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Get quotes from local companies by phone
Four people describe Muse contacting local businesses for quotes, from fence companies to pool repair shops, and one says it compared paint protection film options and got the job scheduled; another found only 2 of 10 daycares picked up. Calling was rolling out slowly, so check your agent has it first.
What you can get
What it is
Phone quote comparison
A side-by-side list of prices from the companies that answered, each with what it includes, when they could start and a transcript, with no job booked.
It came back right when
- Every company heard the same description of the job.
- Each price says what it includes and whether a visit is needed.
- Unanswered calls are listed as unanswered, not dropped from the list.
- Transcripts or notes are attached for each call.
- No visit was booked and no price accepted.
The checks are editorial, not from the source.
- Write the briefStops for your approval
One job description, and what may be shared on calls.
- Approve the listStops for your approval
Companies and numbers, checked before dialling.
- Make the calls
Same description each time; notes and transcripts kept.
- Compare and chooseStops for your approval
Like-for-like table; you contact the one you pick.
Editorial, not from the source
Works when
- The job can be described well enough over the phone for a rough price.
- You want several prices and dread making the calls.
- You will choose the company and arrange the visit yourself.
Does not work when
- Phone calling is not available on your account yet.
- The job cannot be priced without an inspection, and you would rather book visits directly.
- You want the cheapest company booked without seeing the answers.
Get quotes from local companies by phone: review template
| Item | What it is based on | Status |
|---|---|---|
| [Company] | [Call transcript or notes] | [Answered or not] |
| [Price and what it includes] | [The same job description] | [Comparable or needs a visit] |
| [Start date] | [What the company said] | [Stated or unknown] |
The source case
In a Reddit MetaAI thread, u/ThrowbackGaming says they are having Muse call three local companies to get quotes for a fence at their property, alongside calls to phone and internet providers. The comment describes the task as under way and gives no prices, company names or results. In the same thread, u/austrianpog says their agent told them it did not support phone calling, and u/ThrowbackGaming replies that the feature is being rolled out slowly; u/Able_Poem_6966 reports that only 2 of the 10 daycares it called picked up. Checked on 2026-09-24, these are individual reports, not evidence that calling is available to you or that companies will answer. On X, @armand_ruiz, @ashvinmelwani and @germanagonzalez describe further calls to local businesses for quotes (paint protection film, a mobile car detailer, handymen, pool repair). In one, the agent created its own account on a booking platform to reach a provider. A fifth report describing an email-based, not phone-based, contact was skipped as a channel mismatch. Checked on 2026-10-09.
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From the source
Comment on the original post
Having it call 3 local companies to get quotes for a fence at my property.
Comment on the original post
I tried getting it to call a local business and it said it didn’t support phone calling.
Comment on the original post
It's being slow rolled out, should have access soon
Comment on the original post
Only 2 out of 10 daycares picked up, but I got the transcripts and it was able to navigate call menus and talk to real people.
Source excerpt
@Wiiintermute @Muse @wailord @MattPRD @alexandr_wang Yes Muse can call to businesses in the US 🚀 Mine called to get quotes for a new Tesla Model Y paint protection film, shared me different options and get it scheduled! Reading the transcripts is fun and mind-blowing. Never waiting on the line ever again
Source excerpt
1) Had it look for a local mobile car detailer, it found a few, compared services and pricing and reached out to the right one for scheduling. I only had to step in at the end to confirm my availability.
Source excerpt
2) I had it look for local handymen to fix some lights in the front of my house which I put off for so long because I couldn’t be bothered to create a thumbtack account. I gave it my problem, it created its own account, reached out, negotiated and I had someone at my house the next day.
Source excerpt
@Muse finding local pool repair shops in my area, ask for quotes and giving me advice on which to accept based on various factors.
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Suggested prompt
Bring Job description with measurements or photos, Area and any companies you want included, What may be shared on a call, When you are free for a site visit. Acts Calls the companies you approve and asks for a price on the job you described. Records each answer and sends you the transcripts. Does not book, accept a quote or pay a deposit. Source community report, checked 2026-10-09.
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Other ways to ask
Editorial rewrites of the brief above, for a different emphasis. Copy them separately.
