Savings Calculator
See What Your Old Phone System Really Costs
Line rental, maintenance contracts and repair call-outs add up quietly. Put your numbers in and see the three-year difference against PrimeCall’s per-user pricing.
Where the money actually goes
Businesses are usually surprised by the gap, and it is rarely the call charges that explain it. Three things do most of the work:
Paying per line, not per person
A traditional system needs enough lines to cover your busiest moment, and you pay for that capacity every month whether it is used or not.
Maintenance on ageing hardware
Contracts on equipment that is out of warranty get more expensive as the equipment gets older, and parts get harder to source.
Features charged as extras
Auto-attendants, voicemail-to-email, call recording, reporting and mobile apps are frequently licensed separately on legacy systems. They are part of the service here.
Copper line pricing is also drifting upward as carriers retire legacy infrastructure, which changes the maths even for businesses that were perfectly happy with what they had. Our VoIP vs traditional comparison goes through this in more detail, including the cases where keeping an analog line is still the right decision.
Common questions
How accurate is this estimate?
It is only as accurate as the numbers you put in, and it deliberately leaves out taxes, regulatory surcharges and hardware, because those vary by location and by what you choose to buy. Treat it as a sense of scale rather than a quote — send us your current bill and we will put real figures in writing.
Do I need to buy new phones?
Not necessarily. Many existing IP desk phones can be reconfigured and reused; analog and proprietary handsets tied to an old system generally cannot. You can also run entirely from computers and mobile apps with no desk phones at all, which is what keeps hardware out of the calculation above.
Are there setup or cancellation fees?
Onboarding is included on every plan and there is no long-term contract required, so there is nothing to cancel out of. If you choose an annual term for the lower rate, that commitment is yours to opt into rather than a condition of service.
What if the calculator says we would pay more?
Then it says so. Some businesses — typically those with very few lines and no maintenance contract — genuinely are paying less today. In that case the honest answer is that you should only move for capability, not for cost, and we will tell you the same thing on the phone.
Does the price change as we add people?
It is per user, so it scales with headcount in both directions. Adding someone is a change in the admin portal rather than a service call, and removing someone stops the charge — which is the part that most often differs from a line-based contract.
Want the real number?
Send us your current bill and user count. We will come back with a written quote and tell you plainly whether switching is worth it.