Reliable home phone service in Hawthorne, CA that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Hawthorne, CA that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Hawthorne, CA. 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 Hawthorne, CA 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 1,829 seniors in Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne residents to cell towers. And Hawthorne is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Hawthorne, covering 6 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Hawthorne to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Hawthorne, not just the most populated zip codes like 90250.
Landline phone service usage in Hawthorne is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 8.5% of Hawthorne's 86,068 people are over the age of 65, which means about 4,755 senior citizens in City of Good Neighbors still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,463 Hawthorne residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Hawthorne residents. 12.70% of Hawthorne's 28,056 households do not have the internet at all, which means 3,563 households can't use internet-based landline service.