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AI-Powered Voice + Text Reception

AI Receptionist for Small Business

Sounds like a human. Our natural-sounding AI receptionist answers every call 24/7, screens callers professionally, and warm-transfers urgent calls to you with a whispered summary—so you never miss important clients or opportunities.

Base Level Very Good AI Voice Natural conversation quality. Handles calls professionally and efficiently. Call this demo line and ask about scheduling a consultation!
Basic Live Demo (978) 696-9321 90 sec limit • 3 calls max per number
State of the Art Human-Like AI Voice Virtually indistinguishable from a real person. Premium conversational experience. Call this demo line and ask about scheduling a consultation!
Advanced Live Demo (877) 899-7714 90 sec limit • 3 calls max per number
Starting at $99/month
14-day free trial
No credit card
No sales call required
Call Screened New client inquiry
SMS Ticket Sent Message delivered
Incoming Call
AI Receptionist Active
CallDispatcher Thanks for calling—this is the office. How can I help you today?
Caller I'd like to schedule a consultation as soon as possible.
CallDispatcher Let me connect you with the right person...
Trusted by Small Businesses Nationwide
24/7 Coverage
99.9% Uptime

The Only AI Receptionist with Whisper Transfer

Most AI answering services transfer calls blind—you answer with no idea who's calling or why. CallDispatcher briefs you first with a whispered summary, so you can accept or decline before connecting.

Whisper Before Connection

"Incoming call. New client inquiry. Caller Sarah Johnson. Interested in consulting services. Sounds time-sensitive. Press 1 to accept, 2 to take a message."

You Stay in Control

You decide whether to take the call live or send it to voicemail—all before the caller knows you're there.

Built for Emergencies

Define what counts as urgent—existing clients, VIP callers, specific keywords. Route important calls instantly, take messages for the rest.

The Most Human-Sounding AI in the Industry

Voice quality isn't a novelty—it directly impacts your business. Research shows customers are more likely to stay on the line and complete their call when greeted by natural-sounding voices. Robotic, awkward AI drives callers away.

We partner with the leading AI voice labs to deliver speech that sounds remarkably human—with natural pacing, appropriate pauses, and conversational tone. Your customers will assume they're talking to your receptionist.

4.2/5 Premium AI voice naturalness rating (vs 4.7 for humans)*
27% Fewer abandoned calls with natural-sounding AI**

*Journal of Voice research · **Invoca home services study

Hear it yourself—call our live demo

Trade-Specific Training

Built for professional businesses—not generic. Understands context, screens intelligently, and represents your business with sophistication from day one.

No Sales Call Required

Sign up, configure, and go live in 10 minutes. No demos, no salespeople, no waiting. Just results.

Voice + SMS Answering

Handle both calls and text messages with the same AI. Customers can text "emergency" or call—either way, you're covered.

Intelligent Fallback

If uncertain, the AI captures details and sends a message instead of forcing a bad transfer. Never lose context, never miss important information.

Every Missed Call Is a Missed Opportunity

When your phone rings, you're often in a meeting, with a client, or closed after hours. That's when calls turn into missed opportunities—and lost revenue.

Missed Calls When You're Busy

You can't answer the phone when you're in a meeting, with a client, or focused on important work.

After-Hours Emergencies

True emergencies at 2 AM need fast routing without waking up everyone on the team.

Poor Call Notes

Incomplete details slow down follow-up and reduce your conversion rate on leads.

Your AI Receptionist, Always On

CallDispatcher answers like a real receptionist—not a chatbot or IVR menu. Natural conversation, smart screening, and seamless handoffs.

Human-Like Voice

Natural pacing, short acknowledgements, fully interruptible. No "press 1" experience.

Urgent Call Detection

Built-in urgency detection. Routes important calls instantly based on your criteria.

Warm Transfer

Calls you with a whisper summary before bridging the caller.

