There has been a big push from the major cable carriers to get you on their broadband phone service. Vonage is the leader as of today but that soon could change. With the broad availability of broadband using VOIP has become more economical and the regular land line is fading quickly. We have found a great community and forum on Vonage . Vonage is the leader in Voice Over IP (VOIP). We were able to get a question answered by reviewing the posts on using your existnig house wiring to incorporate Vonage into our home. Also, there are great ideas on how to maximize your phone and internet connection so that are minimal disruptions. They currently list over 34,000 members that have signed up for the forum.