Compare The Networks — UK Business Telecoms for Tradespeople
Compare The Networks (comparethenetworks.com) is our sister UK business telecommunications brokerage, operated by Xtra Phones UK Ltd (Companies House registration 08204476) from Shrewsbury Business Park in Shropshire. While Websites for Trades focuses on trade website structure, local SEO and enquiry conversion, Compare The Networks focuses on the phone lines, mobile SIM fleets and call-handling systems that answer those enquiries when customers ring.
Why trade websites and trade phone lines belong together
Most domestic and commercial trade enquiries still happen by phone call, especially for urgent plumbing, electrical, roofing, locksmith and drainage jobs. Even a well-structured trade website loses work if calls drop on site, hit a personal voicemail message, or rely on a single handset when the business owner is under a floorboard or up a ladder.
- Multi-network SIM-only and handset plans: Compare The Networks benchmarks business mobile tariffs across EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three so multi-van teams can pick the network that actually holds a signal across their working patch.
- Virtual local landline numbers: Tradespeople who work from a home address or yard can display a local 01 or 02 geographic number on their website and Google Business Profile that routes directly to mobile phones or an office hunt group.
- Cloud VoIP and missed-call handling: Ring groups, out-of-hours routing and voicemail-to-email help small trade firms capture enquiries before a homeowner calls the next listing in Google Maps.
- January 2027 PSTN switch-off readiness: Openreach is retiring legacy analogue phone lines across the UK by January 2027. Trade counters, workshops and offices with older landline numbers or alarm lines can move numbers onto hosted digital voice without losing their advertised telephone number.
How Compare The Networks works for trade businesses
Instead of pushing every business onto a single network, Compare The Networks reviews current bills, line counts, contract end dates and postcode coverage across all four major UK mobile networks alongside hosted VoIP platforms. Quotes are prepared for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies alike.
- Trading name: Compare The Networks (comparethenetworks.com)
- Operating company: Xtra Phones UK Ltd (Company No. 08204476, incorporated 6 September 2012)
- Commercial base: Shrewsbury Business Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- Registered office: Suite 2, Ground Floor, Cash's Business Centre, 228 Widdrington Road, Coventry, CV1 4PB
- Telephone & email: 0800 999 1596 · [email protected]
Related resources
Read our speed-to-lead guide for trades, explore the corporate profile for Xtra Phones UK Ltd, or request a free trade website review.