# answer4me

> AI phone answering service. When you can't pick up, your AI receptionist answers naturally, takes messages, screens spam, checks urgency, and sends you a summary via SMS and email.

## What answer4me does

answer4me is an AI-powered phone answering service for individuals, freelancers, and small businesses. When a call comes in and you don't answer, your AI receptionist picks up and has a natural conversation with the caller. It finds out who's calling, why they're calling, and how urgent it is. You get an instant SMS and email summary.

## Key features

- Natural voice conversation — callers think they're speaking to a real person (ElevenLabs v4 Turbo, 100ms latency)
- Choose from 16 AI voices — male and female, UK, US, and Canadian accents
- Name your AI assistant — it introduces itself by name ("Hi, I'm Sophie, Andy's assistant")
- 3 greeting styles — friendly, professional, or enthusiastic
- Spam screening — sales calls and robocallers are politely deflected
- Urgency detection — AI tags each call as urgent, normal, low, or spam
- VIP live connect — important contacts can be put straight through to you
- Calendar booking — AI checks your Google Calendar and books appointments (Pro plan)
- Claude-powered call summaries — accurate, multi-topic message extraction
- SMS and email summaries after every call
- Works with any phone — iPhone, Android, landline
- Available in UK, US, and Canada with local phone numbers
- Tap-to-dial call forwarding setup from the dashboard

## Customer reviews

- "I love answer4me, it saves me time and money and I don't miss a thing." — Dan, plumbing business, Leicester UK (5 stars)
- "No app to download, so easy to turn on and off and I no longer have to trawl through voicemails." — Gill, graphic designer, Shrewsbury UK (5 stars)
- "I have been debating whether I need to hire a call handler but they are way more expensive than answer4me." — Dom, electrical contractor, New Jersey USA (5 stars)

## Pricing

- Starter: £9/month ($12 USD, C$16 CAD) — 60 minutes, 10 VIPs, SMS + email summaries
- Pro: £19/month ($24 USD, C$32 CAD) — 200 minutes, 50 VIPs, VIP live connect, calendar booking
- Business: £39/month ($49 USD, C$52 CAD) — 500 minutes, 200 VIPs, priority support
- Every plan includes 5 free calls to try, no credit card required

## How it works

1. Sign up and choose your AI's personality (friendly, professional, or enthusiastic)
2. Get your AI phone number instantly (UK 033, US/CA local numbers)
3. Set call forwarding on your mobile — one dial code, 60 seconds
4. When you miss a call, AI answers, has a conversation, and texts you a summary

## How to set up call forwarding

- Forward when unanswered: dial **61*[your-answer4me-number]#
- Forward when phone is off: dial **62*[your-answer4me-number]#
- Forward when line is busy: dial **67*[your-answer4me-number]#
- Undo all forwarding: dial ##002#

## Technical details

- AI voice powered by ElevenLabs v4 Turbo (100ms latency, emotional intelligence, natural turn-taking)
- Real-time voice conversation, not pre-recorded menus
- Phone numbers via Twilio (UK 033 national rate, US/CA local)
- Google Calendar integration via OAuth (free/busy only, no event details exposed)
- GDPR compliant — zero data retention on voice AI, auto-expiring transcripts
- Data encrypted at rest and in transit

## Links

- [Website](https://answer4me.online)
- [Sign up](https://answer4me.online/onboarding)
- [Pricing](https://answer4me.online/#pricing)
- [Privacy policy](https://answer4me.online/privacy)
- [Terms of service](https://answer4me.online/terms)
- [Setup guide (UK)](https://answer4me.online/setup/gb)
- [Setup guide (US)](https://answer4me.online/setup/us)
- [Setup guide (Canada)](https://answer4me.online/setup/ca)

## Contact

- Email: [hello@answer4me.online](mailto:hello@answer4me.online)
- Built by [FinserAI](https://finser-ai.co.uk), UK