COMMUNITY PHONE REVIEW
We review the Community Phone Robocall & Complete Scam Blocking Services below.
Our Main Takeaway: If you want a new type of communication service, then consider Community Phone. If you just want to stop 100% of unwanted landline calls, there are cheaper and better ways to do it.
Community Phone Robocall & Scam Blocking Services:
1. Robocall Blocking Service starting at $48/month
2. Complete Scam Call Blocking Service starting at $58/month
COMMUNITY PHONE SERVICE REVIEW
About Community Phone
Community Phone is telephone service that operates using a cellular signal. Like a cell phone.
The service works by connecting your landline phone hardware to cell phone towers in your area.
However, Community Phone is NOT a copper wire landline service.
And Community Phone is also NOT a VoIP provider and it does not sell internet-based voice service.
Feature #1: Robocall Blocking Service starting at $48/month
The Community Phone Robocall Blocking service requires inbound callers to press 1 when they ring your phone.
Our Take: A "Human Captcha" is a Partial Solution
Robocalls make up only a smart percentage of the billions of unwanted landline calls made every month.
So a solution that focuses only on this category of unwanted caller is not effective.
The bad guys who are calling to try and steal can simply press 1 to be allowed direct entrance into your home.
Feature #2: Complete Scam Call Blocking Services starting at $58/month
Community Phone allows you log into your account portal and manually enter each and every number you want to allow. All other calls are blocked.
Our Take: Say "Goodbye" to Your Doctor's Office (and All Other New or Different Numbers)
The good news is that this service means you can create an "allow" list of approved callers.
The bad news is that in addition to being a slow and manual process, this solution works by hanging up on every single caller not saved to the allow list.
So if your doctor's office calls from a number you don't have saved, she can't get through. Same goes for the pharmacy or the contractor or even the pizza delivery guy.
This means that you will miss a significant number of calls that you actually want, and even need.
COMMUNITY PHONE REVIEW vs. imp
Below is a side-by-side comparison showing how the Community Phone Robocall & Scam Call Blocking Service stacks up versus imp's smart landline call blocker.
BRAND
impTM
Community Phone Service
Stops 100% of Unwanted Calls?
YES
NO
Never Miss a Wanted Call?
YES
NO
Remote, Real-Time, Super-Simple Management?
YES
NO
Work with Same Phone Number Right Out of the Box?
YES
NO
Works with Copper Wire Service, VoIP, and POTS?
YES
NO
Anytime, anywhere access to messages?
YES
NO
Do Not Disturb, Allow All Calls, Urgent, 911 response?
YES
NO
Time to Setup
10 minutes
5 minutes
One-TIme Hardware Cost
$50
$99
Monthly Cost
$10/mo.
$58/mo.
Annual Cost
$120
$696
BRAND
impTM
Community Phone Scam Blocking Service
Stops 100% of Unwanted Landline Calls?
YES
NO
Never Miss a Wanted Call?
YES
NO
Remote, Real-Time, Super-Simple Management?
YES
NO
Works with Same Phone Number Right Out of the Box?
YES
NO
Works with Copper Wire Service, VoIP, and POTS?
YES
NO
Anytime, anywhere access to messages?
YES
NO
Remote caregiver management of a phone?
YES
NO
Do Not Disturb, Allow All Calls, Urgent, 911 response?
YES
NO
Time to SetUp
10 Minutes
5 Minutes
One-TIme Hardward Cost
$50
$99
Monthly Cost
$10/mo.
$58/mo.
Annual Cost
$120
$696
