Free 1300 Numbers in Australia: What You Actually Pay

"Free 1300 number Australia" is a search that deserves a straight answer, because the honest version is good news anyway: the number search is free, your callers pay no more than a local call rate, and the cheapest genuine 1300 service in Australia starts at $10 a month with the first $5 of call credit included. What does not exist is a working 1300 number that costs nothing — the calls have to be paid for by someone.

The free parts, listed

• The search. Browsing the available-numbers pool costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
• The caller''s side. From an Australian fixed line, calling any 1300 number costs the caller up to the local call rate — never a long-distance premium, wherever the business sits.
• The features. Routing, voicemail-to-email, call recording and reporting ride with the service rather than appearing as add-on charges.

The paid parts, listed

• The monthly plan. From $10 (Prepaid, $5 call credit included) up the ladder to $99 for high-volume plans, with cap inclusions covering the first slice of call time at each level.
• Call charges beyond the inclusions. Per-second, at rates that differ for fixed-line and mobile origins. Current rates are on the pricing page.
• Premium numbers, if you want one. Phonewords that spell a brand word are a separate tier from $40 a month.

The full bill model — including what three different business profiles actually pay — is in 1300 number cost and pricing.

Choosing a provider on facts

Every 1300 provider is selling the same national numbering resource, so the differences are price, inclusions and honesty. The comparison that takes ten minutes:

1. Plan fee for the volume you actually handle.
2. Per-second call rates by origin — fixed line and mobile, in writing.
3. Caller-side cost — the answer should be "up to the local call rate", always.
4. Portability — your number must leave with you.
5. Features included, not priced per service.

We publish all five on the pricing page. If another provider beats us on the same facts, use them — that is the point of comparing.

The cheapest honest start

Search the available 1300 numbers pool, put a standard number on the Prepaid plan — $10 a month, month to month — and point it at the mobile or landline you already answer. If traffic grows, the reporting will say so and a cap plan will flatten the bill; if it does not, you have spent $10 to learn it. The product overview is at 1300 numbers.