Cheshire · 01244
AI receptionist for businesses in Chester
Every call to your Chester business answered, day or night, on the 01244 number your customers already use. It books appointments into your real calendar, takes orders and messages, and tells you what happened — from £24.99 a month, with a 14-day free trial and no card.
Local note: Chester has the most complete city walls in Britain.
Chester at a glance
- County
- Cheshire
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England, United Kingdom
- Dialling code
- 01244
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Billed in
- Pounds sterling (£)
- City status
- Yes
Keep your 01244 number
Nothing to port. Set your existing 01244 line to forward to your Silux Voice number — every call, or only when you’re busy or don’t pick up — and callers in Chester keep dialling the number on your van, sign or website. Prefer a fresh number? Silux Call, our phone service, allocates one for you.
The copper switch-off and your 01244 line
BT and Openreach are retiring the old copper phone network (PSTN), moving UK landlines to digital, with the switch-off due to complete by January 2027. If your Chester business still has a traditional landline or ISDN, you will need to move — and it is a good moment to put a receptionist on the number at the same time. You keep your 01244 number either way.
What the switch-off means for your business →Holidays: England has eight bank holidays a year, including Easter Monday and the late-May and August bank holidays. Set your own closures and it tells callers you’re shut rather than booking them in.
Ready-made for Chester trades
Start from a setup written for your line of work — its departments, and the things it must never say — then change what you like.
Restaurants & Hospitality
Bookings taken at the busiest moment, allergies handled carefully.
Financial Services & Mortgages
Regulated-safe: takes the enquiry, never gives the advice.
Solicitors & Legal
Conflict-safe intake, no legal advice, deadlines never missed.
Estate & Lettings Agency
Viewings booked instantly, maintenance triaged, valuations never lost.
What it does on every call
Takes phone orders — even for things not on the menu
Takes takeaway, shop and repeat-prescription orders on the call; anything not on your list is noted as a special request for you to confirm.
Learn more →Your menu and prices, typed — with a sold-out switch
Quotes only prices you’ve typed in, never ones guessed from your website; one tap marks an item sold out.
Learn more →Checks your real calendar while the caller is on the line
Reads your Google or Outlook calendar live before offering a time, re-checks at the moment of booking, and writes the booking back.
Learn more →Pricing for Chester businesses
In pounds. Start with a 14-day free trial — 30 minutes of answering, no card. No setup fee, no contract, cancel any time.
Starter
£24.99/mo
250 minutes included
Growth
£49.99/mo
600 minutes included
Professional
£99.99/mo
1400 minutes included
Annual billing is 10 months for 12. Full pricing
Questions from Chester
Will my Chester customers still ring my 01244 number?
Yes. You forward calls from your existing 01244 number to your Silux Voice number — every call, or only when you are busy or don’t answer — so customers in Chester keep ringing the number they already know. Nothing has to be ported. If you would rather have a new number, Silux Call, our phone service, allocates one for you.
What does an AI receptionist cost in Chester?
From £24.99 a month (Starter, 250 minutes); Growth is £49.99 and Professional £99.99. Try it free for 14 days first — no card.
Will it know when my Chester business is closed?
You set your opening hours and holiday closures, and it answers accordingly on Europe/London time. England has eight bank holidays a year, including Easter Monday and the late-May and August bank holidays.
Which Chester businesses is it set up for?
Any business that takes calls. There are ready-made setups for Restaurants & Hospitality, Financial Services & Mortgages, Solicitors & Legal, Estate & Lettings Agency and more, each with the departments and rules that trade needs.
What should I know about Chester?
Chester has the most complete city walls in Britain. Your receptionist can be told about local landmarks, parking and directions in its knowledge base, so it gives callers the same answer your team would.
Does the PSTN switch-off affect my Chester business?
If you still have a copper landline or ISDN, yes — the UK switch-off is due to complete by January 2027. Your 01244 number moves with you to a digital line, and can forward to your receptionist from day one.
Is Silux Voice based in Chester?
No — Silux Voice has no local offices. It is set up online in minutes with a guided planner, you test it in a chat before going live, and it answers for Chester businesses the same way it does everywhere.
Near Chester
Hear it answer your 01244 line
Set it up in minutes, test it in a chat, then forward your number when you’re happy.