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Reliable home phone service in Union City, NJ that doesn't require internet
New Jersey
Reliable home phone service in Union City, NJ that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Union City, NJ. 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 Union City, NJ 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 2,022 seniors in Union City 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 Union City residents to cell towers. And Union City is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Union City, covering 1 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Union City to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Union City, not just the most populated zip codes like 52001, 52402, 52404.
Landline phone service usage in Union City is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 11.90% of Union City's 67,982 people are over the age of 65, which means about 5,258 senior citizens in The Embroidery Capital of the United States still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,618 Union City residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Union City residents. 17.60% of Union City's 25,528 households do not have the internet at all, which means 4,493 households can't use internet-based landline service.
