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March 2025 · 9 min read · All Articles
Everything Wolverhampton businesses need to know about switching to VoIP. Costs, benefits, providers and what to watch out for when replacing a traditional phone system.
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is a phone system that routes calls over your internet connection rather than a traditional copper telephone line. For Wolverhampton businesses, this means cheaper calls, more features and the freedom for staff to make and receive calls from anywhere — office, home or mobile.
With BT switching off the PSTN and ISDN network by January 2027, every Wolverhampton business on a traditional landline must move to VoIP anyway. The sensible move is to migrate now, on your own terms, and reap the benefits immediately.
This is the first question most Wolverhampton business owners ask, and the answer is usually a pleasant surprise. Most businesses switching from ISDN or a traditional hosted PBX save between 40–60% on their monthly phone bills.
Telexico's hosted VoIP plans for Wolverhampton businesses start from:
Compare that to a typical BT Business line at £30–50/user/month and the saving speaks for itself.
Modern hosted VoIP systems are far more capable than a traditional phone system. Here's what Telexico's Wolverhampton customers use most:
Yes — absolutely. Number porting is a standard part of any VoIP migration. Telexico handles the full porting process for your Wolverhampton 01902 or other local numbers. It typically takes 7–14 working days and your calls continue uninterrupted throughout.
VoIP call quality depends primarily on your internet connection. For the best results, Telexico recommends:
On a proper business broadband connection in Wolverhampton, VoIP call quality is indistinguishable from — and often better than — traditional PSTN calls.
BT is permanently retiring the PSTN and ISDN network by January 2027. After that date, traditional landlines simply won't work. Every Wolverhampton business on a BT landline, ISDN2 or ISDN30 must migrate to VoIP or another IP-based solution before the deadline.
Telexico is already migrating hundreds of Wolverhampton and West Midlands businesses ahead of the switch-off. The earlier you migrate, the more time you have to optimise your setup and start saving money.
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Most Wolverhampton businesses switching from traditional ISDN or BT Business lines save between 40–60% on their monthly phone bills. A business paying £300/month typically moves to around £120–150/month on Telexico VoIP. Call us on 0121 268 0121 for a specific comparison for your business.
Most Wolverhampton businesses are live on VoIP within 48 hours. Number porting takes 7–14 working days, but we bridge this with temporary numbers so there's never any gap in service.
Not necessarily. Many VoIP systems work with existing phones via an adapter. Alternatively, staff can use a free software phone (softphone) on their PC or smartphone. New IP desk phones start from around £40 if you want physical handsets.
Yes — hosted VoIP with a proper business broadband connection routinely achieves higher reliability than traditional PSTN lines. Telexico's infrastructure has multiple redundant data centres and our customers in Wolverhampton see 99.9%+ uptime on their phone systems.