[Mb-hair] help for finding a 'real' person
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IHHS at aol.com
Thu Nov 17 21:30:20 PST 2005
Here are the secret numbers and tips to bypass IVR phone menus to get to a
human. Do you know a new cheat? _Suggest it_
(https://www.quickbase.com/db/ba773tcmj?a=GenNewRecord&rl=9ew) . For more info, _click here_
(http://www.paulenglish.com/ivr/info.html) . finance phone steps to find a human _American
Express_ (http://www.americanexpress.com/) 800-528-4800 0 _ATT Universal_
(http://www.citicards.com/) 800-950-5114 ## _Bank of America_
(http://www.bofa.com/) 800-900-9000 1 loan; 2 account; 3 investing; 4 info; or 00 to human
_Bank One_ (http://www.bankone.com/) 877-226-5663 0 thru the options to get a
live person _Capital One Visa_ (http://www.capitalone.com/) 800-867-0904
ignore prompts and invalid entry warnings; press #0 five times _Charles Schwab_
(http://charlesschwab.com/) 800-435-9050 3 then 0 _Chase_
(http://www.chase.com/) 800-CHASE24 5 pause 14*0 _CitiBank_ (http://www.citibank.com/)
800-374-9700 1 online support; 2 billpay; 3 non-online; 4 credit card; or 0 to
human _Discover_ (http://www.discovercard.com/) 800-347-2683 ***** _E-Trade_
(http://www.etrade.com/) 800-387-2331 #### _Fidelity_
(http://www.fidelity.com/) 800-544-6666 ignore prompt for social security number, just enter ###
_MasterCard_ (http://www.mastercard.com/) 800-MC-ASSIST 000 on each menu
_MBNA_ (http://www.mbnanetaccess.com/) 800-421-2110 00 when menu starts _Paypal_
(http://www.paypal.com/) 650 864-8000 cf
http://paypalsucks.com/PayPalPhoneNumbers.shtml _Sovereign Bank_ (http://www.sovereignbank.com/) 800-SOV-BANK 1
english; 1 personal; 3 then social#; passcode, #; then 0 (1-3x) _Sun Trust
Banks_ (http://www.suntrust.com/) 404-588-7815 Yes _US Bank_
(http://www.usbank.com/) 800-US BANKS 000(0) _Visa_ (http://www.visa.com/) 800-847-2911
000 (ignore prompts saying that it's an invalid entry) _Wachovia_
(http://www.wachovia.com/) 800-922-1800 accounts personal banking _Washington Mutual_
(http://wamu.com/) 800-756-8000 At any time after the announcement(s) start
'O'. _Wells Fargo_ (http://www.wellsfargo.com/) 800-869-3557 0,0,0 _Western
Union_ (http://www.westernunion.com/) 800-325-6000 0 government phone steps
to find a human _INS_ (http://uscis.gov/) 800-375-5283 After selecting
English, (with a 2 second delay between) 2 6 2 4 _Social Security_
(http://www.socialsecurity.gov/) 520-364-1241 At prompt 0 _Veterans Affairs_
(http://www.va.gov/) 800-827-1000 1,0 insurance phone steps to find a human _Aetna_
(http://www.aetna.com/) 800-537-9384 "2, then say ""operator"" (check this)"
_Aetna_ (http://www.aetna.com/) 800-680-3566 * then 0 anytime _AFLAC_
(http://www.aflac.com/) 800-99-AFLAC *** _Ameritas_ (http://www.ameritas.com/)
8007451112 00000 _BlueCross_ (http://www.bcbs.com/) 800-800-4298 Press 2 _CIGNA_
(http://www.cigna.com/) 800-516-2898 REGARDING A BILL _Cigna_
(http://www.cigna.com/) 800-849-9000 ## _GEICO_ (http://www.geico.com/) 800-841-3000 Wait
for prompt then 6, 1, 5 _Humana_ (http://www.humana.com/) 800-4-HUMANA
After entering insurance number and details, 0. _Medicare_
(http://www.medicare.gov/) 800-633-4227 "After the opening prompt say ""agent""." _Principal Life_
(http://www.principal.com/) 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_ (http://www.cvs.com/) local listing dial local store, after promt.
press 6 will connect to store manager _Eckerd_ (http://www.eckerd.com/)
800-eckerds 0 for pharmacy, 8* for manager _Rite Aid_
(http://www.riteaid.com/) Local Store Press 3 to speak to the pharmacy _Walgreens_
(http://www.walgreens.com/) local store 0 for a pharmacy employee products phone steps to
find a human _Bose_ (http://www.bose.com/) 800-444-2673 Direct to human!
_Sonos_ (http://www.sonos.com/) 800-680-2345 1 sales; 2 support _Sony_
(http://www.sony.com/) 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_ (http://www.advanceautoparts.com/) 800-314-4243 0 when the
automated message begins _Amazon.com_ (http://www.amazon.com/) 800-201-7575
Direct to human! _Best Buy_ (http://www.bestbuy.com/) 800-365-0292 00 _Best
Buy_ (http://www.bestbuy.com/) local store wait for extension prompt
(sometimes must 4), then ext. 2021 _Circuit City_ (http://www.circuitcity.com/) local
store 0 for customer service or 218 for store manager _eBay_
(http://ebay.com/) 800-322-9266 0 _Home Depot_ (http://www.homedepot.com/) (800) 677-0232
"When asked for account number, keep hitting ""#"". After 5 or 6 times, a
human appears!" _Home Shopping Net_ (http://www.hsn.com/) 800-284-3100 0
_Ikea_ (http://www.ikea.com/) (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_
(http://www.kmart.com/) local store 0 _Kohl's_ (http://www.kohls.com/) (800)
5645740 After providing account info, press 0 three times _Lowes_
(http://www.lowes.com/) local store 0 for customer service or #450 for commercial sales
_Old Navy_ (http://www.oldnavy.com/) 800-OLD-NAVY 0 _Overstock.com_
(http://www.overstock.com/) 800-843-2446 At the main menu, 0 three to four times
to bypass the menu _QVC_ (http://www.qvc.com/) 800-367-9444 0 _Safeway_
(http://www.safeway.com/) local store As soon as voice prompt starts type 1200 to
get human _Sears_ (http://www.sears.com/) 800-4-MY-HOME Silence don't push
numbers just sit there and you will be placed at front of que. _Target_
(http://www.target.com/) local store 0 during greeting. _"Toys ""R"" Us"_
(http://www.toysrus.com/) local store 0 _Wal-Mart_ (http://www.walmart.com/)
800-546-1897 0 shipping phone steps to find a human _DHL_
(http://www.dhl-usa.com/) 800-225-5345 press 1, press 5, press 0, enter your phone number.
