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How it works

Keep your number. Choose which calls Starkby catches.

Starkby isn't an all-or-nothing phone switch. It sits behind the number your customers already know and picks up only under the rules you set.

Coverage modes

No-answer coverage

Your team gets the first chance. Starkby answers only if nobody picks up.

After-hours coverage

Keep your normal daytime handling. Starkby covers evenings, nights, and weekends automatically.

Overflow coverage

When several calls arrive at once, the extra caller still gets answered instead of a busy signal.

From setup to go-live

1

Keep your number

Nothing changes for your customers. Your existing business number stays exactly as it is, on your trucks, your listings, your website.

2

Choose your coverage

Decide which calls Starkby should catch: missed calls, after-hours, overflow, or all of them. You can change this any time.

3

Approve what it knows

Starkby only uses business information you've reviewed and approved: services, hours, service area, pricing guidance, and FAQs.

4

Connect your calendar

Starkby books against your real availability. If it can't confirm a slot, it collects the caller's preferred time and alerts your team instead of guessing.

5

Set your urgent route

Tell Starkby which calls should reach a person immediately, and who to try first, second, and last.

6

Test it yourself

Call your own receptionist before it ever talks to a customer. Try a booking, an odd question, and an urgent scenario.

7

Turn on forwarding

Forward the calls you chose in step 2 to your Starkby number. Most providers take under two minutes.

8

Go live

You'll see a confirmation once Starkby receives a real test call through your forwarded number, then it's covering your business.

See it before you set it up.

Call the live demo, then build one for your own business when you're ready.