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Reliable home phone service in Schenectady, NY that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in Schenectady, NY that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Schenectady, NY. 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 Schenectady, NY 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 2,285 seniors in Schenectady 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 Schenectady residents to cell towers. And Schenectady is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Schenectady, covering 11 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Schenectady to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Schenectady, not just the most populated zip codes like 78550, 78552.
Landline phone service usage in Schenectady is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 14.00% of Schenectady's 65,273 people are over the age of 65, which means about 5,940 senior citizens in Electric City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,828 Schenectadians completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Schenectadians. 17.40% of Schenectady's 24,617 households do not have the internet at all, which means 4,283 households can't use internet-based landline service.
