| finance |
phone | steps to find a human |
| America First Credit Union |
800-999-3961 |
0 or say "member services"
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| American Express |
800-528-4800 |
0 repeatedly
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| Ameritrade |
800-669-3900 |
3, 3, 0. (Former Datek Clients: 800-823-2835)
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| Astoria Federal Savings |
800-278-6742 |
9
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| Bank of America |
800-900-9000 |
00
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| Bank of America |
800-622-8731 |
*
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| Bank of America |
800-432-1000 |
Say "operator" or "associate" at any point in the menu.
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| Bank One |
877-226-5663 |
00
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| Capital One |
800-903-3637 |
0000
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| Charles Schwab |
800-435-9050 |
3, 0
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| Chase |
800-CHASE24 |
5 pause 1 4
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| Chase Credit Card |
800-945-2006 |
0
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| Chrysler Financial |
800-700-0738 |
Select language, then press 00
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| Citi AAdvantage |
888-766-2484 |
Ignore prompts and wait for a human.
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| Citi Card |
800-967-8500 |
0,0,0,0,0
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| CitiFinancial |
800-643-5607 |
0,0,0,0,0
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| CitiMortgage |
800-283-7918 |
###
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| Citizens Bank |
800-922-9999 |
0,0,0
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| Coutrywide Loans |
800-669-5864 |
*0 repeatedly
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| Diner's Club |
800-729-5309 |
2
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| Discover |
800-347-2683 |
****
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| e*Trade |
800-786-2575 |
#### (4 pound signs)
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| Exxon Mobil Card |
800-344-4355 |
000 ignoring message
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| Fidelity |
800-544-6666 |
ignore prompt for social security number, just enter ###
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| Fidelity NetBenefits |
800-581-5800 |
1,#################
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| GE Finance CareCredit |
866-893-7864 |
1, 6, 5, 0, 0
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| HSBC |
800-477-6000 |
1, 3, 0
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| ING |
800-464-3473 |
Direct to human.
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| MasterCard |
800-MC-ASSIST |
000 on each menu
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| MBNA |
800-421-2110 |
00 when menu starts
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| Mellon Investor |
800-649-3593 |
Wait through initial recording finishes, select nothing--wait--you will be connected to a live customer service rep
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| Paypal |
650 864-8000 |
0
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| Sovereign Bank |
800-SOV-BANK |
1 english; 1 personal; 3 then social#; passcode, #; then 0 (1-3x)
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| US Bank |
800-US BANKS |
0000
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| Visa |
800-847-2911 |
000 (ignore prompts saying that it's an invalid entry)
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| Washington Mutual |
800-756-8000 |
At any time after the announcement(s) press 0,0.
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| Wells Fargo |
800-869-3557 |
0,0,0 or when asked for account number say "I don't know"
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| Western Union |
800-325-6000 |
* then ##
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| government |
phone | steps to find a human |
| INS |
800-375-5283 |
After selecting English, (with a 2 second delay between) 2 6 2 4
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| Social Security |
800-772-1213 |
00 will confuse computer and send you to an agent
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| Veterans Affairs |
800-827-1000 |
1,0
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| insurance |
phone | steps to find a human |
| Aetna |
800-537-9384 |
2, then say "operator" (check this)
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| Aetna |
800-680-3566 |
* then 0 anytime
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| AFLAC |
800-99-AFLAC |
***
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| CIGNA |
800-516-2898 |
REGARDING A BILL
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| Cigna |
800-849-9000 |
##
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| GEICO |
800-841-3000 |
Wait for prompt then 6, 1, 5
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| Humana |
800-4-HUMANA |
After entering insurance number and details, 0.
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| Medicare |
800-633-4227 |
After the opening prompt say "agent".
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| Principal Life |
800-247-4695 |
1 for english, 2, then 0 several times.
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| pharmacy |
phone | steps to find a human |
| CVS |
local store |
Press 6 to connect to store manager.
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| Eckerd |
800-eckerds |
0 for pharmacy, 8* for manager
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| Rite Aid |
local store |
Press 3 to speak to the pharmacy
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| Walgreens |
local store |
0 for a pharmacy employee
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| products |
phone | steps to find a human |
| Bose |
800-444-2673 |
Direct to human.
