Tips on talking to Human and not a machine

Many times you can get to a human simply by one of these methods:

  1. First find the correct toll-free phone number by calling 1-800-555-1212 or by searching Google for company name plus "phone numbers".
  2. Press 0 (or 0# or #0 or 0* or *0) repeatedly, sometimes quickly. Many IVRs will connect to a human after a few "invalid entries", although some IVRs will hangup. :-(
  3. Selecting the option for Spanish will sometimes get you a bilingual human quickly.
  4. Search Google more extensively for contact tips; search for the company name and "customer support" or "phone numbers". Or try "investor relations" or the "president's office".

 
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AAA 800‑222‑4357 Press 0 repeatedly after initial intro.
Allstate Road Service 800‑869‑7997 Direct to human.
ChevronTexaco 800‑243‑8766 Press 0 repeatedly.
Chrysler Financial 800‑700‑0738 Select Language, press 0 several times.
DaimlerChrysler 800‑992‑1997 After initial intro press 6, then press 2 1 * * at subsequent prompts.
Ford Interest Advantage 800‑462‑2614 Press # repeatedly
Ford Motor Credit 800‑727‑7000 Press # repeatedly at each prompt.
GMAC 800‑200‑4622 Repeatedly press # at each prompt.
Honda Financial Svcs. 800‑445‑1358 Press # repeatedly
Nissan Credit (NMAC) 800‑888‑2799 Press * several times after welcome intro.
Nissan USA 800‑647‑7261 Press #.
Thrifty Car Rental 800‑331‑9111 Press # at each prompt.
Toyota Financial Svcs. 800‑874‑8822 Select Language option; press # repeatedly.
VW USA 800‑822‑8987 Press 3 after initial intro; press 2 to decline survey.
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Amazon Visa 888‑247‑4080 Press 0 0. Ignore invalid account message.
American Express 800‑528‑4800 Press 0 repeatedly.
American Express Business 800‑492‑3344 Press 0# at each prompt.
AT&T Universal Card 800‑423‑4343 Don't press or say anything.
Bank Card Svcs. 800‑655‑1491 Press 0 repeatedly.
Capital One 1‑800‑548‑4593 Press 0.
Chase 800‑945‑2000 Don't press or say anything.
Chase Credit Cards 800‑625‑5161 Direct to human. For online issues only.
Circuit City Visa 888‑363‑8001 Press 0 repeatedly.
Citi Cards 866‑696‑5673 Press 1 for English; then do not enter account number.
Citi Simplicit 866‑696‑5673 Press 0 0.
Diner's Club 800‑729‑5309 Press 2.
Discover 800‑347‑2683 Press ****.
Exxon Mobil Card 800‑344‑4355 Press 000, ignoring message.
Gap Credit Card 800‑887‑1198 Press 000 at each prompt; ignore request for acct. no.
GM MasterCard 800‑947‑1000 Press 0 at each prompt.
Home Depot Credit 800 677‑0232 Press *****.
Household Bank Credit Card 800‑771‑7339 Press 0 at each prompt.
Juniper Bank 877‑523‑0478 Press 0000, at each prompt.
Kohls Credit 800‑564‑5740 Press #.
Marshall Fields Credit Card 800‑280‑4356 Press 9 0.
MasterCard 800‑622‑7747 Press 000 at each prompt.
MBNA 800‑421‑2110 Say "customer service" at each prompt.
Providian Card Svcs. 800‑356‑0011 Press 0# at each prompt.
RBS Credit Card 800‑747‑8155 Press 0 at each prompt.
Sam's Club Credit 800‑203‑5764 Press 1 # # 6.
Sears Credit Card 800‑917‑7700 Press 0000000; press 0 at subsequent prompts.
US Bank Visa 800‑285‑8585 Say "operator" at each prompt.
Visa 800‑847‑2911 Press 000; ignoring invalid entry messages.
