Reliable home phone service in Pomona, CA that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Pomona, CA that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Pomona, 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 Pomona, 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 4,341 seniors in Pomona 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 Pomona residents to cell towers. And Pomona is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Pomona, covering 23 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Pomona to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Pomona, not just the most populated zip codes like 91766, 91767, 91768.
Landline phone service usage in Pomona is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 11.5% of Pomona's 150,989 people are over the age of 65, which means about 11,286 senior citizens in Queen of the Citrus Belt still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 3,473 Pomonians completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Pomonians. 12.3% of Pomona's 40,367 households do not have the internet at all, which means 4,965 households can't use internet-based landline service.