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Reliable home phone service in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Rancho Santa Margarita, 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 Rancho Santa Margarita, 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 1,138 seniors in Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Rancho Santa Margarita residents to cell towers. And Rancho Santa Margarita is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Rancho Santa Margarita, covering 13 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Rancho Santa Margarita to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Rancho Santa Margarita, not just the most populated zip codes like 45431, 45432, and 45434.
Landline phone service usage in Rancho Santa Margarita is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 9.50% of Rancho Santa Margarita's 47,896 people are over the age of 65, which means about 2,958 senior citizens in San Luis Obispo County's Third Mission still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 910 Rancho Santa Margarita residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Rancho Santa Margarita residents. 3.80% of Rancho Santa Margarita's 16,960 households do not have the internet at all, which means 644 households can't use internet-based landline service.
