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

Landline phone service usage in Yonkers is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 16.7% of Yonkers's 201,831 people are over the age of 65, which means about 21,909 senior citizens in The Central City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 6,741 Yonkersonians completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Yonkersonians. 16.20% of Yonkers's 75,864 households do not have the internet at all, which means 12,290 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 8,426 seniors in Yonkers 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 Yonkers residents to cell towers. And Yonkers is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Yonkers, covering 18 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Yonkers to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Yonkers, not just the most populated zip codes like 10701, 10705, 10704 .