Every business needs a landline and taking the time to choose the right business phone package can save you money and get you a more suitable service.
The benefits of a business phone line
As well as getting you cheaper calls and a better deal on your phone line, a good business phone package will come with benefits that you just won’t get with a standard phone line.
- Automatic entry into the phone book. Being listed in the phone book will improve your business prospects and make it easier for customers and clients to find you.
- Priority support. Your business phone line is vital to the running of your company so it’s essential that you have immediate support in the case of any faults.
- Inclusive minutes. Your business phone plan can be tailored to suit your needs and can include selected inclusive landline, mobile and even international calls.
- Bundled savings. Many business phone providers also offer other services such as business broadband and mobile broadband so check to see if you can get a discount by bundling these services.
Things to consider when choosing a business phone package
You need to keep your company’s needs in mind when choosing a new business phone package. Think about the kind of calls you make, how many business phone lines you’ll need and what kind of additional services might be useful to your company.
As well as headline rates, you need to think about inclusive minutes and the cost of calls - such as international destinations - that might be outside of your business phone allowance.
Are there alternatives to a business phone landline package?
If you want to make savings on your business phone calls you should also consider a VoIP line. Voice over Internet Protocol - or internet telephony - uses your broadband connection to allow cheaper business phone calls to the UK and abroad.
Read more about VoIP phones.
Business phone extras to consider
As well as competitive call rates, dedicated customer support and automatic entry to the phone book, business phone packages also come with a range of optional products and services.
- 0800 and non-geographical numbers. With a business phone you can choose an easily recognisable number that your customers will be able to remember - choose from 0800 freephone numbers or the chargeable 08 range of numbers including 0844, 0845 and 0870.
- Call waiting. Never miss a business call with call waiting.
- Call diversion. Send your business calls direct to your mobile when you’re out of the office.
- Three-way calling. Conduct business meetings over the phone with three-way calling on your business phone line.
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