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By one industry, estimate, this year some 1 million people will be using a new kind of phone service that sends calls over the Internet instead of regular phone lines. The main reason: Internet calling is cheap. But is it for you? We tested it to find out.
Phone service over the Internet, properly known as Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, is now offered by just about every major telecommunications and cable TV company. AT&T, which is retreating from the residential long-distance and local landline markets, now offers VoIP So do Verizon, the nation's largest phone company, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and other cable providers. There are also VoIP-only ...