Topping Up a Telstra PhoneAway Calling Card
It’s easy to top up online with PhoneAway.
You can also add extra call value to your PhoneAway card with BPAY®, by charging an amount to a major credit card, or by transferring value from another PhoneAway card.
Note: To transfer value from another PhoneAway card online, your card must be registered.
Top up with a credit card
Charging an amount to a major credit card
You can add value to your PhoneAway card by charging an amount to a major credit card over the telephone or online.
To add value over the telephone:
- Dial 189331 or 1800 150 117.
- Select from one of the language options (press 1 for English).
- Enter your PhoneAway card number.
- Select the options menu by entering * 1.
- Dial * 4 for credit card top up.
- Then follow the remaining instructions.
Things you need to know
- A free call from most fixed phones and Telstra mobile phones within Australia (excluding Telstra prepaid mobiles which cannot be used to make a PhoneAway call using the 18933 access number).
Important note
- You can add value to your PhoneAway card in amounts of $10, $15, $20, $25, $30 or $50 over the telephone or online.
- Credit card top up is restricted to the use of one designated credit card of your choice for each PhoneAway calling card. You cannot alternate between different credit cards for future credit card top up transactions.
- You can only add value up to $100 in one day, have no more than $200 value on your card at any time, and no more than $1,000 over the life of the card.
Transfer value
Transfer value from another Telstra PhoneAway card
You can transfer value from one PhoneAway card to another over the telephone or online.
To transfer value online your card must be registered.
To transfer value over the telephone:
- Dial 189331 or enter the access number for the country you are in.
- Select from one of the language options (press 1 for English).
- Enter the card number of the PhoneAway card you wish to transfer value to.
- Select the options menu by entering * 1.
- Dial * 7 to transfer value.
- Enter the card number of the PhoneAway card from which you wish to transfer the value.
- Then follow the remaining instructions.
Things you need to know
- A free call from most fixed phones and Telstra mobiles within Australia (excluding Telstra prepaid mobile which cannot be used to make a PhoneAway call using 18933).
Important note
If you are transferring value from another PhoneAway card, there is a limit of three transfers to a card per day and five transfers to a card per week.
Top up using BPAY®
You can use BPAY to add credit to PhoneAway cards purchased online or specially marked with the BPAY logo.

- If you have not used BPAY before, register with your bank, credit union, building society or other participating financial institution for telephone and internet banking. For more information, please visit www.bpay.com.au
- Once registered, call your participating financial institution's telephone banking service or log onto their internet banking service to make a payment of between $15 and $100 from your cheque or savings account. BPAY payments cannot be made from a credit card account.
- Select the BPAY option and follow the prompts.
- You will need our Biller Code and your Customer Reference Number to add credit to your PhoneAway card:
- Our Biller Code is 150961.
- Your Customer Reference Number is your 12 digit PhoneAway number (located on the card).
- Please wait for and retain a record of your receipt number.
- The credit should be applied within one banking day of Telstra's receipt of your recharge payment. There may be a delay if you miss your bank’s cut off times for BPAY transactions and on weekends and public holidays. If you experience problems with a BPAY recharge transaction, please contact your participating financial institution in the first instance.
Note: Customers with a calling card voucher cannot use this service at present. This site will be updated when the use of BPAY vouchers is possible.
Things you need to know
BPAY® Registered to BPAY Pty Ltd ABN 69 079 137 518.

