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Reliable home phone service in Hickory, NC that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Hickory, NC that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Hickory, NC. 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 Hickory, NC 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 1,667 seniors in Hickory 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 Hickory residents to cell towers. And Hickory is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Hickory, covering 30 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Hickory to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Hickory, not just the most populated zip codes like 6484.
Landline phone service usage in Hickory is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 16.20% of Hickory's 41,171 people are over the age of 65, which means about 4,335 senior citizens in Hickory still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,334 Hickorites completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Hickorites. 16.20% of Hickory's 16,704 households do not have the internet at all, which means 2,706 households can't use internet-based landline service.
