 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 3,590 seniors in Decatur 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 Decatur residents to cell towers. And Decatur is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Decatur, covering 42 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Decatur to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Decatur, not just the most populated zip codes like 34221, 34203, 34293.
Landline phone service usage in Decatur is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 20.30% of Decatur's 70,746 people are over the age of 65, which means about 9,335 senior citizens in Soy City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 2,872 Decatur residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Decatur residents. 21.10% of Decatur's 31,073 households do not have the internet at all, which means 6,556 households can't use internet-based landline service.
