Cheap Home Phone Service
One of the Easiest Ways to Save Money

Are you looking for smart ways to save money? Switching to a cheap home phone service is one of easiest and least painful ways of cutting costs. In fact, cheap phone services are typically better than those delivered by local phone companies. The providers are usually less than five years old, they use the latest digital technology and they offer more features.

Which is the Best Broadband Phone Service?

PROVIDER	MONTHLY COST	REVIEW	RATING
	$14.95	The ultimate VoIP business service. It's the benchmark - a complete phone and fax solution for small through to medium size businesses.	5/5
	$14.95	Unlimited residential phone service. Second line provided at no cost. Deep discounts for consumers who sign up for 12 and 24 months.	5/5
	$5.95	Unlimited Country Subscription - unlimited calls to landline phones and mobiles in your country, or Unlimited World $12.95/month. Free Skype-to-Skype calls. Skype virtual or online phone number.	4/5
	$9.95	Unlimited plan $15.75. Impressive call control, privacy and advanced features. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) option - any SIP phone. Second year free promotion currently available.	5/5
	$9.88+	Entry package - 250 minutes, 1 phone number, voicemail, simultaneous ring, forwarding, caller ID ... Unlimited plans start at $17.88. Credits for introducing friends and relatives.	3/5

In tough economic times it's understandable that people are interested in learning about small ways to save money. They want to know about the ways to save money around home. A cheap home phone service should be at the top of the list because it's not just about a one time saving, it's an ongoing saving that can mount up to thousands of dollars over just a few years. We reviewed dozens of options to find the best and finally settled on PhonePower.

Online phone services are rapidly redefining what we expect from a phone service. They are focused on acquiring new customers by offering cheaper rates and better service. It's a strategy that's forcing bigger carriers to adopt defensive tactics. Their challenge is to retain customers paying significantly higher charges to cover the cost of high administrative overheads and superseded technology.

Best Local Phone Service

The best phone companies offer a cheap residential phone service at a flat monthly rate. They don't require contracts, don't charge for inbound calls, offer cheap international calling rates and can be 50% or more cheaper than AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner ... compare the costs.

Over the next five to ten years all residential phone services will switch to VoIP. TDM technology has been superseded and it's becoming increasingly expensive to maintain.

Free Home Phone Service

On the other hand if you want to stay in contact with friends and family around the globe at next to no cost, the ultimate cheap home phone service is Skype. It's responsible for more minutes of international telephone chat than any other phone company. Providing you are comfortable with talking into a computer or wearing a headset it's free. You can also get a Skype phone number, so non-Skype users can call you from a regular phone or cell phone for the cost of a local call.

Up to 10,000 calling minutes to landlines for one low monthly fee - the new Skype calling subscriptions.

Small Business Phone Services

When choosing a cheap home phone service, begin by sorting out the companies specializing in the home phone market. In our view PhonePower is the best option for those who simply require a cheap residential phone service. On the other hand we strongly recommend RingCentral as the best solution for small business users.

Home phone services are usually cheaper, but don't include features that small business users must have: 1-800 numbers, online fax services, Outlook integration, call screening, real time call control, call logs, answering rules, call forwarding ... features that residential users don't require, but business users consider essential.