A cell phone works fine. AI receptionist cell phone forwarding is the same setup as any other line: you turn on call forwarding from your cell, and Ava answers the calls you don't — or every call, if you'd rather. Your number stays your number, and nothing on your trucks, ads, or Google listing changes.
Most cell carriers support two kinds of forwarding, and both work with Ava:
Setup is usually a short dial code or a toggle in your carrier's settings. During onboarding we walk you through the exact steps for your carrier, so you're not digging through menus. And if you ever want your calls back, you turn forwarding off and your cell rings like normal.
Plenty of garage door shops run the whole business off the owner's cell, so this is the standard setup — not an edge case. For the bigger picture, see how call forwarding works with an AI receptionist.
If your cell is your business line, you already know the failure mode: the phone rings while both hands are on a torsion spring. You let it go, and by the time you call back, the homeowner has booked with the next company on Google.
With AI receptionist cell phone forwarding set up, that missed ring stops costing you jobs. Ava picks up, captures the caller's name, number, address, and issue, books a service window, and sends you an instant SMS and email summary. You finish the spring job, check your phone, and the next call is already on the schedule.
Call the live demo and have Ava call you now — hear exactly what your customers will hear when they call your shop.