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finance phone Set as homepage
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Bank of America 866-357-0230 00 This is the unpublished Credit card customer service line.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 Express Travel
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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