Silux Call vs Tamar Telecommunications: an honest UK comparison

Looking for a Tamar Telecommunications alternative? Tamar Telecommunications is a uK virtual-number provider. Tamar Telecommunications published pricing, checked 26 September 2026: Startup £5/number with 2,000 divert minutes for incoming calls (no outbound calls); Unlimited £20; one month’s notice. Silux Call has no long contract and puts 3 users and a UK landline in one price — Plus is £8.95 a month.

The short answer

Tamar Telecommunications: its £5 and £10 plans meter incoming calls diverted to your phone and include no outbound calling, and the call menu is a £6.24 a month add-on. Silux Call has no contract, unlimited inbound calls on every plan, and every plan includes a UK number shared by your team, with an extension for every user.

Silux Call

From £4.75 a month · GBP · ex-VAT · no contract

  • 7-day free trial — 1 user, 1 UK number, 30 outbound minutes, no card
  • Entry £4.75 a month (1 user, 1 landline): 2,000 outbound UK minutes, unlimited inbound
  • Plus £8.95 a month (3 users, 1 landline): unlimited UK landline & mobile calls, call menu (IVR)
  • Growth £11.95 a month (6 users, 1 landline): call recording, queues, CRM, scam & spam shield
  • Pro £18.95 a month (10 users, 1 landline): 20 AI receptionist minutes, transcription, every call recorded
  • Extra landlines £5.99 a month · no long contract (30 days' notice) · free number porting on paid plans · extra numbers £5.99

Tamar Telecommunications

UK virtual-number provider · checked 26 September 2026

Tamar Telecommunications pricing
Startup £5/number with 2,000 divert minutes for incoming calls (no outbound calls); Unlimited £20; one month’s notice
Tamar Telecommunications free trial
No free trial (99p for 2 months on its Growing plan)
Tamar Telecommunications AI receptionist
Not offered — “Tamar Voice AI” records greetings only
Worth knowing about Tamar Telecommunications
Its £5 and £10 plans meter incoming calls diverted to your phone and include no outbound calling, and the call menu is a £6.24 a month add-on

Source: https://www.tamartelecommunications.co.uk/mobile-landline-number/

Pricing side-by-side (GBP)

Silux CallTamar Telecommunications
Free trial7 days, no card (1 user, 1 number, 30 minutes)Tamar Telecommunications: No free trial (99p for 2 months on its Growing plan)
Entry plan£4.75 a month (Entry, 1 user, 2,000 outbound UK minutes)Tamar Telecommunications: £5 Startup — 2,000 minutes
Unlimited UK landline & mobile£8.95 a month (Plus, 3 users + 1 landline)Tamar Telecommunications: £20 Unlimited
AI receptionist20 AI receptionist minutes a month included on Pro (£18.95 a month with 10 users and 1 landline); an £15 a month add-on on other plansTamar Telecommunications: Not offered — “Tamar Voice AI” records greetings only
ContractNone — rolling monthlyOne month’s notice

Tamar Telecommunications figures from their own website, checked 26 September 2026; ex-VAT unless stated. Ours are read live from our price list. See the full band-by-band comparison →

Switching from Tamar Telecommunications

  1. Choose a plan — no contract, so you can change it any time.
  2. Port — free UK number porting on every paid plan. Send a recent bill and a signed letter of authority.
  3. Set up — build your call menu, hunt groups and opening hours in the dashboard.
  4. Keep Tamar Telecommunications running until the port completes, then cancel with them.
Choose Plus — £8.95 a monthStart 7-day free trial — no cardBook a migration call

FAQs — Silux Call vs Tamar Telecommunications

Is Silux Call cheaper than Tamar Telecommunications?

On Silux Call every plan includes a UK landline and its users, so a team pays one price, not one per person. Entry is £4.75 a month with 2,000 outbound UK minutes; Plus is £8.95 a month for 3 users with unlimited UK landline and mobile calls; Growth is £11.95 a month for 6 users, with call recording and queues; Pro is £18.95 a month for 10 users. Extra landlines £5.99 a month. All ex-VAT, no long contract. Tamar Telecommunications, as published on 26 September 2026: Startup £5/number with 2,000 divert minutes for incoming calls (no outbound calls); Unlimited £20; one month’s notice.

Can I move from Tamar Telecommunications to Silux Call and keep my number?

Yes. Porting a UK number is free on every paid Silux plan — send a recent bill and a signed letter of authority. Your Tamar Telecommunications line keeps working until the port completes.

How does Silux Call differ from Tamar Telecommunications?

Tamar Telecommunications: its £5 and £10 plans meter incoming calls diverted to your phone and include no outbound calling, and the call menu is a £6.24 a month add-on. Silux Call has no long contract (30 days' notice), includes a UK landline and several users in one plan price, includes unlimited inbound calls on every plan, adds a scam & spam shield from Growth (£11.95) and 20 AI receptionist minutes a month included on Pro (£18.95 a month with 10 users and 1 landline); an £15 a month add-on on other plans.

Does Silux Call have a free trial?

Yes — 7 days, no card: one user, a UK number and 30 outbound minutes. Tamar Telecommunications: No free trial (99p for 2 months on its Growing plan).

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