PRICE TO RECEIVE A CALL ON A MOBILE
1800 Reverse is not a subscription service, the person receiving the call must choose to accept the call and the charges each and every time they receive a call. 1800 Reverse will only charge the person receiving a call on their mobile after they accept the charges by pressing 9 on their mobile keypad.
All accepted calls are charged to the receiving person’s mobile phone by Premium SMS. There's no charge if the call is not connected, or if the person receiving the call chooses not to accept the charges.
1800 Reverse calls to mobiles are charged a call connection fee and a call talktime charge. The call connection fee is $2.25. Call talktime is based on the length of the call and costs $2.25 per minute. After the first minute, call talktime is charged in blocks of 2 minutes.
| Premium SMS sent to charge for the call |
Rate per minute |
Talktime
provided |
What you'll see in the premium SMS sent after accepting a 1800 Reverse call |
| 1 Premium SMS of $4.50 (includes $2.25 connection fee) |
$2.25 |
1st Minute |
$Msg 1800Reverse call accepted [day/date]. Connect fee + 1st minute talktime $4.50. Receipt [number]. 1800reverse.com.au To block future calls reply with STOP |
| 2nd Premium SMS of $4.50 |
$2.25 |
2nd and 3rd Minutes |
$Msg 1800Reverse call accepted [day/date]. 2nd+3rd mins talktime $4.50. Receipt [number]. www.1800reverse.com.au To block future calls reply with STOP |
| 3rd Premium SMS of $4.50 |
$2.25 |
4th and 5th Minutes |
$Msg 1800Reverse call accepted [day/date]. 4th+5th mins talktime $4.50. Receipt [number]. www.1800reverse.com.au To block future calls reply with STOP |
| 4th Premium SMS of $4.50 |
$2.25 |
6th and 7th Minutes |
$Msg 1800Reverse call accepted [day/date]. 6th+7th mins talktime $4.50. Receipt [number]. www.1800reverse.com.au To block future calls reply with STOP |
All prices are inclusive of GST.
When accepting a 1800 Reverse call on a mobile, more than one Premium SMS will be sent to charge for the call if the talktime is over 1 minute. Call talktime does not start until the call is connected; this is after the person receiving the call presses 9 on their keypad to accept the charges.
The minimum charge when accepting a call on a mobile is $4.50 charged by 1 Premium rate SMS.
The maximum call length is 7 minutes, and the maximum call cost is $18 charged by way of 4 Premium SMS's.
All 1800 Reverse Premium SMS are sent from short message code 19999738. $Msg at the start of the SMS you receive to pay for the call indicates that it is a Premium SMS.
To see the price of accepting a 1800 Reverse call on a Home Phone, click here