Cheap 1300 Numbers Savings
Where the savings in a cheap 1300 number actually sit: included minutes and call credit, plan fit for your call pattern, and no published discounts.
No page here promises a dollar saving, and none is needed to answer the question: the published mechanics that hold costs down are included value and row choice. A cheap 1300 number saves in a specific, published way — the plan carries minutes or call credit, the fee is the only charge until that value is used, and the right row for your call mix keeps the per-minute tail short.
The published savings mechanisms
- Included minutes: Cap39 carries 250 Fixed Line mins + 100 Mobile mins for $39 per month; Cap79 carries 750 + 300 for $79. Within the included value, the monthly fee is the only charge.
- Call credit: the $10 Prepaid and $15 Light rows each include $5 call credit; High Volume includes $99 credit for $99.
- Lower rates at higher tiers: fixed-line rates step from 12c/min on the entry rows to 5c/min on High Volume, so heavier call patterns can suit a higher row.
- Month-to-month terms: standard plans have no lock-in, so the row can change as the call pattern changes.
Matching the row to the call pattern
The mechanics reward fit: a light, unpredictable call pattern suits the prepaid or credit rows; a steady fixed-line-heavy pattern suits the Cap rows with included minutes; a mobile-heavy pattern needs the mobile column checked first, because it is rated higher on every row. Which row nets out lowest for a specific business depends on that mix — this page does not calculate bills, and the tables to do it from are on the pricing page.
What is not on offer
No discounts, promo codes or hidden-cheaper tiers are published — the rows above are the prices, ex GST. And no claim is made here about competitor pricing; the honest comparison is between rows on one published table.
Related reading: the full 1300 rates table, the cheap 1300 numbers pillar, or the best-deal view of the same rows.
Savings questions
How do included minutes reduce cost?
Within the included value the monthly fee is the only charge — calls up to the allowance draw on the included minutes rather than adding per-minute charges. Once the value is used, the row's per-minute rates apply.
Is there a discount for paying annually or for multiple numbers?
Nothing of the kind is published. The prices are the published monthly rows, ex GST.
Which plan saves the most?
Whichever row matches your call mix — that depends on volume and on how many calls arrive on fixed lines versus mobiles. This page does not total bills; the tables are on the pricing page.
Does adding a word change the savings story?
It adds a line: Phonewords start from $40 per month with availability and desirability affecting the word, on top of the plan.
Savings, mechanically
Where the cost actually sits
Included value, row choice and month-to-month terms — nothing hidden.