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Reliable home phone service in West Palm Beach, FL that doesn't require internet
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Reliable home phone service in West Palm Beach, FL that doesn't require internet
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in West Palm Beach, FL. 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 West Palm Beach, FL 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 5,374 seniors in West Palm Beach 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 West Palm Beach residents to cell towers. And West Palm Beach is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in West Palm Beach, covering 55 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in West Palm Beach to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of West Palm Beach, not just the most populated zip codes like 33411, 33415, 33404 .
Landline phone service usage in West Palm Beach is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 19.2% of West Palm Beach's 111,955 people are over the age of 65, which means about 13,972 senior citizens in Orchid City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 4,299 Palm Beachers completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Palm Beachers. 16.9% of West Palm Beach's 43,849 households do not have the internet at all, which means 7,410 households can't use internet-based landline service.
