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Reliable home phone service in Erie, PA that doesn't require internet
Pennsylvania
Reliable home phone service in Erie, PA that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Erie, PA. 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 Erie, PA 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 3,558 seniors in Erie 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 Erie residents to cell towers. And Erie is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Erie, covering 19 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Erie to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Erie, not just the most populated zip codes like 16509, 16510, 16506.
Landline phone service usage in Erie is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 14.9% of Erie's 95,508 people are over the age of 65, which means about 9,250 senior citizens in The Flagship City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 2,846 Erieites completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Erieites. 20.30% of Erie's 40,180 households do not have the internet at all, which means 8,157 households can't use internet-based landline service.
