Speed Connection — VoIP provider in South Africa
Speed Connection is a South African VoIP provider built around virtual landlines, selling geographic numbers that ring wherever the user happens to be rather than at a fixed desk. The company publishes numbers in the Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban dialling codes, and it sells the handsets to go with them. Pricing is unusually transparent for this part of the market, with monthly line rates and once-off figures listed openly on the site.
Key facts
| Who they are | A South African VoIP provider selling virtual landlines, meaning a geographic business number that runs over the internet and can be answered anywhere rather than at a fixed premises |
| Voice services | Virtual landline numbers in the 010, 012, 021 and 031 dialling codes, an Advance package published from R100 per month, and an unlimited-calls package from R699 per month. The company also notes international calling capability |
| Also offers | IP desk phones sold outright, listed between R950 and R2,115 depending on the model |
| Head office | Not published on the website. Contact numbers span the Johannesburg and Cape Town codes, but no physical office address is stated, so confirm the trading address before you contract |
| Coverage | National. Because the service is delivered over the internet, the number range you choose is a matter of which city code you want to present rather than where you sit |
| ICASA licence | No ICASA reference is published on the site. Number ranges in South Africa are allocated to licensed operators, so ask which licensed entity holds the range your number comes from and who carries the calls |
| Pricing | Published. A single line is R550 once off, the Advance package runs from R100 per month, unlimited calls from R699 per month, and IP phones are sold between R950 and R2,115 |
| Listed In | VoIP Providers |
A city number without a city office
Virtual landlines solve a specific problem: presenting an established geographic number when the business behind it is mobile, home-based or spread across several places. Speed Connection sells exactly that, with ranges in the four main metro codes, so a Cape Town number can ring a phone in Gqeberha without the caller knowing or caring. The service rides your internet connection, which makes the line quality question a question about that connection rather than about the provider, and a modest uncapped fibre or wireless service is generally enough for a handful of concurrent calls. Two things deserve a direct question before you commit: what happens to inbound calls when your power or internet drops, since a virtual number is only as reachable as the device it forwards to, and whether the number can be ported away later if you change supplier. The wider market sits in the VoIP provider directory.
Who Speed Connection is a fit for
- Small businesses and sole traders who want a metro landline number without renting premises
- Companies presenting a local presence in a city where they have no office
- Buyers who want published per-line pricing rather than a scoped quote
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Compare VoIP providers →Commonly asked questions
What is a virtual landline?
A geographic phone number that runs over the internet instead of a copper line. It keeps the look of a normal city number while ringing on whatever device you point it at, wherever that device happens to be.
What does Speed Connection charge?
A single line is listed at R550 once off, the Advance package runs from R100 per month and unlimited calls from R699 per month. IP phones are sold separately between R950 and R2,115.
Which area codes can I get?
The site lists 010 for Johannesburg, 012 for Pretoria, 021 for Cape Town and 031 for Durban.
Do I need special equipment?
Not necessarily. Calls can run through a softphone app on a computer or mobile, and the company also sells IP desk phones between R950 and R2,115 if you want physical handsets.
What internet connection do I need?
Enough headroom for the number of calls you run at once. A few concurrent calls sit comfortably on an ordinary uncapped fibre or fixed-wireless line, though a congested connection will show up as choppy audio before anything else.
Is Speed Connection ICASA licensed?
No licence reference is published on the site. Since geographic number ranges are allocated to licensed operators, ask which licensed entity holds your range and carries the calls.
This listing is maintained by WhichVoIP, an independent South African telecoms comparison service running since 2019. Details are verified against the provider’s public website and were last reviewed on 28 July 2026.