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A virtual receptionist, without the roster.

A virtual receptionist answers your phone without sitting in your office. Ours does it without sitting anywhere, which is why it can work at two in the morning on a public holiday.

8 in 10 callers won’t leave a voicemail 30 seconds to switch on No new phone number

Virtual, but genuinely always there

A human virtual receptionist is a real improvement on voicemail, and it comes with real limits: business hours, one call at a time, sick days, and a script rather than knowledge. An AI receptionist removes all four of those constraints. It is not better than a good receptionist at everything, but it is better at being available.

It knows things a script cannot

Built around your services, your hours, your fixed prices, and the questions you are sick of answering. That is the difference between a message taker and something that actually resolves the call.

What it costs against the alternatives

A receptionist in Australia is a loaded cost well north of fifty thousand a year. A human virtual receptionist service typically runs a monthly minimum plus per call charges. Answermate is $399 a month with no lock-in and no per call fees. Plans carry a stated call allowance so you know where you stand, but we do not bill by the minute and a busy month never produces a surprise invoice.

Try it rather than read about it

Every demo on this site is a live call, not a recording. Ring one, interrupt it, argue with it, and ask it something it should not know. That last one is the interesting bit.

Questions

Common questions.

What is a virtual receptionist?

Someone, or something, that answers your business phone without being physically in your office. Traditionally a person in a call centre. Increasingly an AI receptionist that knows your business and works around the clock.

Is an AI receptionist better than a human virtual receptionist?

Not at everything. A human handles genuinely unusual situations better. An AI is better at being available, handling several calls at once, and knowing your specific prices and services rather than a script.

Will it sound robotic?

Judge that yourself rather than taking our word for it. There is a live demo on this site and it costs you nothing to ring it.

Do I keep my phone number?

Yes. Nothing about your number, signage or listings changes.

Hear it before you decide anything.

No form, no email address, no sales call. Have a real conversation and judge it yourself.

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