Make every call count.

Get the most from your phone calls with our 24/7 live answering service. Our friendly, US receptionists act as a seamless extension of your team, delivering the phone support you need to answer every call and help grow your business.

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24/7 live answering services • Outstanding virtual receptionists

For over three decades, we’ve been helping businesses with one of their most important assets – their phone calls. Let us show you how our team of 100% US virtual receptionists and 24/7 live answering service can help your business deliver an engaging, helpful experience on every call you receive.

Energetic, bilingual and really into computers.
**Muscie G.**

Learning to cook, reads a book a week.
**Alison M.**

Big time problem solver, loves building relationships.
**Anessa C.**

Friendly, never met a stranger.
**Audri C.**

Amateur baker and bikes around the world.
Bobby A.

Fitness enthusiast, not afraid of taking risks.
**Caroline D.**

First in line for office birthday cake.
**Cedric H.**

Obsessed with true crime podcasts.
**Cheyenne L.**

Volunteers as much as possible, also loves art.
**Daniela C.**

Great at handstands and making friends.
**Darius B.**

Loves all sports and the outdoors.
**Everton B.**

Energetic, bilingual and really into computers.
**Gen L.**

Fashion forward and a great bargain hunter.
**Jade W.**

Critical thinker, always asking questions.
**John M.**

Great eye for detail, nothing gets past me.
**Paul N.**

Enthusiastic, pizza loving Virgo!
**Lovely R.**

Avid yogi, 2 dogs and a cat named Squirrel.
**Megan G.**

Really into baseball and free food.
**Mike T.**

Stay positive and go with the flow.
**Nikki K.**

Florida native, hates cold weather.
**Rhonda P.**

Loves arts and crafts, yoga, and being a dog mom.
**Shannon M.**

Video gamer and loves meeting new people.
**Tearanni W.**

Into music and all things creative.
**Trey S.**

Grandmother of 9. Loves the outdoors.
**Vera G.**

Helping others is my favorite thing to do.
**Veronica C.**

Team player and master planner.
**Alex A.**

We’re proud to share that PATLive was selected as “Best Virtual Receptionist Service” by Forbes (April 2023)

“To find the best answering services for small businesses, we considered over 25 of the leading services in the space and narrowed it down to 15, which we then evaluated across five key categories and 27 different metrics. Our ratings consider factors such as transparent pricing, features, service quality and inclusions, and access to customer support and ratings. All ratings are determined solely by our editorial team.”

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All the capabilities of an office receptionist – only remotely

Our virtual receptionists are trained to serve as a seamless extension of your business, delivering call answering services that offer all the benefits you’d expect from an in-office team, for as little as $59 per month.

Forward all of your calls, just overflow calls, or only at certain times
Our live receptionists can do as little or as much as you need on calls – message taking, transfers, lead collection, scheduling, payment processing and more
Available 24/7 – even on holidays

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Service so good, they’ll never know it’s an answering service

When we answer on your behalf, our goal is always to provide service so good, callers will have no idea they’ve reached your answering service.

We hire the very best people to support your business – all located right here in the USA
Each new hire receives more than 80 hours of initial training, followed by consistent monitoring, coaching and continued education
Proprietary software guides our virtual receptionists through your calls to ensure each caller has the perfect experience you envisioned

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Great tech to make your experience even better

There’s no doubt about it, great people and training are key to our outstanding service – but our great tech plays a role too.

With easy to use web and mobile apps, powerful online reporting, and an extensive offering of integrations + an API, you can stay connected from anywhere and get even more from your services.

Update your status in our web and mobile apps to instantly change how your calls are being handling
Capture anything from callers – from short messages to detailed lead scoring forms
Get notified instantly by email or in our mobile app when you have new messages, leads, orders or voicemails
Have an app that you want us to use? No problem, we’re happy to sign in directly to your CRM, ecommerce or scheduling software

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