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After hours
Emergencies, questions and bookings don't stop at 5 PM. Without someone to answer, those callers go somewhere else.
AI receptionist · answers 24/7
A phone service that works as hard as you do.
Cadence is an AI receptionist that answers your business line like a real person, day or night. It books appointments, answers questions, takes messages, and texts you a summary, so every caller gets helped even when you're closed.
- No sales meetings
- Keep your current number
- Live after a short setup
The problem
Every unanswered ring is someone choosing your competitor.
When people call a business, they usually want help right then. If nobody picks up, many won't leave a voicemail. They'll just call the next name on the list.
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When you're busy
You're with a client, on a job, or already on another line. The phone keeps ringing, and you can't pick up.
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Lunch & breaks
The front desk steps away for a few minutes, and that's when the new customer happens to call.
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Weekends & holidays
People often have time to deal with errands on their days off, which is exactly when most offices are closed.
Illustrative example
Picture a plumber who misses three calls on a Saturday while on a job. One of them was a burst pipe that needed help right away. Two people left voicemails and called back later. The third called a competitor and became their customer. This is a made-up scenario, not real data.
What Cadence does
Answers like a real person, 24 hours a day.
A natural, friendly voice that knows your business: your hours, services, policies and how you want calls handled.
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Books appointments
Finds an open time, confirms the details, and puts it on your calendar or sends it to you to approve.
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Answers FAQs
Hours, location, pricing basics, insurance, parking. Answers the questions you hear every day, the way you'd answer them.
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Takes messages
Gets the caller's name, number and reason for calling, plus the details you need, so you can call back ready.
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Routes urgent calls
Recognizes real emergencies and transfers them to you or your on-call person right away, based on your rules.
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Texts you summaries
After each call, you get a short summary by text or email: who called, what they needed, and what happens next.
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Sounds like you
You choose the greeting, tone and voice. Warm and casual or crisp and professional, so it fits your brand.
Hear it in action
Listen to a sample call.
Pick a business type and press play. These are sample demo calls written to show how Cadence handles a conversation, not recordings of real customers.
Press ▶ to start the sample call.
How it works
Live in three steps. No sales meetings.
No demos to schedule and no pushy calls. Tell us about your business, and we'll build your receptionist.
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Complete the 15-minute intake
Answer questions about your business, hours, and how you want calls handled. You can stop anytime, and your progress is saved.
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We configure your receptionist
We set up your greeting, FAQs, booking and routing rules, and send you a test number to try it out.
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Forward your line & go live
Turn on call forwarding from your current number (we'll walk you through it for your carrier). That's it.
Onboarding · Step 1 of setup
Let's set up your receptionist.
This is the start of onboarding, not a sales form. Your answers are what we use to build your receptionist. Your progress saves automatically in this browser.
Getting startedAbout 15 min left
Review your answers
Check everything below. You can go back and edit any section before you submit.
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You're in. Your onboarding has started.
Your intake was sent to the Cadence team. We have everything we need to start building your receptionist.
What happens next
♠♠$50per line, per month
♥♥500minutes includedper line, every month
♣♣$0.15per minuteafter 500 minutes
♦♦$100one-time setupper line · 3-month minimum
Coming soon AI outbound calling campaigns. Ask about early access at hello@cadencephone.com.