###ALL NEW NBN USERS###
I swapped over to NBN as well at the end of last year in 2020.
Had an issue calling a """13""" number last month, but put it down to being busy and also Covid19 - limited staff.
Fast forward - same thing occured yesterday and on trying a number of "13" numbers I discovered none went through and all were engaged except TPG.
Bottom line - after being peeved off no end with unhelpful TPG tech guys today and going back and forth I came to the realisation that ADSL included "13" and "1300", but NBN doesn't. It is also written in writing as well because I looked it up.
ADSL included it and that plan was less whereas NBN costs more, but it doesn't.
Go figure! TPG charges more for """less of a service""" and most "13" numbers in Australia are to essential services like: Electricity, Gas, Phones, Australia Post.
In addition, TPG doesn't permit the use of other companies that provide services that specialise in 13, 19 and 1300 numbers for a cost yet TPG has no phone plans to cover those 13 and 1300 numbers and yet they charge more for NBN compared to ADSL.
NBN was supposed to be alot cheaper than ADSL.
What we actually got in ADSL was far better than with NBN and if we didn't have to change over I wouldnt have!
TPG needs to include "13" and "1300" numbers, like with ADSL, because most essential services have them and not normal phone numbers.
Perhaps TPG can find out ALL those phone numbers WE ALL NEED and provide them to us customers so that we can actually make phone calls to the services we need to call.