Fail-Soft Design

If uncertain, captures details and sends ticket—never forces a bad transfer.

How CallDispatcher Handles Your Calls

CallDispatcher is designed for professional call handling with intelligent screening, natural conversation, and context-aware responses. No generic scripts—sophisticated AI that represents your business professionally from day one.

🔔 Urgent Call Detection

  • Existing Client Calls — Recognizes your current clients by name or account. Warm-transfers immediately so your best clients always reach you when they need to.
  • Time-Sensitive Matters — Detects urgency keywords like "deadline," "court date," "closing tomorrow," or "emergency." Escalates appropriately based on your rules.
  • VIP Callers — Maintain a priority list of contacts who always get transferred immediately. Referral sources, key accounts, or anyone you designate.
  • High-Value Inquiries — New potential clients asking about significant services get flagged for immediate attention so you never miss an opportunity.
  • Custom Triggers — Define your own urgency rules based on your business. Any keyword, caller type, or scenario you specify.

📋 Professional Message Taking

  • New Client Inquiries — Gathers name, contact info, what they need, and how they heard about you. Detailed intake without the phone tag.
  • Appointment Requests — Collects preferred times, reason for meeting, and any preparation needed. Ready for your scheduler to follow up.
  • General Questions — Answers FAQs about your services, hours, location, and process. Provides helpful information without interrupting your focus.
  • Vendor & Sales Calls — Politely screens solicitors and takes messages from legitimate vendors. Protects your time from interruptions.
  • After-Hours Coverage — Same professional experience at 9 PM as 9 AM. Never miss an opportunity because you closed for the day.

Why Intelligent Call Handling Matters

Generic answering services treat every call the same. They can't tell a high-value new client from a sales pitch. They don't know which of your existing clients should always reach you immediately. CallDispatcher learns your business priorities and makes the same judgment calls your best receptionist would—24/7, without the salary.

Never Answer a Call Blind

CallDispatcher calls you first, provides a 10-second whisper summary of who's calling and why, then only bridges the caller if you choose to accept.

  • You hear caller name, reason, and context before picking up
  • Press 1 to accept, Press 2 to send as ticket
  • Automatic fallback to backup contact if no answer
  • Caller hears ringing during whisper—seamless experience
Incoming Call
CallDispatcher
Business Line

"Incoming call. Potential new client. Caller Sarah Johnson. Interested in your services. Sounds time-sensitive. Press 1 to accept, press 2 to take a message."

1 Accept Call
2 Send as Ticket

Built for Professional Businesses

Customizable call routing rules for your business. CallDispatcher knows when to transfer immediately and when to take a detailed message.

  • Priority: Existing clients, VIP contacts, time-sensitive keywords
  • Routine: New inquiries, general questions, appointment requests
  • Custom rules: Add your own priority callers and keywords
  • After-hours mode: Different rules for business hours vs. evenings
Professional working in modern office

Capture Leads Who Prefer to Text

41% of clients prefer scheduling by text. CallDispatcher answers texts just like calls—with the same intelligent screening and message capture.

  • Missed-call text-back: Automatically texts callers you couldn't answer
  • After-hours auto-reply: Captures leads when you're closed
  • SMS notifications: Instant alerts when you receive messages
Upgrade: Two-Way Text Answering Full conversational SMS intake with emergency triage + warm transfer escalation
CD
Your Business Text Answering • Automated

Thanks for reaching out! How can we help you today? Please share a brief description of what you need.

6:47 PM

Hi, I'm interested in scheduling a consultation about your services.

6:48 PM

Great! I'd be happy to help arrange that. What's your name and the best number to reach you?

6:48 PM

Sarah Johnson, 555-123-4567

6:49 PM

Thanks Sarah! Are you an existing client, or is this a new inquiry?

6:49 PM

New client - was referred by a colleague

6:50 PM

Wonderful! I've captured your information and someone will reach out shortly to schedule your consultation. Thank you!

