We had our cable, internet, and land line bundled with Time Warner. It wasn't bad while we were in the 12 month period at a reduced rate but once we hit the 12 months, we got hit with the regular bundle amount. To top it off, we had an unlisted number that Time Warner "forgot" to charge us for and once the monthly charges adjusted, we were also billed $4.95/mo. for the unlisted number fee. By the time it was all said and done, our Time Warner bill was a little over $140 monthly. We didn't even have any movie channels or any extras, just a digital box on our main tv and $7.95 monthly for wireless networking along with the charge for Roadrunner.
Our land line was costing us $39.95/mo plus the $4.95 unlisting fee. I checked into Vonage and we would still have paid about $33.00/mo with them.
So, I did the "AS SEEN ON TV" thing and got a Magic Jack!! I bought it at Radio Shack for $39.99 which included the first YEAR of service, after that YEARLY service is $19.95. It has everything that our phone service thru Time Warner had, including free local and long distance calling. The Magic Jack plugs into a usb port on my computer and the only requirement is that the computer has to be on to make or receive calls. Mine's on all the time anyway. Even if you travel alot, you can take the Magic Jack with you and make calls from any computer.
I figured I'd give the Magic Jack a try, especially since it has a money back guarantee. So far, I LOVE IT!!!! Time Warner wasn't especially happy when I cancelled their phone service but over 12 months, I'll be saving $538.80 which doesn't even count the tax Time Warner was charging for the phone. There are no monthly taxes for the Magic Jack either!