Zero dead air.
Any language.
Every call answered.
EchoFoyer's 24/7 Voice AI listens, thinks and speaks in parallel — not one step at a time — so callers never sit through silence. It switches between 97 languages mid-call, lets clients share photos and forms during web sessions, and is built around Victoria's privacy and surveillance-devices laws from day one.
24/7/36597 languagesWeb & camera visual intakePrivacy & Surveillance Devices Act–aligned
Why callers hear silence elsewhere
Sequential AI — one step waits for the last
▲ Dead air while the caller waits
EchoFoyer Parallel — every stream runs at once
✓ Acknowledges instantly, narrates while it works
Why Melbourne businesses are switching to EchoFoyer
- ✓Why old phone bots leave callers in dead air
- ✓How Parallel Intelligence talks and books at the same time
- ✓97 languages, switched mid-call — with Victorian compliance built in
- Google Calendar
- Microsoft 365
- Cal.com
- ServiceM8
- Cliniko
- Xero
Five layers working at once, on every call.
Most AI receptionists run one step after another. EchoFoyer runs its layers side by side — which is why it sounds like a person, not a phone tree.
24/7 Voice AI
Answers every call, day or night, weekends and public holidays — and takes a rush of calls at once. No engaged tone, no voicemail dead-end, no missed leads.
Zero Dead Air
Parallel, not sequential. EchoFoyer acknowledges the caller straight away and keeps the conversation going while lookups run in the background — narrating what it’s doing (“Let me pull that up for you”) and giving a status update every 5–7 seconds during complex lookups. The line never goes silent.
97 languages, switched mid-call
If a caller moves from English to Mandarin, Vietnamese, Greek or Arabic halfway through, EchoFoyer follows them — no transfer, no restart.
Web & Camera Visual Intake
During web-based assistant sessions, clients can share screens, forms, documents or site photos — a burst pipe, a damaged part, an intake form — so the AI sees what they see and books the right job.
Compliance built in
Designed around the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and Australian Privacy Principles, and Victoria’s Surveillance Devices Act 1999 — clear recording disclosure, consent-aware handling and secure storage of caller data.
Traditional voice AI vs. EchoFoyer Parallel Intelligence
Same job on paper. Very different call for the person on the other end — and a very different bill for you.
| Traditional Voice AI | EchoFoyer Parallel Intelligence | |
|---|---|---|
| How it processes a call | Sequential — listen, transcribe, think, then speak, one step at a time | Parallel — listening, reasoning, lookups and speech run at once |
| Dead air | Up to 5 seconds of silence while it looks things up | Continuous engagement — acknowledges instantly, narrates what it’s doing and gives a status update every 5–7 seconds during complex lookups |
| Languages | Usually set before the call starts | 97 languages, switched mid-call without restarting |
| Pricing model | Platform subscription plus per-minute markups on every call | Flat retainer: $350–$500 AUD/month |
| Your monthly bill | Climbs with every busy week | The same every month — no per-minute surprises |
Powered by Next-Gen Enterprise Voice AI & Gemini Live Architecture.
Most AI receptionists pass their voice-platform subscription and per-minute markups straight on to you, so the bill climbs with every busy week. EchoFoyer includes the platform costs in one flat monthly retainer — no per-minute, per-call or overage charges, even in a flat-out month.
Next-gen enterprise voice AI
Real-time speech, reasoning and lookups running in parallel on Gemini Live architecture — so callers get an answer, not a pause.
No per-minute billing
Platform and call costs are covered by one flat monthly retainer — no per-minute or per-call charges passed on to you.
Enterprise-grade infrastructure
Runs on the same class of cloud infrastructure large businesses rely on, set up and tuned locally for Victorian small business.
Typical AI receptionist
EchoFoyer
One flat retainer: $350–$500 AUD/month, depending on your industry and workflow.
One captured after-hours call can pay for the month.
A single after-hours enquiry — an emergency call-out, a new patient, a buyer inspection — is typically worth $300–$1,000. EchoFoyer Starter is a flat $350 AUD/month, with no per-minute or per-call charges on top.
Do nothing
$0
but you lose the revenue
- ✗ Business hours only
- ✗ One call at a time
- ✗ After-hours calls go to voicemail
Hire a receptionist
$4–5.5k
per month, plus super & leave
- ✗ Business hours only
- ✗ Sick days & holidays
- ✗ Training & turnover
EchoFoyer
$350 AUD/month
flat retainer · Pro/Growth $500
- ✓ 24/7/365, including after hours
- ✓ Handles multiple calls at once
- ✓ No per-minute or per-call charges
- ✓ Same bill every month
ROI breakdown — Starter plan, $350 AUD/month
| Value of one missed after-hours call | Captured calls to cover $350 | Result after capturing 1 call |
|---|---|---|
| $300 (small job / standard booking) | 2 | −$50 — a second call puts you $250 ahead |
| $500 (typical call-out or new client) | 1 | +$150 ahead |
| $1,000 (emergency job / high-value booking) | 1 | +$650 ahead |
Illustrative only — your numbers depend on your average job value and how many after-hours calls you currently miss. Use the calculator below to plug in your own.
What are missed calls costing you?
A rough estimate, not a promise — adjust the numbers to match your business.
Assumes 40% of missed calls would have converted to a booking. An estimate for discussion, not a guaranteed figure.
Stop losing this — book a 15-min live auditFrom sign-up to answering calls in three steps.
- 01
Discover
We map your call flows, FAQs and booking rules on a free call. Quick, guided, no tech skills needed.