What you need
Editorial, not from the source
You supply
- Job description with measurements or photos
- Area and any companies you want included
- What may be shared on a call
- When you are free for a site visit
Connected
- Phone calling, if it is available on your account
- Where transcripts and the comparison should go
Approved by you
- Your approval of the list of companies
- No authority to accept a quote or book a visit
- No payment or deposit
How to try it
Editorial, not from the source
- Write one description of the job that every company hears: what, where, how big, and any measurements or photos you can share.
- Choose the companies, or ask for a shortlist of local ones with their own published numbers, and check it before any call goes out.
- Say what may be shared on a call, such as the street but not the house number, and when you are free for a site visit.
- Have each call noted: price or range, what is included, start date, whether a visit is needed, and who you spoke to.
- Compare the answers yourself and contact the company you choose. Accepting a quote is yours to do.
Describe the job once
Prices only compare if every company was asked the same question. Before any call goes out, write one short description of the job that the agent reads on every call: what needs doing, where, how big it is, what is there now, and any materials or style you already have in mind. For a fence, that might be the length in feet, the height, the material, whether old fencing has to come out and whether the ground slopes. Add the details you are willing to share, such as the town or street, and the ones you are not, such as the house number before a visit is agreed. A caller who improvises the description will collect prices for slightly different jobs, and the comparison at the end will not mean much.
Expect gaps and callbacks
The main comment describes calls under way, not answers received, and other comments in the same thread show what can get in the way. One user says their agent told them it did not support phone calling, and the reply was that the feature is being rolled out slowly. Another reports that only 2 of 10 daycares picked up, though the calls that did connect got through phone menus and reached real people, with transcripts afterwards. So plan for a list that is partly empty: voicemails, callbacks at awkward times, and trades that will only price a job after seeing it. Keep unanswered companies on the list, marked as such, and decide whether to try again at another time, by email, or through a web form.
Compare like for like and keep the choice
Once answers are in, lay them side by side under the same headings: the price or range, what it includes, what it leaves out, whether a site visit is needed, and when they could start. Differences in scope often explain differences in price, so a low figure that excludes removal or permits is not the cheaper option until you have checked. Read the transcripts for anything a company said with conditions attached. Then make the choice yourself. Arranging a visit gives out your address and your time, and accepting a price or paying a deposit commits money, so those steps stay with you. If you want the agent to follow up, give it a specific message to pass on and a clear limit on what it may agree to.
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Limits and confirmation points
Limits to confirm
- The main report describes a task in progress, with no prices or outcome. Another commenter says calling was not available to them.
- Many trades will not price a job without seeing it. Expect some answers to be a visit request or a rough range rather than a figure.
- Calls go unanswered: in one report from the same thread, 2 of 10 businesses picked up. Plan for voicemail and callbacks.
- Nothing here authorizes booking a visit, accepting a quote, paying a deposit or sharing more personal detail than you allow.
- One report describes the agent creating its own account on a booking platform (Thumbtack) to reach a provider. Account creation on your behalf needs the same approval as other account changes.
Stop and check
Editorial, not from the source
- Before dialling: approve the job description and the list of companies.
- During calls: no visit, deposit or acceptance is agreed without you.
- Before choosing: compare the answers like for like.
If it goes wrong
Editorial, not from the source
- The agent says it cannot make phone calls
- One commenter hit this, and another replied that calling was being rolled out slowly. Ask for a list of companies with their numbers and web forms instead, and make the calls yourself.
- Most companies do not pick up
- In one report only 2 of 10 answered. Ask for a second round at a different time of day, and note which ones to try by email or web form.
- The prices cannot be compared
- Ask each company for the same breakdown: materials, labour, removal of old work and start date.
- The agent creates an account on a third-party platform to reach a provider
- One report describes the agent creating its own account on a booking platform rather than using one you already have. Confirm you authorized that, and ask for the login so you can close or claim the account yourself if you did not.
Common questions
Can Muse call local companies for quotes?
One Reddit user describes having it call three local companies for fence quotes, but gives no results. Another says their agent told them it did not support phone calling, and a reply says the feature is being rolled out slowly.
How many companies will answer?
Unknown. In one report from the same thread, 2 of 10 businesses picked up. Plan for voicemail and a second round of calls.
Will companies give a price over the phone?
Some will give a range; many trades want to see the job first. Ask what the price depends on and whether a visit is needed.
Can it book the visit or accept a price?
Not here. You compare the answers and arrange the visit yourself, since both commit your address, your time or your money.
What if calling isn't available to me?
Ask for a shortlist of local companies with their own numbers and web forms, and make the calls yourself using the same job description.
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