“The phone is very easy to set up and use, and the customer service is fantastic. You get to talk to a real person.”
Joanne
Community Phone Customer
4.8Named Best Home Phone Service of 2026Reliable home phone service in Rhode Island
Get clear calls from Block Island to downtown Providence, even in a power outage. Just enter your address to confirm we cover you.
Rhode Island’s landlines are being retired
There’s a simple way to keep your home phone
Verizon has been shutting down parts of its traditional landline network in Rhode Island, one area at a time. Since March 2025, companies like Verizon haven’t had to file advance notices with the FCC for these retirements.* 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: Verizon copper-retirement notice 2019-03-A-RI; FCC DA 25-252.
20+
Rhode Island cities and towns with Community Phone customers
401 area code
Local numbers available everywhere in Rhode Island
48.5%
Of all protected calls are caught as spam nationwide
Since 2021
Serving Rhode Island customers
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“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“I have been a Verizon customer for 43 years, but I am unable to keep my landline. The representatives at Community Phone have been kind, patient and knowledgeable. Community Phone has provided the support that I needed.”
Jane
Community Phone Customer
“The greatest part of the experience was being able to just take it out the box, plug it in, connect your phone, and it works.”
Larry
NY
“The phone is very easy to set up and use, and the customer service is fantastic. You get to talk to a real person.”
Joanne
Community Phone Customer
“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“I have been a Verizon customer for 43 years, but I am unable to keep my landline. The representatives at Community Phone have been kind, patient and knowledgeable. Community Phone has provided the support that I needed.”
Jane
Community Phone Customer
“The greatest part of the experience was being able to just take it out the box, plug it in, connect your phone, and it works.”
Larry
NY
“The phone is very easy to set up and use, and the customer service is fantastic. You get to talk to a real person.”
Joanne
Community Phone Customer
“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“I have been a Verizon customer for 43 years, but I am unable to keep my landline. The representatives at Community Phone have been kind, patient and knowledgeable. Community Phone has provided the support that I needed.”
Jane
Community Phone Customer
“The greatest part of the experience was being able to just take it out the box, plug it in, connect your phone, and it works.”
Larry
NY
Towns and cities we serve
Community Phone service across Rhode Island
We serve towns and cities throughout the Ocean State. Find yours:
Don’t see where you live? Community Phone is in small towns and big cities all over Rhode Island. Just enter your street address above to find out if we cover you.
ProvidenceCranstonWarwickPawtucketEast ProvidenceCoventryNorth KingstownSmithfieldWakefieldWickfordWoonsocketNewportCumberlandNorth ProvidenceSouth KingstownWest WarwickJohnstonPortsmouthBurrilvilleGreenvilleBristolCentral FallsWesterlyLincolnBarringtonMiddletownTivertonNorth SmithfieldEast GreenwichChepachetNarragansettScituateGlocesterWarrenRichmondHopkintonCharlestownJamestownLittle ComptonHope
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 Rhode Island
Rhode Island is unpredictable. Your phone shouldn’t be.
Storms cut off power, especially in winter
Since 1980, Rhode Island has had 33 separate billion-dollar weather disasters, 14 of them winter storms. A February 2026 blizzard cut power to more than 42,000 customers.* Community Phone’s backup battery keeps your phone working for 26 hours without power.
*Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Rhode Island Energy outage reports, February 2026.
Home internet isn’t a given
More than 28,000 Rhode Island households have no home internet subscription, and 62,000 more rely on a cell plan as their only 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 one-year estimates, Rhode Island.
Rhode Island is a target for senior fraud
Rhode Islanders over 60 reported more than $10 million in fraud losses in 2025, almost double the year before.* Community Phone blocks spam and scam calls before your phone rings. For nationwide customers using the robocall filter, 48.5% of all incoming calls are caught as spam.
*Sources: FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 Annual Report and 2024 Annual Report.
Phone repairs take far too long
In 2010 Verizon asked to stop reporting how many dead lines went unfixed for more than 24 hours. Rhode Island agreed.* 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.
Source: Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission, Report and Order No. 20043, June 29, 2010, Docket No. 3692.
Rhode Islands phone rates keep going up
Since 2006, Rhode Island has put no fixed price cap on Verizon’s residential phone packages.* Internet-based phone service has no price cap either; rates jump when promos end. Community Phone has a Three-Year Price Lock, no contract or hidden fees.
Source: Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission, Order No. 18550, Docket No. 3692.
Rhode Island phone fact
At a clambake at Rocky Point in 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes answered a call from Alexander Graham Bell in Providence, 13 miles away. It was the first time a U.S. president spoke on a telephone. “That is wonderful,” he said.
Rhode Island has always been a place that brings people closer together. Today, more than 115,000 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island
Verizon has been retiring parts of its traditional landline network in Rhode Island, 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, Verizon 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: Verizon copper-retirement notice 2019-03-A-RI; 47 CFR §63.71.
We have customers in cities and towns all over Rhode Island. 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 your 401. If you decide to keep it, 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 Rhode Island neighborhood.
Whether you’re calling family from a farm in Little Compton or checking in on your mom from a triple-decker in Pawtucket, you get the same dial tone. Confirm coverage at your address.