Wal‑Mart Credit Card 866‑888‑3868 Don't press or say anything.
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AAA Financial 800‑523‑7666 Press 0 at each prompt. Ingnore invalid response.
ABN AMRO Mortgage 800‑783‑8900 Press ##0.
Allmerica Financial 800‑533‑7881 Press 0 0 at each prompt.
Ameritrade 800‑669‑3900 Press 3 3 0.
Bank of America 800‑432‑1000 Press 00 at each prompt.
Bank of America (ATM) 800‑622‑8731 Press 1 *.
Charles Schwab 800‑435‑9050 Press 3, then 0.
Chase 877‑226‑5663 Press 00.
Chase Auto Loans 800‑346‑9670 Press 1 2 *0.
Chase Home Finance 800‑848‑9136 Press #0 #0 #0.
Citibank 800‑756‑7047 Press 0# 0# 0# 0# 0# 0#.
Citigroup Thank You Network 877‑773‑3336 Press 0 at all prompts after intro.
Citizens Bank 800‑922‑9999 Press 000.
Columbia Mutual Funds 800‑345‑6611 Say "representative."
Commerce Bank 888‑751‑9000 Direct to human.
Compass Bank 800‑239‑5175 Press 00 at each prompt.
Countrywide Loans 800‑669‑5864 Press 0 repeatedly.
Dodge and Cox 800‑621‑3979 Press 0.
e*Trade 800‑786‑2575 Press ####.
Electrolux Financial 800‑388‑1826 Direct to human.
Equifax 866‑640‑2273 Press 3 0.
Fidelity 800‑544‑6666 Ignore prompt for social security number; press ###.
First National Bank of Omaha 888‑530‑3626 Press 0 at each prompt.
GE Finance CareCredit 866‑893‑7864 Press #####.
GMAC Mortgage 800‑766‑4622 Press 0 at each prompt.
HSBC 800‑477‑6000 Press 1 3 0.
ING Direct 800‑464‑3473 Direct to human.
John Deere Credit 800‑541‑2969 Press 9.
Mellon Investor 800‑522‑6645 Press #.
MetLife Bank 866‑226‑5638 Press 000 rapidly and repeatedly.
Moneygram 800‑926‑9400 Press 0.
NAVY FCU 800‑914‑9494 Press 2 ***.
NOVA Information Systems 800 377‑3962 Press 0.
PNC Bank 888‑762‑2265 Press * repeatedly.
Principal Financial 800‑547‑7754 Press ###. Ignore prompt for social security number.
Prudential Annuity 888‑778‑2888 Press ** at each prompt.
Sallie Mae 888‑272‑5543 Press 00 at each prompt.
Sallie Mae ‑ Student Loans 888‑272‑5543 Don't press or say anything.
Smith Barney Benefitaccess 888‑822‑6067 Press 0.
Sovereign Bank 877‑768‑2265 Don't press or say anything.
State Farm Bank 877‑734‑2265 Say "operator" at each prompt.
Student Loan Corp. 800‑967‑2400 Press 5.
Student Loan People 888‑250‑6401 Press 0 repeatedly.
SunTrust 800‑786‑8787 Press # rapidly and repeatedly.
T. Rowe Price 800‑922‑9945 Say "operator" at each prompt.
TD Waterhouse 800‑934‑4448 Press # #.
TIAA‑CREF 800‑842‑2733 Don't press or say anything.
TransUnion 800‑916‑8800 Press 2.
US Bank 800‑872‑2657 Press 0 at each prompt.
USAA Investment Mgmt 800‑531‑8448 Press 0# at each prompt.
Vanguard Funds 800‑662‑2739 Press 0.
Wachovia 800‑922‑4684 Press 00 at each prompt.
Washington Mutual 800‑788‑7000 Press 0 at each prompt.
Wells Fargo 800‑869‑3557 Press 0 at each prompt.
Western Union 800‑325‑6000 Press * # #.
