[Scan-DC] Wireless Home Phone Service in D.C. area

[Alan Henney]

My mother and I are seriously considering canceling our Verizon POTS copper-wire phone service.

Checking our bill, 35 percent of it goes to taxes.  This is ridiculous.

Verizon called us a couple weeks ago, apologizing for bad phone service we may have had recently (we hadn't had trouble).  They were trying to encourage us to switch to a new fiber line (I presume) complete with battery back-up which we don't have (and don't need) now.  Should we make the switch?

What options do we have in the D.C. area for wireless home phone service?  I saw ATT and Verizon Wireless both offer a unit for about $22/month in this market (anybody using those?).  How many extensions can you run from the unit?

What about Internet?  What other common VOIP services are there that use our old home telephone (Vonage, MagicJack, etc.)?

We would like to transfer our existing phone number.

Curious what options others are using in the D.C. region.  Since we already have a MagicJack now, I was thinking of going wireless for the other phone line.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Alan