An answering service takes a message. Switchboard books the job.
A friendly AI receptionist answers every call 24/7, books straight onto your calendar, and texts you the urgent ones. Try it right now — no sign-up.
A mechanical shop booking a diagnostic - watch it refuse to quote an exact price.
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Talk to a live AI voice right in your browser — it uses your mic, no phone needed.
Switchboard is new — so instead of asking you to take our word for it, everything here is something you can check yourself.
Hear it first
(760) 800-5628A real line that answers as a demo auto shop. Ask it for a quote, try to book a job — see how it handles you before you decide anything.
Built locally
Vista, CA
Built and supported by Dwayne — a lead service advisor with 8 years on the service drive, based here in North County. If something's wrong, you talk to the person who built it.
Nothing to lose
30-day refund
$149/mo, published right on the page. No setup fee, no contract, cancel from your dashboard any time.
Rather see the price math first? Run your own numbers.
The problem
What missed calls cost
62%
of calls to small businesses go unanswered (411 Locals). Not because owners don't care — because they're working.
$6,300/mo
walks out the door at just 2 missed calls a day. That's the calculator's math below — run it with your own numbers.
24/7
is when Switchboard picks up — nights, weekends, and mid-job, from the first day you forward a call.
Local to North County San Diego?
I'm taking a small number of shops for a free 30-day pilot — you get a month of answered phones and real numbers, I get feedback. If it books you jobs, we talk after. If not, you've lost nothing.
Ask about a pilotHow it works
Live the same day
From sign-up to a receptionist answering your phone — start to finish in an afternoon.
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Answer a few questions
Tell us your business type, hours, services, and prices in a short guided setup. No scripts to write, no tech skills needed.
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We build your receptionist
Switchboard turns your answers into a fully configured phone assistant — voice, booking calendar, and a phone number — and safety-checks it before it can go live.
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Test it, then go live
Call your receptionist right from your browser to hear it in action. When it sounds right, forward your calls and it starts answering.
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It answers while you work
Every call your team can't get to is picked up, answered, and booked — and the emergencies get texted straight to you.
What it does
A front desk that never clocks out
Answers every call
Nights, weekends, or when you're heads-down on a job — a friendly voice picks up on the first ring, every time.
Books the job
It knows your services and hours, offers real openings, and drops the appointment straight onto your calendar.
Flags the urgent ones
A no-heat call in a cold snap, a big fleet job, a move-out deadline — it texts you right away so the ones that matter never slip through.
Who it's for
Built for your kind of business
Pre-tuned for common local trades — the right questions, services, and emergency rules already set up. Don't see yours? Pick Other local service and it adapts.
Guardrails, not guesswork
You stay in control
Your receptionist only ever says what you'd want it to. No AI prompt to wrangle, no surprises.
You edit plain fields, not scripts
Change a price, an hour, or an FAQ in a simple form. You never touch a raw AI prompt.
A safety check runs every time
Before any change goes live, Switchboard checks it — so your receptionist never promises an exact price or drops an emergency.
Honest with your callers
It tells callers it's an automated assistant, stays on your business only, and hands off to you when it should.
Pricing
Simple, flat pricing
One flat price — $149/mo with 500 talk-minutes included (about 5–6 calls a day). No per-call surprises; if a busy month runs long, we scale your minutes and tell you first. See what missed calls are already costing you:
Revenue walking out the door
$6,300/mo
That's about 42× the $149/mo Switchboard costs — captured instead of missed.
Stop missing them →Conservative estimate: ~62% of calls to small businesses go unanswered (411 Locals). Assumes 25 working days. Adjust to your reality.
Switchboard
Your AI receptionist, always on
$149/mo
- ✓Answers every call, 24/7
- ✓500 talk-minutes included (~5–6 calls/day)
- ✓Books appointments on your calendar
- ✓Answers your customers' common questions
- ✓Flags emergencies & texts you instantly
- ✓Hands off to you when a call needs a human
- ✓Cancel anytime
That's roughly 390 talk-minutes a month, at a typical 3-minute call.
Comfortably inside the $149 plan.
500 minutes are included — no overage, no per-call fees.
There's only one plan to choose. Busier months are handled for you.
About what you'd spend on a few coffees a week — versus $3,000+/mo for a front-desk hire who still clocks out at 5.
30-day money-back guarantee — cancel anytime.
Questions
Good to know
Do I need a new phone or phone system?
No. You keep your current number and simply forward calls you can't get to. Switchboard provides the receptionist and, if you want, a dedicated number that answers and texts.
Will callers know it's not a person?
Yes — it's upfront that it's an automated assistant if asked. Most callers just want a fast, helpful answer and a booked appointment, which is exactly what it delivers.
What if it doesn't know something?
It says so honestly and takes a message or books a callback. It never makes up prices or guesses at a diagnosis.
How long does setup take?
About 10 minutes. You answer a short set of questions, hear your receptionist, and go live the same day.
Ready to stop missing calls?
Set up your receptionist in about 10 minutes — live the same day.