Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Roswell, GA. 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 Roswell, GA 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.

Landline phone service usage in Roswell is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 14.3% of Roswell's 94,763 people are over the age of 65, which means about 8,808 senior citizens in Gate City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 2,710 Roswellites completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Roswellites. 6.00% of Roswell's 34,885 households do not have the internet at all, which means 2,093 households can't use internet-based landline service.

Moreover, according to more survey results from Pew Research, "25% of people 65+ report never going online". That means that 3,388 seniors in Roswell 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 Roswell residents to cell towers. And Roswell is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Roswell, covering 41 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Roswell to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Roswell, not just the most populated zip codes like 30075, 30076.