FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AI solutions
Answers about use cases, privacy and onboarding.
What is an AI phone assistant and how does it work?
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An AI phone assistant answers incoming calls, understands the caller via speech recognition, replies in natural language and executes structured actions — booking appointments, routing the caller or creating notes. bhomy combines a telephony trunk (SIP/Telnyx), a speech-to-text layer, a large language model and tool calls into your systems (calendar, CRM, help desk).
Which bhomy solution fits my business?
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bhomy offers five specialised agents: Answering Agent (24/7 reception), Booking Agent (appointment scheduling), Support Agent (knowledge-base FAQs), Sales Agent (lead qualification, outbound) and Office Agent (internal routing). During onboarding we identify your top three call reasons and configure the right agent — usually a single one is enough.
What is the difference between Answering, Booking, Support and Sales Agent?
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The Answering Agent is the all-round receptionist: it understands intent, performs basic qualification and routes. The Booking Agent specialises in calendar logic (availability, buffers, rescheduling). The Support Agent answers recurring questions from a knowledge base. The Sales Agent qualifies leads by BANT criteria and can run outbound calls.
Is bhomy GDPR-compliant and hosted in the EU?
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Yes. bhomy processes calls exclusively on EU servers (Germany, Netherlands), signs a Data Processing Agreement under Art. 28 GDPR with every customer and never logs call content beyond what the use case requires. Speech-to-text and LLM inference run on models hosted in the EU or with explicit EU data-residency guarantees.
How quickly can a bhomy solution go live?
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Standard setup for Answering and Booking Agent: 3–5 working days. Complex use cases (Sales with CRM integration, custom knowledge base, multilingual hotline) typically take 1–3 weeks. You first receive a test number for staging before your main line is redirected.
Which languages can a bhomy agent handle?
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bhomy supports more than 50 languages, including German (with Austrian and Swiss varieties), English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Russian and Mandarin. The language is detected within the first seconds of the call and the agent responds consistently in the same language.
How much does a bhomy solution cost per month?
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bhomy starts at €59 per month (Starter, 200 included minutes) and €99 per month (Pro, more minutes and integrations). The one-time setup fee is currently waived. Detailed pricing tiers and volume discounts are listed on the pricing page.
Which systems does bhomy integrate natively (CRM, helpdesk, calendar)?
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bhomy natively integrates Google Calendar, Microsoft 365 / Outlook, Apple iCloud, Cal.com and Calendly for appointments; HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce and Zoho for CRM sync; Zendesk, Freshdesk and Intercom for ticket creation; plus webhooks and n8n for custom workflows. Industry tools such as Doctolib, Samedi and Treatwell are also connected.
What happens if the agent cannot answer a request?
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When confidence drops below a configurable threshold, bhomy seamlessly hands the call to a human (live transfer) or files a structured callback request with summary, call time and callback number. You define escalation rules per use case — no dead ends, no frustration for the caller.
Are calls recorded and transcribed?
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Call transcripts are produced by default and stored in the EU for 30 days (longer only on explicit request). Audio recordings are opt-in per tenant and announced at the start of the call (compliance with § 201 of the German Criminal Code and Art. 6 GDPR). Both options can be disabled at any time in the dashboard.
Which analytics and reports does bhomy provide?
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The dashboard shows call volume per hour/day, average call duration, resolution rate, top 10 reasons, human-handover rate, estimated NPS and use-case-specific KPIs (e.g. booking conversion). Weekly PDF reports are emailed automatically; all data is exportable via CSV or API.