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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 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 Fifth Third's customer service line without an account number. Here is what the phone menu asked for, how we got to a live representative anyway, what they told us about fees and verification, and the full 4 minute recording.

We went back through every customer service call we've published, 55 calls to 34 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.

When an application needs a phone answer, your existing assistant can ask BWC. A real customer call clarified a paper route for an owner with an ITIN, without submitting the application.

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 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.

Three recordings cover account verification, a cheaper plan quote and the representative's callback. Nothing on the account was changed.

We called FPL customer service five times to ask how starting electric service works for someone new to FPL. Four calls stayed in the voice menu. On the fifth, one route got us to an agent, who told us what you need, how fast service is connected, and how the deposit is decided. All five recordings, the exact route, and the phone tree.

Most people searching for a UnitedHealthcare phone number are members, and for members the right number is on the ID card. Here are UnitedHealthcare's other numbers by plan type, all from uhc.com, and a recorded call to the individual and family line, where pressing 1 got a licensed agent on the line about 25 seconds later.

We called Experian’s freeze line 15 times in one afternoon. Here are the routes we tried and a 9 minute recording of the call that got furthest.