Think about how much time we all waste waiting on hold or trying to navigate legacy phone systems ("say 1 to proceed" 🤮). That's why I love Grok @Bot's new phone call feature. Try it with these 5 use cases: 1. Negotiate any bill "Call Comcast about my internet bill. I pay $84 a month and a competitor offers $49. Ask for a lower price." 2. Cancel subscriptions "Call my gym and cancel my membership. Here's my account info. Turn down any retention offers and get a confirmation number." 3. Wait on hold "Call the airline about my canceled flight. Here's my confirmation code. Stay on hold until you reach a person, then ask for a full refund." 4. Make reservations "Call this restaurant and book a table for 4 on Friday at 7pm. If that's taken, anything between 6 and 8 works." 5. Get contractor…Read original on X
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Grok Bot can now call businesses and wait on hold for users
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Grok @Bot can now call US businesses for you, and it's one of my favorite AI features ever. Here's my new video where I play a real call of my bot successfully negotiating with Comcast to cut my internet bill by almost $500 a year. Some highlights include my bot: → Responding to "How's the weather?" → Turning down 3 upsells from the rep → Pushing the rep with a rival's lower offer 📌 Watch now:Read original on X
"I don't actually have eyes on the sky." That's what my Grok @Bot told a Comcast rep who asked about the weather 😂 It also told the rep that a competitor was offering a much lower price and negotiated both a price decrease AND higher speed for my internet. Below's the 20-second reel of the real call. 📌 Watch the full video to see this feature in action: (Btw, all Grok Bot users should have access to call US businesses now, just ask your bot to dial a number and give it some context upfront)Read original on X
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Grok Bot can now call businesses and wait on hold for users
Grok Bot can call businesses and wait on hold for you
Grok Bot can call businesses and wait on hold for you
Grok Bot can now call US businesses to negotiate bills for users
Grok Bot negotiated a lower Comcast internet bill for a user
Grok Bot negotiated a lower Comcast internet bill for a user
Grok Bot negotiated a lower Comcast internet bill for a user
Grok Bot can call US businesses and negotiate bills for you
Grok Bot can call US businesses and negotiate bills for you
Grok Bot can call US businesses and negotiate bills for you
Grok Bot can now call US businesses and negotiate bills for you
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