Find a Number for Business
The practical route to find a number for your business: search available 1300 and 1800 Phonewords by word or last six digits, then compare plans.
The practical way to find a number for your business here is a three-step method: run the search, read the result for what it is, and connect through sign-up. The search tool is Find a Number, which covers the currently available 1300 and 1800 Phonewords. No specific number is guaranteed to be available, and the method below is written so you can finish with a connected number rather than a shortlist of maybes.
Step one: run the search
- By word: type the word you want the number to spell — a business name, service or trade. A 1300 or 1800 base carries up to six letters; a 13 number carries up to four, though the search covers 1300 and 1800 listings.
- By digits: type the last six digits of a candidate number. The prefix is not part of the search, so the same digits can be checked on either base.
- By prefix: filter to 1300, 1800 or both, depending on which caller-cost model you want — 1300 is a shared-cost number, 1800 is free for callers in the stated Australian context.
Step two: read the result for what it is
A listed result means the matching number is available right now — a snapshot, not a reservation. Listings move as other businesses connect their numbers, so the confirmation step at sign-up is the point where a number is actually secured. The search also has a defined scope: it covers available 1300/1800 Phonewords, does not show numbers already in use, and is not a number-owner lookup. If nothing matches your first candidate, change the candidate — a shorter word, a different spelling, a different prefix — before changing the plan.
Step three: connect the number
Connection runs through sign-up, where the flow asks for the number the service will connect to — that answer point is what the flow records. For a Phoneword, the exact number and price are confirmed with you before you connect, because word pricing starts from $40 per month and the availability and desirability of the word affect the figure. The plan underneath starts at $10 per month for published 1300 and 1800 plans, all ex GST, with the full rows on the pricing page. No connection timeframe is published, so confirm timing with the team on the contact page if a launch date matters.
Related reading: find a business number, find a 1300 number, or find a phone word.
Find a number questions
Do I need a business name before I search?
No. The search works either direction: test a specific word you already have in mind, or search a service word first and see what is listed before settling on a name.
Does finding a number guarantee I get it?
No. Availability is never promised for a specific word or number. The listing is live, and the confirmation at sign-up is the only permanent answer.
What happens after I choose a number?
Sign-up asks for the number the service will connect to, and for a Phoneword the exact number and price are confirmed before connection. Behaviour beyond that step is not described by the published record.
How quickly is a number connected?
No connection timeframe is published on this site. Confirm any timing requirement with the team rather than planning around an estimate.
The working method
Run the search, read the result, connect
A step-by-step route from candidate word to connected business number, with the boundaries stated as they are.