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Reliable home phone service in Johnson City, TN that doesn't require internet
Tennessee
Reliable home phone service in Johnson City, TN that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Johnson City, TN. 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 Johnson City, TN 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 2,425 seniors in Johnson City 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 Johnson City residents to cell towers. And Johnson City is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Johnson City, covering 43 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Johnson City to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Johnson City, not just the most populated zip codes like 90277, 90278.
Landline phone service usage in Johnson City is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 14.50% of Johnson City's 66,906 people are over the age of 65, which means about 6,306 senior citizens in Little Chicago still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,940 Johnson City residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Johnson City residents. 17.20% of Johnson City's 29,141 households do not have the internet at all, which means 5,012 households can't use internet-based landline service.
