Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in North Richland Hills, TX. 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 North Richland Hills, TX 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.

Landline phone service usage in North Richland Hills is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 16.50% of North Richland Hills's 70,670 people are over the age of 65, which means about 7,579 senior citizens in NRH still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 2,332 North Richland Hills residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many North Richland Hills residents. 5.90% of North Richland Hills's 27,200 households do not have the internet at all, which means 1,605 households can't use internet-based landline service.

According to survey results from Pew Research, "25% of people 65+ report never going online". That means that 2,915 seniors in North Richland Hills 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 North Richland Hills residents to cell towers. And North Richland Hills is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in North Richland Hills, covering 18 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in North Richland Hills to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of North Richland Hills, not just the most populated zip codes like 29607, 29615, 29605.