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| GE Appliance |
800-626-2005 |
000
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| Kodak |
800-235-6325 |
*7 or *28
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| Konica Minolta |
800-285-6422 |
0
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| NetFlix |
888-638-3549 |
0
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| Playstation |
800-345-7669 |
0
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| Sonos |
800-680-2345 |
1 sales; 2 support
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| Sony |
800-222-7669 |
When prompted, just say "Agent".
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| retail |
phone | steps to find a human |
| Advance Auto Part |
800-314-4243 |
Press 0 when the automated message begins.
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| Amazon Visa |
888-247-4080 |
Press 0 twice. Ignore invalid account message.
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| Amazon.com |
800-201-7575 |
0
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| Apple Stores |
local store |
5 as soon as you hear the automated menu
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| Banana Republic |
888-277-8953 |
0
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| Barnes & Noble |
local store |
Press 1 or 0 during greeting.
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| Best Buy Card |
800-365-0292 |
00*
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| Buy.com |
949-389-2000 |
Dail 0 and direct to rep
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| Circuit City Visa |
888-363-8001 |
Press 0 a lot.
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| COMCAST |
800-266-2278 |
dail 0 3-4 times or be silent
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| eBay |
800-322-9266 |
dial 0,0
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| Gap Credit Card |
800-887-1198 |
Dial 0 2-3 times
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| Home Depot |
800-793-3768 |
# 2-3 times
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| Home Shopping Net |
800-284-3100 |
Dial 0
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| Ikea |
800-434-4532 |
Press 0 many times quickly!
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| JC Penney |
800-222-6161 |
Press 0 twice, ignoring error message.
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| K-Mart |
local store |
0
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| Kohl's Credit |
800 564-5740 |
After providing account info, press 0 three times
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| Lowe's |
800-445-6937 |
Dial 0 as the recording kicks in to get to the Operator
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| Old Navy |
800-653-6289 |
Dial 0 direct to rep
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| Overstock.com |
800-843-2446 |
At the main menu, 0 three to four times to bypass the menu
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| Petco |
local store |
3
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| QVC |
800-367-9444 |
0
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| Safeway |
local store |
As soon as voice prompt starts type 1200 to get human
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| Sears |
800-4-MY-HOME |
Be silent to be put in queue for human.
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| Target |
local store |
0 during greeting.
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| Toys "R" Us |
local store |
0
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| Wal-Mart |
800-925-6278 |
1 for directory
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| shipping |
phone | steps to find a human |
| DHL |
800-225-5345 |
press 1, press 5, press 0, enter your phone number.
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| FedEx |
888-GO-FEDEX |
At message say "Representative"
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| UPS |
800-pick-ups |
0,0
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| technology |
phone | steps to find a human |
| AOL |
800-827-6364 |
0
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| Apple |
800-275-2273 |
000; if virtual rep answers, say "operator"
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| Compaq |
800-652-6672 |
No easy escape
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| Dell |
888-560-8324 |
2 order; 3 support; 4 purchase help; or 00 to human
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| Dell Service |
800-624-9897 |
option 1, xt 7266966, option 1, option 4, option 4
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| Earthlink |
888-earthlink |
1 find a dialin number; 2 billing; 3 sales; 4 support
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| Epson |
800-922-8911 |
yes
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| Gateway |
800-846-2301 |
00#
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| HP |
800-474-6836 |
Say "agent".
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| HP |
888-560-8324 |
00
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| 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.
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| QuickBooks |
888-729-1996 |
1 purchase; 2 billing; 3 registration; 4 tech support or 0 to human
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| Symantec |
800-441-7234 |
00
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| 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
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| BellSouth |
877-678-2355 |
*0
|
| Cellular One |
888-910-9191 |
4, say "agent", then #
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| Cingular |
800-331-0500 |
Try the option to close your account; same people but quick answer.
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| Nextel |
800-639-6111 |
0 five times
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| 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"
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| T-Mobile |
800-TMOBILE |
Say "representative" at any time.
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| 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
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| travel |
phone | steps to find a human |
| American Airlines |
800-433-7300 |
00, then say "agent"
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| Amtrak |
800-872-7245 |
0 or say "agent"
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| Delta |
800-221-1212 |
say "agent" four times - every time it asks for a response from you
|
| Kayak.com |
203 899-3120 |
0
|
| National Car Rental |
800-227-7368 |
Direct to human.
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| 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.
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| 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
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| Sirius |
888 539-7474 |
0
|
| TiVo |
877-367-8486 |
Say "Live Agent"
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| Xm Radio |
800-998-7900 |
Direct to human!
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