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Reliable home phone service in Lake Oswego, OR that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Lake Oswego, OR that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Lake Oswego, OR. 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 Lake Oswego, OR 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 2,130 seniors in Lake Oswego 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 Lake Oswego residents to cell towers. And Lake Oswego is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Lake Oswego, covering 11 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Lake Oswego to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Lake Oswego, not just the most populated zip codes like 60446.
Landline phone service usage in Lake Oswego is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 21.40% of Lake Oswego's 39,822 people are over the age of 65, which means about 5,539 senior citizens in Lake Oswego still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,704 Lake Oswego residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Lake Oswego residents. 5.00% of Lake Oswego's 16,153 households do not have the internet at all, which means 808 households can't use internet-based landline service.
