Live call answering for Eastern Time businesses

Having a virtual answering service is easy! With ReceptionHQ, an experienced and friendly remote receptionist answers your business calls and politely greets your callers based on your script. Our virtual receptionists can screen calls and handle them however you prefer. A live receptionist will call you to announce who is calling and about what, and then transfer the call to you to accept. However, if you’re busy, the live receptionist will take a message and send you a notification by text or email.

At ReceptionHQ, we offer a variety of answering services to suit the needs of businesses of any size, from a small business to a large corporation.  Whether you require a virtual receptionist, assistant or corporate services, our friendly virtual receptionists are ready to assist.

Almost two-fifths of ReceptionHQ’s US-based receptionists are located on the Eastern Seaboard (spread across North Carolina and Florida), with our US headquarters and custom service team based in Phoenix.

Yes, our receptionist can answer calls you’d usually miss.  You may be on another call or simply unable to answer because you’re busy at the time. Our receptionists will take a detailed message and send to you instantly by email or SMS. Every call diverted to ReceptionHQ will be answered – no matter what your circumstances are at the time of the call.

Many clients who subscribe to our service are surprised when they learn how many calls they’d been missing prior to having their calls answered by ReceptionHQ.

This can provide an edge over your competitors, with great communication helping you to stand out.  ReceptionHQ combines the best receptionists in the USA with cutting-edge technology to make your customers feel valued, understood and important.  Our extensive professional answering service experience allows us to provide high-quality and innovative features which utilize the latest technology solutions.

Yes. This is referred to as “call overflow”.

A lot of companies require their phone calls to be answered only when they are unable to take the call themselves. For example, if you’re away from the office or your in-house receptionist is at lunch, on vacation, or busy on another call and you have multiple calls coming in at the one time.

You can set your business phone number to divert (to the unique local phone number we allocate your business during the free trial setup process) only when the phone rings for more than a specified period (such as after 5 rings) or if your line is busy.

In such instances, our receptionists will then answer the phone as if we were in your office. You’re always in control and can relax knowing there’s always someone available to answer your calls.

Yes.  Spanish bilingual service is included with every account at no additional cost.  Whether Spanish-speaking callers are common or occasional to your business, we provide customizable options free of charge to ensure exceptional experiences for your Spanish and English-speaking callers.

Bilingual coverage by US-based receptionists is available 5am-7pm MST every day of the week, with the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

That’s the equivalent of 7am-9pm EST or 8am-10pm EDT, depending on the time of year.

After-hours surcharges apply to bilingual call answering on weekends and federal holidays.

Yes, during core business hours. Our US-based receptionists across Florida, North Carolina, Missouri and Arizona are available to answer calls between 5am and 7pm MST seven days a week, however an after-hours surcharge applies to calls outside 5am-7pm MST Monday to Friday (including all weekend) or on a US Federal Holiday. For businesses in Eastern Time states, that’s the equivalent of 7am-9pm EST or 8am-10pm EDT depending on the time of year.

Calls from 7pm-5am MST (9pm-7am EST or 10pm-8am EDT) are handled by our equally skilled, English-speaking team in Australia – trained to the same high standards and delivering the same quality of service around the clock.

The live call answering free trial is based on the ReceptionistPlus service and is completely free.  We don’t require a credit card and it can be cancelled at any time.  When you sign up for a free trial, you’ll be allocated a local phone number to divert your calls to as well as gain instant access to our online client portal to manage your service.  At the end of the trial, you can simply add a credit card to continue, or stop using the service if you’d rather not continue with the service.  There is no obligation at all.