“The representative said it would be easy to connect the phone to the base and he was right. I’m glad to have this service.”

Reliable home phone service in Michigan
Get clear calls from the Upper Peninsula to downtown Detroit, even in a power outage. Just enter your address to confirm we cover you.
Michigan’s landlines are being retired
There’s a simple way to keep your home phone
AT&T has filed retirement notices covering at least 95 Michigan phone service areas. By the end of 2029, it plans to mostly phase out its traditional phone lines across the U.S.* Community Phone is a home phone that just works, without phone lines or internet. Plug it in, listen for the dial tone, and start making calls.
*Sources: Copper Sunset, Michigan retirement tracker; AT&T, 2024 Investor Day.
180,000
Calls from Michigan customers every month
400+
Michigan towns and cities with Community Phone customers
12 of 13
Michigan area codes have Community Phone customers
18,000+
Spam calls blocked per month in Michigan
Verified reviews from real Michiganders
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“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“It’s just great to know I have a working phone.”
“Very fast and easy.”
“The representative said it would be easy to connect the phone to the base and he was right. I’m glad to have this service.”

“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“It’s just great to know I have a working phone.”
“Very fast and easy.”
“The representative said it would be easy to connect the phone to the base and he was right. I’m glad to have this service.”

“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“It’s just great to know I have a working phone.”
“Very fast and easy.”
Cities we serve
Community Phone service across Michigan
We serve 400+ towns and cities throughout the Great Lakes State. Find yours:
Don’t see where you live? Community Phone is in small towns and big cities all over Michigan. Just enter your street address above to find out if we cover you.
Keep the same phone and number with no new tech to learn.
Community Phone isn’t a landline. But you pick it up the same way, dial it the same way, and keep the parts that matter to you.
You get
- Your existing number and handset, if you want to keep them
- Plug-in setup in 30 seconds, no technician
- Unlimited nationwide calling
- Spam and scam-call blocking
You avoid
- Switching to a cellphone
- Shutdown disruptions
- Contracts or hidden fees
- Having to buy a new phone

Built for Michigan
Michigan is unpredictable. Your phone shouldn’t be.
Storms cut off power without warning
Michigan had 157 major weather-related power outages from 2000 to 2023, more than any state but Texas, and has faced 60 separate billion-dollar weather disasters since 1980.* Community Phone’s backup battery keeps your phone working for 26 hours without power.
*Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Duke Energy.
Home internet isn’t a given
More than 885,000 Michigan households have no internet subscription or rely on a cell plan alone for internet.* Community Phone’s industrial-grade antennas provide strong coverage with no internet, even where cell phones struggle to hold a signal.
*Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024, Table S2801.
Michigan is a top target for senior fraud
Michiganders over 60 reported more than $169 million in fraud losses in 2025.* On average, Community Phone blocks 18,000+ scam calls per month in Michigan. For customers using the robocall filter, 44% of all incoming calls were caught as spam.
*Source: FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 Annual Report.
Phone repairs take far too long
Michigan once required phone companies to meet a 36-hour monthly average for outage repairs. A 2011 law ended that rule.* With Community Phone there’s no wire to repair or technician to wait for. If you need help, talk to a real person in under a minute. No robots.
*Sources: Michigan Administrative Code, former R 484.555. Michigan Public Act 58 of 2011, §§ 202(2) and 213(3)(c).
Michigan’s phone rates keep going up
Since 2011, Michigan no longer reviews what phone companies charge for home phone service.* There’s no cap on internet-based phone service either; rates jump when promos end. Community Phone has a Three-Year Price Lock, no contract or hidden fees.
*Sources: Michigan Public Service Commission. Michigan Public Act 58 of 2011.
Michigan phone fact
In 1922, a limestone company in Rogers City built the only radiotelephone station on the Great Lakes. For the first time, a freighter out on the water could hear a voice from home warning them about the storm ahead.
In Michigan, being miles away has never meant being on your own. Today, more than 765,000 Michigan homes still have a home phone.* You can keep yours.
*Source: 2026 FCC Voice Telephone Services report, data as of December 31, 2024.
Frequently asked questions about Community Phone in Michigan
AT&T has been retiring parts of its traditional landline network in Michigan, one local area at a time. There is no single date when service will end statewide, so the timing depends on where you live. When a retirement would permanently end telephone service, AT&T must notify affected customers and obtain FCC authorization. Customers may be asked to switch to fiber, wireless, or another available phone service. Community Phone doesn’t use copper wire or internet, so none of this affects your service.
*Sources: AT&T, ATT20250354C.1 and copper transition update, 4/28/26; FCC 26-19.
We have customers in 400+ Michigan cities and towns, across 12 of the state’s 13 area codes. Just enter your exact address and we’ll make sure there’s strong coverage where you live. The Phone Base uses industrial-grade antennas to pull in the strongest local tower, so calls stay clear even in rural areas where cell service is spotty. We confirm you have strong service before we ship anything. But if you still wind up feeling you’re not getting the coverage you expected, we’ll give you a full refund.
No, Community Phone is not a cell phone. It’s a home phone that sits on your table and plugs into a power outlet. Community Phone’s industrial-grade antennas pull in the strongest local tower, so calls stay clear where cell phones get spotty service.
Community Phone’s Home Plan starts at $45/mo, or $41.25/mo on the annual plan.
We also offer two other plans for your home:
Home Premium adds features such as call forwarding, number blocking and voicemail you can read as texts. It’s $59/mo, or $54.10/mo on the annual plan.
Loved Ones adds features such as voicemail transcriptions and managing an allowed list of trusted numbers. It’s $89/mo, or $81.60/mo on the annual plan.
The annual version of every plan includes one month free. Your rate is covered by our Three-Year Price Lock, and there’s no contract, so you can cancel anytime. Traditional providers lock you into long contracts and nickel-and-dime you with hidden fees. We don’t do either.
Before you pay a thing, we’ll confirm that you have strong coverage at your address. If you don’t, you get your money back.
Yes, you can keep your number and area code if you want to. We have customers across 12 of Michigan’s 13 area codes. If you decide to keep your number, we’ll help you transfer it over. We’ll call your phone company for you if we can. If your carrier needs to get the transfer PIN directly from you, keep your last phone bill handy and we’ll walk you through the call.
Easier than you think. All you need is a power outlet and, if you’re keeping your number, a recent phone bill.
- We ship you the Phone Base. One dedicated representative handles your switch from start to finish.
- Plug it into a power outlet and wait for the dial tone. 30 seconds, no tools, no technician, no internet.
- Plug in the phone you already have. If you like your handset, keep it.
- Keep your number. We’ll transfer it for you. If your carrier needs a transfer PIN, we’ll walk you through that call.

Chances are, we’re already in your Michigan neighborhood.
Whether you’re calling family from a sugar beet farm in the Thumb or checking in on your mom from a duplex in Ferndale, you get the same dial tone.