Verizon Voice Vs. Comcast Voice

Verizon offers Standard home phone plans and FiOS Digital Voice plans. The Standard plans include basic home phone service, and are fitting for customers working with a budget. FiOS Digital Voice plans from Verizon provide calling through a fiber-optic network for superior quality voice service over the Standard plan. More than 20 calling features are included with the FiOS plan. Customers must check availability on Verizon's website to get details information on plans, including rates.

Comcast offers two XFINITY voice-only plans, which are the Local Plus More and Unlimited plans. The Local Plus More plan provides customers unlimited local calling and a per-minute rate for long distance. The Unlimited plan includes unlimited local calling as well as calling to the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada. International calling can be added to either plan for additional monthly fees. Several bundle plans are available with XFINITY Triple Play from Comcast, providing phone, television and Internet service. The more expensive plans offer more television channels and faster Internet.

More than 20 calling features are available with FiOS Digital Voice plans from Verizon. Among these features are caller ID, text or email notifications of voice mail, online account management tools, call blocking for up to 10 numbers, anonymous call rejection and call forwarding. Other features include do not disturb, which allows you to have an automatic message for all incoming calls and locate me, which rings up to three different phone numbers when people call you.

Calling features available with Comcast voice plans include call waiting, caller ID, call screening, anonymous call rejection, three-way calling, caller ID with call waiting and call ID blocking. Also included with Comcast voice service is SmartZone Communications Center, which provides customers the ability to check their voicemail from a computer or smartphone, receive notifications of voice mail via email and forward voice mail to an email address.