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: Get a human!

Kooldino
10-29-2007, 09:24 PM
Do you hate when you call an 800 number and can't get ahold of a real, live person? Here are shortcuts on how to get one:

http://www.gethuman.com/
Rosshole
10-29-2007, 09:33 PM
basically press 0, say operator, or don't press anything.

Good advice, and it works! (I have been doing this for a long time)
_Chris_
10-29-2007, 09:49 PM
White House (http://www.gethuman.com/rate.cgi?id=4992&url=www.whitehouse.gov)
202‑456‑1414 (http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/) @ (comments@whitehouse.gov) Direct to human.

Me: Is the President around?
Bush: Speaking.
Me: Can I go home now?
Bush: NO! Your'e staying there forever!
Kooldino
10-29-2007, 09:55 PM
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soopah
10-30-2007, 12:15 AM
basically press 0, say operator, or don't press anything.

Good advice, and it works! (I have been doing this for a long time)

+1, been doing it for a long time, but some systems are getting trickier and do not accept anything other than the described menu choices!
Kansei
10-30-2007, 12:19 AM
Dunno if this is in the link, don't really have time to check right now:

Windows Product Activation Hotline: when it asks for your installation id (which is something like 40+ numbers), which it asks you to say (not dial).. for one, you can dial it, but 95% of the time at the end it will fail either way.

Just put in six 0s when it asks for the first block, and bam you get transferred to one of their indian call centers and they'll only need the first 6 digits and answers to a couple questions and you are on your way. It saves a couple minutes of the 6 minute process.
Kooldino
10-30-2007, 05:21 AM
Yeah, often when I'm asked for some kind of account number or something, I simply enter zeros. They tend to reward you with a live person, because they assume you're too incompetent to deal with the system. :)
iLisa
10-30-2007, 01:32 PM
or just start mumbling when they ask for information.. if they can't understand it, they put you through to a person usually. :D
Kooldino
10-30-2007, 01:49 PM
Kansei does that anyway.
Rosshole
10-30-2007, 01:52 PM
Yeah, often when I'm asked for some kind of account number or something, I simply enter zeros. They tend to reward you with a live person, because they assume you're too incompetent to deal with the system. :)

lol, but at the same time these companies claim to have award winning customer service.