I only recently got interested in making the switch after reading a thread about it on FR. My wife and I got to exploring that option and within a week, she'd switched us over.
I'm missing a few of my favorite shows, but I'll do without them, given the $60 a month we're saving. And, there aren't ANY commercials!
I got Magicjack 3 years ago and it works great. $19.95 a YEAR for phone serve with unlimited minutes and no long distance charges in US.
I also cancelled my cell phone when contract ended and got a TracPhone with 1200 minutes and a year to use them for less than $100.
Cut out a lot of waste of $$$$