How Much Should I Pay

When it comes to telephone equipment it depends on how advanced you want it to be, costing for one off specialist applications is very difficult. If you are looking for a standard office telephone system including installation, user training and the first years maintenance the following can be used as a rough guide.

4 lines, 8 extensions without voice mail expect to pay between £210 - £350 per extension

8 lines, 24 extensions with voice mail expect to pay between £300 - £500 per extension

Voice & Data Wiring

Category 5 data wiring or CW1308 telephone cables

Today data wiring CAT5 and more recently CAT6 is the preferred cable in a building network, supporting both voice and data applications it saves on having two separate infrastructures and although installing telephone wiring (CW1308) is cheaper you may regret this choice later.

New or Refurbished

A previously used system can offer a company on a tight budget a real alternative if cost is the key factor. But remember a telephone system is basically a small computer, they do have a usable life and repairing old equipment can become expensive.

Financially, looking at whole life cost it is generally more attractive to look at a new system, the savings in the long term over a used system can be considerable.