Buying a 1300 Number vs Porting One
Porting an existing 1300 number or buying a new one — what the published record supports for each path, and why the porting half ends at the team's confirmation.
If a 1300 number is what you want, there are two paths to it — and the published record supports them unequally. The new-number path is fully published: search word candidates, arrange standard numbers, apply, confirm. The porting path — bringing a number you already hold — is not documented here: no process, eligibility rule or timeframe is published, and no "seamless transfer" promise appears on this record. This page keeps the comparison honest.
The published path — buying new
- Search: word numbers (up to six letters, from $40 per month with availability and desirability affecting the word) are searchable on Find a Number as a listing snapshot.
- Plan: published rows at $10, $15, $39, $79 and $99 per month with per-row call rates on the pricing page.
- Apply and confirm: the signup flow records the number, plan and answer point; the team confirms the exact number and price before connection.
The unpublished path — porting
Stated plainly: whether your existing number can move, on what terms, and how long it would take are questions the team confirms — they are not answerable from this record. Transfer obligations, where they exist, sit in the terms and conditions. Anyone quoting a porting certainty from a page is citing something this record does not contain.
Choosing between them
If the old number carries published goodwill — on vehicles, listings, printed material — keeping it may matter, and that is a question for the team. If the number is new to the business, the published path is complete end to end. The buy a 1300 number page covers the purchase forms; porting a 1300 number states the porting boundary in the same terms.
Related reading: comparing 1300 numbers, 1300 number plans, or the buy a 1300 number pillar.
Porting-vs-buying questions
Can I port my number when I buy?
That is a team-confirmation question — no porting process or eligibility rule is published on this record.
Which path is faster?
No timeframe is published for either path. New numbers have a complete published process; porting specifics are confirmed with the team.
Is porting more expensive?
No porting fee or price difference is published here — nothing about porting costs appears on this record.
Can I publish a new number while considering a port?
That sequencing is a business decision this page does not make. What is published is the new-number path, end to end.
Two paths, one honest
Porting an old number or buying a new one
One path is fully published; the other is not.