What is VOIP?
“VOIP” stands for “Voice Over Internet Protocol.” Simply put, with VOIP, your phone conversations go over the internet rather than through landlines.
Okay, why does that matter?
The advantage to VOIP is that it is far less expensive. For example, the first phone service I ever had was absolute bare bones. No Call Waiting, no Caller ID, no Voice Mail – just plain old telephone service. Including taxes, I paid about $28 per month. The cost only goes up from there. I just did a quick internet search and discovered that in my area, Verizon charges $40 per month before taxes for unlimited calling to the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. If I want voicemail, caller ID and call waiting, I would pay $45 per month before taxes.
I have all that and more for about $17 per month through VOIP.com.
