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Two recorded calls show what got us past the voice menu and what an agent quoted for delivery changes.

Three recordings cover account verification, a cheaper plan quote and the representative's callback. Nothing on the account was changed.

We called FPL customer service five times to ask how starting electric service works for someone new to FPL. Four calls stayed in the voice menu. On the fifth, one route got us to an agent, who told us what you need, how fast service is connected, and how the deposit is decided. All five recordings, the exact route, and the phone tree.

Five recordings show why our calls needed a tracking number, how the callback worked, and what the agent said about holding a package.

We called United reservations to ask how changing a flight works and what it costs. Here is the phone tree, the three words that got us to a person, what the agent said about Economy, Basic Economy and same-day changes, where united.com says something different, and the recording.

Most people searching for a UnitedHealthcare phone number are members, and for members the right number is on the ID card. Here are UnitedHealthcare's other numbers by plan type, all from uhc.com, and a recorded call to the individual and family line, where pressing 1 got a licensed agent on the line about 25 seconds later.

A call4me user's dress shoe broke on the morning of a 5 pm gala. Their AI phone assistant called two Nordstrom Racks and a Men's Wearhouse, found Stacy Adams loafers in a 10.5 for $119, and got them set aside for pickup. Here's what each store said, all 6 recordings, and how to do it yourself.

A call4me user's Spectrum internet bill had climbed to $85 a month. Their AI phone assistant called Spectrum, said "cancel" to get routed to retention, sat through the hold, and got the user patched in. Spectrum offered $55 a month for a year. Here's the phone tree, the recording, both offers, and the free technician tip the rep gave.

We called Experian’s freeze line 15 times in one afternoon, then its membership line. Here are the routes we tried and recordings of both lines.

Two San Francisco clubs, the same evening, two different sets of rules. Here's what each one told us, the phone menu to reach a person, and both recordings.

We called Wayfair twice in one evening to ask how returning a big item works and who pays to ship it back. Here's the phone path to a person, what the agents said, and both recordings.

A call4me user ordered the wrong size tires on Costco.com for install at a Costco Tire Center. His agent made the calls to find the order, learn the refund process, and cancel the install appointment. Here's what worked, what didn't, and the recordings.