Keep customers in your app.
Offer agent setup as part of the workflow customers already know, with your product as their starting point.
AI RECEPTIONISTS FOR YOUR SOFTWARE
Add AI receptionists
to your software.
Bring AI receptionists into the software your customers already use. Let each business shape its answers, hear how its agent responds, and prepare for real calls—all within your product.
Built for teams making software for contractors and service businesses.
AN AI RECEPTIONIST, INSIDE YOUR APP01 / PREVIEW
TETHER DEMO WORKSPACE
Draft
Your front desk
“Hi, I’m Tether’s AI demo assistant. I can help with questions about our services. What would you like to know?”
Knowledge Business details & FAQsPhone number Not connected
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Your customers stay in your product.Tether works behind the scenes.
Illustrative interface · fictional business · no microphone access
DESIGNED FORSoftware teams serving local businesses
A new feature for your product.
A familiar place for your customers.
01 / NATIVE TO YOUR PRODUCT
One product.
Every business’s own receptionist.
No two businesses answer the same way. Tether is designed to let each customer manage their agent’s knowledge and instructions in your app, while you keep control of the customer experience.
BUILT AROUND EACH BUSINESSIn staging
Their business. Their answers.
Help customers turn their hours, services and frequently asked questions into an agent draft. They can refine the answers before publishing a version for use.
WorkspaceTether demo
Agent boundaryExplain services. Don’t invent a quote.
KnowledgeReviewed by the business owner
Product walkthrough only. Nothing is saved or activated here.
Give each business its own answers.
Each company’s agent configuration is scoped separately, with access checked on the server. One business’s instructions should never become another’s.
Improve it before callers hear it.
Review drafts and run private tests before phone activation. Publishing a version alone does not switch on a customer’s line.
02 / HOW IT FITS YOUR PRODUCT
Your customers know
their business best.
Give them a way to put that knowledge to work on the phone.
In this Tether example, one business adds its opening hours. Another explains its service area. A third defines which questions the agent should leave to a person. Your platform provides the experience; Tether handles the voice infrastructure.
ILLUSTRATIVE ARCHITECTURE · NOT A CUSTOMER CASE STUDY
THE SOFTWARE PLATFORMYour product
Owns the customer experience & permissions
EMBEDDED AGENT EXPERIENCE
THE VOICE LAYERTether
Agent configuration, private testing & transport
Business AOpening hoursBusiness BService areaBusiness CAnswer boundaries
Illustrative tenant structure. Not three live customers.
03 / PAY FOR WHAT RUNS
Pay for usage.
Know what goes into it.
Plan around your customers’ call volume, not an unlimited-call promise. AI minutes, phone calls, number rental and messaging are priced separately so you can estimate the full cost.
PRICING PROPOSAL These are planning targets, not
final rates or binding quotes. Paid activation is not available here.
PROPOSED USAGE RATES
AI VOICE
The conversation.
$0.24/ AI minute
A proposed standard-model rate for the AI conversation layer.
- No mandatory platform subscription
- Private tests are metered separately
- Phone transport billed separately
- Premium models need a separate quote
PHONE & NUMBERS
The connection.
Cost + margin
Country, number type and destination determine the underlying provider rate.
- Voice transport: provider cost + 25%
- Number rental: provider cost + 40%
- Rental continues while you keep a number
- Porting & registration quoted separately
MESSAGING
Beyond the call.
Per segment
SMS is counted by billable segments—not by chat bubbles.
- Provider messaging cost + 25%
- Plus $0.005 per billable SMS segment
- Carrier / registration fees itemized
- MMS quoted separately; rollout planned
A PLANNING TOOL, NOT A QUOTE
What could your monthly usage cost?
Provider budgets below are your inputs, not verified rates. All amounts are USD. No account or payment is created.
ILLUSTRATIVE MONTHLY TOTAL$284.00
- AI conversation
- $240.00
- Voice transport
- $12.50
- Number rental
- $14.00
- Messaging
- $17.50
Excludes taxes, registration, setup, optional storage, premium models and separately quoted services. Zero call minutes does not stop number rental. Draft rates—not live billing.
Need help with your first integration?
Integration support and agent setup can be scoped separately for a pilot. Start with one useful workflow; advanced evaluations, analytics and dedicated capacity remain on the roadmap.
WHAT YOU CAN PLAN FOR TODAY
Start small.
Know what’s ready.
In stagingAgent configuration & private-test infrastructureBeing tested in staging. Customer rollout requires a separately approved pilot.
PlannedSelf-service numbers, forwarding & portingNot self-service yet. Number ownership and routing need review before a line is connected.
Not offered yetAutonomous booking, transfers & business actionsThe initial scope is answering approved questions, not making bookings or changing business records.
04 / GOOD QUESTIONS
Before you connect.
Is Tether for a business or a software platform?
Both. This page is for software teams embedding agents for their customers. If you want a receptionist for your own business, explore Tether for businesses. Both routes start with assisted pilots; public self-service is not open yet.
Can customers test without buying a number?
That is the intended starting point: authenticated, private browser voice tests against a saved configuration. This capability is in staging validation, not a public demo on this page. Text testing is not advertised as a substitute for voice quality.
Can they keep their current phone number?
We are planning separate paths for forwarding, supported SIP connections and porting. Availability depends on the number and carrier, and none is self-service today. Forwarding voice does not move SMS. Porting requires verification and an explicitly approved cutover.
Where do audio and business knowledge go?
Tether runs its communications infrastructure on operator-controlled servers. The current voice implementation uses an external AI provider. Recording and transcript retention are separate choices; self-hosted transport does not mean all processing is local. A pilot needs an agreed data-processing and retention policy.
Why separate AI, phone and messaging charges?
These are different services. A browser test can use AI without a phone carrier; a transfer can create multiple carrier legs. A rented number has a recurring cost even with no calls. Long or Unicode SMS can use several billable segments. We intend to itemize these instead of promising unlimited usage. Rates and billing increments must be agreed before paid activation.
Can I sign up or buy a plan now?
Not through this preview. Pricing is proposed, payment is not connected and the pilot brief below stays on your device. A verified contact channel, final terms and product acceptance must be in place before public launch.
LET’S START WITH YOUR PRODUCT
Make your first use case
a useful one.
Choose one customer workflow: answering service questions, explaining opening hours or clarifying coverage. Define the answers that matter and what a good test call should sound like.
Local preview: download a brief to review.
No form submission,
mailing list or sales contact yet.