Yes, anywhere in the United States. Betsy, a computer voice, calls Mom every day in English, at the hour she picks between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. her local time, on any phone, for $2 a day, billed $60 a month. There is no list of states to check. Texas works the way Maine does.
Where you live doesn’t come into it. Where Mom lives only sets the clock. Everything Betsy does, and everything she promises, is the same from one state to the next.
The short version
- Betsy calls anywhere in the United States, in English.
- The same voice, from the same local number, forever.
- Every day, at the hour she picks, for about ten minutes.
- Any phone: cell, landline or flip phone. Nothing to install, charge or learn.
- She can call Betsy any time at the same number, and Betsy knows who it is.
Whose clock does Betsy use?
Mom’s. If she is in Phoenix and you are in Boston, nine in the morning means nine in Phoenix, and you never do the arithmetic. She picks the hour, somewhere between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. her time, and Betsy asks what suits her at the end of the first call. Betsy calls a phone, not a place. If Mom spends the winter in Florida with her cell phone, Betsy reaches her there, and she can pick a new hour on any call.
Does anything change from state to state?
Not on Betsy’s side. She says what she is on every call, before she asks a question, wherever Mom lives. On the first call she asks, “I keep a recording of our calls, so I can remember what you tell me. Is that all right with you?” and she keeps Mom’s answer. Some states need a person’s yes before a call is recorded, which is what all-party consent means. Betsy asks every mother the same plain question in every state. Does Betsy record the calls? has the wording.
The three promises don’t change at the state line either. Betsy never asks for money. She always calls from the same number. She stops when Mom says stop.
What if I’m in a different state from Mom?
Nothing changes for her, and very little for you. You sign up, and you send Mom the number from your own phone, with words we give you. After that you hear what any family hears: one text on Sunday, and word the same day if Mom mentions a fall, an illness or someone after her money. A family spread across the country has more, Does Betsy work on a landline? settles the phone question, and what Betsy is has the whole picture.
Questions people ask
Is Betsy available in Texas?
Yes. Betsy calls in the United States, in English, and Texas works the way every other state does. Calls come between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. in Mom’s local time, at the hour she picks.
Does it matter if I live in a different state from Mom?
No. The hours follow Mom’s clock, and you hear the same things in any state: one text on Sunday, and word the same day if she mentions a fall, an illness or someone after her money.
Does Betsy work in Alaska and Hawaii?
Yes. Betsy calls in the United States, and the hours follow Mom’s local time, so nine in the morning in Honolulu is nine in the morning in Honolulu.
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QuestionsDoes Betsy record the calls?
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QuestionsWhat does Betsy cost?
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