If you haven't tried voice over IP or VOIP phone service yet then you are missing out on a great deal. VOIP phones, like the Verizon FIOS phone system, are revolutionizing the way that people talk. Traditional phone plans usually have complicated pricing structures that often have hidden charges so that you end up paying more than you thought every month because of extra fees and charges that you might not realize that you have agreed to. Most VOIP phones, like the Verizon FiOS, offer flat rate calling plans where all your local, long distance and even International calls are all included at one price.

VOIP phone services use an Internet connection to deliver calls instead of copper wiring like a traditional phone line. By harnessing the power of the Internet to make calls, VOIP calling services can save you a lot of money and a lot of hassles. You can still use a regular phone; it just gets plugged into a special router that connects to your computer instead of being plugged into a traditional wall outlet. There are soft phones, or phones that run directly through the computer, available too but you need to have a good microphone on your computer in order to use a soft phone. Soft phone are great to have if you have a laptop and you travel quite a bit because then you can make calls cheaply but soft phones are really not practical for home use or everyday use.

There are a lot of VOIP phone companies that are springing up, so how do you know which ones you can trust to have great service and great quality? Picking a company that you know is usually a good way to make sure that you sign on with a company that is going to give you fair prices and great service. Verizon has been offering traditional phone service and wireless phone service for years and is now branching into the VOIP market with its new FIOS phone service.

What really makes the Verizon FIOS phone service different from other types of VOIP services is that Verizon FiOS uses fiber optic cables instead of traditional wiring to deliver high speed Internet, digital TV, and VOIP phone services. Using fiber optic cables improves both the speed and the quality of the service so that you won't have any dropped calls, interference, or delays that might occur when you use a VOIP phone on a satellite or cable Internet connection. Verizon is the first company to use fiber optic cables for phone, Internet and digital TV service.

Verizon FiOS digital phone service is new but has already gotten great reviews for quality. Quality is very important when you're picking a VOIP phone service because if the quality that the company provides isn't good you can end up missing a lot of calls or dealing with a lot of static and interference. Choosing a name you know like Verizon when you're picking a VOIP phone service is one way to protect yourself from bad service and low quality.