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Reliable home phone service in Palatine, IL that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Palatine, IL that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Palatine, IL. 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 Palatine, IL 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 2,345 seniors in Palatine 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 Palatine residents to cell towers. And Palatine is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Palatine, covering 14 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Palatine to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Palatine, not just the most populated zip codes like 50023, 50021.
Landline phone service usage in Palatine is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 13.90% of Palatine's 67,482 people are over the age of 65, which means about 6,097 senior citizens in The Village of Palatine still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,876 Palatinians completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Palatinians. 7.90% of Palatine's 26,804 households do not have the internet at all, which means 2,118 households can't use internet-based landline service.
