How to Replace a Home Phone Service

If you have been with the same home telephone company for many years, you may find that it's time for a change. Your home phone service may be too expensive or it may no longer fit your needs. Fortunately, it has become simple to replace your home phone with a cheaper service or a different one altogether.

• Shop around for a lower-priced home phone service. With customers fleeing to cell phones and free Internet-based options, land line phone companies are fighting obsolescence and scrambling for customers. If you anticipate a potential need for 911 service, such as for an elderly relative in the home, this may be the best option for you and your family to look into.


• Look at cell phone service providers. Cell phones allow you to communicate with people when you are out and about, and there are both nationwide and local cell phone companies competing for your business. Compare rates and features between several different providers and also look into the prices of their cell phones. Before you replace your home phone service with any cell phone service, however, it is most important that you check and see if you can get good reception in your service area.


• Look into replacing your home phone with an IP telephone option, also known as Internet-based phone service. If you have a cable TV service, they may offer this as an option and in addition they may reward you with discounts if you get their Internet phone service along with their cable Internet package. You can also get Internet phone service from third party providers such as MagicJack and Skype.