Reliable home phone service in Georgetown, TX that doesn't require internet
City Population: 79,604
Total number of households with telephone service: 36,379
Households 65 years and over with telephone service available: 7,276
Number of senior citizens: 22,608
Number of senior citizens with a landline: 12,434
Number of cell towers: 16
*Data is estimated from the 2021 American Community Survey Data and 2022 US Census Estimates.
Texas
Reliable home phone service in Georgetown, TX that doesn't require internet
Berry Creek, Cimarron Hills, Georgetown Village, Parkview Estates, Rancho Sienna, Reata Trails, River Ridge, Serenada East, Sun City Texas, Teravista, The Hollows, University Park, Water Oak, Westhaven, Woodland Park and many more.
City Population: 79,604
Total number of households with telephone service: 36,379
Households 65 years and over with telephone service available: 7,276
Number of senior citizens: 22,608
Number of senior citizens with a landline: 12,434
Number of cell towers: 16
*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 Georgetown, TX. 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 Georgetown, TX 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 5,652 seniors in Georgetown 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 Georgetown residents to cell towers. And Georgetown is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Georgetown, covering 48 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Georgetown to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Georgetown, not just the most populated zip codes like 78628, 78633, 78626.
Landline phone service usage in Georgetown is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 28.4% of Georgetown's 79,604 people are over the age of 65, which means about 14,695 senior citizens in Red Poppy still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 4,522 Townies completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Townies. 7.7% of Georgetown's 28,075 households do not have the internet at all, which means 2,162 households can't use internet-based landline service.