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AI receptionist for after-hours locksmith calls

Short answer
TheKeyBot answers your shop’s phone at night, on weekends and on holidays, in English or Spanish, the same way it does in the day. On Core, Pro and Elite a caller can get a quote and a booking at 2 AM; on KeyBot Lite they get a complete message taken and a callback time you set.

What happens on the call: Core, Pro and Elite

The plans that quote car jobs and book them, from $500 a month.

  1. 1

    Answered at any hour

    It picks up at any hour, including nights, weekends and holidays.

  2. 2

    The same call as in the day

    It asks the same questions it asks in the day: the vehicle, the address and the distance from your shop. The one total it quotes includes an after-hours fee for a visit outside 9 AM to 7 PM Central time.

  3. 3

    Booked or called back

    It can book the job, take payment by text for a lockout before booking it, or open a callback request for your team.

  4. 4

    Your team hears about it

    The job details go to your team by text message after the call.

What KeyBot Lite does on the same call

The message-taking plan, $149 a month. It answers in English and Spanish and takes the message; your team calls back.

  • Answers at any hour and takes the full message: the job, the name, the callback number and the location.
  • If a child or pet is locked in a vehicle, it tells the caller to call 911 first.
  • Tells the caller when your team will call back (you set that time). It never books or promises an arrival time.
  • Sends you the message and the call recording in Telegram as soon as the call ends.

What it will not do

  • Its prices come from your price list, or from your default price for that type of job when the vehicle is not on the list. You can change those defaults in your dashboard.
  • On KeyBot Lite it does not book or promise an arrival time, at night or in the day.

Which plan fits this call

KeyBot Lite

Takes the message and sends it to you

$149 /month

100 calls included · 50¢/min after · first 5 answered calls free (up to 7 days)

About KeyBot Lite

Core, Pro and Elite

Quotes car jobs from your prices and books them

from $500 /month

500 AI minutes included on Core · 45¢/min after · 14-day free trial

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Questions about after-hours calls

Does the AI answer calls at night and on weekends?▾
Yes. TheKeyBot answers every call at any hour, in English or Spanish, the same way it does in the day.
Can it book jobs after hours?▾
On Core, Pro and Elite, yes: it quotes from your prices and books the job, and a lockout is paid by text before it is booked. The total includes an after-hours fee for a visit outside 9 AM to 7 PM Central time. KeyBot Lite takes the message and tells the caller when your team will call back.
How fast will I hear about an after-hours call?▾
On KeyBot Lite the message and the recording arrive in Telegram as soon as the call ends. On Core and above your team gets the job details by text message after the call.
How much does TheKeyBot cost?▾
KeyBot Lite is $149 a month with 100 calls included, then 50 cents a minute, and your first 5 answered calls are free (up to 7 days). Core is $500 a month with 500 AI minutes included, then 45 cents a minute, with a 14-day free trial. Pro is $750 and Elite is $1,200 a month, with more minutes included. All plans are month to month with no setup fee.

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