Find-A-Human -- IVR Phone System Shortcuts (USA)

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company name phone number steps to find a human
banks
Astoria Federal Savings - 800-ASTORIA - When you hear the womans voice press zero. Will transfer right away to a human.
Bank of America - 800-900-9000 - Hit zero twice, after menu choices play
Bank One - 877-226-5663 - Press 0 thru the options to get a live person
Chase - 800-CHASE24 - Hit five, pause, then hit one, four, star, zero
CIBC - 800-465-2422 - Enter card# and pin, then press 0
CitiBank - 800-374-9700 - Zero
Commerce Bank - 800-YES-2000 - touch "0" anytime after the computer answers
MBNA - 800-421-2110 - press "0" twice when menu begins
Sovereign Bank - 800-SOV-BANK - personal banking: 1 for english 1 for personal banking 3 then enter social number then # then passcode then # then hit 0 (between 1 and 3 times)
Sun Trust Banks - 404-588-7815 - Yes
US Bank - 800-USBANKS - Press 0 twice
Wachovia - 800-922-1800 - accounts personal banking
Washington Mutual - 800-756-8000 - At any time after the announcement(s) start press 'O'.
Wells Fargo - 800-869-3557 - Zero
cell
AT&T Wireless - 800-888-7600 - No easy escape
Cellular One - 888-910-9191 - press 4, say "agent", then #
Cingular - 800-331-0500 - For faster service, press the option that you are looking to close your account, You get the same ppl but an immediate answer
Cricket - 800-274-2538 - Press 3, 1, then 3 again.
Nextel - 800-639-6111 - Press "0" five times
Sprint PCS - 888-788-5001 - Zero twice, then say "agent"
T-Mobile - 800-937-8997 - Enter your phone number
Verizon Wireless - 800-922-0204 - dial # then double zero
credit
American Express - 800-528-4800 - Hit zero, pound, three times over (ignore prompts that it's an invalid entry)
Discover - 800-347-2683 - Yes
MasterCard - 800-MC-ASSIST - Hit zero three times (once on each menu)
MBNA - 800-421-2110 - press "0" twice when menu starts
Visa - 800-847-2911 - Hit zero three times (ignore prompts saying that it's an invalid entry)
insurance - -
Aetna - 800-537-9384 - 2, then say "operator" (check this)
Aetna - 800-680-3566 - Hit * then zero anytime
CIGNA - 800-516-2898 - REGARDING A BILL
pc
AOL - 888-346-3704 - 0
Apple - 800-275-2273 - Zero three times; if virtual rep answers, say "operator"
Compaq - 800-652-6672 - No easy escape
Dell - 888-560-8324 - Hit zero twice
Dell Customer Service - 800-624-9897 - option 1, xt 7266966, option 1, option 4, option 4
Earthlink - 888-earthlink - 0 sometimes works!
Epson - 800-922-8911 - yes
Gateway - 800-846-2301 - Hit zero, pound
HP - 800-474-6836 - Say "agent"
HP - 888-560-8324 - Hit zero twice
IBM - 800-IBM-4YOU  - You go into a hold queue immediately
Symantec - 800-441-7234 - Subscription Services
retail
Amazon.com - 800-201-7575 - Direct to human
Best Buy - 800-365-0292 - sales
Best Buy - any local store - wait for extension prompt (sometimes must press 4), then ext. 2021
Eckerd - 800-eckerd - press 0 for pharmacy, 8* for manager
KMart - Local - Press 0
Lowes Home Centers - All local numbers - hit 0 for customer service or #450 for commercial sales
Target - Local call - Press "0" during greeting.
Wal-Mart - 800-546-1897 - press 0
Walgreens - local pharmacies - press 0 to speak to a pharmacy employee
shipping
FedEx - 888-GO-FEDEX - hit 0 during msg.
FedEx - 888-GO-FEDEX - say "REP" during the message
UPS - 800-pick-ups - yes
telco - -
AT&T - 800-222-0300 - ..
BellSouth - 877.678.2355 - Press "*" then "0"
SBC - 800-585-7928 - Again, an (intelligent, this time) IVR wants YOUR phone number first.
Verizon On Line - 800 567 6789 - Say "I don't know it" then "technician"
travel
American Airlines - 800-433-7300 - Press zero twice, then say "agent"
Amtrak - 800-872-7245 - Zero or say "agent"
Continental - 800-523-3273 - Three Delta 800-221-1212 Zero then say "operator"
Delta - 800-221-1212 - say "agent" four times - every time it asks for a response from you
Kayak.com - 203 899-3120 - 0
Northwest - 800-225-2525 - Star, zero, after initial greeting
Southwest - 800-435-9792 - Calls answered by operator; during busy times you might have to hold
United - 800-864-8331 - Say nothing (but you have to listen through lots of menus)
US Airways - 800-428-4322 - Hit four after initial greeting, then hit one to connect.
tv
Comcast - 800-266-2278 - Customer service, but an IVR wants your number first.
Dish Network - 800-333-3474 - press "0" during menu
Tone Based IVR - 800-555-1212 - Most tone based system go straight to agent if no keys are pressed (backwards compatibility with pulse dialers)