Your phone goes to voicemail at 6pm.
Ours never does.
Most callers hang up on voicemail and never call back. A 24/7 AI phone answering service that works nights, weekends, and after hours — from just $49/month — means every call answered, every lead captured. Keep your existing number. Set up call forwarding and you're live.
Small businesses miss a significant portion of incoming calls every day. Your customers aren't leaving voicemails — they're calling your competitor.
Your AI receptionist — always on, always professional.
We Answer
A friendly, natural-sounding AI receptionist picks up every call — day, night, or weekend. No hold music. No voicemail. No "press 1 for..."
We Capture
Name, phone number, reason for calling — every detail logged and organized in your dashboard. Full transcripts and summaries for every call. Nothing slips through.
You Know
Instant email or SMS notification with the full call summary. You'll know who called, why, and how to reach them — within seconds of the call ending.
Keep your number
You keep your existing business phone number. Nothing changes for your customers.
Forward when busy
Dial one code on your phone. When you can't answer, calls forward to your AI receptionist.
Works with any carrier
Telus, Rogers, Bell, Freedom — we have step-by-step guides for every major carrier.
Listen to a sample call
This is exactly what your customers hear when they call after hours. Natural, warm, and professional — not a robot in a call centre.
This is a real call handled by Island Front Desk
Even if just 1 in 4 missed calls would have been a customer...
Island Front Desk starts at just $49/month — that's one recovered lead paying for itself.
Every call answered, every lead captured, every detail at your fingertips. Your dashboard tracks calls, contacts, analytics, voicemail, and more — accessible from any device.
Call Log
Contacts
Analytics
Settings
A human receptionist costs $3,000–4,000/month in BC. Island Front Desk gives you a 24/7 AI receptionist for a fraction of the cost — and one recovered lead pays for itself.
Every plan includes
For solo operators just getting started.
- 50 minutes/month included
- $0.35/min overage
The sweet spot for most small businesses.
- 150 minutes/month included
- Business hours routing
- Spam call filtering
- $0.30/min overage
For busy businesses with higher call volume.
- 400 minutes/month included
- Auto-built contact list
- Analytics & ROI dashboard
- $0.25/min overage
Maximum volume, maximum features.
- 700 minutes/month included
- Webhook integrations (Zapier/CRM)
- Dedicated onboarding call
- $0.20/min overage
No contracts. Cancel anytime. Live in under 48 hours.
| Voicemail | Answering Service | Island Front Desk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Available 24/7 | ✓ | Varies | ✓ |
| Answers like a human | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Knows your business | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Instant text/email alerts | ✗ | Slow | ✓ |
| Full transcripts & summaries | ✗ | Extra $$ | ✓ |
| Call recordings | ✓ | Varies | ✓ |
| Monthly cost | Free | $300–$1,200+ | From $49 |
Your AI receptionist is trained on your specific business — your services, hours, and pricing. If a caller asks something outside your AI's knowledge, it'll say "Let me have the owner follow up on that" and capture their details so you can call back.
Most won't. Our AI uses natural, conversational voices — not the robotic "press 1" systems you're used to. Listen to the sample call above and judge for yourself.
Yes. You keep your current number. Just set up call forwarding through your phone provider (we'll walk you through it — takes 2 minutes). When you can't answer, calls forward to your AI receptionist.
You'll never be surprised by a bill. By default, when your included minutes run out, calls automatically switch to voicemail — no overage charges. If you prefer to keep the AI answering, you can turn this off and pay overage from $0.20-$0.35/min depending on your plan. Most businesses stay well within their plan — the average call is under 2 minutes.
No contracts, no setup fees, no hidden costs. Cancel anytime.
Most clients are live within 48 hours. We handle the technical setup — you just tell us about your business and set up call forwarding.
Yes. Every call is recorded, transcribed, and summarized. You can listen to recordings for 15 days and read transcripts anytime from your dashboard.
Plumber on a job
Mike's phone rang while he was under a sink. His AI receptionist answered, captured the caller's burst pipe emergency, and texted Mike the details. He called back 20 minutes later and landed a $400 job.
Salon closed for the night
A client called at 8pm to book a cut. Instead of voicemail, the AI answered, captured her info, and the salon booked her in the next morning.
Contractor in a meeting
During a site meeting, 3 calls came in. All answered, all captured, all followed up. Zero missed leads.
Every unanswered call is a potential customer choosing someone else. Tell us about your business and we'll get you set up — most clients are live within 48 hours.