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Find The Best Telecom Companies Offering Plans In Your Area

Here are some of the companies offering discounter local telephone service. Most of these are actually VoIP companies, because they are the cheapest, and because companies like AT&T, Charter, Cox Cable and other change their prices depending on which link you go through to their websites. But, if you'd like to check them out first, here are links to some of the bigger local US telephone companies.

If you have any questions about which service is the best in your area, and for your type of calling, email me at help@calling-plans.com and I'll walk you through finding the best plan.

Residential Telephone Companies

$1.66Free 30 Day MagicJack Trial
Magicjack offers unlimited local and long distance residential and business telephone plans in the United States and Canada for only $19.95 per year.
$6.21VoIPo
VoIPo offers unlimited local and long distance telephone service for $15 per month, or $149 for 2 years. That comes to less than $7 per month... Sign up today and start saving on your monthly bills.
$8.47ViaTalk
ViaTalk offers unlimited local and long distance telephone service in the US and Canada. The plan comes with 60 free minutes of international long distance service and 2 lines.
$12.00Qwest / CenturyLink
Qwest's landline plans start at just $12 per month, but unlike most of the other plans listed here, this one comes with nothing but dialtone (The unlimited plan is $45 per month.). If you want voice mail, it will cost you an additional $7.95 per month, and things like Caller ID, Call Waiting, Line Backer, 3-way Calling, Last Call Return, Call Forwarding, Call Rejection and other options will cost you between $2.95 and $5.95 each per month.

This Qwest/CenturyLink plan is great for those who don't need all the additional bells and whistles, so sign up today! CenturyLink now serves these states: Alabama, Arizona,Oklahoma, Arkansas, Minnesota, Oregon, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
$19.88Phone.com
Phone.com offers unlimited local and long distance telephone service for $19.88 per month. The plan includes your VoIP equipement too. If you take phone.com's one year prepaid plan for $214.56, it comes to an average of $17.88 per month.
$19.95Phonepower
PhonePower's plan comes with unlimited calling with over 45 FREE calling features. Keep your current phone number too. This plan provides telephone services for small businesses and residential users for the same price.
$19.95VoIP.com
Unlimited telephone service
Comes with all of these features:
  • Calls to USA, Canada & Puerto Rico
  • Call blocking
  • Caller ID with Name
  • Call forwarding
  • Speed dial
  • Enhanced 911
  • Do not disturb
  • Voicemail
  • And More!
$19.95InTalk from Nextiva
InTalk, by Nextiva, provides unlimited business quality telephone service in the United States and Canada at residential user's prices. Sign up today!

* Award-Winning Phone Service
* FREE Phone Adapter Included
* 25 FREE Advanced Features
* New or Keep Your Existing Number
* No Contracts - No Risk Guarantee
$19.95Lingo's Hello America Plan
Lingo's America Unlimited plan comes with unlimited calling to the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, plus free activation and shipping.
$19.95Callcentric North America Unlimited Plan
Callcentric's North America plan offers unlimited calls in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. (Alaska and Hawaii too!)
$21.95Lingo's Smart Talk International
Lingo Smart Talk provides unlimited calls to the US, Canada and 45 other countries, including Australia, India, Mexico, UK and more...
$23.97VoIP Your Life
VoIP Your Life's unlimited calling plan gives unlimited local and long distance in the US and Canada.
$24.99Packet8 VoIP
Freedom Unlimited provides local and long distance calling in the United States and Canada, plus unlimited in-network calling to other Packet8 customers worldwide.
$25.99Vonage Residential
Get Vonage World for $25.99 per month when you sign up for this plan. This is an unlimited local and long distance residential VoIP plan that is currently being offered to new subscribers only.
$29.97VoIP Your Life
VoIP Your Life provides unlimited local and long distance in the US and Canada, and calling to 30 international destinations.
$39.99Packet8 Freedom Global
Packet8's Freedom Global plan provides unlimited local and long distance calling in Canada, the US and US territories. Freedom Global also includes calling to over 40 other countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and more.
$199.952 Years of Service for Only $199.95
PhonePower is running a special right now where you get 2 lines, for 2 years, for less than $200. This is unlimited local and long distance telephone service for less than $9.00 per month. Keep your current number and get over 45 free calling features. Sign up today!


Pay Per Minute Residential Calling Plans

$9.95Lingo Hello 250
Lingo's Hello 250 provides 250 minutes of calling in the US and Canada. Lingo's plans let you keep your current telephone number too.
$14.95Lingo 500 Minute Plan
Lingo's Hello 500 provides 500 minutes of calling in the US and Canada. Lingo's plans let you keep your current phone number.
$14.97VoIP Your Life 2.4¢ Service
This VoIP Your Life Basic Plan has free incoming and on-net minutes, but outgoing calls are billed at 2.4¢ per minute, even if they're local calls.
$17.99Vonage Basic 500 Minute Plan
Vonage basic 500 gives you 500 minutes of calling in the United States and Canada for $17.99 per month.


Local Phone Service Articles

Seattle Phone Books

04/24/12 4:20 pm

According to a story in the Seattle Times, 20% of Seattle’s residents and businesses have opted out of receiving phone books, and that’s just in the last year. According to the story, whic...

Verizon Landline Service In New Jersey

03/22/12 1:44 pm

The landline phone service offered by Verizon in New Jersey is going downhill. Not only has Verizon lost over 4 million landline customers in New Jersey in the last 10 years, but the ones they still h...

FCC to Revamp Universal Service Fund

10/10/11 12:22 pm

FCC Chairman Genachowski gave a speech at FCC headquarters last Thursday outlining a plan to reform and modernize the Universal Service Fund (USF) and Intercarrier Compensation system (ICC). According...

After A Distaster: FCC Phone Suggestions

09/26/11 5:21 pm

The FCC posted suggestions on their blog last week on what to do with your landline home phone and cell phone in the case of a major disaster. Most of the stuff is pretty basic and revolves around com...

AxVoice Unlimited VoIP $14.99 Per Month

09/21/11 1:16 pm

We added AxVoice unlimited residential VoIP to the search tool today. This plan is available to home users in the United States and Canada, and includes unlimited calling to both places. While the mon...

VoIPo Unlimited Phone Service Added

08/31/11 10:20 am

VoIPo is currently offering unlimited local and long distance phone service in the US and Canada at a special low price. Right now you can get 2 years of phone service for $149, which ends up being on...

Callcentric Unlimited Plan Added

08/29/11 6:45 pm

We added Callcentric’s North America Unlimited Plan today. The plan offers unlimited local and long distance calling in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico for $19.95 per month. While the ...

Verizon FiOS Digital Phone Service Added

08/23/11 12:15 pm

We added Verizon’s FiOS digital phone service to the search tool today. In the old days, we had VoiceWing up on the site, but they discontinued that service a few years ago, and upgraded to FiOS...

AT&T U-Verse Calling Plan Added

08/16/11 12:26 pm

AT&T’s™ U-Verse™ unlimited calling plan was added to our search tool today. U-Verse is available in 13 of the 22 states that AT&T offers service. U-Verse comes in 2 flavors, one offers u...

PhoneDotCom Calling Plans Added

07/21/11 6:19 pm

Phone.com is a VoIP based phone company that offers home phone service, as well as virtual numbers and VoIP business calling plans. They are a new generation of VoIP home phone service provider, in th...


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