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RCN phone services also add another layer of home security, so even if your cell phone's battery dies, or you can't find a signal, you can rest assured that your home phone is always on and always ready, day or night. Plus, RCN provides the New York area with all of the most popular calling features available, like caller-ID, call waiting, three-way calling, call forwarding and more. Keep in touch with loved ones, whether they are on the other side of New York, or the opposite side of the world with RCN-all for a great price.

NYC Telphone Service, Change the Way You Think

Thinking about ditching your home phone service company? Before you do, we think you should know that despite the increase in cell phone popularity, landline phones still bring several advantages over their cellular counterparts. Where cell phone companies charge you hundreds of dollars for talk-time overages, landlines phone service companies typically charge one flat rate per month no matter how long you talk. Where cell phone calls transfer through radio waves, landline phone services are transmitted through a cable, making landline calls clearer and the connection more stable. Where cell phones batteries run out quickly and require electricity to re-charge, a corded landline phone can make calls even when the power has been out. The list of landline phone service advantages goes on, and on. So, before you decide that the cell phone only lifestyle is right for you, check out how easy it is to get the security and benefits of residential phone service in New York with phone services through RCN.

Unlimited Nationwide Calling Service

Looking for good deals on home phone services in New York? Whether you are on Staten Island, in The Bronx or anywhere in between, New Yorkers have to look no further than RCN. Our Unlimited Nationwide calling plans include unlimited calling to anywhere in the United States (including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada) for an affordable monthly rate. Unlike many other phone service providers in New York, our Unlimited Nationwide calling plan includes no per-minute charges or calling restrictions. Plus, our advanced digital network gives New Yorkers the call quality and clarity they desire. With RCN New York residential phone service, it costs even less to stay connected with friends and family anywhere the country.

NY Local Home Phone Service Calling Features

In addition to clear calls and increased reliability, RCN New York home telephone service includes five calling features for free.

Our local phone service includes Basic Voicemail with digital recording capacity of up to 20 messages. Easily delete unwanted messages and save important messages for 30 days with our digital voicemail, included with your RCN home phone service.

Our residential phone service also includes Call Waiting which provides you the convenience of answering a second phone call when you are already on the phone. You will hear a beep letting you know the second caller is on the line, giving you the power to put your first caller on hold to answer the second call, or ignore the second call and let it go to your digital voicemail service.

Our home phone services make it easy to add a third party to a traditional two-way phone call. With RCN as your local phone service company, it's easy have three people on three different phones participate in one conversation. Get three conversations in one with our Three-Way Calling feature included in your RCN New York phone service.

With a Caller-ID ready phone and our local phone service, RCN New York phone service eliminates surprises when answering incoming calls with our Caller ID Deluxe for both Voicemail and Call Waiting. Now, whether you are already on the phone or not, you can easily get new caller information instantly to your phone.

With more than 12 total calling features, New Yorkers with residential phone services from RCN have even more extra calling options to add to their plan. Want to include call forwarding? No problem. What about Caller ID Block and Anonymous Call Rejection? With RCN as your local phone service provider, you can add these and other premium calling features to best match your phoning needs.

*Must provide caller ID box or have phone with Caller ID functionality.

International Calling Service

While home telephone services in New York can help provide added security to you and the people in your house, it can also make international calling much, much cheaper. Unlike other New York telephone service providers, we offer landline telephone service customers the lowest per-minute international calling rates in town. And with our high-tech digital network, international calls using our phone services will be crystal clear and completely uninterrupted.

Landline Phone Service Global Saver Calling Plan

RCN New York home phone service customers can get monthly minutes to call landline telephones in 68 countries - with no hidden charges. With an RCN Global Saver Plan, similar to a calling-card, you're free to choose how many minutes you want and where you want to call without the traditional restrictions from other phone service companies' cards. Should you exceed your expected international calling minutes, simply continue talking at our discounted per-minute international rates.

MiTelefono International Calling

For New York home telephone service customers calling friends and family in Latin American countries and Spain, RCN offers MiTelefono. Adding MiTelefono to your RCN home phone service makes keeping up with Grandma in Guatemala truly affordable. Get lower rates for calls to landlines and mobile phones in 23 Latin American countries and the more than 50 provinces of Spain from the comfort of your home.

Per-Minute International Calling Plans

RCN New York residential phone service customers needing access to other countries overseas can get affordable per-minute rates to landline and mobile phones in over 200 countries around the globe. Whether you have to place occasional calls to Europe, Asia, Africa, or even Antarctica, we have the low per-minute rates New Yorkers want included in our Unlimited Nationwide calling plans.

RCN Compared to Other Home Phone Providers

What sets RCN apart from other New York landline phone service providers? Customers not choosing our local phone service in New York are subject to price increases and additional service fees at the whim of their service provider. Customers choosing cheap New York telephone service companies over RCN also get locked into multi-year service agreements. Savvy New Yorkers choosing RCN for home telephone service get affordable deals on their local phone service with no contract requirement and a 3-year price assurance. Sign up for one of the RCN New York phone service deals to become part of the RCN family of satisfied customers, today! Don't forget about RCN's cable and Internet services.