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Reliable home phone service in Fort Lauderdale, FL that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Fort Lauderdale, FL that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Fort Lauderdale, FL. 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 Fort Lauderdale, FL 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 8,209 seniors in Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale residents to cell towers. And Fort Lauderdale is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Fort Lauderdale, covering 35 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Fort Lauderdale to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Fort Lauderdale, not just the most populated zip codes like 33024, 33311, 33023.
Landline phone service usage in Fort Lauderdale is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 17.9% of Fort Lauderdale's 183,445 people are over the age of 65, which means about 21,344 senior citizens in Venice of America still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 6,567 Fort Lauderdalers completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Fort Lauderdalers. 14.7% of Fort Lauderdale's 7,968 households do not have the internet at all, which means 1,171 households can't use internet-based landline service.
