Guest guest Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 How to get a Human on the Phone. Doc Shillington727-447-5282Doc finance phone steps to find a human American Express 800-528-4800 0 ATT Universal 800-950-5114 ### Bank of America 800-900-9000 1 loan; 2 account; 3 investing; 4 info; or 00 to human Bank One 877-226-5663 0,0 Capital One Visa 800-867-0904 ignore prompts and invalid entry warnings; press #0 four times Charles Schwab 800-435-9050 3 then 0 Chase 800-CHASE24 5 pause 1 4 CitiBank 800-374-9700 1 online support; 2 billpay; 3 non-online; 4 credit card; or 0 to human Discover 800-347-2683 **** E-Trade 800-387-2331 #### Fidelity 800-544-6666 ignore prompt for social security number, just enter ### MasterCard 800-MC-ASSIST 000 on each menu MBNA 800-421-2110 00# when menu starts Paypal 650 864-8000 cf http://paypalsucks.com/PayPalPhoneNumbers.shtml Sovereign Bank 800-SOV-BANK 1 english; 1 personal; 3 then social#; passcode, #; then 0 (1-3x) Sun Trust Banks 404-588-7815 Yes US Bank 800-US BANKS 0000 Visa 800-847-2911 000 (ignore prompts saying that it's an invalid entry) Wachovia 800-922-4684 accounts personal banking Washington Mutual 800-756-8000 At any time after the announcement(s) press 0,0. Wells Fargo 800-869-3557 0,0,0 Western Union 800-325-6000 * then ## government phone steps to find a human INS 800-375-5283 After selecting English, (with a 2 second delay between) 2 6 2 4 Social Security 800-772-1213 00 will confuse computer and send you to an agent Veterans Affairs 800-827-1000 1,0 insurance phone steps to find a human Aetna 800-537-9384 "2, then say ""operator"" (check this)" Aetna 800-680-3566 * then 0 anytime AFLAC 800-99-AFLAC *** Ameritas 800-745-1112 0,0,0 CIGNA 800-516-2898 REGARDING A BILL Cigna 800-849-9000 ## GEICO 800-841-3000 Wait for prompt then 6, 1, 5 Humana 800-4-HUMANA After entering insurance number and details, 0. Medicare 800-633-4227 "After the opening prompt say ""agent""." Principal Life 800-247-4695 1 for english, 2, then 0 several times until it redirects you to an operator. pharmacy phone steps to find a human CVS local listing dial local store, after promt. press 6 will connect to store manager Eckerd 800-eckerds 0 for pharmacy, 8* for manager Rite Aid Local Store Press 3 to speak to the pharmacy Walgreens local store 0 for a pharmacy employee products phone steps to find a human Bose 800-444-2673 Direct to human! Sonos 800-680-2345 1 sales; 2 support Sony 800-222-7669 "When prompted by the automated voice system to answer ANY questions, just say ""Agent""" retail phone steps to find a human Advance Auto 800-314-4243 0 when the automated message begins Amazon.com 800-201-7575 Direct to human! Best Buy 800-365-0292 00* Best Buy local store wait for extension prompt (sometimes must 4), then ext. 2021 Circuit City local store 0 for customer service or 218 for store manager eBay 800-322-9266 0,0 Home Depot 800 677-0232 "When asked for account number, keep hitting ""#"". After 5 or 6 times, a human appears!" Home Shopping Net 800-284-3100 0 Ikea 800 434-IKEA "0000000 (hit ""0"" many times fast, if you do it once, or too slow, it will merely repeat the menu)" K-Mart local store 0 Kohl's 800 5645740 After providing account info, press 0 three times Lowes local store 0 for customer service or #450 for commercial sales Old Navy 800-OLD-NAVY 0 Overstock.com 800-843-2446 At the main menu, 0 three to four times to bypass the menu QVC 800-367-9444 0 Safeway local store As soon as voice prompt starts type 1200 to get human Sears 800-4-MY-HOME Silence don't push numbers just sit there and you will be placed at front of queue. Target local store 0 during greeting. "Toys ""R"" Us" local store 0 Wal-Mart 800-925-6278 1 for directory shipping phone steps to find a human DHL 800-225-5345 press 1, press 5, press 0, enter your phone number. FedEx 888-GO-FEDEX "At message say ""Representative""" UPS 800-pick-ups 0,0 USPS 800-275-8777 7-3-2-0-0 or send them some junk mail technology phone steps to find a human AOL 800-827-6364 0 Apple 800-275-2273 "000; if virtual rep answers, say ""operator""" Compaq 800-652-6672 No easy escape Dell 888-560-8324 2 order; 3 support; 4 purchase help; or 00 to human Dell Service 800-624-9897 option 1, xt 7266966, option 1, option 4, option 4 Earthlink 888-earthlink 1 find a dialin number; 2 billing; 3 sales; 4 support Epson 800-922-8911 yes Gateway 800-846-2301 00# HP 800-474-6836 "Say ""agent""." HP 888-560-8324 00 IBM 800-IBM-4YOU You go into a hold queue immediately Microsoft 800-936-5700 