Is internet phone service as clear as a landline?

On a good connection, calls sound as clear as a landline, often clearer between two internet phones.

What makes a call sound choppy?

Usually the internet connection itself, or a busy home network. Plugging the adapter straight into the router with a cable, rather than relying on Wi‑Fi, helps.

Can I keep my phone number?

Usually, yes. Type it into the number check and you’ll know before you pay. We do the moving, and your old service keeps working until it’s done.

Will the phones I already have work?

Yes. Most home phones, cordless ones too, plug into the Kafono adapter. If you’d rather have new ones, add a cordless set at checkout.

Every line keeps the address you give at checkout, and a 911 call sends it, so help knows where to go.

Kafono vs. a landline

Same phone. A different line behind it.

Both ring the phone on your kitchen table. Here’s where Kafono does more, where a landline still has the edge, and who should wait before switching.

See the comparison Check your number

A cordless phone on its base, shown half as a landline and half as Kafono — Drag across the phone to compare.

One day, on each line.

The same six moments on a landline and on Kafono. Kafono is ahead in four, a landline in one, and one is a draw.

8:40 AMA robocallKafono ahead
A landline
Every phone in the house rings.
Kafono
Screened first. A caller you don’t know presses 1 before anything rings, at the level you pick.
Call screening
11:15 AMThe pharmacy calls while you’re outKafono ahead
A landline
It rings an empty house.
Kafono
Your cell rings too, in the Kafono app, with the house phones.
The app
1:30 PMThe dentist leaves a messageKafono ahead
A landline
Whatever your phone company offers, often a number to dial in and listen.
Kafono
Written out, in the app and your email. Read it in line at the bank.
Voicemail you can read
4:05 PMYou call the school back from the carKafono ahead
A landline
It waits until you’re home.
Kafono
Call from the app, and the school sees the house number.
8:45 PMA storm takes out the powerLandline ahead
A landline
A corded phone on copper often keeps working.
Kafono
The house phones need power for the router and adapter. A battery backup keeps them up; the app on your cell keeps taking calls.
11:20 PMSomeone dials 911A draw
A landline
It sends the line’s address.
Kafono
It sends the address you registered, and can tell the family it was dialed.
911 alerts

Side by side, every row.

Kafono is ahead on four rows and a landline on one. The rest are much the same, or depend on your plan.

WhatA landlineCopper or your phone company’s lineKafonoEvery home plan

Your numberYoursComes with you, moved for free

The phones in the houseCorded and cordless phonesThe same phones, through the Kafono adapter

Your cellA separate phoneRings with the house number, in the app

Spam callsWhatever your phone company offersScreened before they ring, at the level you pick

VoicemailWhatever your phone company offersWritten out, in the app and your email

Calling from anywhereFrom the houseFrom the house, your cell or your computer, as the house number

In a power outageA corded phone on copper often still worksNeeds power for the router and adapter, or a battery backup

911Sends the line’s address automaticallySends the address you register, and can tell your family it was dialed

ContractDepends on your planNone. Cancel anytime

PriceOn your bill$15 a month, every price on the page

How a landline does depends on your phone company and your plan. Kafono’s side is what every Kafono home plan includes. Read the full guide.

Should your home switch? Three questions.

Answer them and we’ll say it plainly: switch now, plan first, or wait.

1Is your home internet steady?

Yes, it’s steadyIt drops often

2Does an alarm or a medical alert device dial out over your phone line?

NoYes

3In a power outage, could you keep the router running?

Yes, or I’d add a battery backupNo

Your answer shows here.

So far, so good.

Switch now.

Plan first, then switch.

Wait for now.

Your internet
Steady internet is all Kafono needs. Calls sound as clear as a landline’s.
Calls ride on your internet, so when it drops, so do they. Steady it first.
Anything else on the line
Nothing else on the line to move.
A device that dials out over the line needs a connection of its own. Ask its company about a cellular one before you switch.
Power outages
With the router powered, the house phones keep working in an outage.
In an outage the house phones go quiet. The app on your cell keeps taking calls to the house number, and a battery backup covers the rest.

Check your number What to plan, in the full guide

Questions before you switch.

Is internet phone service as clear as a landline?: On a good connection, calls sound as clear as a landline, often clearer between two internet phones.
What makes a call sound choppy?: Usually the internet connection itself, or a busy home network. Plugging the adapter straight into the router with a cable, rather than relying on Wi‑Fi, helps.
Can I keep my phone number?: Usually, yes. Type it into the number check and you’ll know before you pay. We do the moving, and your old service keeps working until it’s done.
Will the phones I already have work?: Yes. Most home phones, cordless ones too, plug into the Kafono adapter. If you’d rather have new ones, add a cordless set at checkout.
What about 911?: Every line keeps the address you give at checkout, and a 911 call sends it, so help knows where to go.

Keep the number, lose the spam.

Check your number in a few seconds. You’ll know it can come before you pay anything.

Rather talk it through? Write to us and a person answers.

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