Free or cheap?
Are 1300 Numbers Free in Australia?
Short version: the search is free, your callers pay up to the local call rate, and the cheapest working 1300 number runs on a $10-a-month plan. The detail is below.
- Number search: free
- Callers: up to the local call rate
- Plans from $10/month with $5 credit
Free 1300 in Australia
Can a 1300 number in Australia be free?
Not as a working service — call carriage costs money. The free parts are the number search and the caller-side cap at the local call rate from fixed lines.
What is the cheapest genuine 1300 setup?
A standard number from the available pool on the Prepaid plan: $10 a month with $5 call credit, month to month, answered on your existing phone.
Are 1300 calls free for my customers?
Not entirely — customers pay up to the local call rate from fixed lines. The fully free format is 1800, where the business funds every call.
Where do I compare the plans?
On the pricing page, which lists every plan's monthly fee, inclusions and per-second call rates. The full cost model is in our 1300 cost guide.
Is there such a thing as a free 1300 number in Australia? Only in the senses that matter less than people hope: searching for a number is free, and calls to 1300 numbers are capped at the local call rate for callers on fixed lines — not free, but never more than a local call anywhere in the country. A working 1300 number itself starts at $10 a month, because the calls have to be carried and someone pays for that.
The free parts, the paid parts
| What | Cost | |---|---| | Searching available numbers | Free | | Caller dialling from a fixed line | Up to the local call rate | | Caller dialling from a mobile | Set by their carrier and plan | | The 1300 service itself | From $10/month, with $5 call credit at entry | | Calls beyond the plan''s inclusions | Per second, at published rates |
The honest cheap entry is a standard number on the Prepaid plan — ten dollars a month, month to month, no hardware. Premium phonewords that spell a brand word are the one deliberate step up, from $40 a month.
Where to spend two more minutes
- The caller-side question, fully answered: are 1300 numbers free.
- The complete business-side model: 1300 number cost and pricing.
- The cheapest-plan thinking, including the warning signs of offers that are cheap for a reason: cheap 1300 numbers.
- The format where callers genuinely pay nothing: 1300 vs 1800 numbers.
If that adds up for you, search the available 1300 numbers pool and put a number on the entry plan today. The product overview is at 1300 numbers.
The honest floor
Get a 1300 number from $10 a month
Search the pool, pick the entry plan, and answer on the phones you already use.