The Best Way to Get a Phone Number

There is no single "best" way to get a business phone number — the best choice is the one that matches your callers, your brand and your call volume. What can be said from the published material is the sequence that gets you there: pick the number type by caller cost, decide whether the number should spell a word, then judge plans by their call-rate tables rather than their headlines. The options are 1300 numbers, 1800 numbers and Phonewords, with 1300 and 1800 plans starting at $10 per month.

Match the number type to your callers

Start with who pays for the call. A 1300 number is presented as a shared-cost business number — the conventional choice for an inbound business line. An 1800 number is presented as free for customers to call in the stated Australian 1800-number context, with the business paying the call charges — the better fit when you want to remove every reason not to call. Neither is "best" in the abstract; the caller profile decides.

Weigh memorability against price

If customers mostly dial from a saved contact, digits are fine. If they hear or see the number once — radio, vehicle signage, a billboard — a Phoneword, which spells a word on the telephone keypad using a 13, 1300 or 1800 prefix, is the format built for recall. The trade-off is price and availability: Phoneword pricing starts from $40 per month, availability is not guaranteed for a specific word, and desirable words cost more. Search the word early at Find a Number so the answer shapes the decision rather than the other way round.

Judge plans on rates, not headlines

Published 1300 and 1800 plans run at $10, $15, $39, $79 and $99 per month, and each pairs its fee with a call-rate table that sets separate rates for landline-originated and mobile-originated calls. A lower monthly fee can carry higher per-minute rates, so the best-value plan is the one whose table matches where your callers actually call from. The pricing page holds the current tables; prices are in Australian dollars and include GST.

Finish with the connection step

The signup flow asks for the number the service will connect to — the answering point your calls will reach — so the last preparation task is confirming which existing phone that is. Nothing in the published material promises an activation timeframe, so treat timing as a question for the team (1300 327 934 or info@1300easydial.com.au), not an assumption. Get the type, the word, the plan and the answering point right, and the application itself is the easy part.

Getting a number well: questions

What is the cheapest way to get a business number?

Published 1300 and 1800 plans start at $10 per month. Cheap overall means reading the call-rate table paired with each plan on the pricing page, because the total cost is the fee plus the calls you receive.

Which number type is best for advertising?

A Phoneword — a number that spells a word on the keypad — is the format built for recall from a single hearing or glance. It starts from $40 per month, with availability and desirability affecting each word's price.

Is 1300 or 1800 better for my business?

It depends on who you want to pay. A 1300 number is shared cost; an 1800 number is free for callers in the stated Australian context with the business paying the call charges. Both have public plans starting at $10 per month.

How long does it take to get a number?

No activation timeframe is published on this site, so none is promised here. What is published is the signup flow, which asks for your answering point — having that ready keeps the application short.