DellaFirst-ring answer. Every time.
Della picks up the phone within one second of every call, every hour of every day. No voicemail. No hold music. No after-hours dead zone. The AI is awake when you aren't.
Most missed calls happen after 6 PM.
Industry research consistently shows 25 to 50 percent of inbound calls to small service businesses go unanswered, and a disproportionate share of them happen outside business hours. Every missed call is a prospect who picked the next provider on their list.
Hiring an after-hours receptionist costs $40K+/year. Outsourced answering services route to humans who don't know your services or calendar. Della picks up every call within one second, knows your live availability, and books the appointment before the caller hangs up, at $34.99 to $179 per month, flat.
What Della does on the call.
First-ring answer
No 3-ring delay, no IVR menu, no hold music. Della picks up before the caller has time to think about leaving a voicemail.
Nights and weekends
Saturday afternoon, Sunday evening, 11 PM Tuesday, Della treats every hour the same. After-hours is your highest-converting window.
Holidays included
No PTO, no sick days, no Thanksgiving closure. Della runs while your team rests. The dashboard shows you Monday morning what happened.
Always sober
Same calm, professional tone at 3 PM and 3 AM. The AI doesn't have bad days, doesn't get tired, doesn't snap at difficult callers.
Call from your phone and try it: book a time, ask a question, switch languages. She tells you she is an automated assistant, then does the job.
Call DellaDella vs. the alternatives.
| Della | Human answering service | Voicemail | After-hours dead zone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickup time | <1 second | 15-45 sec (humans) | Voicemail prompt | 5+ rings then drop |
| Available 24/7 | Yes | Yes (with surcharge) | No | No |
| Available holidays | Yes | Premium tier | No | No |
| Cost per month | $34.99-$179 | $300-600 | Free | Free |
From $34.99 a month. Every booking is yours.
No commission, no per-booking fee, no setup fees. 14-day money-back guarantee.
Common questions.
Still unsure? Call Della at +1 (818) 918-4562 and ask her.
Does Della really pick up in under one second?
Yes, the underlying call infrastructure (Vapi + Twilio) routes the call to the AI agent immediately on first ring. Average pickup is around 800ms from when the caller's phone connects.
What if my carrier still rings before forwarding?
Forwarding rules are carrier-specific. Most carriers let you set 'forward immediately' or 'forward after N rings.' Set to immediate for true first-ring answer. Della's setup wizard walks through the major carriers.
Will callers know it's an AI?
Della identifies herself as an AI receptionist when asked directly (legal requirement in some jurisdictions, ethical default everywhere else). Callers consistently report not being able to tell at first.
What happens if Della's service goes down?
Calls fall back to voicemail or your previous routing, same as if your office line went down. Della's uptime SLA is 99.9% on Pro tier; we publish status at status.calldella.ai.
Stop sending callers to voicemail.
14-day money-back guarantee. Della picks up the first ring within 15 minutes of setup.