Reliable home phone service in Santa Rosa, CA that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Santa Rosa, CA that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Santa Rosa, 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 Rosa, 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 7,778 seniors in Santa Rosa 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 Rosa residents to cell towers. And Santa Rosa is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Santa Rosa, covering 41 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Santa Rosa to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Santa Rosa, not just the most populated zip codes like 95403, 95404, 95407.
Landline phone service usage in Santa Rosa is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 17.6% of Santa Rosa's 176,762 people are over the age of 65, which means about 20,222 senior citizens in Santa Rosa still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 6,222 Santa Rosans completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Santa Rosans. 9.0% of Santa Rosa's 66,580 households do not have the internet at all, which means 5,992 households can't use internet-based landline service.