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How to book a follow-up appointment, then switch it to telehealth (2 recorded calls)
A call4me user had their AI phone assistant book a doctor's follow-up, then call back and turn it into a Zoom visit. Here are both recordings, what the office asked, and the exact words that worked.
OCT 1 / Nick Khami
How much does a private dining room cost? We called 5 restaurants for a dinner for 10
Five Durham restaurant calls for a dinner for 10. Hear the recordings, compare room fees and food costs, and see which amounts remain unconfirmed.
OCT 1 / Nick Khami
How to transfer a prescription from Amazon Pharmacy to Walgreens (3 recorded calls)
My AI phone assistant moved one of my prescriptions from Amazon Pharmacy to a Walgreens in San Francisco. Here are all three calls, what each pharmacy asked for, and the step Amazon's phone menu said it couldn't do.
OCT 1 / Nick Khami
Amazon Pharmacy phone number, and a stuck prescription fixed
Two of my prescriptions sat in "pharmacist review" for days. One phone call to Amazon Pharmacy got them marked important, and 48 minutes later the "ready to order" email arrived. Here's the number, every step of the phone menu, the recording, and what to say.
OCT 1 / Nick Khami
Grok MCP and Grok Bot MCP: add phone calling tools
Set up custom tools on grok.com, in Grok Bot or through the xAI API. Then hear our actual Grok Bot restaurant call, including the partial answer and the menu problem.
OCT 1 / Nick Khami
Muse MCP: connect Meta Muse to phone calling tools
Connect Meta Muse to a phone calling service through a custom connector. Includes our tested setup, successful reuse in a fresh conversation and a recorded library inquiry.
OCT 1 / Nick Khami
Etihad customer service: the US number and phone menu
A call4me user had their AI phone assistant call Etihad Airways in the US to chase a complaint about a business-class seat that wouldn't lie flat. Here's the number, every menu and key press, how long each step took, what the agent confirmed, and the whole recording.
OCT 1 / Nick Khami
How much does a lawyer consultation cost? We called 4 law firms and booked one for $300
A call4me user had their AI phone assistant call four Michigan law firms to book a consultation about software and internet law. One firm quoted $400, agreed to $300 for 30 minutes, and booked it. Here's what the firm asked, the recordings, and what our caller got wrong at the other three.
OCT 1 / Nick Khami
American Airlines flight credit: what it takes to use one by phone, from two recorded calls
A call4me user's aa.com checkout wouldn't take their flight credit, so their AI phone assistant called American Airlines reservations twice to apply it to a held trip. Here's who has to be on the line, why the credit was worth less than the full ticket, both recordings, and what to have ready.
OCT 1 / Nick Khami
Adderall shortage: we called 10 South Florida pharmacies, and every one that answered was out
A call4me user with a prescription for Adderall 30 mg had their AI phone assistant call 10 pharmacies in Miami-Dade and Broward on one morning. Five answered the question, and all five said no. Here's what each one said, all 11 recordings, and what to do next.
OCT 1 / Nick Khami
USAA phone number: how to reach a person, and who can join
We called USAA's main number to ask who can join and what it takes. Here is the phone tree, the one word that got us through it, what the eligibility team said, and the full 8 minute recording.
OCT 1 / Nick Khami
UPS phone number: how we reached a person
Two recorded calls show what got us past the voice menu and what an agent quoted for delivery changes.
OCT 1 / Nick Khami
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