Missed call text-back for US contractors
Updated September 21, 2026
AnswerBot works for US trades and home-service businesses: a missed caller gets a text from a local US number in about 30 seconds, sent on a registered A2P 10DLC campaign, and you get the lead by email. It only ever texts people who called you first, every message carries a STOP opt-out, and it is $129 USD a month on Starter. No AI voice answers your phone.
The product is the same on both sides of the border. What changes for a US shop is the plumbing underneath it: the carrier registration US texting requires, the rules people ask about, the currency, and where your number comes from. That is what this page covers.
What is different for a US business
| United States | Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Carrier registration | US A2P 10DLC brand and campaign, registered since May 2026 | Canadian A2P 10DLC brand and campaign, registered since May 2026 |
| The rule people ask about | The TCPA | CASL |
| Who gets texted | Only people who called your business first. Never a list, never a cold text. | |
| Opt-out | STOP on every message | STOP and ARRET on every message |
| Your texting number | Your area code first, then a same-metro overlay, then in-state, then US-wide | Your area code first, then a same-metro overlay, then Canada-wide |
| Price | $129 / $199 / $349 USD a month | $129 / $199 / $349 CAD a month |
| Carriers for forwarding | Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile | Rogers, Bell, Telus |
On the TCPA and 10DLC, plainly
These are the two questions a US owner asks first, so here is what the product does rather than a promise about your business. Registration:US carriers filter business texts that are not on a registered A2P 10DLC campaign. AnswerBot's brand and US campaign have been registered since May 2026, so its texts are not the unregistered traffic carriers block.
Consent: AnswerBot never texts a list. It only replies to someone who called your business first, about the call they just made, and every message carries a STOP opt-out that is honoured immediately.
That describes the product. Whether your business as a whole meets the TCPA is a question for your own counsel, and no vendor can answer it for you.
Where your number comes from
A text from an unfamiliar out-of-state number reads like spam, so AnswerBot works down a ladder when it sets up your line: a number in your own area code first, then a same-metro overlay, then any number in your state, and only then a US-wide number. Most shops get their own area code. At worst the caller sees an in-state number, never a toll-free one or a Canadian one.
No AI voice on your phone
AnswerBot never puts a voice on the line. The missed caller gets a plain text, answers a few questions about the job in their own time, and you call them back with the details already in hand. Someone who asks for a person is told the owner will call them back.
Who this is for, and who it is not for
For: US owner-operators and 1 to 5 truck shops
HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, garage door, locksmith, towing, appliance repair, landscaping and auto repair. You answer when you can and miss it when you cannot.
Not for: businesses that want to text a list
AnswerBot only replies to people who called you. It is not a marketing blaster and cannot be used as one.
What it costs
The USD price is the same number as the CAD price, on purpose. Starter is $129 a month for 25 engaged leads and one location. Growth is $199 for 75 engaged leads, photo capture and up to three locations. Pro is $349 for unlimited engaged leads, your own intake questions and up to ten locations. Billed annually those are $109, $169 and $296 a month. The trial runs 14 days, a card is required at signup, and nothing is charged during it. Setup is about five minutes and you keep your existing number.
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