1300 Telephone Numbers
What 1300 telephone numbers can do for a business — one contact point, shared caller cost, an optional word — and the published path to get one.
A 1300 telephone number gives a business four published capabilities: one contact point for every customer, a shared caller cost, an optional word on the keypad, and a connection point you control at signup. This page walks through what each capability is — and what the number does not do — so the choice is made on published facts.
The four capabilities
- One contact point: customers dial the same number wherever they saw it — website, signs, ads — and calls arrive at the answer point the signup flow records.
- Shared caller cost: callers pay a local call cost on every 1300 call; the business pays the remainder under its plan's rate table. Plans start at $10 per month.
- An optional word: up to six letters mapped after the 1300 prefix (BAKERY reads as 225379), from $40 per month with availability and desirability affecting the word. Search candidates on Find a Number.
- Your answer point: the signup flow asks for the number the service will connect to — the application records where calls land.
Choosing between 1300 and the alternatives
The caller-cost split is the decision: 1300 shares it, 1800 removes the caller charge entirely in the stated Australian 1800-number context, and 13 is the shorter six-digit format whose pricing is not published in the plan tables. Both 1300 and 1800 run $10, $15, $39, $79 and $99 per month on the published plans — compare rows on the pricing page. The 1300 vs 1800 comparison sets the two main options side by side.
What a 1300 number does not do
Stated plainly: it is not a geographic landline, a mobile number or a personal line; it is not an answering service; and no page here promises it will increase calls or sales. Feature claims beyond the plan rows and the three listed add-ons are not published, and no activation timeframe is given — the team confirms connection specifics when you apply. Terms sit in the terms and conditions.
Related reading: 1300 telephone numbers in Australia, 1300 number benefits, or the 1300 numbers pillar.
1300 telephone number questions
What can a 1300 number do for a small team?
The published capabilities are the same at any size: one contact point, shared caller cost, an optional word, and a connection point you name at signup. Nothing here scales claims by business size.
Is a word number better than a standard one?
This page does not rank them. The published differences are how the number is obtained and the word price, from $40 per month; the caller arrangement is identical.
Who pays on a 1300 call?
Both sides by design — the caller pays a local call cost, the business pays the remainder under its plan's rate table.
How quickly is a 1300 number live?
No activation timeframe is published. The team confirms connection specifics during the application.
Capabilities, published
Put a 1300 telephone number to work
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