I just have a basic phone line from SBC with no options. We don't really use our home phone. I never answer it but there is a machine on the line. Everyone knows to call my cell and not my home unless they want to leave a message. We only use it as an emergency phone because we have mobile phones with 1000 anytime minutes, free night/weekend, unlimited mobile to mobile, free long distance and blah blah blah. Our mobile phone is through sprint and they provide long distance with no monthly charges on our home phone plus 50 free long distance minutes every month.
That puts our sbc home phone line at less then 20 bucks/month. Then SBC offers $20/month for DSL. Add 2 together then you get phone plus internet for less then $40/month.