When does the UK PSTN switch off?

BT Openreach is retiring the UK PSTN (WLR 2) on 31 January 2027. Every UK business landline must move to a digital service such as VoIP or full-fibre voice before that date.

What is the cheapest UK business VoIP?

Silux Call offers a free seat tier (1 user, 1 UK DDI, 30 minutes/month) and Pay-as-you-go from £0/month + £0.02 per UK landline minute, with no contract. Paid plans start at £6.95/user/month and come with a 30-day free trial.

Does Silux Call have a free trial, and do I need a credit card?

Yes. Every paid plan comes with a 30-day free trial and no credit card is required to start — most UK rivals offer only a 7 or 14-day trial, and several require a card up front. You can also stay on a permanently free seat with no card at all. Signing up takes about 60 seconds.

How quickly can I get a UK virtual landline number?

You can sign up in about 60 seconds and choose a UK virtual landline number (020, 0161, 03 or 0800) instantly — no engineer visit, no hardware and no contract. Existing numbers port across free on Plus and above, typically within 24 hours.

Can I keep my existing phone number?

Yes — Silux Call offers free UK number porting on Plus and above, typically completing in 24 hours. We support PAC and STAC porting workflows.

Does Silux Call work with Microsoft Teams?

Yes — Silux Call supports Microsoft Teams Direct Routing on the Pro tier, including a self-service onboarding wizard that issues the PowerShell snippet for your Teams admin.

Is Silux Call GDPR and HIPAA compliant?

Silux Call ships UK GDPR-compliant call recording with two-party consent flows, plus one-click HIPAA enrolment that locks 6-year retention, KMS-backed encryption, and PCI DTMF redaction. A one-click compliance report exports an auditor-ready PDF.

How does Silux Call block scam calls?

Silux Call screens every inbound call with an AI scam shield in under 0.5 seconds. Known HMRC, parcel, and account-spoof patterns are blocked before your phone rings — a feature no other UK business VoIP provider ships.

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Best UK VoIP for legal practices in 2026

Verticals2026-05-066 min readBy Silux Call team

Five things a legal-practice phone system must do (two-party consent, PCI for client accounts, Teams Direct Routing, audit trail, secure recording) and the providers that ship them.

What a legal-practice phone system must do

Two-party-consent recording for cross-border instruction calls.
PCI DTMF redaction so client trust account payments do not leak card data.
Microsoft Teams Direct Routing so partners can call from the same Teams client they use for everything else.
Immutable audit trail of who listened to which recording, retained 6 years.
Encrypted at rest (KMS) when sensitive matters demand.

Where the UK incumbents fall short

bOnline, Yay and Voipfone are fine for the front-of-house line but skip on point 4. Gradwell and Sipcentric are quote-led and slow to set up. Most UK incumbents also lack AI call summaries and 6-year retention by default.

How Silux Call fits

Pro tier (£17.95) ships consent flows, audit, PCI, Teams Direct Routing and one-click HIPAA mode. See the legal-practice landing page for the full feature map.