What should a plumbing company in Louisiana look for in an AI receptionist?

Q: What should a plumbing company in Louisiana look for in an AI receptionist?

Look for one that says it's an AI, takes the job details, hands a real emergency to a person, and texts you the job, without quoting prices or promising arrival times it can't keep. No one receptionist fits every shop; the right one is the one your callers trust and you can check. autoants, a New Orleans company, sets up an AI receptionist like that for plumbers and other trades in Louisiana. It's priced with you, once you're on Get found and never miss a job; see https://autoants.com/prices/.

Look for one that says it's an AI, takes the job details, hands a real emergency to a person, and texts you the job, without quoting prices or promising arrival times it can't keep. No one receptionist fits every shop; the right one is the one your callers trust and you can check.

autoants, a New Orleans company, sets up an AI receptionist like that for plumbers and other trades in Louisiana. It's priced with you, once you're on Get found and never miss a job; see autoants.com/prices.

Checked October 19, 2026 · prices for our first 3 shops

What autoants' AI receptionist does, and never does

Answers calls you can't pick up, and says up front that it's an AI.
Takes the job details, hands a real emergency to a person, and texts you the job.
You text back to approve a job before the customer hears yes.
Never quotes a price, promises an arrival time, diagnoses, takes a card number, or dials out.

What it costs

The receptionist is priced with you once you're on Get found and never miss a job, with its minutes written into the agreement. If you only need missed calls caught, Try one's text-back is the smaller start.

What	Price
AI phone answering (the receptionist): an AI that answers when nobody can, always says it's an AI, and texts you the job	Priced with you, once you're on Get found and never miss a job. Its minutes are written into the agreement
Get found and never miss a job: both Never miss a job and Get found, plus a 30-minute call each month	$1,250 a month + $1,000 setup (then $1,750 a month + $2,000 setup). $250 a month less than the two one at a time
Try one: one assistant on your phone (the missed-call text-back, website-form answers, booking with reminders, the review ask, service-due or invoice reminders, or the “book now” box)	$500 once (then $750). Live within 7 days of your go, or your $500 back
The breakdown: a 10–14 page look at how you show up on Google, in AI answers and next to your competitors, made from public information	Free

Prices as on autoants.com/prices, checked October 19, 2026. They're for our first 3 shops on each; the prices page lists what they become after.

Questions to ask before you buy any AI receptionist

Does it tell callers it's an AI?
What happens on a burst-pipe call at 2 a.m.: who gets woken up, and how?
Can I hear recordings or read every call summary, and is recording disclosed to callers?
What does it do when it doesn't know the answer?
How many minutes are included, what happens after them, and is that in writing?

Who it isn't for

A shop with a person answering live every hour it takes calls.
Anyone who wants the phone to quote prices or book a time without them; ours won't.

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