Live demo line · answered by an AI
Call this number. It's an AI. Try to stump it.
Mercury Call Desk answers your business line in under a second, 24/7, in 40+ languages — then books the appointment, writes to your CRM and texts the caller a confirmation. Don't take our word for it; call and ask it anything you'd ask your front desk.
The demo line is answered by the Mercury Call Desk AI assistant and says so on every call. Calls may be recorded.
Thanks for calling Summit Plumbing, this is the AI assistant. How can I help?
My water heater's leaking all over the garage. Is anyone available tonight?
I'm sorry — let's get someone out. Is the leak steady or a slow drip, and is the water shut off?
Steady. I found the valve and shut it.
Good. The on-call technician has an 8:30 slot tonight. Can I book that and text you the confirmation at this number?
Yes, please.
Done — 8:30 pm, 1418 Oak Street. I've notified the technician and you'll get a text in a moment.
62%
of calls to small service businesses go unanswered
Industry call-handling studies, 2025–2026
85%
of those callers never call back
Same studies — they call the next name on the list
< 1 sec
Mercury Call Desk pick-up time, 168 hours a week
Measured across live customer lines
Answers on the first ring, every time
No hold music, no voicemail, no busy signal — even when three people call at once.
Books, dispatches, invoices
Reads your live calendar, schedules the job, notifies the on-call tech and can take a deposit mid-call.
Writes everything to your CRM
Every call becomes a contact, a summary and a next step — with the follow-up texts already queued.
Connects to Google Calendar · Outlook · Stripe · GoHighLevel · Zapier — see all integrations
Or let it call you
Drop your number. The AI calls you back in about 60 seconds.
This is the same speed-to-lead your customers would get. It will introduce itself, answer your questions, and — if you want — book a time with our team while you're on the line.
Prefer to dial? (949) 775-0451
Front-Desk Audit
See what your missed calls are costing you
A 20-minute call with our team: we map your call volume and after-hours gaps, estimate the revenue slipping past voicemail, and show you exactly how the assistant would handle your calls.
- No setup fee, no long-term contract
- Plans, minutes and overage rates published on our pricing page
- Built and supported from Riverside, California
Questions people ask before they call
Will it sound like a robot?
Call the line and decide for yourself. Responses come back in well under a second, it handles interruptions, and it introduces itself as an AI on every call — callers know what they're talking to and still get what they called for.
What if it doesn't know the answer?
It only speaks from the information you approve during setup. When a question falls outside that, it says so, takes a message or transfers to your team — it never invents a price, a policy or an appointment.
Can it hand off to a real person?
Yes. Warm transfer to any number during the hours you set; outside those hours it books the appointment or takes a detailed message and texts your team the summary.
Which languages does it speak?
Over 40, detected automatically from the caller's first words. A Spanish-speaking caller gets a Spanish conversation without pressing anything.
How long does setup take?
Most businesses are live within a few days. We build the assistant, connect your calendar and CRM, forward your number, and run test calls with you before it takes a real one.
Is there a contract?
No long-term contract and no setup fee. Plans are month to month; annual billing is available at a lower rate. Every plan includes a set number of minutes with a published overage rate — see the pricing page.