Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Royal Oak, MI. 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 Royal Oak, MI 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 Royal Oak is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 13.90% of Royal Oak's 59,277 people are over the age of 65, which means about 5,356 senior citizens in Tree City USA still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,648 Royal Oak residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Royal Oak residents. 8.70% of Royal Oak's 28,933 households do not have the internet at all, which means 2,517 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 2,060 seniors in Royal Oak 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 Royal Oak residents to cell towers. And Royal Oak is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Royal Oak, covering 12 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Royal Oak to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Royal Oak, not just the most populated zip codes like 95014.