Vonage
I was recently asked to give a recommendation regarding VOIP for home service. Here’s what I said:
I’ve been using Vonage for more than a year and can recommend it as a good alternative to traditional phone service. You’ll have to have high-speed internet and I’ve used it successfully with a Comcast cable modem.
Pros:
Free national calls,
It’s inexpensive,
The invoice is always the same amount,
some of the online features like call logging are cool.
Cons:
Susceptible to power outages,
Quality can degrade if you have a high bandwidth drain on your internet connection.
Overall, my wife and I use our cell phones for most of our calls and have Vonage as for the convenience of having a home phone. It’s worked out pretty well so far.