Your Prepaid AI Receptionist. Calls answered, admin handled, without the headcount.
Never miss a sale or booking. Your AI receptionist answers calls and questions 24/7, puts warm calls through to your staff, and takes messages, with the admin handled automatically. Load $500 once; it tops itself up.
$500 prepaid credit + $130/mo platform. Your first payment is $630. Cancel anytime.
Answering phones for
Plus 30+ more across New Zealand and Australia. Your logo here next.
What is an AI receptionist?
An AI receptionist is software that answers your business phone 24/7, holds a natural conversation, transfers calls warm to your team, books appointments, and takes messages, all inside your existing VoIP. Waboom AI runs it prepaid: $130 a month plus 95 cents a minute of talk time, live the same day, and you can cancel anytime.
What Your AI Receptionist Handles
Everything your front desk does on the phone, without a human chained to the handset.
Answers every call
Picks up your calls in under a second, 24/7, in a natural NZ or AU voice. No hold music, no engaged tone, no voicemail graveyard.
Transfers calls warm
Announces the caller and the reason, then connects them to the right person. Extensions inside your VoIP or external mobiles, your rules.
Takes proper messages
Name, number, and what they actually wanted, transcribed and sent to you by email or SMS the moment the call ends.
Works with your VoIP
Conditional forwarding from any VoIP or mobile means it only catches what you miss. Or take a dedicated number and route everything through it.
Books and does the admin
Books appointments into your calendar, sends SMS confirmations, and logs every call with a transcript. The admin happens while the phone is still warm.
Pay for talk time only
95 cents a minute while it is on a call, from a prepaid balance that tops itself up. A quiet week costs you almost nothing.
One Client. One Phone Line. $153,000 a Year Back.
We saved a client over $153,000 because nobody had to stop their work to answer 4,000 calls over 12 months.
Never miss a call, never miss a deal.
Speak to Our Real AI Receptionist Now
Tap Sam for the Kiwi voice or Zoe for the Aussie one. These are real live agents, the same receptionist you would be buying. Ask the price, leave a message, try to catch them out.
Sam
NZ · Kiwi accent
"Gidday, you've reached the front desk. How can I help?"
Zoe
AU · Aussie accent
"G'day, thanks for calling. What can I sort out for you?"
Sam and Zoe are the defaults. When we build yours, you pick any Kiwi or Aussie voice, male or female, from the voice library.
It Never Drops a Lead
Busy? Heading into a meeting? Want a call in three months? Every callback promise is kept, with full memory of every conversation.
AI agent
“We are closed for the weekend, but I can book you in first thing Monday.”
Appointment booked after hours
AI agent
“Quick confirmation of your 9:30 today. Reply if anything changes.”
Confirmation sent
AI agent
“You asked to be reminded when your next service was due. Shall we lock a time?”
Repeat booking made
AI agent
“It has been six months since your last visit. The calendar has Tuesday or Thursday open.”
Client retained
No follow-up list. No forgotten clients. The front desk never loses the thread.
Two hour callbacks and six month callbacks, kept automatically, with the full story of every earlier call carried into the next one.
Every call answered, every booking captured
AI receptionistCalls answered, messages passed, transfers made
GML Lawyers' AI receptionist answers inbound calls, takes and passes messages to the right person, and transfers callers within their existing VoIP system.
Bookings taken while hands are full
While the stylists are mid-colour, the AI receptionist answers, books the appointment, and texts the client a confirmation. No ringing phone, no lost chair.
Switch off, let the AI hold the phone
Start delegating the admin to AI and get your time back. Your receptionist answers every call, books the job, and passes only the urgent ones to you.
Prepaid 500+ Minutes. Auto Top-Up. Never Miss a Call.
Your prepaid balance covers the talking and the admin tasks, and it refills itself before it runs dry.
New Zealand
Answered by Sam, or any Kiwi voice you pick
+ $130 platform fee/month + GST
- Answers every call 24/7, in under a second
- Warm transfers into your VoIP or to mobiles
- Messages to your email and SMS, instantly
- Books appointments with SMS confirmations
- Pick your own Kiwi or Aussie voice, male or female
- Auto top-up so you never miss a call
- Credits never expire, cancel anytime
- Live the same day
First payment $630 NZD ($500 credit + $130 platform).
Australia
Answered by Zoe, or any Aussie voice you pick
+ $130 platform fee/month
- Answers every call 24/7, in under a second
- Warm transfers into your VoIP or to mobiles
- Messages to your email and SMS, instantly
- Books appointments with SMS confirmations
- Pick your own Kiwi or Aussie voice, male or female
- Auto top-up so you never miss a call
- Credits never expire, cancel anytime
- Live the same day
First payment $630 AUD ($500 credit + $130 platform).
Talk time draws from your prepaid balance. Auto top-up reloads it to $500 whenever it dips under $50. Credits never expire. Cancel anytime.
AI Receptionist or Human Front Desk?
You only pay for talk time, so a quiet month costs you next to nothing. A human seat costs the same whether the phone rings or not.
| Waboom AI receptionist | A part-time human receptionist | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $130/mo plus 95c a minute of talk time | Wages plus on-costs for a part-time role |
| Hours covered | 24/7, answers in under a second | Roster hours only |
| Calls at once | Unlimited, never engaged | One at a time |
| Sick days and leave | None, it never calls in sick | Cover required |
| Time to live | The same day | Hire, train, then ramp up |
Prefer we show you first?