Always 0. This is true for just about any MS number. QuickBooks 888-729-1996 1 purchase; 2 billing; 3 registration; 4 tech support or 0 to human Symantec 800-441-7234 00 telco phone steps to find a human AT & T 800-222-0300 #### then 1 if for current phone, else 2 to enter other, else 3 AT & T Wireless 800-888-7600 No easy escape BellSouth 877-678-2355 *0 Cellular One 888-910-9191 "4, say ""agent"", then #" Cingular 800-331-0500 For faster service, the option that you are looking to close your account, You get the same ppl but an immediate answer Nextel 800-639-6111 0 five times SBC 800-585-7928 Again, an (intelligent, this time) IVR wants YOUR phone number first. Sprint PCS 888-788-5001 "If live person does not answer, 00, then say ""agent""" T-Mobile 800-TMOBILE "Say ""representative"" at any time." Verizon DSL 800 567 6789 "Say ""I don't know it"" then ""technician""" Verizon Wireless 800-922-0204 #00 or enter phone # then 0 then 4 travel phone steps to find a human American Airlines 800-433-7300 "00, then say ""agent""" Amtrak 800-872-7245 "0 or say ""agent""" Delta 800-221-1212 "say ""agent"" four times - every time it asks for a response from you" jetBlue 800 JET-BLUE 1 flight status; 2 reservations; 3 vacation packages Kayak.com 203 899-3120 0 Northwest 800-225-2525 Star, 0,0 after initial greeting Southwest 800-435-9792 Calls answered by operator; during busy times you might have to hold United 800-864-8331 Do nothing, wait for human. US Airways 800-428-4322 4, wait, 1 Walt Disney World 407-824-4521 Direct line to Magic Kingdom Guest Relations tv/satellite phone steps to find a human Comcast 800-266-2278 Customer service, but an IVR wants your number first. Direct TV 800-347-3288 0 repeatedly Dish Network 800-333-3474 0 during menu Sirius 888 539-7474 0 TiVo 877-367-8486 "Say ""Live Agent""" Xm Radio 800-998-7900 Direct to human! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 interesting list , i would assume that in most -- as in 99.999999999 % of the time . BUT do you have a number for verizon DSL were someone actually picks up >???? i have called several times to cancel my DSl service -- no one ever picked up . once i was even dicerctly connected by another verizon person ... still NO one . seriously , once i went and took 2 naps while waiting for someone . was on hold for over 1 1/2 hr NO ONE PICKED UP !!! reason i know , because the same elevator music was still playing . any suggestions ?? thanks gab in fl Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.8/183 - Release 11/25/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Do these really work? How to get a Human on the Phone. Doc Shillington727-447-5282Doc finance phone steps to find a human American Express 800-528-4800 0 ATT Universal 800-950-5114 ### Bank of America 800-900-9000 1 loan; 2 account; 3 investing; 4 info; or 00 to human Bank One 877-226-5663 0,0 Capital One Visa 800-867-0904 ignore prompts and invalid entry warnings; press #0 four times Charles Schwab 800-435-9050 3 then 0 Chase 800-CHASE24 5 pause 1 4 CitiBank 800-374-9700 1 online support; 2 billpay; 3 non-online; 4 credit card; or 0 to human Discover 800-347-2683 **** E-Trade 800-387-2331 #### Fidelity 800-544-6666 ignore prompt for social security number, just enter ### MasterCard 800-MC-ASSIST 000 on each menu MBNA 800-421-2110 00# when menu starts Paypal 650 864-8000 cf http://paypalsucks.com/PayPalPhoneNumbers.shtml Sovereign Bank 800-SOV-BANK 1 english; 1 personal; 3 then social#; passcode, #; then 0 (1-3x) Sun Trust Banks 404-588-7815 Yes US Bank 800-US BANKS 0000 Visa 800-847-2911 000 (ignore prompts saying that it's an invalid entry) Wachovia 800-922-4684 accounts personal banking Washington Mutual 800-756-8000 At any time after the announcement(s) press 0,0. Wells Fargo 800-869-3557 0,0,0 Western Union 800-325-6000 * then ## government phone steps to find a human INS 800-375-5283 After selecting English, (with a 2 second delay between) 2 6 2 4 Social Security 800-772-1213 00 will confuse computer and send you to an agent Veterans Affairs 800-827-1000 1,0 insurance phone steps to find a human Aetna 800-537-9384 "2, then say ""operator"" (check this)" Aetna 800-680-3566 * then 0 anytime AFLAC 800-99-AFLAC *** Ameritas 800-745-1112 0,0,0 CIGNA 800-516-2898 REGARDING A BILL Cigna 800-849-9000 ## GEICO 800-841-3000 Wait for prompt then 6, 1, 5 Humana 800-4-HUMANA After entering insurance number and details, 0. Medicare 800-633-4227 "After the opening prompt say ""agent""." Principal Life 800-247-4695 