7am - 9pm ET Mon-Fri
10am - 7pm ET Sat/Sun
Reliable home phone service in Tyler, TX that doesn't require internet
Texas
Reliable home phone service in Tyler, TX that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Tyler, TX. 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 Tyler, TX 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 4,333 seniors in Tyler 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 Tyler residents to cell towers. And Tyler is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Tyler, covering 54 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Tyler to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Tyler, not just the most populated zip codes like 75703, 75701, 75702.
Landline phone service usage in Tyler is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 16.2% of Tyler's 106,985 people are over the age of 65, which means about 11,266 senior citizens in the Rose Capital of America still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 3,466 Tylerites completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Tylerites. 16.2% of Tyler's 37,114 households do not have the internet at all, which means 6,012 households can't use internet-based landline service.
