FED UP WITH AUTOMATED Phone Systems?????

Question

Just blowing off steam here..... How many of you are fed up with automated phone systems. Using your cell phone, no less....being hon hold for minutes on end, only to get an automated voice that asks question after question, and finally when you get to the choice needed, your voice activated responce cannot be understood, and yet you cannot reach a REAL PERSON!! There's no way around it, and it is SO AGGRIVATING!!!

Answer 1

Yep, I get really frustrated, too. I've found that if I push 0 (no matter what company I'm calling) I can usually talk to an actual human.

Answer 2

Here's a trick, it doesn't always work, but when the voice starts talking press "0" and you'll often get a real person. 0 is default for Operator in phone systems and usually is an emergency way to reach someone.

Answer 3

In an IRS Industry call at 2pm this afternoon, the IRS indicated that some of their new "upfront fraud filters" had held up more returns that then had anticipated. For the ones that were held up, the refunds would be delayed a week. This should only impact tax returns transmitted through January 24th. Returns transmitted to the IRS on January 25th or after should go through under the normal refund cycle. I would take this to mean that they have relaxed some of their "fraud filters" beginning on that date. The IRS is going to issue a "Quick Alert" this afternoon. This delay is impacting all transmitters including taxpayers who are preparing their own tax returns and E-filing them. Source: Drake Software The Professional Tax Solution

Answer 4

Yes

Answer 5

happens all the time, I once called 911 and the operator got me a Bell Telephone supervisor. it was an emergency.

Answer 6

There ia a way around it:presss always a1:in three min you get inthe wrong section and say??Was not me,can you put me through please?
Drops.
That's how I do that..

Answer 7

I hate them too, esp when after countless minutes, you get disconnected.

Answer 8

problematic task. lookup on a search engine. just that will help!

Answer 9

When they do the whole press one for.......... press two for............
Mangle the keypad and you get a human.

Answer 10

I sure am, I just hang it up