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Reliable home phone service in Oakland, CA that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Oakland, CA that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Oakland, 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 Oakland, 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 14,906 seniors in Oakland 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 Oakland residents to cell towers. And Oakland is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Oakland, covering 56 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Oakland to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Oakland, not just the most populated zip codes like 94601, 94605, 94606.
Landline phone service usage in Oakland is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 13.4% of Oakland's 444,956 people are over the age of 65, which means about 38,756 senior citizens in the bright side of the Bay still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 11,925 Oaklanders completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Oaklanders. 13.60% of Oakland's 160,095 households do not have the internet at all, which means 21,773 households can't use internet-based landline service.
