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1. Call your phone company and ask them how you can save money with your current calling habits. Phone companies often have discount plans available that meet your needs, but will not tell you about them unless you ask.
2. If a large phone service calls and asks you to switch services, don't immediately hang up or accept. Always ask if they can offer more. You may get offered incentives that make the change worthwhile. Once you've changed, the competition will always call back and you can repeat the same process again.
3. If you are given an incorrect or no longer in service phone number when using directory assistance, call the operator back and request a refund for both the information charge and for the cost of calling the wrong number.
4. If you keep a cell phone in case of an emergency, consider purchasing prepaid cards for it instead of a calling plan. Since the phone will only be used in an emergency situation, you can simply buy a fixed amount of time for a small fee and thus eliminate monthly bills and taxes.
5. If you own a cellular phone, check to see if it offers free long distance calls originating from your local calling area (many do). If so, use it to make all your long distance calls instead of your home phone and wipe out your current long distance phone bill.
6. If you purchase a cellphone with a recycled phone number, check if you are being billed for premium services such as text messaging. Often the previous user signed up for these services, but never canceled them meaning that premium fees will be billed to you if you don't cancel them.
7. It is becoming more common for long-distance phone services to be switched without authorization (referred to as "slamming"). To prevent this, contact your telephone company and ask to only have your service switched after the phone company contacts you first.
8. Make sure that you are not leasing a phone from the phone company. You can purchase the same phone at a local appliance store for what the phone company usually charges to lease the phone for a couple of months.
9. Comparison shop every few months to see if you're getting the best deal on your telephone calling plan. The phone industry is very competitive and prices change frequently.
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10. Consider using a smaller, lower profile long-distance service company. Smaller companies often have less expensive service and fewer fees.
11. Try to make your calling plan as basic as possible and cancel all extra phone services that you don't use. Extra service such as call waiting and call forwarding can more than double your monthly phone bill.
12. If you make a lot of short calls or the use your fax machine frequently, contact your long-distance carrier for their call-rounding policy. While larger phone companies usually round up to the next minute, many smaller companies offer six-second call rounding. A change could save you quite a bit of money.
13. Check to see if your phone company charges a fee if you receive a paper bill. If so, pay your bill online and save this fee.
14. If the majority of your long-distance calls are within your state, sign-up for a low intrastate rate calling plan.
15. If you rarely make long-distance phone calls, consider dropping your long distance plan all together. It may be cheaper to use a prepaid phone card, a dial-around service or your cell phone if it has free long distance minutes.
16. If you rarely use you phone at home, you may want to disconnect it and use only a cell phone. By doing so you'll eliminate any monthly service fees, taxes and long-distance fees.
17. Take care not to exceed your cell phone monthly allotted minutes since this can be quite costly. Picking an appropriate plan that always covers the minutes you use will save you a lot of money.
18. Cell phones can become quite expensive if everyone in the family has one. Taking the time to determine the difference between necessity and convenience can save a bundle.
19. If you have a vacation home, determine whether you need a land base phone in it. If you're only there a few weeks of the year, a cell phone may be less expensive than the fees charged for a year round land line phone.
2. If a large phone service calls and asks you to switch services, don't immediately hang up or accept. Always ask if they can offer more. You may get offered incentives that make the change worthwhile. Once you've changed, the competition will always call back and you can repeat the same process again.
3. If you are given an incorrect or no longer in service phone number when using directory assistance, call the operator back and request a refund for both the information charge and for the cost of calling the wrong number.
4. If you keep a cell phone in case of an emergency, consider purchasing prepaid cards for it instead of a calling plan. Since the phone will only be used in an emergency situation, you can simply buy a fixed amount of time for a small fee and thus eliminate monthly bills and taxes.
5. If you own a cellular phone, check to see if it offers free long distance calls originating from your local calling area (many do). If so, use it to make all your long distance calls instead of your home phone and wipe out your current long distance phone bill.
6. If you purchase a cellphone with a recycled phone number, check if you are being billed for premium services such as text messaging. Often the previous user signed up for these services, but never canceled them meaning that premium fees will be billed to you if you don't cancel them.
7. It is becoming more common for long-distance phone services to be switched without authorization (referred to as "slamming"). To prevent this, contact your telephone company and ask to only have your service switched after the phone company contacts you first.
8. Make sure that you are not leasing a phone from the phone company. You can purchase the same phone at a local appliance store for what the phone company usually charges to lease the phone for a couple of months.
9. Comparison shop every few months to see if you're getting the best deal on your telephone calling plan. The phone industry is very competitive and prices change frequently.
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10. Consider using a smaller, lower profile long-distance service company. Smaller companies often have less expensive service and fewer fees.
11. Try to make your calling plan as basic as possible and cancel all extra phone services that you don't use. Extra service such as call waiting and call forwarding can more than double your monthly phone bill.
12. If you make a lot of short calls or the use your fax machine frequently, contact your long-distance carrier for their call-rounding policy. While larger phone companies usually round up to the next minute, many smaller companies offer six-second call rounding. A change could save you quite a bit of money.
13. Check to see if your phone company charges a fee if you receive a paper bill. If so, pay your bill online and save this fee.
14. If the majority of your long-distance calls are within your state, sign-up for a low intrastate rate calling plan.
15. If you rarely make long-distance phone calls, consider dropping your long distance plan all together. It may be cheaper to use a prepaid phone card, a dial-around service or your cell phone if it has free long distance minutes.
16. If you rarely use you phone at home, you may want to disconnect it and use only a cell phone. By doing so you'll eliminate any monthly service fees, taxes and long-distance fees.
17. Take care not to exceed your cell phone monthly allotted minutes since this can be quite costly. Picking an appropriate plan that always covers the minutes you use will save you a lot of money.
18. Cell phones can become quite expensive if everyone in the family has one. Taking the time to determine the difference between necessity and convenience can save a bundle.
19. If you have a vacation home, determine whether you need a land base phone in it. If you're only there a few weeks of the year, a cell phone may be less expensive than the fees charged for a year round land line phone.
you might save a little money at first, but you dont always get a local number. most voip providers don't offer 911 service so if you need to call 911 you have to call a local number and wait forever. since it's an internet phone the voice quality sounds like your going thru a tunnell. oh yeah there not regulated by the FCC so unlike a landline phone you're voip service can be down for days and the level of phone quality doesnt have to meet any FCC standards. in the long run they are a WASTE of money. i like being able to know if someone is breaking into my home i can call 911 and talk to someone right away.
anyways landlines are more regulated the fcc only allows a landline to be down 99.9% of the time unlike voip. in case the power goes out, you can't use your phone with a landline you're power goes out and you still have a phone to use.. think about how secure an internet connection is vs a landline .. 
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