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After-Hours Answering That Captures Every Lead
Your AI agent picks up the moment a call comes in at 11 PM, 2 AM, or 7 AM Sunday, runs a quick safety check on the emergencies, routes them to your on-call tech, and books everything else straight onto your calendar so you wake up to scheduled work instead of a voicemail list.
Get your AI agent liveThe problem
The calls that come in after you close are the ones worth the most and the ones you're most likely to lose. A caller at 2 AM is not shopping around; they have a problem they need handled tonight and a card ready to pay for it, and most of your competitors are asleep, so whoever answers wins. Industry surveys put after-hours answer rates low enough that 40 to 60 percent of those calls go unanswered, which means the most decision-ready leads you get all week are the ones rolling to a voicemail box nobody checks until morning. By 8 AM, when you return the call, the caller has already booked the company that picked up at 2.
What you get
Answer every call, any hour
The agent picks up around the clock, so a burst pipe at 2 AM or a no-heat call on a Sunday reaches a real conversation instead of a voicemail greeting. There's no night queue and no after-hours surcharge on your side, because the same assistant that handles your daytime calls handles the overnight ones.
Triage the true emergencies
The agent listens for the words your trade cares about and runs a short safety check, then routes a genuine emergency to your on-call tech while it's still on the line with the caller. If the tech doesn't answer, it captures the full details and books the first morning slot so nothing slips.
Book the non-urgent calls on the spot
A lot of after-hours calls aren't emergencies; people just call when they get home from work. The agent offers your real next-available times and books them, so the caller goes to bed with a 9 AM appointment instead of a reason to try someone else tomorrow.
A clean overnight digest
You wake up to a short list of what happened: who called, their number, what they needed, and the outcome: emergencies transferred, bookings made, questions answered. The on-call tech only gets paged for the real ones, so a quiet night stays quiet.
How it works
- 1
Sign up
Create your account and pick a plan — most shops start on the Test Drive.
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Connect your number
Point your business line at ScepterIQ so missed and after-hours calls are answered.
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Train your agent
Add your services, hours, FAQs, and emergency keywords. Connect Google Calendar or Calendly for booking.
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Make a test call
Call in, hear it qualify and book, tune the script, then go live.
Simple monthly pricing
Test Drive
$7 one-time
Starter
$39/mo
Pro
$99/mo
Recommended for trades
Business
$249/mo
After-Hours Answering That Captures Every Lead FAQ
Does the AI receptionist really answer calls in the middle of the night?
Yes, every hour of every day. It answers a 2 AM call the same way it answers a midday one, so the decision-ready callers who phone after you close reach a conversation instead of a voicemail box.
How does it handle an after-hours emergency?
It runs a short safety check, captures the address and callback number, and places a live call to your on-call tech while still on the line with the caller. If the tech picks up, it transfers; if not, it captures the full details and books the first morning slot so the lead is still yours.
Will it wake me up for every call?
No. The agent handles the bookings, questions, and non-urgent calls on its own and only routes the genuine emergencies to your on-call line. You get the rest as a clean morning digest, so the phone stops ringing five times a night for things that could wait.
Can it book appointments after hours?
Yes. For non-emergencies it offers your real next-available slots and books them through Google Calendar or Calendly. If you use another scheduling tool, it emails the caller a booking link instead.
What does after-hours coverage cost?
The same monthly plan covers day and night, with no separate after-hours rate. Pricing is $7 one-time Test Drive, $39 Starter, $99 Pro, or $249 Business, and capacity is counted in conversations, not minutes, so a bursty night of calls is handled without the meter running by the minute.
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