_FedEx_ (http://www.fedex.com/) 888-GO-FEDEX "At message say ""Representative"""
_UPS_ (http://ups.com/) 800-pick-ups yes _USPS_ (http://www.usps.com/)
800-275-8777 7-3-2 or send them some junk mail technology phone steps to find a
human _AOL_ (http://www.aol.com/) 888-346-3704 0 _Apple_
(http://www.apple.com/) 800-275-2273 "000; if virtual rep answers, say ""operator""" _Compaq_
(http://www.compaq.com/) 800-652-6672 No easy escape _Dell_
(http://www.dell.com/) 888-560-8324 2 order; 3 support; 4 purchase help; or 00 to human _Dell
Service_ (http://www.dell.com/) 800-624-9897 option 1, xt 7266966, option
1, option 4, option 4 _Earthlink_ (http://www.earthlink.net/) 888-earthlink 1
find a dialin number; 2 billing; 3 sales; 4 support _Epson_
(http://www.support.epson.com/) 800-922-8911 yes _Gateway_ (http://www.gateway.com/)
800-846-2301 00# _HP_ (http://www.hp.com/) 800-474-6836 "Say ""agent""." _HP_
(http://www.hp.com/) 888-560-8324 00 _IBM_ (http://www.ibm.com/) 800-IBM-4YOU
You go into a hold queue immediately _Microsoft_ (http://www.microsoft.com/)
800-936-5700 Always 0. This is true for just about any MS number.
_QuickBooks_ (http://www.quickbooks.com/) 888-729-1996 1 purchase; 2 billing; 3
registration; 4 tech support or 0 to human _Symantec_ (http://www.symantec.com/)
800-441-7234 00 telco phone steps to find a human _AT&T_
(http://www.att.com/) 800-222-0300 .. _AT&T Wireless_ (http://www.attwireless.com/)
800-888-7600 No easy escape _BellSouth_ (http://www.bellsouth.com/) 877-678-2355 *0
_Cellular One_ (http://www.cellularone.com/) 888-910-9191 "4, say ""agent"",
then #" _Cingular_ (http://www.cingular.com/) 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 _Cricket_ (http://www.mycricket.com/) 800-274-2538
313 _Nextel_ (http://www.nextel.com/) 800-639-6111 0 five times _SBC_
(http://www.sbc.com/) 800-585-7928 Again, an (intelligent, this time) IVR wants
YOUR phone number first. _Sprint PCS_ (http://www.sprintpcs.com/) 888-788-5001
"00, then say ""agent""" _T-Mobile_ (http://www.tmobile.com/) 800-TMOBILE
"Say ""representative"" at any time." _Verizon DSL_ (http://dsl.verizon.net/)
800 567 6789 "Say ""I don't know it"" then ""technician""" _Verizon
Wireless_ (http://www.verizonwireless.com/) 800-922-0204 #00 or enter phone # then 0
then 4 travel phone steps to find a human _American Airlines_
(http://www.aa.com/) 800-433-7300 "00, then say ""agent""" _Amtrak_
(http://www.amtrak.com/) 800-872-7245 "0 or say ""agent""" _Continental_
(http://www.continental.com/) 800-523-3273 "Three Delta 800-221-1212 0 then say ""operator"""
_Delta_ (http://www.delta.com/) 800-221-1212 "say ""agent"" four times - every time
it asks for a response from you" _jetBlue_ (http://www.jetblue.com/) 800
JET-BLUE 1 flight status; 2 reservations; 3 vacation packages _Kayak.com_
(http://www.kayak.com/) 203 899-3120 0 _Northwest_ (http://www.northwest.com/)
800-225-2525 Star, 0, after initial greeting _Southwest_
(http://www.southwest.com/) 800-435-9792 Calls answered by operator; during busy times you might
have to hold _United_ (http://www.united.com/) 800-864-8331 Do nothing,
wait for human. _US Airways_ (http://www.usairways.com/) 800-428-4322 4, wait,
1 _Walt Disney World_ (http://www.disneyworld.com/) 407-824-4521 Direct
line to Magic Kingdom Guest Relations tv/satellite phone steps to find a human
_Comcast_ (http://www.comcast.com/) 800-266-2278 Customer service, but an IVR
wants your number first. _Direct TV_ (http://www.directv.com/)
800-347-3288 0 repeatedly _Dish Network_ (http://dishnetwork.com/) 800-333-3474 0
during menu _Sirius_ (http://www.sirius.com/) (888) 537-SIRIUS 0 _TiVo_
(http://www.tivo.com/) 877-367-8486 "Say ""Live Agent""" _Xm Radio_
(http://www.xmradio.com/) 800-998-7900 Direct to human!
111 companies listed as of Wed 16-Nov-2005 8:10 PM. For more info, _click
here_ (http://www.paulenglish.com/ivr/info.html) .
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