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US Citizenship & Immigration 800‑375‑5283 Don't press or say anything.
US Dept. of Edu ‑ Loans 800‑848‑0979 Don't press or say anything.
US Dept. of Transportation 800‑832‑5660 Press 000.
US Dept. of Veterans Affairs 800‑827‑1000 Press 1 0.
US Federal Trade Commission 877‑382‑4357 Press 4 5 0 at each prompt.
US Geological Survey 888‑275‑8747 Press 0#.
US Homeland Security ‑ FEMA 800‑621‑3362 Select language. Press 0 0.
US IRS 800‑829‑1040 Don't press or say anything.
US Medicare 800‑633‑4227 After the initial greeting, say "agent" or press #0.
US Mint 800‑872‑6468 Press 0.
US Postal Service 800‑275‑8777 Press 5 4 2 2 at each prompt.
US Social Security Admin 800‑772‑1213 Enter social security number, then press 00.
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Apple 800‑275‑2273 Press 0 at each prompt.
Apple Itunes 800‑676‑2775 Press 1 for English; press 0 at each subsequent prompt.
Belkin Tech Support 800‑223‑5546 At prompt, enter ext. 2263; at next prompt, press 1 2.
Cisco Systems Tech Support 800‑553‑2447 Press 0 0 0 0.
Compaq 800‑652‑6672 Say "I don't know" and "operator" repeatedly.
Dell Sales 800‑624‑9897 Press 0 at each prompt.
Fujitsu PC Support 800‑385‑4878 Press 0 0.
Hewlett‑Packard 800‑474‑6836 Say "agent" at each prompt.
IBM 800‑426‑4968 Direct to human.
Linksys 800‑326‑7114 Select language; wait through message; at menu press ###.
Toshiba 800‑457‑7777 Press 0 at each prompt.
Xerox 800‑822‑2979 Press 0.
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AARP Healthcare 800‑523‑5800 Press 1 4.
Aetna 800‑738‑7674 Say "member"; Press *0.
AIG 877‑638‑4244 Direct to human.
Anthem Blue Cross 800‑280‑7293 Press 1 * * * *.
Blue Cross FEP 800‑451‑7602 Press 0 3.
Ceridian Benefit Svcs. 800‑877‑7994 Press 0 repeatedly.
CIGNA 800‑849‑9000 Press ##.
GEICO 800‑841‑3000 Press 6 1 5.
Humana Medicare Claims 800‑457‑4708 Press **00*.
Humana Prescription Drug 800‑281‑6918 Press **00*.
Liberty Mutual (Claims) 800‑225‑2467 Press 1 0.
Medco 800‑251‑7690 Press 0000.
Medicare 800‑633‑4227 Say "agent."
MetLife 800‑560‑5001 Press ####.
Principal Life 800‑247‑4695 Press 1 2 0 0 0 0.
Progressive Insurance 800‑776‑4737 Press 0 0 0.
United Health Care 800‑585‑6586 Select type. Say "Representative" three times.
USAA 800‑531‑6095 Press 000#.
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Amazon.com 800‑201‑7575 Don't press or say anything. See also.
America Online 800‑827‑6364 Don't press or say anything.
Barnes & Noble.com 800‑843‑2665 Choose language; hold.
Blockbuster Online 866‑692‑2789 Press 1 1.
CompuServe 800‑848‑8990 Press 1211 without waiting for the prompts.
Earthlink 888‑327‑8454 Press 1. Press 0 at each prompt.
eBay 800‑322‑9266 Press 0 0. See also.
Google Ads 866‑2GOOGLE Press 2, 2.
McCafee 1.866.736.3971 Phone number called and email address from website for C.S....NO responses..cant cancel unused subscription.
NetFlix 888‑638‑3549 Press 0.
NetZero 866‑841‑1442 Press # # #, then 3 2.
Overstock.com 800‑843‑2446 Press 0 0 0 0.
