| finance |
phone |
steps to find a human |
| American Express |
800-528-4800 |
dial 0 repeatedly |
| ATT Universal Rewards |
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 |
0 |
| 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. |
| pharmacy |
phone |
steps to find a human |
| CVS |
local store |
Press 6 to 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, just say "Agent". |
| retail |
phone |
steps to find a human |
| Advance Auto Part |
800-314-4243 |
Press 0 when the automated message begins. |
| Amazon Visa |
888-247-4080 |
Press 0 twice. Ignore invalid account message. |
| Amazon.com |
800-201-7575 |
0 |
| Apple Retail Stores |
local store |
dial "5" as soon as you hear the automated menu |
| Barnes & Noble |
local store |
Press 1 or 0 during greeting. |
| Best Buy Card |
800-365-0292 |
"00*" |
| Buy.com |
949-389-2000 |
Dail 0 and direct to rep |
| Circuit City Visa |
888-363-8001 |
Press 0 a lot. |
| COMCAST |
800-266-2278 |
dail 0 3-4 times or be silent |
| eBay |
800-322-9266 |
dial 0,0 |
| Gap Credit Card |
800-887-1198 |
Dial 0 2-3 times |
| Home Depot |
800-793-3768 |
Dial "#" 2-3 times |
| Home Shopping Net |
800-284-3100 |
Dial 0 |
| Ikea |
800-434-4532 |
Press 0 many times quickly! |
| JC Penney |
800-222-6161 |
Press 0 twice, ignoring error message. |
| K-Mart |
local store |
0 |
| Kohl's Credit Card |
800 564-5740 |
After providing account info, press 0 three times |
| Lowe's |
800-445-6937 |
Dial 0 as the recording kicks in to get to the Operator |
| Old Navy |
800-653-6289 |
Dial 0 direct to rep |
| 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 |
Be silent to be put in queue for human. |
| 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 |
Try the option to close your account; same people but quick 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! |