Will Australian customers tell it apart from a real receptionist?

Most don't on the first call. The voice quality is tuned for Australian English with natural inflection. The conversation is grounded in your CRM and brand voice — there's no script to memorise badly. Customers who do realise generally appreciate that they got their booking/answer at 11pm rather than waiting until Monday.

Does it work with Telstra, Optus, and MyNetFone?

Yes — all three are first-class. We also support Aircall AU, RingCentral AU, 8x8 AU, Zoom Phone AU, and any standards-compliant Australian SIP trunk.

Can I keep my 1300 / 1800 number?

Yes. Open is a SIP destination — your 1300, 1800, 13xx, local 0X, and mobile numbers stay on your existing Australian carrier.

What does it cost compared to a traditional service?

Per-resolution pricing typically lands 50-75% below the cost of a premium AU-based answering service. Carrier minutes stay invoiced by your phone provider with no markup from Open.

How does it handle ACMA outbound rules?

Calling hours respected per state, abandoned-call rates managed under the Telecommunications Industry Standards, opt-out handling automatic, DNC list scrubbing built in.

How fast can it be live?

Same day for most Australian businesses. The longest step is usually waiting on Telstra or Optus to provision the SIP trunk.

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AI Answering Service (Australia)

An AI answering service for Australian businesses — 24/7 cover in Australian English that actually resolves the call.

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Across AEST/AEDT/AWST: 24/7
Not just messaged: Resolved
1988 aligned: Privacy Act
Voice quality: AU English

01 — Overview

Why AI instead of a traditional Australian answering service?

Traditional answering services in Australia are either expensive (premium AU-based services charge $300-$1,200/month per line) or cheap and offshore (Filipino or Indian services that customers identify in seconds). An AI answering service gives you a third option: 24/7 coverage in natural Australian English at per-resolution pricing.

Australian small businesses, clinics, and trades pay one of two prices for after-hours coverage: $300-$1,200 per line per month for a premium AU-based service, or $80-$200 for an offshore service that customers can spot. Either way, most of the calls being taken are routine — appointment changes, status checks, basic enquiries — that don't actually need a human at 11pm on a Saturday.

Open's AI answering service answers in natural Australian English on the first ring. It identifies the caller in your CRM, runs the conversation, and resolves what it can: bookings, rebookings, cancellations, status checks, payment links, account questions. Customers get what they called for; you don't get a stack of voicemails to work through on Monday.

Multilingual coverage is included for migrant communities — Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Arabic, Greek, Italian, Hindi, Punjabi and 90+ more, all at the same per-resolution price. The AI auto-detects the language from the caller's first sentence.

When a human is needed (complaint, clinical decision, complex sales), the AI pages your on-call rota via SMS or warm-transfers via SIP/PSTN with the transcript and intent attached. Your team picks up the call already knowing what it's about.

Privacy Act 1988 alignment is built in. AU data residency in Sydney AWS is available; APP-aligned consent prompts are configurable; redaction covers TFN, Medicare, and driver-licence numbers. Outbound campaigns follow ACMA's calling-hours rules per state.

02 — Why it works

What makes Open the right region answer

Australian English, naturally
The AI sounds like an Australian receptionist, not an offshore service paraphrasing your business badly.
24/7 across every Australian timezone
AEST, AEDT, ACST, ACDT, AWST routing baked in. Operating hours per timezone, after-hours behaviour configurable.
Resolves routine calls, not just takes messages
Booking, rebooking, status, payment links, account questions, ticket creation — all happen on the call.
Privacy Act 1988 aligned
AU data residency available, APP-aligned consent prompts, redaction for TFN, Medicare, and driver-licence numbers.

03 — Security

Encrypted, audited, refundable

SIP over TLS for signaling, SRTP for media. Every call logged with full reasoning traces. SOC 2 Type II, GDPR-aligned, HIPAA- and PCI-ready. Backed by the Open $2M Refund Guarantee.

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