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Reliable home phone service in Philadelphia, PA that doesn't require internet
Pennsylvania
Reliable home phone service in Philadelphia, PA that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Philadelphia, PA. 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 Philadelphia, PA 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 54,303 seniors in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia residents to cell towers. And Philadelphia is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Philadelphia, covering 134 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Philadelphia to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Philadelphia, not just the most populated zip codes like 19120, 19111, 19124.
Landline phone service usage in Philadelphia is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 13.7% of Philadelphia's 1,585,480 people are over the age of 65, which means about 141,187 senior citizens in The City of Brotherly Love still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 43,442 Philadelphians completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Philadelphians. 19.50% of Philadelphia's 613,125 households do not have the internet at all, which means 119,559 households can't use internet-based landline service.
