Standard Phone Number or Phoneword: How to Choose
How a standard numeric 1300 or 1800 number compares with a Phoneword, covering caller cost, published plan prices and how to search availability.
A "standard phone number" in this context is the plain numeric version of a business number — the digits as they dial. The alternative is a Phoneword: the same kind of number with a word spelled out on the telephone keypad. Both are business numbers offered by 1300 Easy Dial, and the choice is about how you want the number to read, not about a different product category entirely.
This page compares the two on caller cost, published pricing and availability checking.
What a standard numeric business number is
A standard 1300 number is a shared-cost business number; public plans start at $10 per month. A standard 1800 number is free for customers to call in the stated Australian 1800-number context, with the business paying call charges; public plans also start at $10 per month. Standard plans are month-to-month with no lock-in, and all pricing is ex GST. Current fees and per-minute call rates are listed on the pricing page.
What a Phoneword adds
A Phoneword uses a 13, 1300 or 1800 number to spell a word on the telephone keypad — for example, a word mapped across the number's digits. Published Phoneword pricing starts from $40 per month, with availability and desirability affecting the price. The Phonewords page explains the category, and Phone Word Australia looks at how word numbers are used locally.
How to decide between them
- How the number reads: a numeric number is the plain digits; a Phoneword encodes a word that can match a business name or service.
- What you publish: either style gives you one published business contact point. Ads, signage and websites carry it the same way.
- What it costs: numeric 1300/1800 plans start at $10 per month; Phonewords start from $40 per month, and a desirable word can cost more.
- What is available: neither style can be reserved by assumption. Use the search tool to see what exists before deciding.
Checking availability before you commit
Find a Number searches available 1300/1800 Phonewords. It does not promise that a particular word or number is available or available at a particular price — availability is only confirmed through the search and the team. This page does not promise recall, call-volume or conversion outcomes for either style; those depend on factors outside the number itself.
Standard number or Phoneword: common questions
Is a Phoneword a different kind of number?
No. A Phoneword uses a 13, 1300 or 1800 number to spell a word on the telephone keypad. Underneath the word is a standard business number format.
How much does each option cost?
Numeric 1300 and 1800 plans start at $10 per month. Phonewords start from $40 per month, with availability and desirability affecting the price. All pricing is ex GST.
Do the plan terms differ?
Standard 1300 and 1800 plans are month-to-month with no lock-in. Premium numbers such as Phonewords carry different terms, which the pricing page states.
Where do I check what is available?
Use Find a Number to search available 1300/1800 Phonewords. Availability is not promised for a specific word until the search and the team confirm it.
Can I use both styles?
The categories overlap: a Phoneword rides on a 13, 1300 or 1800 number. If you want word branding on a numeric service, that is what a Phoneword provides — see phone number names for how businesses choose the word.
Numeric or word?
Compare a standard number with a Phoneword
Search available Phonewords or read how the two number styles differ in cost and use.