Business phone setup

Keep your number, or switch to Telnyx.

Unmanually answers, calls back and texts on a number you own. You sign in once, you pay Telnyx directly, and nothing is installed.

About 15 minutesNo keys to copyNo markup on calls or texts

Pick one

Both work the same day for calls. Most owners start with the first.

KEEP YOUR NUMBER

Forward the calls you miss

Customers keep calling the number they know. You answer when you can; calls you miss go to your Unmanually number and get answered, quoted and booked.

SWITCH TO TELNYX

Move your number, or get a new one

Calls and texts all on one number, in the app on your phone. Moving your number in is free and takes about 3 to 7 business days; it keeps working while it moves.

Three steps

Telnyx is the phone company behind it. We picked it for its low per-minute and per-text prices, and because it connects with one sign-in.

STEP 1

Open a Telnyx account

Sign up free at telnyx.com, then upgrade: add your business address, turn on two-factor sign-in and add a card.

STEP 2

Get a number

Buy a local number in your area code, or move your current one in. For texts, fill in the short business-texting form there.

STEP 3

Connect with Telnyx

In Unmanually open Integrations, tap Connect with Telnyx, sign in and tap Allow. We find your number and set up its calls and texts. Nothing to copy.

Keeping a cell number?

From your cell, dial **61*your Unmanually number# so calls you don't answer go there (on some cell plans it is *71 then the number). To undo: ##61# or *73. Texts can't be forwarded, so list your Unmanually number as the one to text.

Business line or phone system?

Set unanswered or after-hours calls to forward to your Unmanually number. With extensions, send just one route: after hours, no answer, or one menu option.

What it costs

$5 to $15 a month

What a typical small business pays Telnyx for its line. Paid to Telnyx directly; Unmanually adds nothing.

Telnyx prices, from telnyx.com/pricing, checked October 29, 2026; they can change. Local number about $1.00 a month, plus $0.10 a month for texting. Calls in about $0.005 a minute; calls out about $0.007 a minute. Texts $0.004 each, plus a US carrier fee of $0.0025 to $0.005 each. Business-texting registration (A2P 10DLC): $4.50 once for your brand, $15 per review, then $1.50 to $10 a month; the first 3 months of the monthly fee are billed up front, and a rejected review costs another $15. Emergency calling (E911): $1.50 a month per number. Moving a number in: free. Taxes may apply. Canada: same steps; Canadian numbers start around $1.15 a month and Canadian texting has its own registration.

Questions owners ask

Do I have to change my business number?

No. Keep it and forward the calls you miss to your Unmanually number. Or move the number itself to Telnyx (free, about 3 to 7 business days, and it keeps working while it moves).

Who do I pay for calls and texts?

Telnyx, directly, at their published prices. Unmanually adds nothing on top of their usage.

Do I need to copy any keys or passwords?

No. You tap Connect with Telnyx, sign in to Telnyx and tap Allow. Unmanually finds your number and sets up its calls and texts.

Why do texts need a registration?

US carriers only deliver business texts from registered local numbers. It is one short form about your business. Calls work right away; texts start once it is approved, usually within a few business days.

We have extensions or our own AI receptionist. Does it still work?

Yes. Keep your system and send one route to your Unmanually number: after hours, calls nobody answers after a few rings, or one menu option. If you already have an AI receptionist, Unmanually can take only the overflow, or do the work behind the calls: texts back, follow-ups, booking and invoices.

Turn the hours this takes into minutes of talking.

Owners spend about 11 to 16 hours/week on admin, and a lead reached within an hour is nearly 7 times more likely to turn into a real conversation (HBR). Knowing what to do is the easy part; the money leaks out in the calls you can't take, the follow-ups nobody sends and the invoices that sit unpaid. Unmanually is a 24/7 AI Office Manager for your business that you run by voice from your phone:

  • Answers your business line 24/7, quotes from your price list and books the job on the live call, so the customer doesn't ring the next company on Google.
  • Sends the quote, follows up until they say yes, then sends the invoice and chases it until it's paid.
  • Texts confirmations and reminders, keeps your calendar and remembers every price and promise.
  • Plus a free website for your business, set up for you. On a plan, every form fill gets a call back from your AI Office Manager in about a minute.

Sources: admin hours, Time etc / Censuswide 2023 and Amex SME Barometer 2026; speed to lead, HBR audit of 2,241 US companies (2011).

Hear the AI answer and book a job on your own phone

Unmanually is an AI Office Manager that works 24/7 and that you run by voice from your phone. Leave your mobile number and the AI Office Manager calls you right away, the same way it would call back one of your customers. That call is the demo: it answers, books you a 15-minute time with the founder and follows up.

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