AI receptionist for locksmith
The 2 a.m. lockout you missed just called the next locksmith.
Lockouts don't wait and they don't leave voicemails. AlwaysGreet picks up on the first ring, works out whether it's a house, a car, or a business, quotes your after-hours range, and texts you the job before the caller has time to try someone else.
From $99/month. One recovered customer usually covers it.
The math
- $99
- Starting plan, per month
- ~$165
- Typical after-hours lockout
- 24/7
- Nights, weekends, holidays
- <2 min
- Typical call
One recovered customer pays for the month. Everything after that is margin.
The problem
Where locksmith lose calls
Not a general case — these are the specific ways this trade leaks jobs.
01
Lockouts happen when you're asleep
The calls worth the most arrive between midnight and 5 a.m. That's precisely when you're least able to pick up, and when your competitor's voicemail is losing them the same job.
02
Nobody waits for a callback
Someone standing in a parking lot with their keys on the seat is scrolling, not waiting. The first shop that answers gets the job — being second by four minutes is the same as not existing.
03
You can't quote a lockout you haven't heard about
House, car, business, high-security, broken key in the cylinder — each is a different price and a different truck load. A message saying 'call me back' tells you none of it.
Hear it in action
What your customer actually hears
A real call for this trade, start to finish — triage, honest pricing, details captured, you texted, the work booked.
- 1:52 a.m. — inbound call, shop closed
AlwaysGreet
Rapid Response Locksmith, this is the after-hours line. What's going on?
Caller
I'm locked out of my car in the Safeway lot on Bell Road. Keys are on the seat.
AlwaysGreet
That's the worst. Are you somewhere safe right now — is anyone with you?
Caller
Yeah, I'm fine. Just cold.
AlwaysGreet
Understood — I'm treating this as an emergency. What's the year, make, and model? That changes how we get in.
Caller
It's a 2019 Honda Civic.
AlwaysGreet
Good, that's a straightforward one. A car lockout at this hour runs $145 to $185, and the tech confirms the final price on site before starting. Can I get your name and best callback number?
Caller
Dana Whitfield, 602-555-0142.
- Owner texted — EMERGENCY · Dana Whitfield · 602-555-0142 · Car lockout, Safeway Bell Rd · 2019 Civic
AlwaysGreet
Dana, that's gone straight to the on-call tech. He'll ring you within five minutes and he's about twenty out. The call will come from a 602 number.
- Call ended · 1m 48s · booked · $165 recovered
Note the vehicle question. A locksmith can't load a truck without it, so the AI asks before quoting — the same way you would.
What it knows
It arrives already understanding locksmith
This isn't marketing copy — it's the actual template that ships. Every line is yours to edit once you're in.
Services it can quote and book
- House lockout
- Car lockout
- Rekey locks
- Lock replacement
- Broken key extraction
- New keys / duplicates
- Smart lock install
How it decides what's urgent
Treat as EMERGENCY: anyone locked out of a home, car, or business right now; a child or pet locked in a car (advise calling 911 first); a break-in or broken lock leaving a property unsecured. Everything else (scheduled rekeys, new installs, quotes) is ROUTINE.
Emergency jobs are seeded at $165 and routine at $95 for the recovered-revenue math. Both are yours to set.
Setup
Live in three steps
No hardware. No new number. No contract to unwind.
- 01
Tell it about your business
Hours, services, what you charge, what counts as urgent. Start from the locksmith template and adjust — about ten minutes.
- 02
Test it on a real call
Run a scenario from your own trade and hear exactly what your customer would hear. Rewrite anything that doesn't sound like you.
- 03
Forward your calls
After-hours only, or everything you can't pick up. Your number stays your number — nothing on your listings changes.
Listen to a real call before you pay anything.
As you grow
More calls, more lines, same front desk
Every plan answers, triages, texts, and books. Higher tiers add talk time and simultaneous calls.
| Plan | Talk time | At once | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 200 min | 1 call | |
| Pro | 500 min | 2 calls | |
| Multi | 900 min | 3 calls |
Control
You hold the off switch
Handing your phone to software is a real decision. These run before a call is ever answered — they're enforced in code, not promises in a help doc.
Kill switch
One tap stops the AI answering. No support ticket, no waiting on us.
Spend cap
A daily ceiling pauses the line automatically if anything runs away.
Rate limits
Per-caller hourly limits and automatic flagging of repeat short-call bursts.
Your wording
Every line it speaks and every price it quotes is yours to edit, any time.
Pricing
Priced like one customer, not like payroll
No setup fee, no contract, cancel whenever. Minutes are talk time — a typical call runs under two minutes.
Save 17% with annual — 2 months free.
Starter
$99/mo
$99 billed monthly
Stop missing the one call that pays for the month.
- 200 talk minutes
- 1 call at a time
- After-hours call capture
- Then $0.30/min, only if you go over
Pro
Popular$149/mo
$149 billed monthly
For businesses busy enough to drop calls.
- 500 talk minutes
- 2 calls at a time
- Owner SMS + booking
- Then $0.28/min, only if you go over
Multi
$249/mo
$249 billed monthly
Multiple locations or lines, one AI front desk.
- 900 talk minutes
- 3 calls at a time
- Lowest overage rate
- Then $0.25/min, only if you go over
Talk minutes are allocated monthly on both plans — annual changes how you pay, not what you get each month. Overage is billed as it happens. Cancel any time; annual is refunded pro rata on unused whole months.
Questions
The things owners actually ask
Will it quote a price it can't honour?
It quotes the range you set, and always says the tech confirms on site before work starts. It won't commit to a flat price for a lockout it hasn't seen, and it won't promise it can defeat a high-security or smart lock sight-unseen.
What about a child or pet locked in a car?
It tells the caller to hang up and call 911 first, then captures the details for you. That's non-negotiable in the template — an AI receptionist should never slow down a genuine emergency by taking a booking.
Can it handle car lockouts differently from house lockouts?
Yes — that's the point of the locksmith template. Car lockouts get year/make/model questions, house lockouts get an address and whether anyone is inside, and commercial gets a different price band. All of it is yours to edit.
Will it sound like a robot?
No — it's a natural voice that interrupts and responds like a person, not a phone tree. But judge that yourself rather than taking our word: run the demo and listen to a real call before paying anything.
Do I have to change my phone number?
No. Your number stays exactly as it is on your listings, your signage, and your website. You forward calls to AlwaysGreet — either everything you don't pick up, or only outside opening hours. Turning it off puts everything back as it was.
Can it answer only after hours?
Yes, and most businesses start there. Turn on after-hours-only and the AI stays silent while you're open — you take those calls yourself. It picks up nights, weekends, and holidays.
What stops spam calls burning through my minutes?
A per-caller hourly limit, automatic flagging of repeat short-call bursts, and a daily spend cap that pauses the line if something goes wrong. These run before a call is answered, so a robodialer can't run up your bill.
What if it says something wrong to my customer?
There's a kill switch in your dashboard — one tap and it stops answering immediately, with no support ticket and no waiting on us. You can also edit exactly what it says and what it quotes at any time.
How long does setup take?
About ten minutes. Start from a template, set your hours, services, and price ranges, test it on a real scenario, then forward your calls. You can be live the same day.
What happens if I go over my minutes?
Calls keep getting answered at your plan's per-minute rate, and you'll see the overage on your dashboard as it accrues. If you'd rather it stop cold at the limit instead, that's a setting you control.
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How many lockouts did you sleep through last month?
You don't know. That's the problem.