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Reliable home phone service in Santa Maria, CA that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Santa Maria, CA that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Santa Maria, 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 Santa Maria, 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 2,762 seniors in Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria residents to cell towers. And Santa Maria is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Santa Maria, covering 23 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Santa Maria to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Santa Maria, not just the most populated zip codes like 93458, 93455, 93454.
Landline phone service usage in Santa Maria is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 10.3% of Santa Maria's 107,263 people are over the age of 65, which means about 7,181 senior citizens in BBQ Capital of California still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 2,210 Santa Maria residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Santa Maria residents. 11.9% of Santa Maria's 28,013 households do not have the internet at all, which means 3,334 households can't use internet-based landline service.
