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We went back through 100 customer service calls we've published to 59 companies, and timed how long each one took to reach a live person. Here is what got through, what didn't, where AI assistants and account number prompts stopped us, and the full dataset as a CSV.

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

A call4me customer's assistant called Chase Sapphire Reserve Card Benefit Services to check on a trip delay claim. It reached a person 3 minutes 12 seconds in, and learned the line won't discuss a claim without the primary cardholder. Here's the phone tree, what the representative said, and the full recording.

A call4me customer's assistant called Blue Shield of California's dental line to ask about moving a family dental HMO to a PPO, then patched the member in. Here is the number, the phone tree, the 2 minute 49 second wait for a person, what two representatives said, and the full 10 minute recording.

A call4me customer's assistant called the Mount Sinai Doctors practice at 104 Delancey Street three times to confirm two annual physicals. Here is the phone menu, how long each call took to reach a person, what staff said about fasting and check-in, and all three recordings.

A call4me customer's assistant called NY Tolls by Mail with no bill number, only a California plate and the owner's name. A person answered 2 minutes 37 seconds in and found unpaid toll bills. The same assistant also checked New Jersey E-ZPass and the PA Turnpike. Here are the phone trees, what each agency said, and all three recordings.

A call4me customer's assistant called ServiceOntario twice about a suspended driver's licence and a licence plate that didn't renew, plus Toronto Court Services once in between. Here is the voice menu, what got through to a person, what the representatives would and wouldn't say, and all three recordings.

A call4me customer's assistant called Vanguard's retirement specialists line the day before the October 15 recharacterization deadline. Here is the phone tree, the transfer to Retirement Services, what the specialist said about a pending recharacterization, and the full 14 minute recording.

A call4me customer paid for a tow out of pocket and wanted AAA to pay it back. Their assistant called AAA Northeast's reimbursement line, reached a person in 1 minute 8 seconds. Two days earlier it had called the tow company twice to get the receipt in the right name. Here is what each call settled, what it didn't, and all three recordings.

A call4me customer's assistant called the Ventura Superior Court civil clerk to ask how to get a hearing date for an EJ-125 debtor's exam. The clerk said no reservation is needed. Here is the phone menu, what the clerk said, and the full recording.

A call4me customer's assistant called Vitalant's donor line to stop blood donation recruitment calls. A person took the number off the call list and said it takes 10 to 12 days to fully clear. Here is the path, what was said, and the full 7 minute recording.

Two real calls from a call4me customer's assistant: Suitsupply Chicago on Rush Street on returns and hemming, and Suitsupply Washington in Georgetown on an order pickup. A person answered both store lines in about half a minute.