Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in South Gate, 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 South Gate, 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.

Landline phone service usage in South Gate is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 10.4% of South Gate's 93,444 people are over the age of 65, which means about 6,317 senior citizens in Azalea City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,944 South Gate residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many South Gate residents. 14.60% of South Gate's 23,989 households do not have the internet at all, which means 3,502 households can't use internet-based landline service.

According to survey results from Pew Research, "25% of people 65+ report never going online". That means that 2,430 seniors in South Gate 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 South Gate residents to cell towers. And South Gate is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in South Gate, covering 7 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in South Gate to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of South Gate, not just the most populated zip codes like 90280.