Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Palm Desert, 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 Palm Desert, 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.

Landline phone service usage in Palm Desert is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 35.80% of Palm Desert's 53,275 people are over the age of 65, which means about 12,397 senior citizens in Palm Deezy still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 3,814 Palm Desert residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Palm Desert residents. 11.20% of Palm Desert's 24,335 households do not have the internet at all, which means 2,726 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 4,768 seniors in Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert residents to cell towers. And Palm Desert is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Palm Desert, covering 27 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Palm Desert to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Palm Desert, not just the most populated zip codes like 06460, and 06461.