- 02
Build & tune
We pick your voice, write the conversation, wire up your calendar, then test it end to end before you go live.
- 03
Go live
Point your number at EchoFoyer and it starts answering. Weekly reporting on calls, bookings and outcomes.
One AI receptionist, tuned for your industry.
Trades & Home Services
Quote follow-ups, job booking, after-hours emergencies.
Hospitality
Reservations, function enquiries, walk-in overflow.
Allied Health & Clinics
Patient booking, reminders, after-hours triage routing.
Real Estate
Listing enquiries, open-home booking, buyer qualifying.
Professional Services
Client intake, consult booking, lead qualification.
Don't see your industry?
We tune EchoFoyer to any call flow — ask us on your live audit.
Two flat monthly plans. Nothing per minute.
Every plan is a flat-rate monthly retainer with 24/7 call coverage and zero per-minute or per-call markups. Platform and call costs are built into one flat retainer, so a flat-out month never brings per-call or overage charges.
Starter
For single-line businesses that need every call answered.
$350 AUD/month
Flat Monthly Retainer — Zero Per-Minute or Per-Call Markups
- ✓ 24/7 After-Hours & Lunchtime Call Coverage
- ✓ Up to 250 Inbound Calls / Month included
- ✓ Parallel Intelligence Engine (Zero dead air)
- ✓ 97 Languages with mid-call switching
- ✓ 2-Way Google & Outlook Calendar Sync
- ✓ Instant SMS & Email Lead Alerts
- ✓ Victorian & Australian Legal Compliance Built-In
- ✓ Live in under 48 hours
250-call soft cap: go over and your calls are never cut off, with no per-call overage charges. We'll review your volume with you and move you to Pro / Growth ($500 AUD/mo) from the next billing cycle.
Book a 15-min live auditPro / Growth
For busier businesses with complex, multi-step calls.
$500 AUD/month
Flat Monthly Retainer — Zero Per-Minute or Per-Call Markups
Live in under 48 hours
- ✓ 24/7 Full Peak-Hour & After-Hours Unlimited Coverage
- ✓ Unlimited Inbound Calls / Month (Fair use)
- Everything in Starter, PLUS:
- ✓ Complex Multi-Question Triage (Insurance, pricing & booking)
- ✓ Practice Management & CRM Sync (Cliniko, ServiceM8, Xero, M365)
- ✓ Real-Time Web & Camera Visual Intake
- ✓ Custom Emergency Escalation & Off-Script Handling
- ✓ Weekly Analytics & Revenue Recovery Reports
- ✓ Priority Local Support & Prompt Maintenance
Not sure which fits? We'll recommend a plan on your 15-minute live audit — or call +61 3 4052 7962 to hear it first.
Common questions
Traditional voice bots rely on sequential processing: when a caller asks a question, the bot goes completely silent while searching databases, creating frustrating dead air. EchoFoyer utilizes a Parallel Intelligence Stack, built on next-gen enterprise voice AI and Gemini Live architecture, that executes background tasks—such as checking calendars and pulling pricing—while maintaining a continuous, natural conversation.
Callers frequently ask multi-part questions in a single breath, such as asking if an office accepts their insurance, procedure details, and open appointment slots all at once. Rather than choking or forcing the caller through a rigid step-by-step sequence, EchoFoyer's extended thinking engine narrates its actions out loud—saying 'Let me pull that up for you'—while simultaneously querying backend databases in parallel. During longer lookups it gives a short status update every 5–7 seconds, so the line never goes silent.
Yes. EchoFoyer natively understands and speaks 97 global languages. Callers do not need to navigate complex phone menus—they can switch languages mid-conversation (e.g. English to Mandarin or Italian), and the AI adapts instantly while following full context.
During web-based assistant sessions, clients or field staff can share a screen, document, intake form or site photo, and EchoFoyer reviews it in real time while the conversation continues. Visual intake works in web sessions; it isn't available over a standard phone call.
Most third-party AI voice platforms lock business owners into expensive monthly subscription stacks and charge marked-up rates of 9¢ to 12¢ per minute on top of every call. EchoFoyer absorbs those platform costs into one flat monthly retainer, with zero per-minute or per-call charges passed on to you.
EchoFoyer offers local Australian businesses two predictable flat-rate monthly retainers: Starter at $350 AUD/month and Pro/Growth at $500 AUD/month, depending on your industry and workflow complexity. This gives you 24/7 phone coverage with no per-minute or per-call charges and no unexpected bill spikes. Starter includes up to 250 inbound calls a month as a soft cap: if you go over, your calls are never cut off and there are no per-call overage charges — we review your volume with you and move you to the Pro/Growth retainer ($500 AUD/month) from your next billing cycle.
Over 70% of prospective callers who reach a busy line or voicemail hang up and call a competitor on Google. A single missed after-hours call or emergency job is typically worth $300–$1,000, so capturing one or two each month covers the $350 AUD Starter retainer.
You can dial our live benchmark line at +61 3 4052 7962 directly from your mobile phone to experience our 24/7 voice receptionist in action. You can also book a 15-minute live discovery meeting on our website to see a real-time visual website audit and parallel task demonstration.
Most deployments take under 48 hours. We configure your system prompt with our state-awareness framework, connect your existing business phone number, and hook into your Google Calendar or CRM to handle bookings automatically.
Yes. EchoFoyer is built with local Australian legal compliance pre-configured into every agent: 1. Call Recording Consent under the Surveillance Devices Act 1999 (Vic), 2. AI Transparency under Section 18 of the Australian Consumer Law, and 3. Data Security via encrypted WebSockets aligned with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and APPs.
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