Local Number for Metropolitan Remand Centre (VIC)
How it works
- Select Metropolitan Remand Centre as the facility.
- We issue a local landline from area 039.
- Your loved one dials the local number; you answer on your mobile — no app needed.
Note: Facility policies can vary. If a number is barred from time to time, we replace it fast at no cost.
About Metropolitan Remand Centre
- State: VIC
- Nearest area code: 039
- What you get: a local number near the facility that rings your mobile.
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Common questions
We provide a local landline with area code 039 so your loved one can dial a local number. You answer on your mobile — no app needed.
Yes. Calls use their credit, but dialing a local landline is typically a lower rate than calling a mobile directly.
It can happen from time to time. We replace your number fast at no cost so you can keep talking.
Yes. We’ll reconfigure or reissue your number to keep it local to the new facility.
No. Calls arrive as a normal phone call on your mobile.