PayPal 888‑221‑1161 Direct to human. See also.
PayPal Buyer Credit 866‑571‑3012 Be silent and press 6 at the end of prompts.
SBC DSL support 877‑722‑3755 Say "sales".
Wal‑Mart.com 800‑966‑6546 Press ***.
Yahoo 408‑349‑1572 Pres 0 repeatedly, ignoring error messages.
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Cellular One 888‑910‑9191 Press 4.
Cingular Warranty Department 800‑801‑1101 Press 0 at each prompt.
Cingular Wireless 800‑331‑0500 Press 0.
Metro PCS 888‑863‑8768 Press #43.
Motorola 18003316456 Press 00 at first prompt.
Nextel 800‑639‑6111 Press 00000.
Simple Freedom 800‑335‑6401 Press #0#0.
Sony Ericsson Mobile 866‑766‑9374 Select language. Direct to human.
Sprint / Nextel 866‑273‑2163 Direct to human.
Sprint / Nextel ‑ Business Accounts 877‑812‑1223 Direct to human.
SunCom 800‑786‑7378 Press 0 repeatedly.
T‑Mobile 800‑937‑8997 Say "Operator" when prompted for mobile number.
T‑Mobile Tech Support 877‑369‑4588 Direct to human.
TracFone 800‑339‑9345 Direct to human.
U.S. Cellular 888‑944‑9400 Press 0.
Verizon Wireless 800‑902‑0204 Press 0 at each prompt.
Virgin Mobile 888‑322‑1122 At prompts say "English", "More Options", "Ask a Question", "Live Advisor", "Something Else", then enter mobile # or say "I don't have one."
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AARP MedicareRxPlan 888‑867‑5575 Press 7 for spanish, then 0.
AARP Pharmacy 800‑289‑8849 Press 7 for spanish, then 0.
Drugstore.com 800‑378‑4786 Press 2 5.
Eckerd 800‑325‑3737 Press 0 for pharmacy or 8* for manager.
Express Scripts ‑ TriCare 800‑206‑4005 Press 0.
Humana 800‑448‑6262 Say "Member," "pharmacy," "Prescription Benefits"; Then give invalid ID.
MEDCO 800‑987‑5269 Say "representative" after each message.
Omron Healthcare 877‑216‑1333 Don't press or say anything.
Rite Aid 800‑748‑3243 Don't press or say anything.
Walgreens 877‑250‑5823 Direct to human.
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All Brand Svc. (Maytag) 800‑462‑9824 Press 0 0.
Anheuser‑Busch 800‑342‑5283 Direct to human.
Beechnut 800‑233‑2468 Direct to human.
BMG Music 317‑692‑9200 Press #.
Bosch Power Tools 877‑267‑2499 Press 1 0 0.
Bose 800‑444‑2673 Direct to human.
Canon USA 800‑828‑4040 Press * 0.
Casio 800‑706‑2534 Press 3.
Dell 877‑868‑3355 Direct to human.
Delphi 888‑809‑9800 Hold for agent.
Delta Faucet 800‑345‑3358 Press 0.
Dirt Devil 800‑321‑1134 Press # # #.
Eddie Bauer 800‑426‑8020 Press 1.
Entertainment Weekly 866‑228‑1183 Say "agent." Say "yes."
Eureka Vacuum 800‑438‑7352 Press 1 7 .
Frigidaire/Electrolux Parts 800‑599‑7569 Press 3.
FTD 800‑736‑3383 Press 2.
GE Appliances 800‑626‑2005 Press 0 0 0.
Glucerna 800‑986‑8501 Hold for agent.
Harriett Carter Gifts 800‑377‑7878 Press 0.
Holmes 800‑284‑3267 Direct to human.
Honeywell 800‑468‑1502 Press 1 1 9 0 0.
Hoover 800‑944‑9202 Press 5 2.
Joann.com 800‑525‑4951 Press 0.
John Deere 800‑537‑8233