Reliable home phone service in Quincy, IL that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Quincy, IL that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Quincy, IL. 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 Quincy, IL 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 2,067 seniors in Quincy 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 Quincy residents to cell towers. And Quincy is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Quincy, covering 16 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Quincy to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Quincy, not just the most populated zip codes like 91776, 91775.
Landline phone service usage in Quincy is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 20.70% of Quincy's 39,949 people are over the age of 65, which means about 5,375 senior citizens in Gem City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,654 Quincy residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Quincy residents. 20.50% of Quincy's 17,226 households do not have the internet at all, which means 3,531 households can't use internet-based landline service.