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Reliable home phone service in Farmington, NM that doesn't require internet
New Mexico
Reliable home phone service in Farmington, NM that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Farmington, NM. 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 Farmington, NM 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 1,453 seniors in Farmington 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 Farmington residents to cell towers. And Farmington is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Farmington, covering 32 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Farmington to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Farmington, not just the most populated zip codes like 60586, 60544, 60585.
Landline phone service usage in Farmington is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 13.10% of Farmington's 44,372 people are over the age of 65, which means about 3,778 senior citizens in Baseball Town, U.S.A still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,163 Farmington residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Farmington residents. 18.60% of Farmington's 15,910 households do not have the internet at all, which means 2,959 households can't use internet-based landline service.