6:50 PM

Go Live in 10 Minutes

No new hardware. No complicated setup. Just forward your calls and start answering every one.

1

Set Your Hours

Define business hours and after-hours behavior in our simple dashboard.

2

Add On-Call Contacts

Enter primary and backup phone numbers for emergency routing.

3

Choose Your Rules

Set up your call routing rules—who gets transferred immediately and who gets a message.

4

Forward & Go Live

Forward calls to your CallDispatcher number. You're now answering 24/7.

Skip the Sales Pitch

Live in 10 Minutes. No Sales Call Required.

Other AI answering services make you book a 30-minute demo with a salesperson before you can even try their product. We think that's backwards.

Other AI Services
  • Book a demo call
  • Wait for sales rep
  • Sit through 30-min pitch
  • Get "custom quote"
  • Finally start trial
⏱️ Days to weeks
CallDispatcher
  • Sign up online
  • Set your greeting
  • Add your team members
  • Forward your calls
  • You're live!
⚡ 10 minutes

You're a contractor—you don't have time to sit through sales demos. Try it yourself and decide.

Choose Your Plan

No per-call fees. No surprise overages. AI answering coverage that fits your business.

Basic

$ 99 /month

Voice-only answering

  • 24/7 AI receptionist
  • Emergency triage
  • Basic AI voice
  • 200 voice minutes
  • Call summaries
  • No SMS features

Pro

$ 299 /month

Voice + SMS Answering

  • Everything in Standard
  • 600 mins + 500 SMS
  • Two-Way Text Answering
  • Missed-call text-back
  • SMS → voice escalation
  • Full call transcriptions
  • Email support

* SMS features require carrier registration (2-4 weeks). We support you through the process to ensure proper setup.

Full Control

Ultimate

$ 399 /month

Customize everything

  • Everything in Pro
  • 600 mins + 750 SMS
Voice Minutes 600 mins
600 10,000

+$25 per 100 minutes

  • Choose your voice 6 voices • switch anytime
  • Custom AI instructions Control how AI handles calls
  • 5000+ Integrations Integrate into most applications

* SMS features require carrier registration (2-4 weeks). We support you through the process to ensure proper setup.

All plans include a 14-day free trial. No credit card required. No sales call needed. Sign up and go live in 10 minutes.

Need more minutes? No problem.

If you exceed your plan's included minutes, additional usage is billed at simple per-unit rates:

Voice calls $0.25/min
SMS messages $0.05/msg

We'll alert you at 75% and 90% usage so there are no surprises. Upgrade anytime mid-month.

Common Questions

Everything you need to know about CallDispatcher.

We recommend transparency. While CallDispatcher sounds remarkably human—with natural pacing, acknowledgements like "got it" and "okay," and the ability to handle interruptions—it's a best practice to let callers know they're speaking with an AI assistant. This builds trust and sets appropriate expectations.

You have complete control over the greeting. Customize exactly what the AI says when it answers, such as: "Thanks for calling [Your Business]. This is our AI receptionist and I can help you right away, or connect you with a team member. How can I help?" Many customers actually prefer getting immediate help from AI over waiting on hold or leaving voicemail.

Our fail-soft design means CallDispatcher never forces a bad decision. If it's uncertain whether something is a true emergency, it captures all the details, creates a ticket, sends it to you and the caller, and tells the caller someone will call them shortly. No guessing, no frustrated customers.

No new hardware needed. You can go live today just by forwarding calls from your existing business number to your CallDispatcher number. Forward always, only when busy/no-answer, or only after hours—your choice. You can port your number to us later if you prefer.

Currently, CallDispatcher focuses on call screening, message capture, and warm transfers to your team. For scheduling, it collects the caller's preferred callback window and sends that in the ticket. Full calendar integration for direct booking is coming soon.

