| 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! |
