Get a 1300 Number
The short honest path to getting a 1300 number — three prerequisites, three moves, one confirmation — with the published prices and no invented timeframes.
Getting a 1300 number takes three prerequisites and three moves. Prerequisites: know the caller arrangement you want, know where calls should land, and know your budget for the plan row. Moves: settle the number, apply, confirm. The buy a 1300 number pillar holds the long version; this is the short one.
The three prerequisites
- The arrangement: 1300 is shared cost — callers pay a local call cost, the business pays the remainder. If callers should pay nothing instead, that is 1800 at the same plan price points.
- The answer point: the signup flow asks for the number the service will connect to — have it settled before applying.
- The budget: published 1300 rows run $10, $15, $39, $79 and $99 per month, with per-row call rates on the pricing page. Word pricing starts from $40 per month if the number spells a word.
The three moves
- Settle the number: search word candidates on Find a Number (a listing snapshot) or arrange a standard numeric number with the team.
- Apply: the signup flow records the number, plan and answer point.
- Confirm: the team confirms the exact number and price before connection — the step where availability actually settles. No activation timeframe is published.
Terms sit in the terms and conditions. Related reading: the easy way to buy a 1300 number, support for buying a 1300 number, or get a 1300 number in the Australia context.
Short-path questions
What is the fastest way to get a 1300 number?
Have the three prerequisites settled, then search or arrange the number and apply. No activation timeframe is published — the team confirms connection specifics.
Can I skip the plan comparison?
You can apply without it, but the plan row determines your per-minute rates — the pricing page is worth the two minutes.
What if I do not have an answer point yet?
The signup flow needs the number the service will connect to. Settle that first; this page does not document deferred-answer-point setups.
Is confirmation a formality?
No — it is where availability and the exact price settle. The search never reserves anything.
The short version
Get a 1300 number in three moves
Prerequisites first, moves second.