Reliable home phone service in Pleasanton, CA that doesn't require internet
California
Reliable home phone service in Pleasanton, CA that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Pleasanton, 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 Pleasanton, 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 3,087 seniors in Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton residents to cell towers. And Pleasanton is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Pleasanton, covering 24 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Pleasanton to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Pleasanton, not just the most populated zip codes like 94566, 94588.
Landline phone service usage in Pleasanton is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 15.1% of Pleasanton's 81,777 people are over the age of 65, which means about 8,026 senior citizens in second Silicon Valley still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 2,470 Pleasanton residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Pleasanton residents. 4.3% of Pleasanton's 27,815 households do not have the internet at all, which means 1,196 households can't use internet-based landline service.