1 for english, 2, then 0 several times until it redirects you to an operator. pharmacy phone steps to find a human CVS local listing dial local store, after promt. press 6 will connect to store manager Eckerd 800-eckerds 0 for pharmacy, 8* for manager Rite Aid Local Store Press 3 to speak to the pharmacy Walgreens local store 0 for a pharmacy employee products phone steps to find a human Bose 800-444-2673 Direct to human! Sonos 800-680-2345 1 sales; 2 support Sony 800-222-7669 "When prompted by the automated voice system to answer ANY questions, just say ""Agent""" retail phone steps to find a human Advance Auto 800-314-4243 0 when the automated message begins Amazon.com 800-201-7575 Direct to human! Best Buy 800-365-0292 00* Best Buy local store wait for extension prompt (sometimes must 4), then ext. 2021 Circuit City local store 0 for customer service or 218 for store manager eBay 800-322-9266 0,0 Home Depot 800 677-0232 "When asked for account number, keep hitting ""#"". After 5 or 6 times, a human appears!" Home Shopping Net 800-284-3100 0 Ikea 800 434-IKEA "0000000 (hit ""0"" many times fast, if you do it once, or too slow, it will merely repeat the menu)" K-Mart local store 0 Kohl's 800 5645740 After providing account info, press 0 three times Lowes local store 0 for customer service or #450 for commercial sales Old Navy 800-OLD-NAVY 0 Overstock.com 800-843-2446 At the main menu, 0 three to four times to bypass the menu QVC 800-367-9444 0 Safeway local store As soon as voice prompt starts type 1200 to get human Sears 800-4-MY-HOME Silence don't push numbers just sit there and you will be placed at front of queue. Target local store 0 during greeting. "Toys ""R"" Us" local store 0 Wal-Mart 800-925-6278 1 for directory shipping phone steps to find a human DHL 800-225-5345 press 1, press 5, press 0, enter your phone number. FedEx 888-GO-FEDEX "At message say ""Representative""" UPS 800-pick-ups 0,0 USPS 800-275-8777 7-3-2-0-0 or send them some junk mail technology phone steps to find a human AOL 800-827-6364 0 Apple 800-275-2273 "000; if virtual rep answers, say ""operator""" Compaq 800-652-6672 No easy escape Dell 888-560-8324 2 order; 3 support; 4 purchase help; or 00 to human Dell Service 800-624-9897 option 1, xt 7266966, option 1, option 4, option 4 Earthlink 888-earthlink 1 find a dialin number; 2 billing; 3 sales; 4 support Epson 800-922-8911 yes Gateway 800-846-2301 00# HP 800-474-6836 "Say ""agent""." HP 888-560-8324 00 IBM 800-IBM-4YOU You go into a hold queue immediately Microsoft 800-936-5700 Always 0. This is true for just about any MS number. QuickBooks 888-729-1996 1 purchase; 2 billing; 3 registration; 4 tech support or 0 to human Symantec 800-441-7234 00 telco phone steps to find a human AT & T 800-222-0300 #### then 1 if for current phone, else 2 to enter other, else 3 AT & T Wireless 800-888-7600 No easy escape BellSouth 877-678-2355 *0 Cellular One 888-910-9191 "4, say ""agent"", then #" Cingular 800-331-0500 For faster service, the option that you are looking to close your account, You get the same ppl but an immediate answer Nextel 800-639-6111 0 five times SBC 800-585-7928 Again, an (intelligent, this time) IVR wants YOUR phone number first. Sprint PCS 888-788-5001 "If live person does not answer, 00, then say ""agent""" T-Mobile 800-TMOBILE "Say ""representative"" at any time." Verizon DSL 800 567 6789 "Say ""I don't know it"" then ""technician""" Verizon Wireless 800-922-0204 #00 or enter phone # then 0 then 4 travel phone steps to find a human American Airlines 800-433-7300 "00, then say ""agent""" Amtrak 800-872-7245 "0 or say ""agent""" Delta 800-221-1212 "say ""agent"" four times - every time it asks for a response from you" jetBlue 800 JET-BLUE 1 flight status; 2 reservations; 3 vacation packages Kayak.com 203 899-3120 0 Northwest 800-225-2525 Star, 0,0 after initial greeting Southwest 800-435-9792 Calls answered by operator; during busy times you might have to hold United 800-864-8331 Do nothing, wait for human. US Airways 800-428-4322 4, wait, 1 Walt Disney World 407-824-4521 Direct line to Magic Kingdom Guest Relations tv/satellite phone steps to find a human Comcast 800-266-2278 Customer service, but an IVR wants your number first. Direct TV 800-347-3288 0 repeatedly Dish Network 800-333-3474 0 during menu Sirius 888 539-7474 0 TiVo 877-367-8486 "Say ""Live Agent""" Xm Radio 800-998-7900 Direct to human! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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