How to get to a live person using these codes.
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America First Credit Union | 800-999-3961 | 0 or Say "member services" |
American Express | 800-528-4800 | 0 repeatedly |
Ameritrade | 800-669-3900 | 3, 3, 0. |
Astoria Federal Savings | 800-278-6742 | 9 |
Bank of America | 800-900-9000 | 00 |
Bank of America | 866-357-0230 | 00 This is the unpublished Credit card customer service line. |
Bank of America | 800-622-8731 | * |
Bank of America | 800-432-1000 | Say "operator" or "associate" at any point in the menu. |
Bank One | 877-226-5663 | 00 |
Capital One | 800-903-3637 | 0000 |
Charles Schwab | 800-435-9050 | 3, 0 |
Chase | 800-CHASE24 | 5 pause 1 4 |
Chase Credit Card | 800-945-2006 | 0 |
Chrysler Financial | 800-700-0738 | Select language, then press 00 |
Citi AAdvantage | 888-766-2484 | Ignore prompts and pause for a human. |
Citi Card | 800-967-8500 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
Citifinancial.ca | 800-643-5607 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
CitiMortgage | 800-283-7918 | ### |
Citizens Bank | 800-922-9999 | 0,0,0 |
Coutrywide Loans | 800-669-5864 | *0 repeatedly |
Diner's Club | 800-729-5309 | 2 |
Discover CardŽ | 800-347-2683 | **** |
e*Trade | 800-786-2575 | #### (4 pound signs) |
Exxon Mobil Card | 800-344-4355 | 000 ignoring message |
Fidelity | 800-544-6666 | ignore prompt for social security number, just enter ### |
Fidelity NetBenefits | 800-581-5800 | 1,################# |
GE Finance CareCredit | 866-893-7864 | 1, 6, 5, 0, 0 |
HSBC | 800-477-6000 | 1, 3, 0 |
ING | 800-464-3473 | Direct to human. |
MasterCard | 800-MC-ASSIST | 000 on each menu |
MBNA | 800-421-2110 | 00 when menu starts |
Mellon Investor | 800-649-3593 | Pause through initial recording finishes, select nothing--pause--you will be connected to a live customer service rep |
Paypal | 650 864-8000 | 0 |
Sovereign Bank | 800-SOV-BANK | 1 english; 1 personal; 3 then social#; passcode, #; then 0 (1-3x) |
US Bank | 800-US BANKS | 0000 |
Visa | 800-847-2911 | 000 (ignore prompts Saying that it's an invalid entry) |
Washington Mutual | 800-756-8000 | At any time after the announcement(s) press 0,0. |
Wells Fargo | 800-869-3557 | 0,0,0 or when asked for account number Say "I don't know" |
Western Union | 800-325-6000 | * then ## |
government | phone | |
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 | *** |
CIGNA | 800-516-2898 | REGARDING A BILL |
Cigna | 800-849-9000 | ## |
GEICO | 800-841-3000 | Pause 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 |
Popular | phone | steps to find a human |
Bose | 800-444-2673 | Direct to human. |
GE Appliance | 800-626-2005 | 000 |
Kodak | 800-235-6325 | *7 or *28 |
Konica Minolta | 800-285-6422 | 0 |
NetFlix | 888-638-3549 | 0 |
Playstation | 800-345-7669 | 0 |
Sonos | 800-680-2345 | 1 sales; 2 support |
Sony | 800-222-7669 | When prompted, just Say "Agent". |
Retail | phone | |
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 Stores | local store | 5 as soon as you hear the automated menu |
Banana Republic | 888-277-8953 | 0 |
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 | 800-843-2489 s 0 2 times | |
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.com | 800-887-1198 | Dial 0 2-3 times |
Homedepot.com | 800-793-3768 | # 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 | 800 564-5740 | After providing account info, press 0 3 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 3 to four times to bypass the menu |
Petco | local store | 3 |
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 |
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, ext 7266966, option 1, option 4, option 4 |
Earthlink | 888-earthlink | 1 find a dial in 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 | 800-426-4968 | 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 |
Telephone/ Celluar | 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 | 888-757-6500 | *0 |
Cellular One | 888-910-9191 | 4, Say "agent", then # |
Cingular | 800-331-0500 | Use the option to close your account quick answer. |
Nextel | 800-639-6111 | 0 five times |
SBC | 800-585-7928 | Again, an (intelligent, this time) IVR wants 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 | |
American Airlines | 800-433-7300 | 00, then Say "agent" |
Amtrak | 800-872-7245 | 0 or Say "agent" |
Carnival Cruise LinCarnival Cruise Lines | 0,0,0, | |
Dollar | 0,0 | |
Delta | 800-221-1212 | Say "agent" four times - every time it asks for a response from you |
Hotels.com | 800-346-8357 | Press 0 at every option |
Kayak.com | 203 899-3120 | 0 |
National Car Rental | 800-227-7368 | Direct to human. |
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, pause for human. |
US Airways | 800-428-4322 | 4, pause, 1 |
Walt Disney World | 407-824-4521 | Direct line to Magic Kingdom Guest Relations |
Priceline | 877-850-9658 | Direct line to hard to find customer service. |
TV/Satellite/Cable | phone | |
Comcast | 800-266-2278 | Customer service, but an rep wants your number first. |
Direct TV | 800-347-3288 | 0 repeatedly |
SIRIUS | 888 539-7474 | 0 |
TiVo | 877-367-8486"Live Agent" | |
Xm Radio | 800-998-7900 | Direct to human |
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