Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in East Orange, NJ. 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 East Orange, NJ 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 East Orange is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 13.70% of East Orange's 64,367 people are over the age of 65, which means about 5,732 senior citizens in The Crossroads of New Jersey still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,764 East Orange residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many East Orange residents. 16.20% of East Orange's 24,210 households do not have the internet at all, which means 3,922 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 2,205 seniors in East Orange 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 East Orange residents to cell towers. And East Orange is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in East Orange, covering 4 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in East Orange to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of East Orange, not just the most populated zip codes like 82001, 82009, 82901.