Buy a 1300 Number Best Deal

The honest answer to "where is the best deal on a 1300 number" starts with what is published. The 1300 plans here run from $10 to $99 per month, standard plans are month-to-month with no lock-in, and every call rate is published on the pricing page. What this page will not do is claim a cheapest deal in the market — no competitor comparison is published here, so a deal is best judged by matching a published plan to your call profile.

What is actually published

Plan fees: $10, $15, $39, $79 and $99 per month. The $39 tier comes as Cap39, Fixed Cap39 and Mobile Cap39, each with different included minutes.
Included value: Cap39 includes 250 fixed line minutes plus 100 mobile minutes; Cap79 includes 750 plus 300; High Volume includes $99 call credit; Prepaid and Light include $5 call credit.
Call rates: per minute, billed per second, with the mobile rate higher than the fixed line rate on every plan.
Shared cost: callers pay a local call rate on 1300; the per-minute rates are what the business pays.
Terms: standard plans are month-to-month with no lock-in. All published pricing is ex GST.

What "best deal" means for a 1300 number

A deal is good when the plan you buy matches the calls you actually receive. A business answering mostly landline calls wastes money on a mobile-heavy plan, and a business whose callers are mostly on mobiles burns through a fixed-line allowance. That is why the Cap39 tier is split into three variants — fixed line, mobile, or both — and why the cheapest plan is not automatically the best value once call volumes are real.

Because standard plans are month-to-month, the cost of choosing wrong is bounded: you can move to a different plan rather than serving out a contract. That is the structural advantage to check for in any 1300 deal, and it is stated plainly in the published terms.

Where a Phoneword changes the numbers

If the deal you want includes a word — a number that spells your business name on the keypad — the Phoneword licence adds a fee from $40 per month on top of the plan, plus a one-off $50 setup, subject to number selection and availability. Premium numbers run on a 12-month rolling contract, unlike the month-to-month standard plans. The exact licence price depends on the desirability and availability of the word, and it is confirmed for the specific number before you connect. Availability can be checked on Find a Number.

What this page does not claim

This page does not claim the cheapest 1300 numbers in Australia, does not name or compare providers, and does not promise that any number will bring more calls or sales. It also does not quote an activation timeframe — that is not part of the published record here. Judge the deal from the current pricing tables and the terms and conditions.

1300 deal questions

Is the $10 plan a good deal?

It is the published entry point: Prepaid at $10 per month includes $5 call credit and is prepaid only, so you never wear an overage. If you expect only a handful of calls it can be enough; if calls grow, the Cap tiers include far more value per month.

What happens after my included minutes run out?

The plan's per-minute rates apply from that point, billed per second. On Cap39 that is 10c per minute to fixed lines and 30c per minute to mobiles. The rates for every plan are on the pricing page.

Does a Phoneword cost more than a standard 1300 number?

Yes — the licence starts from $40 per month plus a $50 setup, on a 12-month rolling contract, and the exact price varies with the word. A standard 1300 number on a month-to-month plan carries no licence fee or setup in the published terms.

Am I locked in?

Standard 1300 plans are month-to-month with no lock-in. Only premium numbers — Phonewords from $40 per month — carry the 12-month rolling contract. The buy a 1300 number guide walks through the full purchase decision.