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Reliable home phone service in Roanoke, VA that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Roanoke, VA that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Roanoke, VA. 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 Roanoke, VA 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 4,090 seniors in Roanoke 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 Roanoke residents to cell towers. And Roanoke is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Roanoke, covering 43 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Roanoke to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Roanoke, not just the most populated zip codes like 24018, 24012, 24019.
Landline phone service usage in Roanoke is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 16.5% of Roanoke's 99,143 people are over the age of 65, which means about 10,633 senior citizens in The Star City of The South still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 3,272 Roanokers completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Roanokers. 22.1% of Roanoke's 41,694 households do not have the internet at all, which means 9,214 households can't use internet-based landline service.
