Number 1800
What a 1800 number is, digit by digit — the toll-free prefix, the six digits after it, and what can ride there — with the published costs and limits.
A "1800 number" reads differently once you split it into its parts. The prefix — 1800 — designates the toll-free range: callers pay nothing in the stated Australian 1800-number context, and the business carries the call charges. The six digits after the prefix are the number's own span: they are what callers dial, what the business records as its identity, and — on a Phoneword — what a word can spell.
The parts of the number
- The prefix (1800): the toll-free marker. It does the communicating before anyone dials — the caller cost is built into the range itself.
- The six-digit span: the part that differs from business to business. Standard numbers fill it with digits arranged through the team; Phonewords fill it with letters under the published keypad mapping (2 = ABC through 9 = WXYZ), up to six letters.
- The word price, if a word: from $40 per month, with availability and desirability affecting the specific word. Search word candidates on Find a Number by word or last six digits.
What the number costs to run
Published 1800 rows run $10, $15, $39, $79 and $99 per month, each with its own fixed-line and mobile per-minute rates and, on Cap plans, included allowances — current tables on the pricing page. This page does not total a bill from them.
What the number is not
Stated plainly: it carries no area code and is not tied to premises; it is not an SMS or virtual-mobile product on this record; and no outcome — more calls, more sales — is claimed from holding one. No activation timeframe is published; the team confirms the exact number and price before connection, and terms sit in the terms and conditions.
Related reading: easy business phone numbers, get a work phone number, or the 1800 numbers pillar.
1800-number questions
What does the 1800 prefix mean?
The toll-free range: callers pay nothing in the stated Australian context, and the business pays the call charges under its plan.
How many digits follow the prefix?
Six — the span that identifies the specific number, and the span a Phoneword's word can occupy (up to six letters).
Can the six digits spell a word?
Yes, that is a Phoneword — from $40 per month with availability and desirability affecting the word, confirmed by the team before connection.
Is a 1800 number tied to a location?
No. It is state-neutral with no area code; calls arrive at the answer point recorded at signup.
Read the digits
The 1800 number, explained number by number
Prefix, span, word, cost.