HARDIN SYSTEMS
Your business phone, without the big-carrier bill.
Hardin Talk is a complete phone system for your company: your numbers, an auto attendant, ring groups, voicemail you can read, texting, and apps for the desktop, the browser and your cell phone. It is run from New Orleans by people you can call.
Build my quoteTry the demoSee the plansFrom $9.99 per user a month. 6-month first term, then month-to-month. No annual contract; after the first 6 months, cancel with 30 days notice.
- Your desk phone and your cell ring together
- Voicemail emailed to you, with a written transcript
- Text customers from the company number
- Bring the desk phones you already own
- Keep your numbers: we handle the transfer
See itHardin Talk in 45 seconds
Inside the appThe real app, on a demo company
Screens from the live Hardin Talk app. The contacts are made-up New Orleans businesses on our demo account.
25 seconds of the Android app: the company phone book, typing a name to call Dana at Magnolia Florist, and a voicemail already typed out.
Try itTest Hardin Talk yourself, free
Our demo line answers with a real auto attendant. Press 1 to talk to the AI receptionist, 2 to leave a voicemail, 3 to hear how ring groups and business hours work.
Go to voice.hardin.systems, or open the Hardin Talk app, and choose Sign in with Google. Any personal Gmail works. You land in our demo company, Hardin Talk (demo), with an extension of your own.
What to try in the demo
- Phone: dial a coworker's extension, or type a name to search the company phone book
- Voicemail: call (504) 520-4224, press 2 and enter your demo extension (shown at the top of the app). A minute later your message is in the Voicemail tab, typed out
- Team chat: a private channel for everyone in the company, with photos and clips
- Apps: the same line on the web, Windows, iPhone and Android, ringing together
Demo accounts can call US numbers for up to 2 minutes and send 5 texts a day, and cannot call 911. The demo is a shared sandbox for testing. Please do not put private information in it. When you are ready, get a quote and we set up your own company system.
PlansPick where your team takes calls
Every plan has the full phone system. The plans differ in which apps each person gets and how many minutes and texts the company shares before usage billing starts. Prices are per user, per month.
Desktop
- Desktop softphone (Windows)
- One local number per user
- 250 minutes per user, pooled across the company
- Texts billed per message
- Auto attendant, ring groups, voicemail with transcripts
Desktop + Web
- Desktop softphone + web app in any browser
- One local number per user
- 400 minutes per user, pooled across the company
- 50 texts per user, pooled
- Auto attendant, ring groups, voicemail with transcripts
- Works on any computer with a browser, nothing to install
Everywhere
- Desktop softphone + web app + iPhone and Android app
- One local number per user
- 600 minutes per user, pooled across the company
- 100 texts per user, pooled
- Auto attendant, ring groups, voicemail with transcripts
- Works on any computer with a browser, nothing to install
- Answer the office line on your iPhone or Android
What each plan includes, and what usage costs after that
Each user adds their minutes and texts to one company pool. Usage billing only starts once the whole company has used the pool for the month.
| Plan | Price / user | Minutes / user, pooled | Texts / user, pooled | 10-person team shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desktop | $9.99 | 250 | none, billed per text | 2,500 min |
| Desktop + Web | $12.99 | 400 | 50 | 4,000 min · 500 texts |
| Everywhere | $15.99 | 600 | 100 | 6,000 min · 1,000 texts |
After the pool is used up (same rates on every plan)
| US usage | Rate |
|---|---|
| Outgoing call, per minute | 1¢ |
| Incoming call, per minute | 0.7¢ |
| Incoming call to a toll-free number, per minute | 2.5¢ |
| Text message sent / received | 1.5¢ / 1¢ |
| Picture message sent | 4¢ |
| International calls | per country, listed in your quote |
Example: 10 people on Everywhere who talk 800 minutes each in a month use 8,000 minutes against a 6,000-minute pool. The extra 2,000 minutes cost about $17. Calls between your own extensions are free and never count. Taxes and government telecom fees (such as the Universal Service Fund) are added at cost and shown on the invoice.
Add-ons and one-time setup
| Extra local number | $3.99 / month |
| Toll-free number (800/888/877...) | $4.99 / month |
| Business texting registration (10DLC, carrier-required) | $59.00 one-time + $12.00 / month carrier fee |
| Porting a number from your current carrier | $15.00 one-time |
| Desk phone setup and provisioning, per phone | $35.00 one-time |
| On-site install visit, New Orleans area | $75.00 one-time |
| Desk phones from us | from $69.00, see the three models |
| Concurrent calls (calls at the same time) | no per-line fee |
Why Hardin TalkWhat you get that the big names make hard
Hardin Talk is our own phone system, not another company's licences resold under our name. No outsourced help desk in another country with access to your calls, recordings or data. The people who built it answer, here in New Orleans.
A low per-user price with pooled minutes, then a published rate per minute and per text. A quiet office gets a quiet office's bill.
Desktop softphone, a web app in any browser, and iPhone and Android apps, all on the same extension. Desk phone and cell ring together.
Voicemail lands in your email with a written transcript, and in the app with one-tap call back.
Auto attendant menus, ring groups, business-hours routing, dial-by-name directory, call recording, call forwarding, a company phone book and a private team channel.
