Under 24 hours. Setup is done for you — most shops are live the next day, answering real customer calls on their existing number. Your part is a short intake conversation and one review pass; the heavy lifting happens on our side.
The clock starts when you sign up. From there:
Shops that return the intake details in the morning are usually answering live calls before the next business day ends. For the full walkthrough, see how the done-for-you AI receptionist setup works.
Only one thing, really: waiting on your info. If your service list, price ranges, or booking preferences take a day to pull together, the timeline stretches. Come to the intake with your services, ZIP codes, and hours handy and there's no reason to miss the 24-hour mark.
Weekends and holidays don't stop the build — the under-24-hours target holds seven days a week.
AI receptionist setup time is measured in hours, not weeks. There's no software to install, no phone system to replace, and no new number to print on your trucks. You sign up, answer a few questions about how your shop runs, review the result, and flip forwarding. The next after-hours call you used to lose becomes a captured name, number, address, and issue in your inbox instead.
Call the live demo and have Ava call you now — hear exactly what your customers will hear when they call your shop.