Use cases

After-hours answering that sounds like your front desk

Evenings, weekends and holidays: the agent answers in your tone, handles routine requests and escalates emergencies.

The problem

Customers call when it suits them. In the Gulf that often means after Isha, on Friday afternoons, or during Eid. A voicemail greeting tells them you are closed; it does not help them.

Answering services cost per minute, read from a script and cannot act in your systems. Staff on rotation burn out.

How the agent handles it

1
Give the agent your opening hours and holiday calendar. Outside those hours it answers automatically; inside them it can back up the team or stay silent.
2
It handles the requests you allow at night: booking, order status, directions, FAQs, taking a detailed message.
3
For emergencies it follows your rule: transfer to the on-call number, send an SMS, or post to a channel.
4
In the morning your inbox has a digest of every night call with summaries and recordings.

Example call

Agent
Good evening, you've reached Nour Veterinary Clinic. The clinic is closed until 9 am. I can book an appointment or help with an emergency. What's happening?
Caller
My dog ate something and he's been sick twice.
Agent
I'm sorry. Is he breathing normally and alert?
Caller
Yes, he's alert, just unwell.
Agent
I'll put you through to our on-call vet now. If the line drops, the 24-hour emergency hospital on Sheikh Zayed Road is open. Connecting you.

What you get

A real answer at 11 pm on a Friday, in the caller's language
Emergencies reach a human; everything else waits politely until morning
No per-minute answering-service bills and no staff on night rotation
A written record of every after-hours call in your dashboard and inbox

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What it costs

This use case fits the Starter plan at $49/month, with 150 minutes and 1 phone number included included. Beyond that, calls cost $0.25/min for standard voices. No contracts. Integrations are included from the Growth plan.

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Can the agent tell the difference between urgent and routine?

Yes. You describe what counts as urgent in its instructions and it asks the clarifying questions you would ask.

Does it know public holidays?

Give it your holiday dates in the instructions or connect your calendar; it treats those days as closed.

What does it cost at night?

The same per-minute rate as daytime. There is no night surcharge.