The cost effectiveness of VOIP service cannot really be argued. With a traditional phone line from the local telephone company, you are paying about $25 a month just for dial tone. Now compare that to VOIP service, where for less than that, you also get unlimited long distance, voice mail, caller ID, and perhaps other features as well. Not to mention that as long as you have a broadband internet connection, you can be anywhere in the world and make and receive calls and no additional charge.

When comparing different VOIP service providers, you need to look at the features they offer with the service. Features is another category where VOIP providers come out on top by a wide margin over traditional telephone services. VOIP providers offer many features that regular land line phone companies either charge extra for or are not able to offer at all.