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How to reach a person at AAA insurance for a quote or claim
AAA is run by regional clubs, so the number depends on where you live. We called the AAA Mountain West Group insurance line, reached a person in under a minute and a half, and asked about quotes, membership and claims. Here is the phone tree and the full 3 minute recording.
OCT 8 / Nick Khami
How long it takes to reach a human at 71 companies (we recorded every call)
We went back through 123 customer service calls we've published to 71 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.
OCT 8 / Nick Khami
How to get your AI assistant through a phone tree: Vapi, Bland and call4me calls
A phone menu, a successful keypad press, and a completed task are different results. Here is how to configure, diagnose, and test each step.
OCT 4 / Nick Khami
Have your AI agent research and call SF private dining rooms
We used Codex to research and call Waterbar and EPIC Steak, plus a separate Claude Code call to Foreign Cinema. Here is what the websites answered, what the calls added, and what stayed unknown.
OCT 3 / Nick Khami
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