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Straight Talk customer service number: our recorded route
Call 1 877 430 2355 for Straight Talk customer service. Its digital assistant repeatedly requested a phone number or IMEI before our general inquiry reached a person in Sales. Hear the complete call.
NOV 2 / Nick Khami
United Airlines customer service number: how we reached a person
Call 1 800 864 8331 for United reservations in the US. We asked about flight changes, got through the voice assistant and reached a person after 19 minutes 27 seconds. Hear the call and the route we tested.
NOV 2 / Nick Khami
How to make phone calls from Devin CLI with MCP
We connected Devin CLI to call4me, checked the phone tools, called NIST's automated time announcement and had Devin hang up. Here is the configuration, permission setup and actual result.
NOV 2 / Nick Khami
Best Buy customer service number: how we reached a person
Call 1 888 237 8289 for Best Buy customer service. Its AI assistant answered our two returns inquiries first, then transferred us to people. Hear the calls and the requests that got us through.
NOV 2 / Nick Khami
Ticketmaster phone number: how to reach a live person at 1-800-653-8000
We called Ticketmaster's customer service number with general questions for this guide. A virtual assistant answers first; asking for a representative and saying "something else" got us to a live person 1 minute 48 seconds in. Here's what they said about hours, refunds and missing tickets, and the full 7 minute recording.
OCT 29 / Nick Khami
How to lower your Spectrum bill: what got $85 down to $55
A call4me user's Spectrum internet had crept up to $85 a month. Their AI assistant called Spectrum, got through to retention, and patched the user in for the offer: $55 a month for a year. Here is what worked, what to say, and how to do it without making the call yourself.
OCT 24 / Nick Khami
How to lower your Verizon bill: what Verizon said on two recorded calls
On our family's Verizon account, a live agent priced a plan switch at about $48 a month less. Calling again with no account, Verizon's AI assistant listed three ways to cut a bill and wouldn't pass us to a person. Both calls, and what to say.
OCT 24 / Nick Khami
Alaska Airlines customer service: how to reach a person
Call 1 800 252 7522 for Alaska Airlines reservations. We reached a person at 12:44 after its virtual assistant offered a transfer. Hear the call and find the right contact for your trip.
OCT 22 / Nick Khami
How to reach a person at Dell customer service
We called Dell three times for this guide. Its customer service number twice ended at an AI assistant that hung up. Dell's sales line got us to a person in 4 minutes 38 seconds, who transferred us to customer care. Here's the path, what customer care said, and all three recordings.
OCT 22 / Nick Khami
Get items held for same day pickup at Victoria's Secret Georgetown
A real call to the Georgetown DC store checked two items on the shelf, found the closest substitutes and got them held for pickup that day.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
Get a same night haircut and beard trim at Fresh Blades on Divisadero
A real call asked Fresh Blades in San Francisco for a haircut and beard trim after 6:20 PM on a Monday. Staff said yes, quoted $65 and about an hour, and offered to stay late.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
SpringHill Suites Phoenix Gilbert sold out? Call the front desk for the waitlist
A real call to the Gilbert, Arizona hotel asked the front desk to fit a frequent guest in for three nights after Tuesday showed sold out online. The desk was full, so it put him on the waitlist for that night.
OCT 16 / Nick Khami
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