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Missed call text back
Missed call text back is the fallback. Answering is the fix.
A text that says “sorry we missed you” still leaves the caller with nobody — and the next contractor on Google is one tap away. Wakeman answers the call in your business’s name. If a call with it drops, it texts the caller back and tells your on-call phone what it heard.
- A customer calls. You’re busy.
- Wakeman answers as your business.
- You get the job by text.
- From $49 a month
- Keep your number
- Texts only with the caller’s OK
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- A customer calls. You’re busy.
- Wakeman answers as your business.
- You get the job by text.
What is missed call text back?
Missed call text back sends an automatic text to anyone whose call you didn’t answer, usually promising a call back. It’s better than silence. But the caller still hasn’t told anyone what’s wrong or where, and with a burst pipe or no heat, many won’t wait for your reply.
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One call, start to finish, in under a minute
A leaking water heater at night, taken the way it’s taken on a Wakeman line: what’s wrong, a safety check for water near electrics, the address read back, and — with booking on — a time in the on-call window.
Rather try it yourself? Call (503) 765-9727 and play the customer with an everyday job.
Wakeman, for Ridgeline PlumbingThanks for calling Ridgeline Plumbing. You're speaking with an AI assistant, and this call is recorded. What's going on?
CallerYeah, hi — there's water coming out from under my water heater. It's all over the garage floor.
Example call · synthesized voices, not a recorded caller
Compared
A text-back tool, or an answer
| Wakeman | Missed call text back | |
|---|---|---|
| When the phone rings | Answers in your business’s name | Doesn’t answer; texts after the call is missed |
| What you get | Name, number, the problem and a checked address, written down | Whatever the caller texts back, if they do |
| A dangerous call | Safety steps written in advance, and a ring to your on-call phone during the call | A text, the same as any other missed call |
| If the call drops | Texts the caller back (with their OK) and alerts your on-call phone | — |
When a call drops
What happens when a call ends without a booking
- The caller gets a text — “sorry, we got cut off” — asking them to reply with the address and what’s going on. Only if they agreed to texts on the call, and never during your quiet hours.
- Your on-call phone, or yours if nobody is on call, gets the caller’s name, number, the problem and the address it heard. Straight away if it may be an emergency; after quiet hours if not.
- Every text says to reply STOP to opt out. Spam calls get nothing.
Texts are queued the moment the call ends; delivery depends on the carrier. The exact words it says before texting anyone.
Missed call text back questions
What is missed call text back?
A feature that sends an automatic text to someone whose call you didn't answer, usually saying you'll call back. It stops a caller from feeling ignored, but the caller has still reached nobody, and many will ring the next contractor instead of replying.
Does Wakeman text back missed calls?
Wakeman answers the call instead, so there is no missed call to text. When a call with Wakeman drops or ends without a booking, it texts the caller back — if they agreed to texts on the call — and sends your on-call phone — or yours, if nobody is on call — the caller's name, number, the problem and the address it heard.
When does the text go out?
A text to the caller waits until your quiet hours end, so a 2am hang-up doesn't get a 2am text. The alert to your on-call phone goes straight away when the call may be an emergency, and waits for quiet hours to end when it doesn't.
Can a caller stop the texts?
Yes. Every text says to reply STOP to opt out, and Wakeman only texts a caller who agreed to texts during the call.
Page updated September 24, 2026.
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