Book a 15 minute demo and we will set up a live AI receptionist on the call, walk through exactly how it would handle your phones, and answer every question. No pressure, no commitment.
- Hear the AI receptionist answer, transfer warm, and take a message live
- See it book an appointment and send the message to your email and SMS
- Get a straight answer on price for your actual call volume
Or call Sam and Zoe live above, no booking needed.
Live Before Your Next Missed Call
Three steps, one of which is a coffee while we build.
Check out
Pay the $630 ($130 platform + $500 credit). Your card is saved for the automatic top-ups and the monthly fee.
Pick your voice and rules
Choose an NZ or AU voice, tell us who gets transfers, what counts as urgent, and what the receptionist should know about your business.
Forward your number
A short code on your VoIP or mobile sends missed and overflow calls to your receptionist. Focused builds go live the same day.
Your receptionist answers inbound. The AI sales agent goes hunting.
Same Kiwi and Aussie voices, pointed the other way. Instead of waiting for the phone to ring, the AI sales agent works a list all day, qualifies the keen ones, and books them straight into your team's calendar.
- Up to 800 dials a day, per agent
- Qualifies prospects before booking them
- Books meetings into your reps' calendars
- Reactivates a dormant database you wrote off
- Warm-transfers hot leads to a human, live
- Writes every call to your CRM, live in 5 to 7 days
New Zealand & Australia's Leading AI Agency
We don't just talk about AI, we implement it. Waboom AI has helped businesses across NZ and Australia identify bottlenecks and deploy AI solutions that actually work.
Trained teams at NZ's leading companies
From boardrooms to conference stages. Practical AI that teams actually use.
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AI Receptionist FAQ
What is an AI receptionist?
An AI receptionist is software that answers your business phone in a natural voice, works out why the caller is ringing, then transfers warm to your team, books the appointment, or takes a message. It runs 24/7 inside your existing VoIP, with no human operator and no monthly retainer.
What does an AI receptionist do?
It answers every call in under a second, holds a real conversation, qualifies the caller, transfers urgent calls warm with the name and reason announced, books appointments into your calendar, and sends transcribed messages to your email and SMS. Every call is logged with a transcript and recording in your portal.
How much does an AI receptionist cost?
$130 a month for the platform, plus 95 cents a minute of talk time from a prepaid credit balance, plus GST where applicable. You start with $500 of credit, so your first payment is $630 and then $130 a month. A two minute call costs about $1.90. That is a fraction of the wages and on-costs of a part-time front desk hire, and you only pay when it is actually on a call. No per-seat fees, no contract.
Will it sound like a robot or annoy my callers?
No. It answers in under a second in a natural Kiwi or Aussie voice you choose, and most callers do not realise they are talking to AI until you tell them. Try Sam or Zoe live on this page before you decide; ask the price, leave a message, try to catch them out.
What happens to a call it cannot handle?
Nothing gets dropped. If the caller needs a person, it transfers warm to your team with the name and reason announced. If nobody picks up, it takes a message, transcribes it, and sends it to your email and SMS straight away. You set the rules for what counts as urgent.
How does the automatic top-up work?
Your calls draw down the $500 credit balance at 95 cents a minute. When the balance drops under $50, the platform tops it back up to $500 from your saved card, automatically. Your line never goes dead mid-month, and every top-up shows in your portal billing history.
Does it work with my existing VoIP or phone system?
Yes. The standard setup is conditional call forwarding from your existing VoIP or mobile, so the receptionist only takes the calls you do not answer. If you would rather keep it separate, we provision a dedicated NZ or AU number instead. Either way you keep your existing number.
Can it transfer calls to my team?
Yes, that is its main job. The receptionist transfers warm, announcing the caller and the reason before connecting, to extensions inside your VoIP or to external mobiles. You set the rules: who gets sales calls, who gets support, what happens when nobody picks up.
What happens when it takes a message?
The message is transcribed and sent to you instantly by email or SMS, with the caller's name and number captured. The full transcript and call audio also sit in your portal, so nothing lives on a sticky note ever again.
Can it dial extensions or use keypad menus?
Yes. If your phone system answers transfers with its own menu, the receptionist dials the extension digits (DTMF) to reach the right person. Callers can also key in things like reference numbers when that is easier than reading them out. You will not need it often; mostly, everyone just talks.
How fast can it go live?
A focused build, answering, transferring, and taking messages on one inbound line, goes live the same day. Adding a CRM or calendar integration lands in days. You forward your number with a short code from your handset, and that is the whole cutover.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. There is no contract; the subscription is month to month and you can cancel from the portal. Your call data, transcripts, and recordings stay available to export.
Every Unanswered Ring Is Someone Else's Customer
Start today, live the same day. $630 now, then $130 a month. The top-up handles itself, and you can cancel anytime.
Prefer to talk it through first? Book a 15 minute demo or ask Sam.
Last updated 24 July 2026 · by Leonardo Garcia-Curtis