Reliable home phone service in Prescott, AZ that doesn't require internet
City Population: 46,515
Total number of households with telephone service: 21,257
Households 65 years and over with telephone service available: 4,251
Number of senior citizens: 13,257
Number of senior citizens with a landline: 7,291
Number of cell towers: 19
*Data is estimated from the 2021 American Community Survey Data and 2022 US Census Estimates.
Arizona
Reliable home phone service in Prescott, AZ that doesn't require internet
Granville, H & F Windmill Ranch, High Valley Ranch, Mingus West, Prescott Prairie, Pronghorn Ranch, Quailwood, Saddle View Estates, Stoneridge, Talking Rock Ranch, Viewpoint, Yavapai Hills, Yavapai-Prescott Indian Reservation, Yavapai Vista, Yuma Acres and many more.
City Population: 46,515
Total number of households with telephone service: 21,257
Households 65 years and over with telephone service available: 4,251
Number of senior citizens: 13,257
Number of senior citizens with a landline: 7,291
Number of cell towers: 19
*Data is estimated from the 2021 American Community Survey Data and 2022 US Census Estimates.
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Prescott, AZ. 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 Prescott, AZ 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 4,297 seniors in Prescott 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 Prescott residents to cell towers. And Prescott is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Prescott, covering 41 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Prescott to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Prescott, not just the most populated zip codes like 33068, 33309, and 33319.
Landline phone service usage in Prescott is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 38.80% of Prescott's 44,299 people are over the age of 65, which means about 11,172 senior citizens in Everybody's Hometown still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 3,438 Prescott residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Prescott residents. 11.30% of Prescott's 19,797 households do not have the internet at all, which means 2,237 households can't use internet-based landline service.