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Free missed-call test
We call your line after the office closes and send you the recording. That is what your customers hear tonight.
$299/mo
After-Hours Answering.
After-Hours Answering covers your line when the office is closed: evenings, nights, and weekends. An AI receptionist answers in your shop's name, takes the job details, sorts emergencies from morning work, and texts your on-call tech in under a minute. $299 a month flat, no per-minute meter, no contract. One-time $199 setup, done in person. First 7 days of service are free.
What is included.
- Coverage 5 PM to 7 AM on weekdays, 24 hours on weekends
- Answered in your shop's name, with your greeting and your words
- Emergency sorting: true emergencies go straight to the on-call tech
- Job name, address, and problem texted to the on-call tech in under a minute
- Every call recorded and summarized; listen to any of them
- English and Spanish answering
- Missed-call text back included for any call that still slips through
- Set up in person at your shop, tested together before it counts
How the work runs.
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Setup visit
One visit to your shop. We write the greeting, the intake questions, and the emergency rules with you, and connect your existing number. One-time $199.
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First 7 days free
The service runs live on your real line for a week. You hear the recordings and read the summaries. If it is not earning its keep, it comes off and you owe nothing for the week.
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Monthly, flat
$299 a month after the free week. No per-minute charges in a heat wave, no contract. Cancel with a call.
Straight answers.
Will callers know it is an AI?
It answers as your shop's front desk and says what you would want said. Most callers just get their problem taken down and a tech dispatched. If a caller asks directly, it does not lie about what it is.
What happens on a real emergency at 2 AM?
Whatever you decided at setup. The standard rule: water running, no heat with a baby or an elderly person in the house, gas smell, anything unsafe goes straight to the on-call phone by call and text, immediately. Everything else is taken down for the morning.
Why not just use the $29 add-on in my Jobber or Housecall Pro?
If the button in your software is set up, tuned, and checked, it is a fair option. Most shops never finish the setup, and the button does not sort emergencies, chase estimates, or get reviewed by a person you can call. This service is set up in your office and watched by a local operator.
How fast can it be live?
Most shops are live within a few days of the setup visit. The free missed-call test can happen tonight.
Start with the free assessment.
Fifteen minutes, your business details, and a straight answer on whether this pays for itself in your operation. No payment due now; we reply from a real address.
Last updated July 2026. Written by Andre Brassfield, founder of Arkansas Automated.