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We called Wells Fargo's general banking line without a card or account number to see if a person would pick up. Here is the phone tree, the words that got us through, what the representative told us, and the full 5 minute recording.

We called 1-800-JETBLUE with general questions and no booking. We skipped the birthday prompt, said \"booking a flight\", and a crew member answered 1 minute 27 seconds in. Here is the phone tree, what we were told about callbacks, hours and cancelled flights, and the full 6 minute recording.

We called Airbnb's support line twice with general questions for this guide. Here are the key presses that got us to a person, what the representative said about last minute host cancellations and refunds, and the full recordings.

We called Amazon's customer service line with general questions and no account. Here is how we got past the AI assistant's verification texts to a live person, what she said about callbacks and refunds, and the full 7 minute recording.

We called 1-800-XFINITY with general questions and no account issue. Here is the exact menu route that got us to a live billing representative in 3 minutes 27 seconds, what the rep said about hours and callbacks, and the full 5 minute recording.

We called the IRS individual taxpayer line twice with general questions for this guide. The first call was hung up on by the voice menu. On the second, we named a reason and reached a live representative. Here are both recordings, the menu, and what the representative said.

We called 1-800-ASK-USPS with general questions for this guide. Here is the voice menu that took 7 minutes to get through, the step that finally reached an agent, what the representative said about delivery times, missing mail, Hold Mail and scam texts, and the full 16 minute recording.

We called the Social Security Administration's national 800 number with general questions for this guide. The menu asked for a Social Security number; we didn't give one and still got an agent. Here is the menu, the 20 minute hold estimate, what the representative said, and the full 22 minute recording.

We called Southwest's general questions line, 1-800-I-FLY-SWA, for this guide. Saying \"representative\" put us on hold, and a live reservations agent answered 4 minutes 10 seconds in. She wouldn't take general questions. Here is the route, the full recording, and where Southwest answers them in writing.

We called PayPal's customer service line without logging in. Here is how the AI assistant handled us, the menu that ended in a transfer, what the representative said about disputes, holds and verification, and the full 8 minute recording.

We called DIRECTV customer service twice. The first time its AI agent answered and we never got past it. The second time we said "cancel service", said we had no account number, chose satellite, and a live representative picked up. The route, what each said, and both recordings.

We called Fubo twice to ask how cancellation works. Here are the website steps, the route past its automated assistant, and what a human told us about verification and billing.