Own A Phone Number
What owning a business phone number means here: month-to-month 1300 and 1800 plans, Phoneword licences on a 12-month rolling contract, from $10 per month.
What owning a number means here
Owning a phone number for your business, as this site structures it, means holding the right to use a number on a published plan rather than buying a permanent asset. A standard 1300 or 1800 number runs on a month-to-month plan with no lock-in. A Phoneword is licensed monthly on a 12-month rolling contract. What you get in both cases is a number that belongs to your business's marketing — published on your website, vehicles and advertising — for as long as the arrangement runs.
- Standard 1300 and 1800 numbers: month-to-month plans from $10 per month, with no lock-in.
- Phonewords: a monthly licence from $40 per month, with availability and desirability affecting the price, plus a $50 setup subject to number selection and availability, on a 12-month rolling contract.
- The plan carries the calls: the number is the contact point; the plan sets the per-minute rates and included minutes.
- All pricing is ex GST.
What you can do with a number of your own
A dedicated inbound number gives your business one published contact point that does not change when staff, devices or premises change. Callers dial the one number; the plan handles the calls. A 1300 number shares the call cost with the caller, who pays a local call rate, while an 1800 number is free for customers to call in the stated Australian 1800-number context, with the business paying the call charges.
A Phoneword adds the word itself: a 13, 1300 or 1800 number that spells a word on the telephone keypad. Because desirable words are finite, owning one is closer to holding a licence on a brand asset than renting digits — and the price reflects the desirability and availability of the word.
Choosing and keeping a number
Start by searching available 1300 and 1800 Phonewords with Find a Number if a word matters to you, or by picking a standard number if it does not. Availability is not promised for any specific word, and the exact number and price are confirmed before you connect. The published plan fees, call rates and included minutes are on the pricing page, and the terms and conditions govern the arrangement — the contractual detail belongs there rather than on this page.
If you are weighing ownership against the alternatives, buy your own phone number covers what the purchase means, and a dedicated number for your business covers why businesses publish one at all.
Own a phone number: questions
Do I own the number outright?
No permanent ownership is claimed on this page. Standard 1300 and 1800 numbers run on month-to-month plans, and Phonewords are licensed on a 12-month rolling contract. The terms and conditions govern the arrangement.
What does it cost to have a number of my own?
Standard 1300 and 1800 plans start at $10 per month. Phoneword licences start from $40 per month plus a $50 setup, subject to number selection and availability. All pricing is ex GST.
Am I locked into a contract?
Standard 1300 and 1800 plans are month-to-month with no lock-in. Phonewords run on a 12-month rolling contract.
Can I choose the exact number I own?
For Phonewords, use Find a Number to search what is currently listed. Availability is not promised for a specific word, and the exact number and price are confirmed before you connect.
Own a number
Choose the number you would own
Search available 1300 and 1800 Phonewords or compare the published plans.