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Show HN: 1Dial, an AI you can call/Text to get real-world tasks done

1Dial, a new AI phone concierge service, lets users call or text (844) 440-FIND to have AI agents contact real businesses, check live details like price and availability, and text back confirmed options—no app or sign-up required. The service, launched on Hacker News, aims to handle tasks such as bookings, local stock checks, and quotes across multiple languages, with a human stepping in when needed.

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Show HN: 1Dial, an AI you can call/Text to get real-world tasks done
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Call or text

Describe what you need in your preferred language. No app, nothing new to learn.

Say it once. 1Dial calls real businesses, asks what you'd have to ask, and texts back price, availability and times. Confirmed, not guessed.

No app. No sign-up. Any language. A human steps in when it matters.

Live

How it works

From a plain-language request to a booked job, without you sitting on hold. Describe what you need in your preferred language. No app, nothing new to learn.

1Dial finds the options and calls them to check price, stock, availability and timing.

Progress updates, then confirmed options. Reply to choose, refine, or keep going.

We coordinate the handoff: appointment, booking, callback or follow-up.

“Chicken pad Thai, highly rated, ready for pickup nearby.”

A customer in Toronto, by phone

1Dial called two restaurants, checked the menu, the price and the live pickup time, compared the answers by text, and placed the order.

Frequently asked questions

1Dial is an AI phone concierge for real-world tasks. You describe what you need once, and 1Dial calls relevant businesses to gather current answers before texting confirmed options back to you.

Call or text 1Dial with your request. It finds relevant businesses, contacts them in parallel to check details such as price and availability, and sends the confirmed results by SMS so you can choose or refine an option.

1Dial can help with tasks that require live information from real businesses, including home services, appointment availability, local stock, quotes, service areas, wait times, and bookings.

No. You can reach 1Dial by calling or texting (844) 440-FIND. There is no app to download and no account or sign-up required.

1Dial contacts businesses directly and reports the current details they confirm by phone, such as price, stock, timing, and appointment availability.

Yes. Service providers, clinics, agencies, shops, and other appointment-based businesses can join the AI Business Suite waitlist for qualified requests and automated customer follow-up.

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