Bring compatible desk phones; we configure them remotely. We handle the paperwork to move your numbers.
Every client is its own separate phone system. Your extensions, recordings, voicemail and texts never share a space with another company's.
Three servers in two different regions (St. Louis and the New Orleans area), each on a different internet provider. If one goes down, incoming calls roll to the next one automatically. Monitored 24/7 and backed up nightly.
How it compares
Entry-level business phone plans from the big providers, as listed on their sites and in public pricing reviews, November 2026, per user per month, before taxes and fees. Plans and prices change; check each provider.
| Provider (entry plan with mobile app) | Month-to-month | With a 1-year contract |
|---|---|---|
| RingCentral RingEX Core | $30.00 | $20.00 |
| 8x8 X2 | about $28 | about $24 |
| GoTo Connect Phone System | about $26 (sales quote) | |
| Nextiva Core | $23.00 | $15.00 |
| Vonage Mobile | $19.99 | $13.99 |
| Dialpad Standard | not listed | $15.00 |
| Zoom Phone Metered (calls extra, about 3¢ a minute) | — | about $10.50 |
| Hardin Talk Everywhere (usage after 600 pooled min at 1¢) | $15.99 | 6-month start, then month-to-month |
"Unlimited" plans have text limits and fair-use rules of their own; most also add per-user regulatory fees. We put ours on the invoice at cost.
Desk phonesPick a phone, or bring your own
Three models we sell and set up for you. Prices are per phone; setup and provisioning is $35.00 per phone on top. Product photos courtesy of the manufacturers.
Yealink SIP-T31P
Two lines, a clear backlit screen, HD voice and power over Ethernet. Simple and dependable for a desk that mostly answers calls: reception overflow, a warehouse, a break room.
Yealink SIP-T46U
A 4.3-inch color screen, 16 lines, 10 lighted keys for coworkers and features, two USB ports for a headset or Wi-Fi adapter, gigabit network and power over Ethernet. The pick for busy desks that transfer a lot of calls.
Yealink SIP-T54W
Large color screen, built-in Bluetooth for headsets and Wi-Fi, gigabit port, 16 lines. In service at client offices on Hardin Talk now, with busy-lamp keys for every coworker, the directory, voicemail and recording keys. For front desks and managers.
Compatible brands
Our phone system has setup templates for the models below, so they can be configured remotely. A template means the model is supported; the Pro phone above is the one we run at client offices today.
| Brand | Families |
|---|---|
| Yealink | T3x, T4x, T5x desk phones, W-series cordless (DECT), CP conference phones |
| Grandstream | GXP, GRP and GXV desk phones, DP and WP cordless, HT analog adapters |
| Poly / Polycom | VVX series, SoundPoint IP, Edge E550 |
| Snom | D1xx, D3xx, D7xx and D8xx desk phones, M-series cordless |
| Fanvil | X-series desk phones, H-series, W611W |
| Cisco | SPA300/500 series, SPA112/122 adapters, 8800 series (multiplatform/SIP firmware only) |
| Avaya | J139, J169, J179, J189 (SIP firmware) |
| Mitel / Aastra | 6800 series and older 6700 / 9100 series (SIP firmware) |
| Also | Htek, Flyingvoice, Panasonic KX-TGP / UT, Sangoma, Digium, Obihai adapters, Algo paging speakers, Yeastar gateways |
The appsAlready in the stores
The apps sign in to your company's line once we set your account up.
QuoteAnswer a few questions, get a real price
About three minutes. You get a rough estimate at the end, and a person sends you a firm quote.
FAQStraight answers
How long does it take to move our numbers?
Usually one to three weeks in the US. It can take longer when the name, address or account number on the transfer form does not match the old carrier's records exactly, so we check those with you first. Your current service keeps working until the move completes. Do not cancel it early.
What do we need to move our numbers?
A recent bill from your current carrier and the authorized person's signature on a Letter of Authorization (LOA) that we send you. We never ask for your carrier account PIN or password on this website; the one step that needs it happens on the signed form or directly with your carrier.
Why do you bill usage on top?
Each plan includes pooled minutes and texts that cover most offices. Past that, you pay a published rate per minute and per text. "Unlimited" plans price in the heaviest users, so everyone pays for them. Ours lets a quiet office pay a quiet office's bill. Every invoice lists the usage line by line.
What are "concurrent calls"?
How many calls your company has going at the same time, in or out. There is no per-line fee. We ask so we can size your connection to the carrier and your office internet.
Does it work for 911 emergency calls?
Contact us before you rely on these lines for emergency calls. We confirm emergency calling and the registered address for every number with you during setup, and we tell you in writing what applies to your lines.
Is there a contract?
6-month first term, then month-to-month. No annual contract; after the first 6 months, cancel with 30 days notice.
Can we keep our desk phones?
Very likely. If your phone is a standard SIP phone and not locked to another provider, we can usually take it over. See "Bring your own phone" above for how to check, or send us the model.
What internet do we need?
About 100 kbps up and down per call at the same time, and a stable connection. A normal business line is plenty for a small office. We look at your setup as part of the quote.
Can we call or text other countries?
Yes. International calls are billed per minute at our carrier's rate for that country plus a small margin, and we list the rates for the countries you name in your quote.