• BASIC PHONE TECHNOLOGIES FEATURES
  
  POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service provided dial-tone and 911 
  VOIP – Voice over IP [Internet]
  SKYPE - Voice and Video via a PC on the Internet
  CELL - CDMA [Analog vs. Digital] or GSM
  
  
  PHONE SERVICES, 
  
• Extra phone number(s) - Allows you to give out different dial in numbers
• Distinctive Rings - Ring patterns can be assigned to additional phone number if you have them
• Emailed Voice Message - Hear and save phone message on your computer.
• 3-Way Calling - Connect two other parties onto the same call 
• 7 Digit Dialing - Just dial the last 7 digits of the number, no area code needed. 
• Call Forwarding - Forwarded to where you are - to your cell phone, work or friend's house
• Caller ID with Name - view the name and number of incoming calls on your handsets.
• Call Logs - Track your incoming, outgoing, and missed calls. 
• Call Return - Automatically redial the telephone number of the last incoming call
• Call Waiting - Accept an incoming phone call while you are already on the phone by putting the first call on hold while you answer the second call. 
• Call Waiting ID - Signals another incoming call with the name and number of the person calling. 
• Click to Call - Click on any number in your contact list and it will dialed automatically 
• Contacts - Online address book with names and numbers. store, find, sort your contacts by category, and operate Click to Call.
• Do Not Disturb - Calls go direct to Voicemail or an announcement that you are currently not accepting calls.
• Find Me - Call will move from one number to the next, until either you pick up or the call terminates in voice mail.
• Multi-number Ring - Rings different numbers at the same time - Advanced version of Find Me
• Speed Dial - Call by simply pressing two numbers
• Record Conversation
• Call indicator light 

ADDITIONAL POINTS OF INTEREST

• Adapter connects cell phone to house phone wiring
• Install fiber for voice, Verizon cuts copper, won't restore
• VoIP allows phone numbers to be anywhere
• VoIP can take system with you
• UPS for backup power
• Cox voice service -- not VoIP
• 911 service
• FAX via Internet
• Lifeline phone service
• Cheap calling via Costco calling cards, set speed dial to (800) number and pin or register home numbers
• Data over cellphone
• Cellular service as only phone