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VoIP vs Traditional Landline
With the copper network being retired, here’s how modern cloud phones stack up against an old landline.
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VoIP vs a traditional landline
New Zealand’s old copper phone network is being switched off. Here’s how modern VoIP compares to a traditional landline — and why most businesses are making the move.
VoIP (cloud phones)
Traditional landline
Monthly cost
Lower — one plan, no line rental
Higher — line rental + call charges
Work from anywhere
Yes — any device, any location
No — tied to the desk
Features
Voicemail-to-email, forwarding, queues, apps
Basic calling only
Adding a user
Instant, in software
New line, technician visit
Keeps your numbers
Yes
Yes, but harder to move
Future-proof
Yes — the copper network is being retired
No — legacy technology
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