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Reliable home phone service in Hampton, VA that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Hampton, VA that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Hampton, VA. 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 Hampton, VA 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 5,145 seniors in Hampton 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 Hampton residents to cell towers. And Hampton is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Hampton, covering 51 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Hampton to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Hampton, not just the most populated zip codes like 23666, 23669, 23663.
Landline phone service usage in Hampton is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 15.3% of Hampton's 134,510 people are over the age of 65, which means about 13,377 senior citizens in Hampton still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 4,116 Virginians completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Virginians. 14.8% of Hampton's 54,847 households do not have the internet at all, which means 8,117 households can't use internet-based landline service.