The Basic plan includes: 24/7 AI receptionist, urgent call detection, call summaries, and 200 voice minutes per month. Upgrade to Standard ($199/mo) for advanced human-like AI voice and warm transfer with whisper, or Pro ($299/mo) to add SMS capabilities and full call transcriptions. Additional usage is available at low per-unit rates if you exceed the included amounts.

Absolutely. We offer a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. Call our live demo number right now to hear exactly how CallDispatcher handles a call—then start your free trial and forward your calls to go live in minutes.

The 14-day free trial showcases our Standard plan features: AI voice reception, urgent call detection, warm transfer with whisper, call summaries, and the advanced human-like AI voice. This lets you experience the core technology before committing. SMS/text capabilities are not included in the trial due to carrier registration requirements (see next FAQ).

U.S. carriers require all business SMS to be registered through a compliance process called A2P 10DLC (Application-to-Person 10-Digit Long Code). This isn't something we invented—it's an industry-wide requirement to prevent spam and ensure legitimate business messaging.

The registration process involves two steps:

1. Brand Registration — Your business identity is verified with The Campaign Registry (TCR). This requires your legal business name, EIN (Tax ID), business address, and website.

2. Campaign Registration — Your messaging use case is approved by carriers. We describe how you'll use SMS (appointment reminders, customer updates, etc.) and how customers can opt out.

Timeline: The entire process typically takes 2-4 weeks. Brand registration usually completes within a few days, but campaign approval can take 1-3 weeks depending on carrier review queues.

Good news: We handle all the paperwork for you. When you upgrade to a Pro or Ultimate plan, we'll collect the required information (business name, EIN, address) and manage the entire registration process on your behalf. You'll just need to answer a few questions—we do the rest.

No surprises—just simple per-minute billing. We'll send you email and dashboard alerts at 75% and 90% of your plan usage so you always know where you stand. If you exceed your included minutes, additional usage is billed at straightforward rates:

Voice calls: $0.25 per minute
SMS messages: $0.05 per message

You can also upgrade your plan anytime mid-month, and we'll prorate the difference. If you're consistently going over, upgrading to the next tier usually saves money. And if you want to set a hard cap to prevent any overages, you can enable "pause at limit" in your dashboard settings.

Nope. Unlike other AI answering services that require booking a 30-minute sales call before you can even try their product, CallDispatcher is completely self-service. Sign up, configure your AI receptionist, add your team, forward your calls—and you're live. The whole process takes about 10 minutes. No salespeople, no demos, no waiting. Just results.

Stop Missing Important Calls

Try CallDispatcher free for 14 days. No credit card. No sales call. Go live in 10 minutes.

Basic Live Demo (978) 696-9321 90 sec limit • 3 calls max
Advanced Live Demo (877) 899-7714 90 sec limit • 3 calls max
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Experience Text Answering Live

See how CallDispatcher handles after-hours texts

What you'll receive:
Your Business: Thanks for reaching out! How can we help you today?
Looking to schedule a consultation
Got it—I'd be happy to help. What's the best number to reach you?
+1

You're Losing Clients to Text-First Customers

Here's the revenue you're leaving on the table

41% of homeowners prefer scheduling service by text over calling
19% prefer texting as their first contact method when reaching contractors

The problem: When these customers text your business line and get no response (or a generic auto-reply), they move on to the next contractor who does respond.

CallDispatcher captures these leads automatically

  • Missed-call text-back — instantly reaches callers you couldn't answer
  • After-hours auto-reply — captures leads while you sleep, not just during business hours
  • Same urgency detection — important texts escalate to you immediately, just like calls
  • Detailed messages — name, contact info, reason for call collected before you call back
Start Free Trial — Capture Text Leads

Included in Pro plan ($299/month) and above.

Industry-Specific Templates Coming Soon

We're building specialized call handling templates for law firms, accounting practices, and more professional services. Join the waitlist to get early access.

We'll notify you when electrical support launches. No spam.