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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.

Claude on the web, in Claude Desktop and in the mobile apps can place phone calls once you add a calling MCP server as a custom connector. Here are the steps from Anthropic's docs, the plan limits, and a first prompt that checks the connection before anything dials.

We called GEICO twice. An AI-assisted voice menu answers first. Asking for a representative got us looped and dropped. Saying \"get a new policy\", then \"auto\", got a licensed agent on the line 2 minutes 35 seconds in. Here are both recordings, the exact prompts, and what the agent told us.

We called Venmo twice. The first call got stuck at a prompt for the phone number on your Venmo account. The second took the dispute branch, said yes to the calling number check, and reached a live representative 4 minutes 57 seconds in. Here are both recordings, every key we pressed, and what the representative told us.

Scheduled calls, your own caller ID, live listening, more international calling, and improvements shaped by your first calls.

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 Hertz three times. On the past rentals line, a virtual assistant named Haley answers first. One call reached a live representative after six requests. One call ended when Haley hung up on us. Here are all three recordings, the exact prompts, and what the person told us.

Hear Muse use call4me to ask a library about laptop seating, outlets and guest WiFi. Includes the actual recording, a bounded call brief and the limits of the answers.

A call4me user in Baltimore needed a new primary care doctor and had an out-of-state Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO. Their AI phone assistant called 10 practices. Here's who was taking new patients, who took the plan, how far out the first opening was, a $2,121 surprise, and all 15 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 T-Mobile customer service with general questions and no account. Here is the exact menu route that got us to a live representative in 1 minute 49 seconds with no hold music, what the rep said about hours and billing credits, and the full 3 minute recording.