AI Answering Machine
The AI answering machine from fonio is an AI-powered automated phone assistant that answers calls when no staff member is available. The AI answering machine is particularly well-suited for businesses and self-employed individuals who want to be available to customers 24/7, even outside of business hours and office hours. Our AI answering machine greets the caller with a friendly, natural, and professional voice and asks for important information about the inquiry right at the start of the conversation. When setting up our AI-powered answering machine, the AI is provided with key information about the respective company directly in the prompt, enabling it to identify issues and answer questions. Through the post-processing feature directly in our AI phone assistant, you can schedule appointments and send text messages and emails. The AI answering machine is available 24/7 and answers all calls that your team cannot take due to time constraints or absence. An AI answering machine goes beyond the capabilities of a traditional answering machine, as it not only collects the caller's information but also processes the request directly, answers questions, and sends follow-ups via email or text message.
How does the AI answering machine work?
No call is missed.
The AI answering machine works by having artificial intelligence automatically answer, analyze, and respond intelligently to calls when they are forwarded to the AI's number. The AI answering machine takes calls when no one is available and greets callers with a natural-sounding voice.
Forward messages according to your rules. Transcript included.
With the AI voicemail service, companies or self-employed individuals can set specific times during which calls are forwarded from the business number to the AI number (e.g., during lunch breaks, on weekends, or after work). During the conversation between the AI-powered answering service and the caller, a transcript is generated and sent to the company's specified email address or phone number after the call.
Set it up once. Provide lasting relief.
Our AI-powered answering machine is capable of answering up to 98% of callers' questions and resolving their issues. To answer these questions, you enter all the necessary information about the company, its hours of operation, and its services into the AI's prompt when setting up the AI. For automated calls, the AI answering machine then draws on this information from the prompts that have been entered.
Seamlessly integrated into your systems.
With our AI-powered answering machine, it is possible to retrieve real-time information from the Internet during a call, synchronize calendars, and access connected databases (such as an order database) directly via API interfaces. Thanks to our extensive integrations, the AI assistant can be seamlessly integrated into existing processes.
Benefits of our AI answering machine
The main advantages of our AI answering machine are that it saves time and money, is always available, and eliminates the need to listen to voicemail messages. Additional benefits of our AI answering machine include the ability to have it perform actions directly, enabling seamless post-processing. The following list details the main advantages of our AI answering service.

No need to listen to the answering machine
With our AI answering machine, employees no longer need to listen to voicemails, as the AI transcribes the entire conversation and sends it via email. Sending the transcript and a summary of the call via email saves the employee in question a lot of time.

Always available
The AI answering machine is always available and takes calls 24/7, which is especially helpful at night, on weekends, or on holidays. It is important for the company to be available at all times so that it does not miss any inquiries.

Saves time and money
Our AI answering machine saves time and money by reducing the workload on employees, minimizing the time spent on routine calls, and having the AI handle information requests. Accordingly, the AI answering machine increases efficiency within the company. Our AI answering machine costs just 0.15 € per minute, making it cheaper than an employee's salary.

Consistent Quality
The AI answering machine ensures consistent quality, as the AI—which is always available—enables better customer service. The company's customers and callers receive assistance at all times, and their questions and concerns are addressed promptly.

No technical knowledge required
No technical knowledge is required to set up our AI answering service, as it can be created easily and quickly in just a few minutes using the prompt (select a language and greeting, fill in the prompts with information about the company, and purchase a phone number).

More than 35 languages and dialects
Our AI-powered voicemail system is available in more than 35 languages and dialects to reach a variety of target audiences. The digital answering machine can also switch between these languages during a call. The AI voice is available in German, English, Polish, and Spanish, among other languages, as well as in the dialects of Standard German, Austrian German, and Swiss German.
Who is an AI answering machine suitable for?
Our AI answering machine is suitable for businesses of all sizes and industries that want to improve their communication with customers, patients, or clients and make it more efficient. AI answering machines are ideal for medical practices, tradespeople, law firms, car dealerships, call centers, tax advisors, and hotels, for example. Let's take a look below at why an AI answering machine is particularly well-suited for businesses, medical practices, and small businesses.
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Customer reviews
Below you will find helpful reviews from our previous customers, which give you an insight into customer satisfaction with our AI answering machine.
My assistants save me the equivalent of at least one 30-hour employee. We'll receive the summary by email. Every call is answered; nothing gets lost anymore.
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Fonio enables a call center to be available 24/7 at a fraction of the cost of human labor.
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Schedule appointments, qualify leads, forward them—all fully automated. Seamless integration with our CRM and calendar system. We no longer miss any calls from customers.
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I'm not a developer, but I was still able to create a fully functional AI phone assistant in just over 30 minutes.
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