[4] The song's lyrics are written partially as a phone conversation, with Heap singing about yearning for the touch of the person on the other end, and are a social commentary on the effect of technology on relationships.

[10] David Jeffries of AllMusic identified "Telemiscommunications" as one of the "most rewarding moments" on Album Title Goes Here, describing it as a "beautiful electro-haiku".

[5] MusicOMH's Andy Baber named the song as a stand out track on Sparks, writing that its "minimal tapping beat and swarming atmospherics provid[e] the perfect accompaniment to Heap’s always engaging vocal".

[12] For BBC, Louis Pattinson wrote that the song was the only time on Album Title Goes Here that Deadmau5 "really find[s] something approaching emotion".

[14] John Calvert of Fact wrote that "Telemiscommunications" was "destined for some self-satisfied American independent film about a 20-something man who’s really a boy, and his kooky love interest.