Industries
The same ringing phone means different things in different businesses. For a plumber it is a flooded basement. For a dentist it is tomorrow’s hygiene schedule. For a lawyer it is a client deciding which firm to retain — in the next ten minutes.
That is why we do not sell one generic script with your company name pasted in. Every industry below has its own page, its own call workflows, and its own rules: what counts as an emergency, what gets booked, what gets escalated, and what gets written down. Find your industry and see exactly how we would answer for you — in your name, from a script you approve, 24/7 or during the hours you choose.
Not sure where you fit? Start with our live answering service, or see how our virtual receptionist service works as an industry-specific virtual receptionist for your calls.
Home services trades
An answering service for home service contractors, with emergency rules for each trade.
Plumbers
Burst pipes do not wait for business hours. We screen emergencies, dispatch your on-call tech, and book the estimates that fill next week.
HVAC Companies
No-heat calls in January, no-cool calls in July. We handle the seasonal surge, the after-hours breakdown, and the maintenance agreement booking.
Electricians
From dead panels to whole-home rewires, we qualify the call, flag the genuinely dangerous ones, and get estimates on your calendar.
Roofing Companies
Storms make every roofer’s phone ring at once. We capture every lead, sort damage calls from quote requests, and keep your crews booked.
Garage Door Companies
A car trapped behind a broken spring is an emergency with a clock on it. We answer fast, capture the door details, and dispatch the repair.
Locksmiths
Lockouts are pure urgency and pure mobile work. We answer, confirm the location, and route the job to your locksmith on the road.
Appliance Repair
Dead refrigerators and flooded laundry rooms cannot hold. We book the service visit, capture brand and model details, and set expectations on parts.
Pest Control Companies
Something is in the attic and the caller wants it gone today. We book the inspection, sell the calm, and schedule recurring treatments.
Landscaping & Lawn Care
Spring call volume arrives all at once. We book estimates, handle the seasonal cleanup rush, and keep recurring clients rescheduled without friction.
Tree Service Companies
Storm-downed limbs and leaning trees are hazard calls, not quote shopping. We triage the danger, capture the details, and dispatch assessments fast.
General Contractors & Remodeling
You are on a site, not by a phone. We qualify project inquiries, book walkthroughs, and keep homeowners updated so you can build.
Moving & Storage
Move dates are won on the first call. We capture inventory details, quote the next step, and book the in-home or virtual estimate.
Towing & Roadside
Every towing call is a stranded driver. We answer 24/7 or on your hours, capture the exact location, and dispatch the nearest truck.
Medical & care
A medical and dental answering service that follows your own protocols.
Dental Practices
Hygiene bookings, new-patient intake, insurance details routed for verification, and after-hours emergencies triaged by your own protocol.
Veterinary Clinics
Pet emergencies do not keep office hours. We triage by your criteria, reach the on-call vet, and book the worried owners in.
Home Health Care
Families calling about care for a parent need a person, not a portal. We handle intake inquiries and caregiver scheduling calls with patience.
Professional
A legal and insurance answering service, plus real estate and property management.
Law Firms
New-client intake built on your questions, names captured for conflict checks, urgent matters escalated — and never a word of legal advice.
Real Estate
Buyers call about the listing they just saw. We capture the lead, book the showing conversation, and route hot inquiries to you immediately.
Property Management
Tenants call about leaks at midnight and prospects call about units at noon. We sort maintenance emergencies from leasing inquiries, every time.
Insurance Agencies
Claims calls are emotional and time-sensitive. We capture first-notice details completely and route policy questions to your licensed team.
Business services
Phone coverage for cleaning, auto repair, and e-commerce teams.
Commercial Cleaning
Facilities managers call when something needs cleaning tonight. We capture the site details, book walkthroughs, and handle client issue calls.
Auto Repair Shops
Your advisors are under cars, not beside phones. We book service appointments, capture symptoms accurately, and relay status-update requests.
E-commerce & Order Taking
Shoppers with a question at checkout call instead of abandoning the cart. We take orders, answer delivery questions, and save the sale.
Where we answer
Our clients — and their callers — are across Connecticut and the whole United States; because the work is done on your line, under your script, geography does not change the service. Think of it as a call center for small business, without the big queue.
Your industry has a page because your calls have their own rules. Read yours, or go straight to the published plans: from $29/mo, $0 setup, no contract. If your industry is not listed, call anyway; the script is built with you either way.
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Services behind this coverage
Each industry page is built on the same Softwave Communications services, scripted to that trade’s rules:
Live receptionist service
A real person answers in your company name, 24/7 or during the hours you choose.
Virtual receptionist service
Greeting, transfers, messages, and booking by a live person, on the published plans.
After-hours answering service
Evening and weekend windows with scripted triage and on-call alerts.
Dispatch answering service
Urgent calls routed to your on-call contact; visits moved when plans change.
Appointment setting service
Bookings, confirmations, and callbacks on the calendar you share.
Customer support coverage
Status questions, account updates, and routine requests handled on your script.
Order tracking & Tier-1 support
Order status, warranty checks, and CRM updates in your brand voice.
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