Do you have cheap phone service at your house? If not, you may want to reconsider where you are getting phone service at your house, and switch over to an internet phone service provider. Internet phone service, also known as VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) is fast replacing the old fashioned "POTS" or "Plain Old Telephone Service" and soon, all houses and residences will enjoy the benefits of cheap phone service with VoIP.

The great thing about VoIP is that it truly represents an option for very cheap phone service both at the house and at the office (call it "affordable" if you don't like the word "cheap"...) It can completely replace your landline phone service, and calling plans begin at $9.95 a month for unlimited local and long distance calls. International calling rates get as low as .01 per minute. VoIP long distance rates are consistently lower than regular, landline long distance rates, by a longshot. So, you simply cannot lose by making the switch (no pun intended) to a cheap VoIP phone service provider.

The other great reason to switch to VoIP phone service is the incredible free features that come standard on all plans. For example, you get free voicemail (remember when that was an extra 30 bucks at the phone company?) and a bunch of others. Here is a list of features that you can get free with your VoIP phone service calling package:

Answer | 3-Way Calling | Voicemail | 911 Dialing | 411 Dialing | Call Forward Always Call Forward on Busy | Call Forward No Call Hold | Caller ID Block | Caller ID Display | Call Waiting | Voice to Email

And there are even more free features available at some of the top VoIP phone service providers.

So far, we have identified a great, cheap phone service for your house, with lots of free features. On top of that, when you switch to VoIP, the phone service you have at your house can now travel with you. That is because it's carried via the internet. All you have to do is take your VoIP phone, adapter, and/or softhphone, on your next trip.

It's easy to do, because most VoIP devices are the size of mobile phones. If you use an ATA adapter (which allows you to use ANY landline phone as a VoIP phone ) they are the size of a pack of cigarettes. The 3rd option is VoIP Softphone. This means that you do a fast software install on your laptop, and you now can take your cheap house phone service with you anywhere around the world where broadband internet access is available.

So, let me illustrate. Lets assume you have VoIP phone service at the house, and are going on a business trip overseas to China. You simply bring your compact VoIP ATA ("analog telephone adapter") with you. At the hotel, broadband internet is complimentary in all rooms. So, you pull your ATA out of the suitcase, plug it into the in-room highspeed internet connection, and then plug the room's phone into your adapter. Now, you can make a call back to the states, to your Mom, your Wife, or your neighbor, and the phone call is considered a local call - just as if you were still back at home. You don't pay any long distance!

So once again, got cheap phone service at your house? If not, get VoIP and save.