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Tired of talking to a computer voice here are some tips to get you straight to a HUMAN!

111 companies listed as of Sun 20-Nov-2005 11:50 AM.

finance

phonesteps to find a human

American Express 800-528-48000

ATT Universal 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 thru the options to get a live person

Capital One Visa 800-867-0904,ignore prompts and invalid entry warnings; press #0 five times

Charles Schwab 800-435-9050, 3 then 0

Chase 800-CHASE245, pause 14*0

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, cf http://paypalsucks.com/PayPalPhoneNumbers.shtml

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, 000(0)

Visa 800-847-2911, 000 (ignore prompts saying that it's an invalid entry)Wachovia 800-922-1800, accounts personal banking

Washington Mutual 800-756-8000, At any time after the announcement(s) start 'O'.

Wells Fargo 800-869-3557,0,0,0

Western Union 800-325-6000, 0

government phonesteps to find a human

INS 800-375-5283, After selecting English, (with a 2 second delay between) 2 6 2 4

Social Security 520-364-1241, At prompt 0

Veterans Affairs 800-827-1000, 1,0

insurance phonesteps 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, 00000

BlueCross 800-800-4298, Press 2

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 until it redirects you to an operator.

pharmacy-phonesteps to find a human

CVS-local listing dial local store, after promt. press 6 will connect to store manager

Eckerd 800-eckerds, 0 for pharmacy, 8* for manager

Rite Aid Local StorePress 3 to speak to the pharmacy

Walgreens local store 0 for a pharmacy employee

products phonesteps 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 by the automated voice system to answer ANY questions, just say ""Agent"""

retail phonesteps to find a human

Advance Auto 800-314-4243, 0 when the automated message begins

Amazon.com 800-201-7575 Direct to human!

Best Buy 800-365-0292, 00

Best Buy local storewait for extension prompt (sometimes must 4), then ext. 2021

Circuit City local store0 for customer service or 218 for store manager

eBay 800-322-9266, 0

Home Depot 800- 677-0232, "When asked for account number, keep hitting ""#"". After 5 or 6 times, a human appears!"

Home Shopping Net 800-284-3100, 0

Ikea(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-local store, 0

Kohl's (800) 564-5740, After providing account info, press 0 three times

Lowes-local store, 0 for customer service or #450 for commercial sales

Old Navy-800-OLD-NAVY, 0

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, Silence don't push numbers just sit there and you will be placed at front of que.

Target-local store, 0 during greeting.

"Toys ""R"" Us"-local store, 0

Wal-Mart-800-546-1897, 0

shipping, phonesteps 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-upsyes

USPS 800-275-8777, 7-3-2 or send them some junk mail

technologyphonesteps to find a human

AOL 888-346-3704, 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-phonesteps to find a human

AT&T 800-222-0300..

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, For faster service, the option that you are looking to close your account, You get the same ppl but an immediate answer

Cricket 800-274-2538, 313

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, "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-phonesteps to find a human

American Airlines 800-433-7300, "00, then say ""agent"""

Amtrak 800-872-7245, "0 or say ""agent"""

Continental 800-523-3273, "Three

Delta 800-221-1212, 0 then say ""operator"""

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, 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 800-428-43224, wait, 1

Walt Disney World 407-824-4521, Direct line to Magic Kingdom Guest Relations

tv/satellite-phonesteps 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) 537-SIRIUS, 0

TiVo 877-367-8486, "Say ""Live Agent"""

Xm Radio 800-998-7900, Direct to human!

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Okay, it's kinda hard to read but I can find what I need...thanks! Those phone thingys are aggravating as heck when you KNOW you need to talk to a real human! Cool.

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